The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1904-12-06

| must oppose the wrong-doing as reso
lutely as they would oppose the wrors
doing of any great corporation O.
course any violence, brutality or cor
ruption, should not for one moment
be tolerated. Wage workers have ar
entire right to organize and by al
peaceful and honorable means to en-
deavor to persuade their fellows tC
join with them in organizations They
have a legal right, which, according
to circumstances, may or may not be
moral right, to refuse to work in
company with men who decline tC
join their organizations. They have
under no circumstances the right to
commit violence upon those, wheth-
er capitalists or wage-workers, who
refuse to support their organizations.
or who side with those with whom
they are at odds; for mob rule is in
tolerable in any form.
Employers Liability Law.
entitled to the protection and the en-
coura cement of the law From the We
ry nature of their occupation railroad
men, for instance. are liable to be
MANNED in doing the legitimate work
of their profession. unless the rail
road companies are required by law
to make ample provision for their
safety The administration has been
yea 'ous in enforcing the existing law
for this purpose The law should he
amended and strengthened. Wherever
the national government has power
there should be a stringent employ
er's liability law, which should apply
to the government itself where the
government is an employer of labor.
In my message to the Fifty-seventh
Congress, at it's second session, | urg-
cd the passage of an employers LA
bility law for the District of Column
bia. l now renew that recommends
ton, and further recommend that the
congress appoint commission to
make a comprehensive study of en-
ployer's liability with the view of ex-
tending the provisions of great and
law to all employments
within the scope of Federal power.
The law of 1901, requiring inter
state railroads to make monthly re-
ports of all accidents to passengers
and employees on duty, should also
be amended so as to empower the gov
ernment to make a personal investi
cation. through proper officers. OF all
accidents involving loss Of life which
seem to require investigation, with
that the results of such
be made public.
The safety appliance law, as amen
ded by the act of March ., 1908, has
proved beneficial to railway employ
ees, and in order that its provisions
may be properly carried out, the
force of inspectors provided for by
appropriation SnOuIu Ue fdI SSly III
creased. This service is analogous to
the steamboat inspection service.
and deals with even more important
interests. 1t has passed the expert
mental stage and demonstrated its
utility, and should receive generous
by the congress.
Unions of Government Employees
There is no objection to employees
of the government forming or belong
ing to unions; but the government
can neither discriminate FOR nor dis
criminate against non-union men VINO
are in its employment, or who seek
to be employed under it. Moreover.
it is a very grave impropriety Cor gov.
ernment employees to band them
selves together for the purpose "f
extorting improperly hign salaries
from the government. Especially is
this true of those within the classified
service. The letter carriers, both
and rural. are as whole
an excellent body of public servants.
They should be amply paid. But
their payment must be obtained by