The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1904-12-10
To the Senate and House of Represen,

tatives:
The nation continues to enjoy note
worthy prosperity. Such prosperity IL of
course primarily due to the high indlvid-
Sal average OF our citizenship. taken to-
reiher with our great natural resources;
hut an important factor therein Is the
Wofking OF our long continued govern
mental policies The people have en-
phRucally expressed their approval of the
principles underlying these policies, and
heir desire that these principles be KEEP,
substantially unchanged. although OF
course applied in progressive spirit to
meet changing conditions.
Capital and Labor.
In the vast and complicated mocha nlsm
OF our modern civilized life the dominant
note Is the note OF industrialsn: and the
relations of capital and labor and cspc-
cihiiy OF organized capital and organized
labor 10 each other and to the public at
large come second In Importance only to
The intimate questions OF family lie.
As long as the states retain the prin-
AIRY control Of the police power the cir
cumstanccs muS be altogether extreme
which require Interference by the federal
authorities. whether in the way OF SAFE
guarding the rights OF labor or In the
way OF seeing that wrong Is not done by
tnruly persons who shield themselves be-
hind the name Of labor. II there IL re-
hbistance to the federal courts Interior
enee with the mails. or Interstate com
mercc. or moderation OF federal property
or " the state authorities in some crisis
which they are unable to face call for
help. then the federal government may
interfere; but though such Interference
may be caused by condition OF things
arising out Of trouble connected with
some question OF labor. the Interference
hseh simply takes the form Of restoring
Aprder without regard TO the questions
which have gzI.,l H. pf
Tor to keep order Is primary duty and
In time of diTorder and violence all 9th.
or questions sink into allegiance until or
der has been restored. In the District
OF Columbia and In the territories the
federal law covers the entire field Of roy-
eminent. but III. labor question Is only
hcut. In populous ccnters of commerce.
manufactures or mining. Nevertheless
both In the enactment and In the on
forccmcnt OF law the federal government
4 within Its restricted sphere should set an
example to the state governments, csp.-
cinHy In matter so vital as this affect
Ing labor, l believe that under modern
Industrial conditions II Is often necessary
md even where not necessary, Il is vet
often wise. that there should be organ
i,ntion OF labor In order better to srcur.
the rights of the Individual wage worker
All encouragement should be given to any
such organization, so Ions as II Is con
Quoted with due and decent regard for
the rights OF others. There are In this
country some labor unions which hay.
= hhbitualiy. and other labor union. which
have often. been anon. the most crrcc-
tive agents In working for good citizen
thip and for uplifting the condition of
those whose welfare should be closest TO
our hearts But when any labor union
teeks improper ends. or seeks to nchI-y.
proper ends by improper means all good
citizens and more especially all honorab l.
uN.lt
doing ms resolut.iy as they would oppose
the wronEdoing Of any great corporation
o! course any violence. brutality. or cor
ruption. should not for one momen, b..
tolerated. Wage workers have an -ntir.
right TO organic. and by all peaceful and
honorable means to endeayor TO persuad.
their fellows TO Join with them In organ
iEations, They have = legal right which.
according TO eireum-innc may or may
not be a moral right. TO r.fus. to work
In company with men who dcclin. to Join
their organizations They have under no
circumstances the right to commit vio-
lenre upon those. whether capitalists or
wage workers, who refuse To support
their organizations. or who I'D. with
those with whom they are Mt odds; for
mob iul. Is inioieraol. In amy form.
The amendment and strengthening
Of the employers liability law is rec.
commended. and the passage OF = law
requiring the adoption Of = block sig.
nal system. TO prevent railroad acci.
dents urged.
Unions Of Government Employees.
The message continues:
There 10 no objection 10 employees 81
tho government formin. or belonging TO
unions; but the government can neither
dlscrimlnHt. for nor discriminate. against
non union men who are In Its employ
mcnt, or who seek to be employed under
pfiey for government employees to band
themselves toxsthrr for the purpose Of
.atorting Improperly high salaries from
the government Especially 10 TIL. true
Of thoss Within the CLASSIFIED service. The
letter eArrtsss. both municipal and rural.
srs as . whole an excellent body of pub.
lie servants. They should be amply paid.
Hut their payment must be obtained by
arguing their claims fairly and honornbiy
before the Congress. and not by banding
together for the defeat OF those congress.
mea who refuse TO give promises which
they can not In onsciencs give. The
Administration has already taken step.
10 pesvent and punish abuses Of this ma
ture: but n ~ii! be wise for the Congress
10 suppssasnt this action BY es,siAtion.
Ovsssv q lsbsr.
Asch - - Zone BY the government
In Absr Rsttess msr~sy ~ giving rub.
iicity 10 certain conditions. The bureau
o. labor has done excellent work Of this
kind In many atRsfsnt directions. ! shall