The San Francisco call., 1903-12-06
President Denies
That He 4ided
Panama.

Panama.
"Open Shop" for
Governments
Employees.
NEW YORK, Dec. 5.-The Herald
has the following from Washington:
Presidents Roosevelt's message, which
will be sent to Congress at the begin
ming of the regular session on Monday.
is understood to be a very long docu-
ment and discusses with great detail
questions of government which the ex-
ecutive has considered during the last
twelve months The most interesting
thing in it is the treatment of the 18TH
mian canal question. The President
meets this subject with characteristic
boldness. He justifies his course and
the policy of the administration. The
United States not only had obligations
to perform under the treaty with New
Granada in keeping peace on the 18TH
mus and providing for open and unin-
terrupted traffic across the neck of land
but it had a greater duty on ne higher
ground that this Government is the
trustee of the world for the isthmus.
The Presidents message is couched
!.
he regards what has happened as final
and there is no suggestion of retrac-
ing the steps which have been taken.
NO INTRIGUE WITH PANAMA.
There is in the message, so Senators
who have read it say, much that re-
minds them of the query that Mr.. Nc
Kinley made when he said that the
flag was floating over the Philippines
and boldly asked: who will haul it
DOWN."
But in the largest sense is the Pana-
ma section of the message a justifica-
tion of what has been done by the
United States. The President will show
that this Government was not parti-
ceps criminis to the revolution on the
isthmus; that it knew only as all other
nations. including Colombia, knew that
a revolt might occur; that the Gov
ernment, in accordance with its Obli-
cations to preserve peace on the 18TH
mus. sent a few ships in that general
direction, but that the very fact that
the naval force near at hand was so
small showed that the administration
did not have definite news that a re-
volt was actually impending.
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treaty has been negotiated with the
new republic of Panama and that it
will be submitted TO the Senate for
ratification.
RIGHTS OF LABOR UNIONS.
The events of the last year bearing
on the right of labor to boycott and
intimidate and the rights Of corpora
tionS to annul laws on the statute
books gave the President an excellent
opportunity to discuss questions which
are uppermost in the minds of every
business man and every labor leader
in the United States.
The treatment of this great subject
is expected to form a very large part
of the message. 1t will be recalled that
the President laid down in the dispute
which arose in the bindery of the Gov
ernment Printing Office the principle
that. while labor organizations had the
right to exist among Government en-
ployes, those organizations had no
right to put their rules above the laws
of the land and that no man could be
excluded from the Government service
because he did or did not belong to a
labor union.
-
that the President should state his po-
sition. which is not one of hostility to
either business or industry, but rather
of friendliness to both classes, so long
as they work within the laws and treat
each other fairly and lawfully.
LAWS REGULATING TRUSTS.
The suggestions which have been
made as to legislation are very care
fully guarded. 1t is not expected that
the President recommends any radical
legislation regarding trusts, but there
will be laid before Congress a very
full statement as to the condition of
the State ana-Federal laws. AS no ef-
fort has yet been made to obtain from
corporations the secrets of their busi-
ness and capitalization the President
probably will ask for change in the
laws creating the new Department of
Commerce and Labor.
It is understood among those who
have been acting in an advisory ca
pacity to the. President that no new
onslaught on corporations is contem-
plated. What will be suggested in the
future will depend entirely upon the
facts brought out by the Bureau of
Corporations of the Department of
Commerce and Labor when it gets into
full operation. This bureau was Gre
ated for the purpose of obtaining facts
which should be communicated to the
President and the information 50 COM