Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-12-05


,loyers' liability law for the District OF
Columbia and In our navy yards. ! re-
newed that recommendation in my
message 10 the Flfty-e:ghth congress ut
~ second session AID further suggest
NJ fho a1nOnt,aent Of commission to
MAZE a comprehensive study OF em-
,lo. erS' liability with view TO the en-
,ctment of a wise and constitutional
law covering the subject. applicable 10
All industries within the scope or the
federal power hope that such law
will be prepared and enacted as speed
ly as possible.
There has been demand for depriNlng
rourts of the power to issue injunctions
in labor disputes. Such special iimita-
ton OF the equity powers of our courts
vould he most unwise 1t is true mat
some Judges have misused this power
but this does not justify denial oil the
power any more than IN improper eA-
ercise of the power t. call 4 strike by a
labor leader would justify the denial or
the right 10 strike. The remedy Is 10
regulate the procedure by requiring the
Judge 10 give due notice 70 the adverse
narties before granting the VIII. me
bearIny to he OK parte If the adverse
marty does not appear at the time anu
Mace ordered What Is due notice must
del end upon the facts of the case. IL
should not be used as n pretext to per-
nit violation of law or the jeopardiz-
ing Of life or property. or course this
would not authorize the issuing OF
restraining order or injunction In any
case in which il is not already author
lied hy existing law.
renew the recommendation ! maze
In my last annual message FOR an IN
vestigatiom by the department OF com
merce and labor of general labor condi-
lions. especial attention to be paid 70
the conditions Of child labor ana chlln
labor legislation IN the several states.
such an Investigation should take into
account the various problems with
which the question Of child labor Ia
connected. In such a republic as ours
the one thing that we cannot afford TO
neglect Is TIE problem Of turning out
decent citizens. The future OF the ma
ton depends upon the citizenship or
the generations to come The children
Of today ere thase who tomorrow VIII
shane the destiny Of our land. and we
cannot afford to neglect them The leg
Islature Of Colorado has recommended
that tue national government provide
some general measure for the protec-
ton from abuse Of children and dumb
animals throughout the United States.
I Law 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 inyes-
tigatIon Of the conditions - women IN
industry. Over 5.No.c.p American wo-
men are now c;g:S'l IN gainful occu-
petions. yet there r. IN almost complete
dearth Of data upon which TO base any
conclusions rs regards
subject as important aS il is vast and
The introduction Of wo-
men into industry Is 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 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-
lItical or economic question can be.
In any great labor disturbance not
only are employer and employee inter
ested. but also n third party-the gen
eral public. Every considerable labor
difficulty in which interstate commerce
Ia involved should be investigated by
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 or
corporations cannot cOnstitutionally be
extended to cover Interstate transac-
lions in insurance" Recent events
have emphasized the importance OF an
early aud exhaustive consideration OF
this question. 10 see whether 1t is not
possible to furnish better safeguards
than the several states have been able
to furnish against corruption of the
fragrant 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 and dishonesty. They draw
the line only this side Of what may be
called law honesty. the kind Of honesty
necessary I'm ordcr TO avoid falling into
the clutches 81 the law. or course the
only complete remedy for this condl-
tion must he found in an aroused pub
lie conscience. a higher sense of ethical
conduct IA The community ut large and
especially ahinng business men and In
the great profession Of the law, and in