Evening journal., 1905-12-05

NIT violation Of law or the ieopardlz-
ing Of life or property. or course this
would not authorize the Issuing Of a
restraining order or injunction IN any
case in which it Is not already author
ized by existing law.
renew the recommendation I made
In my last annual message for an in
vestigation by the department Of com
merce and labor Of general labor condl-
tions especial attention to be paid 10
the conditions of child labor and child
labor legislation IN the several STATES.
Such on investigation should take into
account the various problems with
which the question OF child labor Is
connected. In such a republic as ours
the one thing that we cannot afford to
neglect Is the problem of turning out
decent citizens The future Of the na-
tion depends upon the citizenship Of
the generations TO come. The children
of today are those who tomorrow will
shape the destiny Of our land, and we
cannot afford 10 neglect them. The leg
islature Of Colorado has recommended
that the national government provide
some general measure for the protec-
tion from abuse Of children ana dumb
animals throughout the United States.
] lay the matter before you for what /
trust will be your favorable consider
alton
A. 10 Women who Work.
The department Of commerce and la
Dor should also make n thorough inves-
tigation Of the conditions Of women in
industry. over 100000 American wo-
men are now engaged in gainful occu-
patlons, yet there is an almost complete
dearth Of data upon which to base any
/ Trustworthy conclusions as regards a
subject as important as it is vast and
complicated The Introduction Of wO-
men into industry is working change
i and disturbance in the domestic and
social life Of the nation. The decrease
I'm marriage, and especially In the birth
rate. has been coincident with It. We
must face accomplished facts, and the
adjustment TO factory conditions must
/ be made, but surely it can be made
with less friction and less harmful ef-
/ fects on family life than Is now the
case. This whole matter in reality
forms one Of the greatest sociological
! phenomena OF our time. II is a social
question of the first importance, Of far
greater Importance than any merely po-
litical or economic question can be-
In any great labor disturbance not
only are employer and employee inter
ested, but also third party-the gen
eral public Every considerable labor
difficulty In which interstate commerce
is involved should be investigated by
the governments and the facts officially
reported to the public.
Insurance.
The great Insurance companies afford
striking examples Of corporations
whose business has extended so far
beyond the jurisdiction Of the states
which created them as to preclude
strict enforcement Of supervision and
regulation by the parent states In my
last annual message ] recommended
''that the congress carefully consider
whether the power OF the bureau of
corporations cannot constitutionally be
extended TO cover interstate transac-
tions i'm insurance" Recent events
have emphasized the importance Of an
early and exhaustive consideration OF
this question. to see whether it is not
possible TO furnish better safeguards
than the several states have been able
to furnish against corruption CT the
-fagrant kind which has been exposed.
! II has been only too clearly shown
that certain Of the men at the head Of
these large corporations take but small
note of the ethical distinction between
honesty ana dishonesty. They draw
the line only this side OF what may be
called law honesty. the kind of honesty
necessary H. order to avoid falling INTO
the clutches OF the law OF course the
only complete remedy for this condi-
ton mus. be found IN an aroused pub
lie conscience. higher sense Of ethical
conduct In the community at large and
especially among business men and In
the great profession Of the law, and ir
the growth Of a spirit which condemns
all dishonesty, whether In rich man OF
IN poor man, whether it takes the shape
Of bribery or Of blackmail. But much
can be done by legislation which is moi
only drastic but practical There i.
need of a far stricter and more uni
form regulation OF the vast insuranc,
interests of this country. The United
3 States should in this respect follow th'
r policy Of other nations by providing
adequate national supervision Of com
= mercial interests which are clearly ma
a tional i'm character.
( ! repeat my previous recommenda
n tion that the congress should conslde
S whether the federal government ha
v any power or owes any duty with re
y spect to domestic transactions in in
$ surance Of an interstate character
= That state supervision has proved in
l. adequate is generally conceded.
J. The Revenues.
l. There is more need of stability tha
OF the attempt to attain an ideal pei
fectlon in the methods Of raising rev
p enue, and the shock and strain to In
I business world certain to attend an
D. serious change in these methods rer
II der such change inadvisable unless 70
e. grave reason. 1t Is not possible TO la
y down any general rule by which to d,
1t termine the moment when the reason
e for will outweigh the reasons agains
to such change. No change can b
n made ON lines beneficial to or desire
n by one section or one state only. Their
M must be sOmpthfnrv Ul.n "a s,o,,arol ,..,,