The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1905-12-07
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
Both Houses of Congress Hear
Reading.
FIRM ON RATE LAW.
Corporations, Panama Canal and Many
Other Important Topics Are Thor
oughly Discussed.

WASHINGTON, II. G., Dec. Ores
ident Rooseyelts message was read TO
Congress today. 1t is in substance as
follows:
The Nation.
The people of this country continue to
enjoy great prosperity. undoubtedly
there will be ebb and flow.
Something can be done by legislation
10 help the general prosperity on pol
icy which shall insure to the advantage
Of all people who act decently.
If the less fortunate man ~ moved
10 envy to strike ut the conditions under
which they both live, the result VIII be
that while damage may come TO Tho ne
struck at, it will visit with m even heav-
Ter load the one who strikes the blow:
Taken as n whole we must all 90 up and
down together.
Corporations.
The corporation has come to stay just rs
the labor union has come TO stay. Ehch
should lac favored as long as IL does good.
Experience has shown that 1t is USE
less 30 try 10 get an adequate regulation
and supervision of great corporations by
state action. / believe that 1t can be OBJ
tanned by the enactment Of law by the
Congress. If necessary the constitution
must be amended.
1t has been q misfortune that national
laws on this subject have been Of pro-
hibtivc rather than an affirmative KIND.
The successful prosecution of one device
10 cvade the law Immediately develops
another devise. What IL needed is not
sweeping prohibition but supervision aud
regulation.
Or these abuses perhaps the chief is
oycrCapitalizntiOn.
Railway Rates Law.
II must include putting n complete
stop over rebates. The power should be
affirmative and should be given to some
administrative body created by the Con
gress. The most important provision is
comforting on some administrative body
the power 10 decide whether n rate is
Just if unjust, to prescribe the
reasonable mailman rate, this to go into
effect within n reasonable time, subject
to review by the courts. a rebatcd rate
should be made the maximum on all
similar transportation My proposal is
not to give the commission power to in
itiatc or originate rates, but to regulate.
The best possible regulation would be an
agreement among the railroads 10 carry
out the law 1t would put stop
to determinations A system OF exam
inntion for railroad accounts similar to
TINT now conducted in national banks
should be provided. Present laws have
been greatly destroyed by delay in the
courts. The question Of transportation
lies at the root OF all industrial success.
We must understand that the public
servants who ARE to do this work must
be Of the highest type. They must be
well pnid
Safety Appliances.
The Congress should provide for the
Introduction of block signals on all rail
roads engaged in interstate commerce.
If thtre IRE any reasons for laws limit
Ing the hours of labor they certainly mp
ply to railroad workers with peculiar
force.
An employers liability law applicable
70 MI Industries within IN" scope OF the
federal government should be enacted.
Labor.
There has been demand for dcpriv-
ing courts of the power to issue lnJunc-
tons IN labor disputes. Such limitation
would he unwiAe, Some Judges
have miulsrd this power, but 1t does not
justify u denial any more than OF the
power to call strike for improper cKer-
else of the power.
In such n republic as ours the one
thing thnt we cannot afford 10 neglect ~
the problem of turning out decent clti-
2cng: the children Of today are those who
will share the destiny of the land tonor-
row.
The Introduction Of women into indus
try 10 working change and disturbance in
domestic aud gociul life. The decrease
in marriage and especially the birth rat"
is coincidcut with it, There Is need for
knowledge on which to hasc legislation
for protection of working women.
If the class spirit grows il will ulti-
mntcly prove fatal to us.
This government is not aud never shall
be governed by mob EaCl man, rich or
poor, shall hc treated simply and solely
on his worth ms n man.
The uoblcst of all forms Of govern
mcut is self government, but 1t also is
tho most dincult There are selfish
and brutal men in all ranks Of life.
Insurance.
That state supervision is inadequate
The United States should follow the pol
icy Of other nations by rroyid ding AIDE
qunte federal supervision
The Revenues.
Unless our expenditures can he kept
within the revenues, then our revenues
must be rcndiustcd There is more need
of stability than To attain ideal perfec
ton. The shock and strain Ia the bust
ness world certain 10 attend any serious
Chnnge render such change nndvisnhlc
unless Tor grave rcasOns II ia yet too
early TO attempt Ia outline what shape
the rcadjnstmcnt should take.
Economy,
To cut down Oh the nnyy would ho a
crime against the nation. 70 fail to
push forward MI work Oh the Panama
canal would be az great n folly. All un-
necessary Offices should be abolished. In
In" public printing also large saving
can he made
Currency.
Every consideration of prudence de-
manda the addition Of elasticity 10 oar
currency system.
Business Methods.
There ~ every reason why orr eNecu-
tive government should ho ut least rs
well plaHn.d M the best machinery of
the great business organizations
Federal Elections.
Not only should both the nntionnl md
state Legislatures forbid my officer Of
corporation from using the money of
the corporation N any election, hut they
should forbid the usr 81 such money IN
connection with any legislation except
10y employment of counsel for distinctly
Legal services
Hague Conference.
We can do nothing ot permanent value
for prac" unless We keep in mind our
aim ~ righteousness.
We have scaul sympathy with the sen.
timcutNlist who breads oppression less
thuu physical suffering who would pre-.
fer a shameful peace. "A the world h
now, only that national ~ equipped for
peace TINT knows how TO fight If war is
demanded. But II remains our clear
duty u strive for peace
Monroe Doctrine.
That our rights aud interests are deep
~ concerned IN the maintenance Of the
doctrine Is clear This is especially true
~ view Of tie Panama canal It must
be understood that under no circum.
NtHnrcs tytIl mo t'uifa1 Stut,s usr Tho