The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-12-07
PRESIDENTS
MESSAGE
Sent to Congress at Noon
Today.
MUCH ABOUT PANAMA
President Justifies Action Of United
States Government in the
Isthmian Disturbances.

Washington, d. c. Dec. THE first
regular session Of the 18th congress as
sembled at 1880 this forenoon.
The Presidents message was trans
mltted little after noon. It's priselpal
features ars as follows
The country is to be congratulated
on the amount Of substantial achieve
ment which has marked the past year
both as regards our foreign and as re
CARDS our domestic policy
With a nation as with a man the
most important things are those Of the
household. and therefore the country
Is especially to be congratulated on
what has been accomplished in the di-
reetion Of providing for the exercise Of
supervision over the great corporations
and combinations Of corporations en-
gagged in interstate commerce The
congress has created the department
OF commerce and labor. including the
bureau Of corporations with for the
FIRST time authority to secure proper
publicity of such proceedings Of these
great corporations as the public has
the right to know Il has provided for
the expeditiug Of suits for the enforce
ment Of the federal antitrust law, and
by another law IL has secured equal
treatment to all producers in tile trans
portati0n Of their goods, thus taking
a long stride forward in making effec-
five the work of the interstate com
merce commission.
The preliminary work Of the bureau
of corporations Id the department Of
labor has shown the wisdom Of its ere
alton Publicity in corporate affairs
win tend % do away with Ignorance
and viii afford facts upon which intel
ligent action may be taken. Systenat
Il, intelligent investigation Is already
developing facts the knowledge Of
which is essential to right under
sandine of the needs and duties Of
the business world The corporation
which s honestly and fairly organ
lied. whose managers in the conduct
of it's business recognize their obliga-
tion to deal squarely with their stock
holders. their competitors and the pub.
ilc, has nothing to fear from such SUI
pervision The purpose Of this bureau
is not to embarrass or assail legitimate
business. but to aid in bringing about
better industrial condition condi-
tion under which there shall De obedi-
ence 10 law ana recognition Of public
obligation by an corporations, great or
small. Tie department of commerce
and labor viii be not only the clearing
house for information regarding the
business transactions of the nation. but
the executive arm Of the government
TO aid in strengthening our domestic
and foreign markets, in perfecting our
transportation facilities. in building up
our merchant marine, iii preventing the
entrance Of undesirable immigrants, in
improving commercial and Industrial
conditions and ins bringing together on
common ground those necessary part
ners in industrial progress capital and
labor
capital and Labor.
The consistent policy Of the national
government so far as it has the power,
is to hold ia check the INSCRIPTIONS
man, whether employer or employee. but
to refuse to weaken individual initia-
tive or to hamper or cramp the indus
trial development Of the country, We
recognize that this is an era of fedora
ton and combination, III which great
capitalistlc corporations and labor un-
ions have become factors Of tremendous
Importance in all Industrial centers.
Hearty recognition is given the far
reaching, henehcent work which has
been accomplished through both cor
porations and unions, and the line as
between different corporations, as be
tween different unions. is drawn as Il
is between different individuals that
IS. ii is drawn on conduct. the effort
being to treat both organized capital
and organized labor alike, asking moth.
ing save that the interest Of each shall
be brought into harmony with the in
terest Of the general public and that
the conduct Of each shall conform L
the fundamental rules Of obedience L
law, Of individual freedom and of jus
tice and fair dealing toward all When
ever either corporation, labor union Of
Individual disregards the law or act
in d spirit Of arbitrary and tyrannou'
interference with the rights Of others
whether corporations or individuals
then where the federal government ha
jurisdiction it will see to it that thi
misconduct is stopped paying not TIL
slightest heed to the position or powe