The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-07

l MESSAGE READ
BEFORE CONGRESS-
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secure the rights Of the Individual wage
worker. All encouragement snouio ue
& given to any such Organization, SO lone
Ms II is conducted with Il duo and decent
II his country some labor unions which,
have habtually and other lanor uiM .Es
which have often been among the most
crfectivc agents in working Tor gooad cltls
zcrship and for uplifting the condltlon 81 o..
4 il,nsn whose welfare should be closest 10
ajonr hearts But when any labor union
seeks Improper ends. or seeks to aShisNs
proper ends ny Improper means, !, az, gooa
. ,,bIs public servants must oppose the
wrhnstf3ing as rcsolutely as they would
oppose the wrongdoing OF any great cor
pora,on OF course any violen Len, ea n.ue o,,o
moment be tolerated wage-workcrs have
al entire right to organize and by al
peaceful and honorable means 20 en-
tleavor 10 persuade thGir fellows low, 10 !o'.,
with them in Organization. tIheS nave =
legal right which, according TO circun,
sisnnes . may or NAY not be n moral
right to refuse to work i'll company .W W.
men who decline to join their orga,.,% ~
tons They have under no circtilnst ~
the right 10 commit violence upon those,
whether capitalists or wage workers. VINO
refuse to support their organizations, VI
who SIDE with those with Whon tne .Ey, ~
at odds; for the MOB RUE ~ liitoiei ""1e
In any form.
. Employers Liability Law.
y NJ, a. -, * ,,.or,,ore4 ore ncc,lliary en-
titled TO The protection and the encourage
inent of the law. From the very nature
OF their occupation railroad men, Tor m
stance arc liable 70 be malmea IN a9,ms
unless the railroad companies are re-.
CURED by law to make ample provision
for their safety. The administrator mas
been Jealous in enforcing rel the nw ex SAUNA 'I be
amended and strengthened Wherever, tne
National Government has power tnere
should be a stringent employers liaolllts
! law. which should apply to me ~ S1o y ~
i ment itself where the Government IS t III
In nv message to the Fifty-seventll
Congress at s second session 1,a n5Hfv
i law for the District Of Columbia. I now
renew that recommend ation, and further
recommend that the Congress APRON, a
commission to mako a compren,ensal,y nv
study OF employers liability with the
view of extending the provisions Of a
great and constitutional law to all EN-,
Payments within the scope Of Federal
b power. a.
prevention Of Railroad Accidents.
The ever-increaslng casualty list upon
our railroads Is mater u, OF ~ e1avst pnDhS
= the Congress. In the matter OF speed and
comfort OF railway travel our railroads as
any any Other i nation, and there is no reason
7 why this service should not also be as
safe as human ingenuity can make IT,;
proved safeguards for the protection Of
travellers and employs yet 5he tst ,,n nl
duly large. The pass sage Of a law re;
curing he Sepon O. % SoG Is si gon
gre css. i earnestly concur in that recon-
rnendaton. and would also point out to
the Congress the urgent, need Of legisla-
ton in the interest Ct the pH ar In reaG
EMPLOYEES in train service upon railroads
3enga ged In interstate commerce, ana pro,
persons be employed in positions OF re-
sponsibilty connected with the operation
of trains. OF course, nothing can ever
ness nc or misconduct, and there, should be
D drastic punishment for any rallroad en-
gploye, whether officer, or man, VINO , ny
dicnce of orders causes disaster. ! ne la ~
OF 1901 requiring interstate RAILROADS to
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10 10 pa. pas sengers and employees on duty.
should also be amended so as TO- empower
the government TO make personal mves ,,
accidents involving loss of life which seem
to require Investigate ton. with a REQUIRE,
ment that the results OF such inV yes
ton be made public
Unions Of Government Employees
\ government forming or belonging to
Unions, but the government. can neither
discriminate for nor dscriminate against
or who seek to be employed under II.
Moreover, It Is avery grave Improperly pre-
for employees to band them
torting Improperly high salaries from the
ESspeSia1lya this true S Of
litter ter Carriers carrier II. both municipal and rural,
are as a whole an excellent body of pub
lie servants. They, should be amply paid.
arguing their claims fairly and honorbly
before the Congress-, and not by banding
Iogethef for the defeat Of those congress
iSeS cannot @nn einse give the adj
prevent and punish abuses OF this nature,
Dn5 It % s GHnhoess
Much can DO done by the government in
labor e1 ater aon %s1ex by Esn Bu Penc &
Labor has done excellent work OF this
kind in many different directions.
Corporations.
When we como to deal with great corpo-
rations the need for the government to
act directly is far greater than in the
case Of labor. because great corporations
can become such only by engaging In
\ interstate commerce. and interstate COM
MERGE is peculiarly the field Of the gem
eral government 1t is an absurdity to
expect to eliminate the abuses In great
corporations by State action. 1t Is diff
Gulf TO be patient with an argument that
such matters should be left to the States
policy Of creating on easy terms corpo-
ratons which are never operated within
that State at all. hut in other States
government alone can deal adequately
with these great corporations. TO try TO
deal with them in nm Incorporate, de-
structive or demagogic spirit would In all
probability mean that nothing whatever