Arizona republican., 1904-12-07

should not for one moment be tose-- ated. Wage-workerz hsvs an e..ti-.. right to organize and by aH peace.aI and honorable means tO endeavo- t0 persuade their fellows 10 join them in organizations They have lesal right which, acordinE tO circumstance. may O. may not be a moral right to reegis. 10 work in company with men who ,-e- cline to join theis organizations They have under ae clrcuEastanccs Jhe siehl to commit violence upon these. whetEes capitalists or wage workers. vgho re- fuse to support their organization, o- who side with those with whom they are at odds: for mob FuIe Is int0le--sai.. in any form.
 EMPLOYERS LIABILITY LAW
 The wage-WOrkers are peculiarly en- titled to the protection and the enoour- asement c. the law. From the very nature of their oc-upati0n raiIroaa men. for instance. are liable to b.. maimed in doing legitimate work af their profession. unless the rail-oad companies are required by law to r,ls,ks. ample provision fO- their safety The administration has been zealous Ia en- forcing the existing law for this p--- pose That law should be amended aul strengthened. Wherevsr the natsaral government has power there shoulI bs a stringent employers liability IavE. which should apply. to the govern.n .it itself where the government Is an a- ployer of labor
 In my message to the F5fty-seveush congress, at its second session. ur,-ed the passage of an employers liability law for the District of Colurnhia
 now renew that accommodations. a-f further recommend that the couvr, a appoint commission to make a com pFehensIve studs of employers Matu- ity with 8 -EieE O. extending the r-C- visions of a great and constitution lzw to all esssBloyMerts within ths scene of Federal power
 MEDALS OF HONOR
 T9se government has recoe.il.zed he e. ism upon the water. and bestov.s u.-,i- His of eoEoT NGoa kEOse persuns v- -so by extreme and heFO4c daring have Ea- dangered their lives in saving. or en- desVore5 to save. lives from the re- ls of the sea in the waters over which th- United States has jurisdiction. or uFo. an American vessel This reC0grlsso-l should be extended to cover cases oc conspicuous bravery and Sels-sacrid-, ia the saving Of lie in private employ isfe4ats under the jurisdiction or the United States. and particularly ia the land commerce of the Nation
 PREvEATIoN OF RAILROAD AccI-
 DENTS.
 The ever increasing casualty list un- on our railroads f . matter Or grave public concern and urgently calls fa- action by congress In the matter of speed and comfort of railway travel our railroads give at least q s good ses- vice as thos= of any other nation. anI there iz rr-Nr should not also be as safe as huunln ingenuity can make It. Many Of our leading rOaoS have been foremost in the adoption O. the most approved Safosuarss for the protection O. grav- elers and employees. yet She list os clearly avoidak.e accidents coutiau-s unduiy large. The passage Of a l,u- requiring the adoption of a block sig nal system has been proposed to cor gress- earnestly concur in that rec OnmeRdatiOn. and would also point out to the congress the urgent Reed or leg islatiOa in the interest q the pubIi- safety limiting the hours of labor for railroad employees in train service ur- on railroads engaged in interstate eo-.l- merce ard providing that only trained and experienced persons be esnpioye1 in positions of responsibility connected with the operation Of trains or cOurSs. nothing can ever prevent accidents caused by human weakness or u1iscoIi- duct; and there should be drastic ru-- ishment for any railroad emploSsl. whether officer or man. UhO by iSsu- anee of wrong oSds-S or disOoeIieEcss of orders causes disaster. The LlW oc 1901. requiring interstate railroads to make monthly reports of all accidents to passengers and employees on duty. should also be amended so as 10 era- power the government to make pe-- sonal investigation. through prope- cF- cers, of all accidents involving loss of life which seem to require investigagtua with requirement. that the results 0c such investigation be made public
 The safety appliance law. as amenaei by the act of March 2. 1908. has prOvet beneficial 10 railrcad employees. and n order that it's provisions may be pzof,- erly carried out. the force of inspectors provided for by appropriation should be largely increased This service ts analogous to the steamboat Inspection service and deals with even more iri- portant interests IL has passed the experimental stage and demonstrates its utility, and should receive generous recognition by the congress.
 UNIONS OF GOVERNMENT EN-
 FlOVES-
 There is no objection to employees or the government forming or belonging to unions; but the government can nei- a against non union men who are Ina lls or Sho seek to be ezn- ployed under it. Moreover. II iS a ve-y grave improrrie.y for government ent- employees to band themselves together