Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-12-05

The child labor problem is briefly
touched upon and facts and figures
relative to disputes between capital
and labor are given. The President
expresses the belief that the great
majority Of strikes could be avert.
ed IL there ives more level head
ness and more Of ON inclination to
settle the trouble by arbitration.
| It was in that part OF the message
devoted to the control OF the cor
pcration where the greatest disap-
pointment for the lovers OF the sem
satinal came In. There Is nothing
radical about the Presidents sug-
gestions. He very sensbly says
that nothing can be done with the
grenter evils by different states leg
islating on the subject. He truly
says that the fountain head for deal.
Ing with this question is In the
National Congress. AS he has be-
fo' told the people the President be.
lIevcs that all corporations ARE not
bad. but acknowledges that there
are bad ones and 1t Is these
with which he wants congress 10
deal. AS the President says, IL COR
porations are properly conducted
there Is no harm In the combine
ton of capital, anymore than there
is in II properly conducted combina-
tio,, Of labor, but the trouble Is that
both make themselves obnoxious to
the people by wanting too much. TO
speak plainly, 1t is the hogglshness
Ia them that the people do not like
anc want eliminated entirely from
American life. There is nothing
really new in the Presidents mes
snge on the corporation question
"a he has expressed the same views,
In ut least two speeches which he
delivered last summer. hut every
thinking American should read that
portion of his message, Mt least.
On the inheritance and Income
tax the President reiterated opinions
previously expressed. He acknowl-
edges that the question Is undoubt-
ly very intricate, delicate and trou-
blesome, and that one of the great.
est obstacles to be overcome Is to
have law that Will prove constl-
trtional. 1t is n subject that every
American citizen should carefully
study and become thoroughly nc.
quainted with
There Is no doubt but n law
that would be constitutional would
be OF great benefit 10 the country
at large. 1t would be nothing more
than just and right that there should
be u national graduated income tax
and also n national graduated inner
itance tax. The people 1t would
effect would be in n position where
1t would not do them 10 harm in
n financial way and 1t would greatly
increase the revenue of the nation.
There Is no doubt that more money
Is needed every day to run our
nation, 1t is one OF the results of
prosperity and increasing greatness,
If we are not going forward there
would be no need Of more money to
conduct the affairs of the Federal
government. but we are progressive
nation. and to continue ON that line
Of progressiveness which fate has
GU. out for us, an increased income
Is an absolute necessity. This in
heritance and income tax is about
tho only means left through which
to raise additional money, for there
would be fearful hue and cry IL
al attempt was made to increase
the tariff o. internal revenues.
The President yesterday was not
at all vigorous in his appeal to have
Congress pass n ship subsidy bill.
Two years ago. aud again last
year, It was feature of his message,
but yesterday he merely said that
there should be some sort of pro-
lection 10 the merchant marine. He
expressed the hope that the bill in
troduced In Congress last year would
be passed at this session. There is
every reason to believe that the bill
in question Is as nearly unobjection.
able as any can be.
After discussing number OF mat
tiers the President takes up the sub.
ject Of the Navy. which he charac-
teri2es the "su.est guarantee of
ponce which this country possesses"
He does not ask that the navy be
Increased but continued at its pres
ent strength, and points out that