The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-07

Gan d. Is 70 cooperate with them. The
i Same Is true OF the education OF the
| Amorican farmer, "A number OF the
States havo themselves started to help II
] this work ana the Department OF Agr'i;.
! culture docs an immense amount winch ls
tional, ana educational In tho most prac-
Iii Is therefore clearly true that q great
| advance has been made In tho direction
/ Of finding ways by. which the Govern
mont oan help the farmer TO help nmH
respecting man will accept. Moro and
more IN our gront Industrial centres men
lshavc como to rcnlize that they cannot
1.-Two MS Independently OF ono another rs
In the old days when tho case everywhere
and as Is now the case In tho country IS
tricts. 5Ss II e y III fssi ri n Z; x s II al
OF course, fun dam cntnlly each man will
vet find that tho chief factor In deter
mining his SUCCESS or failure In life Is
the sum of his own 1ndivldual Qualities.
He cannot afford to- loose his individual
initiative, his Individual will and power;
but he can best use that power " FOR GER Ger
tain objects he 3unites with his follows q
The line Of demhr cation between un-
healthy overinterfcrence and unhealthy
lack Of regulation Is not always well de-!
fined, and shifts with the change IN our
industrial needs. Most certainly we should
never invoke the interference Of the State
or Nation unless it Is absolutely neces-s
sary: but III Is equally true that when
confident OF It's necessity we should mot
on 4 academic grounds refuse It. Wise
factory laws, laws to forbid the employ
ment OF child labor nnd to safe guard
the employees against tho effects ct oul-
$pable negligence by the employer, are
3necessar ~, not merely In the III terest OF
the wage worker, but In the interest OF
the honest and humane employer. fsg
E Very much OF our effort in 70 erenoei
to labor matters should be by every de-
Vice and e1pedlc lent t 9 z try TO- sc oure az
constantly better understanding bot weon
employer and enpoyc. q
@ When wo deal with such subject we
are fortunate II, having before US an ad-
tnirable object lesson n the work that
has lust boon closed BY the Anthracite
Coal Strike Commission.
s&The Immediate effect Of this Commits
sion appointment and action was OF
vast and incalculable benefit to the ma
better, f capitalist, wage worker and low
maker alike will take to heart and actl
upon the lessons set forth In the report
they have made. Ks a .ss3atsSSj
III OF course the National G government has
but a small field in which it can work in
labor matters Something IT can &C. nov "
ever, and that something 4 ought 20 & pc
done Among other things I should IKE ~, g
to see the District Of Columbia, whichy,1s
completely under the control q the Na,
tional Government, receive q set Of model lei
labor laws. {s5s. t 3 e, 3,l{
In the field Of general legislation relatt7-as
ing to these subjects the action. Of Con-
gress is necessarily very limited. STILL,
there are certain ways In which we can
net Thus the Secretary of the Navy mas
recommended. with my cordial and hearty
approval the enactment ct y u strong en-
nioyers' liability lawn the Enavy-ynrds
Of the nation. 1t should be extended to
similar branches of the Government work. work
Again sometimes such laws can be ems
acted as an Incident to, the nations con-
troll over interstate commerce &C. n n me
mote the safety Of employees AMI tln.-
elcrs upon railroads by cGmpslI,ntg com com
merce to equip their cars with automatic
couplers and continuous brakes and their
locomotives with drivng-wheel brakes;
This law received my signature q couple
Of days before Congress adjourned. IT
represents real and substantial advance
in an admirable, kind Of legislation.
faA At the conclusion Of his address the