The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1905-12-08

anime into thu accounts OF any railroad
unless for good reasons they were direct
cd to do so by the interstate commerce
commission II Is greatly Ia he desired
that some way might be found by which
an agreement as TO transportation with.
In u state intended TO operate as "A fraud
upon the federal interstate commerce
laws could he brought under the juris.
1iction OF the federal authorities. At
present II occurs that large shipments Of
Interstate traffic are controlled by con
rcssions on purely state business, which
Of course amounts to an evasion Of the
law. The commission should have power
TO enforce fair treatment by the great
trunk lincs Of lateral and branch lines.
Immediate Action Urged.
| urge upon the congress the need Of
providing for expeditions action by tho
Interstate commerce commission in all
these matters. whether In regulating
rates for transportation or Tor storing
or for handling property or commodities
In transit Tho history Of the cases llti'
gated under the present commerce act
| shows that its efficacy has been to great
degree destroyed by the weapon of delay.
almost the most formidable weapon in
the hands of those whose purpose Il Ii
| to violate the law
| The president asks for legislation com.
| pe,linG railroads to install block systoms on
! their lines. and also calls the attention or
! congress to the excessive hours Of labor
I Of train service employees Of the railroad
companies are often subjected TO. lie rec
| ommcnds that n commission be appointed
| to study Of employers liability with the oh.
| feet Of the enactment Of "a law covering the
! subject and applicable to oil industries
within the scope Of the federal power.
The Labor Question.
The labor question Is treated OF at con.
| siderable length and In this connection the
president says:
There has been demand for dcprivinp
| courts OF the power to Issue lnjunctions
IN labor disputes Such special Nmlta-
| ton Of the equity powers of our courts
| ,ro,,ia hc most unwlsc II iR true that
| sorne Judges have msuscd this power,
| hun this does not Justify denial OF the
| rovpr nny more than an improper cxcr-
| else Of the power to call strike by
labor lendcr would Justify the denial OF
the right to strike, The remedy II to
regulate the procedure by recurring tho
| udgc TO Hivc duo notice to tho adverse
! carries before granting the writ, the hear.
inp 10 be- OK partc II the adverse party
| docs not appear nj the time and place
ordered what l. due notice must depend
| unnn the facts Of the case; II should not
| he used aR a pretoNt to permit violation
of law. or the jcopardizing Of NJ" o.
| uropcrtv ~ course this would not nu'
,hnrlzc tho Issuing NJ restraining order
! or Injunction IN any case In which II u
not nlrcady authorized by existing law
renew the recommendation made
I'm my last annual message for an In.
yestlRutlCn by the department Of com.
merce and labor Of general labor condi-
tons. especial attention TO bo paid to tho
conditions Of child labor and child labor
legislation in the several states. Such
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the various problems with which tn"
question Of child labor Is connected IL
IL true that these problems can hc Rctu'
ally met In most cases only by the states
themselves but II would be well for tn"
nation TO endcavor to secure and publish
comprehensive information as 20 the con.
dit,ons Of the labor of children In the dit
fcrcnt states, go "a to spur up those that
are behindhand. and to secure approx
imately uniform legislation OF high
character among the several states, In
| such "a republic az ours the one thing
that We cannot AFFORD 10 neglect Is tho
problem Of turning out decent citizens.
The future Of the nation depends upon
the citizenship Of the generations to
come tho children of to-day are those
who Tomorrow viii shape the destiny
Of our land. and We cannot afford to neg,
icct them The legislature of Colorado
has recommended that thc national gov.
eminent provide sofpr general measure
for the protection from abuse OF children
and dumb animals throughout the United
States I lay. thc matter before you ror
what tryst viii he your favorable con.
slderationf
The dep ptment OF commerce md labor
should al~ mako thorough Invostlga.
ton Of mo conditions Of women In In.
dustry over 100000 American women
, are now engaged In Gainful occupations;
yet there Is nm almost complete dcarth
OF data upon which to base any trust.
worthy conclusions az regards a subject
: as important as Il Is vast and COmpll.
, Gated There is need Of full knowledge
, on which to base action looking toward
state and municipal legislation for the
protection Of working women. Tho In.
, PRODUCTION of women into industry I,
, | working change and disturbance In the
domestic and social life Of the nation
The decrease in marriage. and especially
In the birth rate. has been concident with
: It. We must face accomplished facts
. and the adjustment 10 factory conditions
muet ho made, but surely II can be made
I, with less friction and less harmful effects
: on family life than Is now the case
|, This whole matter In reality forms one
. of the greatest sociological phenomena
OF our time: Il Is social question Of
the first importunc" uf far greater i'm
portnnce than any merely political on
economic question can be- ana TO solve
I It we need ample data, gathered In
a sane and scientific spirit In the courst
' OF an exhaustive investigation
. In concluding with the subject OF labor
4 the president says!
. In any great labor disturbance not only
, are employer and employo Interested, bu
r also a third party-the general public
D Every considerable labor difficulty II
r which Interstate commerce Is involved
= should be Investigated by the govern
0 ment and ae facts officially reported Il
l the public
y E,,al piah+s Gov All
r
= The question OF securing healthy
I selt-respecting and mutually sympathetl'
MOVE ranItaIlst and wage worker is I
sIgicu,t ono An nhases Of the Iabo,
, nrohlom urovo d,dlcuIt whom npproached
. nut tho underlvnq nrincinles The roo
4 nrinc,nlea In arcordnnco with which m,
nrohiern mus, no .olved are entirely aim
| mia we can 20, Justice and RICH, deailn,
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