The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1905-12-07

i-4tE AiA etA-s plAiEt ~
There should be publicity Of the ac-
counts Of common carriers. Only in
th-s way can violations or evasions Of
tie law be surely detected \ system
Of examination Of railroad accounts
should be provided similar to that nov
conducted into the national banks by
The bank examiners. i few first class
/ railroad accountants. if they had prop
or direction and proper authority TO i'll
/ spcc1 hooks and papers, could accom-
plisl much in preventing wiii.uI viola
tons of tie law.
EmDIoycrs' Liability Law.
In NY annual message to lie Fifty
eighth congress at its second session.
recommended the pas$aG, Of ain en-
ployers liability law for the District of
Columbia and In our navy yards. / re
newed that recommendation in icy
message to the Fifty eighth congress at
its second session ana further suggest
ed the appointment OF 4 commission TO
make a comprehensive study of en-
ployers' liability with a view to the Ell
actment of Il wise and constitutional
NOA II Ills JLlC 0utJtNt sAl'll4tN 'lliit 10
all industries within the scope Of the
federal power. / hope that such a law
will be prepared and enacted as speed
lily rs possible.
There has been demand for deprivinE
courts OF the power TO issue iniunctiOns
in labor GAsputes. Such special limita
ton of the equity powers of our courts
7. Il,
some judges have misuscd this power.
but this does not justify denial Of the
power any more than an improper OK
ercise CT the power to call Il strike by a
labor leader would Justify the denial Of
the right to strike. The remedy is to
regulate the procedure 10y requiring the
Judge to give due notice to the adverse
parties before granting the writ, the
hearing to be OK parte if the adverse
party does not appear at the time and
place ordered. What is due notice must
depend upon the facts Of the case. II
should not be used as preteXt to per
NIT violation of law or the. jeopardi1-
ing of life or property. of course this
would not authorize the issuing of a
LGSI Il t'llillLsS bltNi VI NliNllbll III an
case in which it is not already author
lied by existing law.
| renew the recommendation | made
in my last annual message for an in
vestigation by the department OF com
merCe and labor of general labor condi-
tons, especial attention to be paids to
the conditions of child labor and child
] In hpv 1p1ie 11 in, l,n e4o
Such an 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 ma
ton 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 to neglect them. The leg
iSlatUre of Colorado has recommended
that the national government provide
some general measure for the protec-
ton from abuse of children and dumb
animals throughout the United States.
l lay the matter before you for what
trust will he your favorable consider
alton.
As TO Women Who Work.
The department of commerce and Ia.
Dor should also make thorough inves-
tigatiOn of the conditions of women in
industry. Over 100000 American wo-
men are now engaged in ganful occu-
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dearth Of data upon which to base any
! trustworthy conclusions as regards Il
subject as important as it is vast and
complicated. The Introduction of wO-
men into industry is working change
and disturbance in the domestic and
social life of the nation The decrease
i'll 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 eff
fects on family life than is now the
case. This whole matter in reality
forms one of the greatest sociological
phenomena Of our time. 1t is a social
question Of the first Importance, of far
greater Importance than any merely po-
Itical or economic question can be.
in any great labor disturbance not
only are employer and employee inter-
ested, but also Il third party-the gen
erGl public Every considerable labor
difficulty in which interstate commerce
is involved should be investigated bv
the government 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 10 cover interstate transac-
tons in 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 el rpruordS