Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-12-08
DISCUSSED ANEW BY PRESIDENT
ROOSEVELT
IN HIS ANNUAL MESSAGE
Special Adress Forthcoming on the
TariH-Great Work by AercuItur-
al artment-PhiIlppln Islands
Soon to Vote for LegisIa-
tors.

to congress President Roosevelt de-
ciares that the nation continues ito
enjoy noteworthy prosperity" and
that the people recently have express.
ed emphatcally their approval Of the
principles underlying the policies pro.
ducing It. He cautions against ex
travagance Continuing he says:
Capital and Labor.
The relations Of capital and mbor, and
especially or organized Cnpiul and organ
lied labor to cnch other ana 10 the pub
lie NJ large come second In Importance only
TO the intimate questions Of family life.
orr peculiar form Of government, with itA
Rhnrp division Of authority between the
nation ana the several HtntrR, hHH been on
the whole fnr more advantageous 10 our
development han more strongly cen
trnllzed government I'm ~ 4nd"nbl
cdy responsible for much Of the dltlrulty
Of meeting with adequate lrgislniloh the
new Problems presented by HE tolul
change IN industrial conditions on this con
tinpnt during the Inst hHf century, ~ ne
tunI practice II has proved exceedingly ar
ncult ma IN many eases Impossible, to get
unnnlmlty of wise action among the various
Htutcs on these subjects From the very
nature Of The cnsc tha IL especially true ~
the luWa affecting the employment of emp
ltnI IN huge MASSES
win rpgnrd Ia labor the problem Il no
less important. but II ls simpler 49, long
M the slntrs TolnIu the primary control uf
the police power the circumstances must be
altogether extreme which require intcrfrr-
encr by HE federal authorities whether III
the way Of Safeguarding tie rights 81 "
Dor or III the way Of seeing that wrong n
not don" hr unruy PERSONS WHO shield
themselves behind The name of labor, If
ihrrr iH resistance Ia the federal courts VI.
reference Win the mnlH, or Interstate
t,,,,i,t ian ,,I
crty ur If the atntr authorities In some
crisis which they nro unable lu face can
for help then the fedrrnl government may
Interfere hat though mtch lntortgrrncc
mny hr caused by n condition or things
nrlainp out Of lruuhl" connected win Rollr
question ~ luhor. ihc interference" ilHrli
simply takes The form Of restoring order
without regard 10 the uurHtIuns which have
cnusrd the brench Of order for to Keep
order IL II primary duty aud IN Time ot
disorder and violence all other questions
sink Intn allowance until order ms heeh re-
stored IN the District Of Columbia ANA
in The territories the federal Inv covers
the entire nud Ol government hui the u.
hor mrHtIuu W only hrute IN populouR cen
tpis Of commerce., munntnrtuteN or lllhulR
Nevertheless both In the enactment ana ~
tho enforcement Of law the federal govern
mrul within ita restricted sphere should
act M example Ia the state governments
especially IN Il matter 40 {llnl nE ing u,
frctlug labor | helcvr TINT under mod
arm Industrial conditions II - often necrH
snry nnd even whore not necessary II ~
vet often WiHr shnt there should he organ
izntlun az mhnr In order better IA secure
tho rights Of the individual wage worker,
All encouragement should J." given To- my
such ORGANIZATIONS "A long NJ II ~ conducted
with II due aud decent regard For the rlRnls
.uf others ltul when amy labor union seeks
Innrnurr ends or socks 10 achieve nroper
cn,Is liz Improper mcnna all GOOD citizens
nnd more especially NIL honolnhl" public
servants must oppose the wrongdolng ~
rrgnlntrN pV they would opnosp ~" wf"nR
doing Of my grrni corporation or cnu"r
amy violence brutality, or rorruni ION
,roultl not fer one moment be tolerated
Wac. unhtors hnro nm entire right To or
pnnlzn mud by NIL pencetu mud h"nornhl'
mems tu undeNvpr 10 prt9unde ihelr lel
h,va in IuIn With thom IN organizations
Thry hive lren RIGHT winch, nee"rdlnE
to circumstances, may OF may not hn
mornl right To refuse to work IN romunhN
,yth men who declinc ia tnin their nrGnh
2ntions They have under no clrenm
stnners the rleht tn commit vlnlenc" unon
trasc whether CAPITALISTS or wage workers.
,,hn rrfllsr to support thclr organizations,
ar who side with thum with whom they
ora 81 ndd4 for mob rule Is inlolrrohlr In
my form.
En,.Io,,n,i, I I,hIIttu 1 aNN