The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-12-06
Document Deals at Length
With Unions and Labor.
FORESTRY AND IRRIGATION
Urges No Halt IN the Work Of Upbuild-
ing the American Navy - I'm
migration Discussed but Tariff
Not Mentioned.

Washington, Dec. s. President Roose-
velt's message was delivered to Congress
this afternoon. It's main features are
as follows:
The enlargement Of scope OF the
Fnnctions Of the national government
required by our development as ma
ton involves. Of course, increase OF ex.
pense. and the period OF prosperity
through which the country is passing
iustifes expenditures for permanent
Improvements far greater than would
be wise ia hard times, but abundant
revenues and large surplus always
invite extravaganza, and constant care
should be taken to guard against I'M
necessary increase OF the ordinary ex-
penses Of government.
Capital and Labor.
The relations Of capital and labor
and especially OF organized capital and
organized labor. 70 each other and To
the public at large come second in i'm
portance only to the Intimate questions
Of family life. Our peculiar form Of
government with its sharp division Of
authority between the nation aud the
several states, has been on the whole
fur more advantageous 10 our develop
ment than a more strongly centralized
government But 1t is undoubtedly re-
sponslble FOR much Of The difficulty Of
meeting with adequate legislation the
new problems presented BY the total
change In industrial conditions on this
continent during the last half century.
In actual practice It has proved ex.
ceedingly difficult, and IN many cases
impossible, to get unanlmity of wise
action among the various states on
these subjects. From the very nature
OF the case this Is especially true Of
the laws affecting the employment Of
capital In huge masses.
With regard to labor. the problem Is
no less important, but It IS simpler. AS
long as the states retain the primary
control Of the police power the circum-
stances must be altogether extreme
which require interference By the fed
eral authorities, whether in the way Of
safeguarding the rights Of labor or in
the way of seeing that wrong is not
done by unruly persons who shield
themselves behind the name OF labor.
II there Is resistance to the federal
courts. interference with the mails or
Interstate commerce or molestation OF
federal property, or If the state authorl.
ties In some crisis which they are I'M
able to face call for help. then the fed
eral government may interfere; but,
though such interference may be caus-
ed by d condition Of things arising out
VI trouble connected with some ques-
ton Of labor, the Interference itself
simply takes the form Of restoring or
der without regard to the questions
which have caused the breach Of or
der. In the District Of Columbia and
In the territories the federal law Gov
ers the entire field Of government But
the labor question Is only acute IN
populous centers Of commerce, manu-
features or mining Nevertheless both
N the enactment and in the enforce
ment Of law the federal government
within its restricted sphere should SCI
an example to the state governments
especially in a matter 50 vital as this
affecting labor
Labor Uni0ns.
believe that under modern indus
trial conditions if ~ often necessary and
even where not necessary It is yet Of
ten wise Chat there should be orgauiaa-