The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-12-04
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE

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gloHr HOUR DAY.
I aail your attention 10 the need
ST paaains the biil limiting the NUM-
her of hours 81 employ ment 81 rail
rad employees The measure IL a
very moderate one aud 4 can con -
ealNe Of no serious ohisg tiou o. a.
Indeed % Tar as Il u ~ our power
IL should be eur aim steadily 60 re-
duca the number 81 hears of labor.
with as Eoal the eunnfal introduce
Z ton of the Vightshour day. There
are industries ln which Il " not pos
alhio that the hours Of lai,of should
be reduced. lust a. there are c0nts
munities not faF enough advanced
ter such a nevemenf ia be fer their
good. or n la the tropics. so aitu-
stcd that there IL no pnalasy be-
tween their nerds aud ours Ia The
matter on the tathmua % fanafna.
tot instance. the conditions are IN
every way - dlffsreat from what
they are here that aa clsht-hUuf
day wonid be absurd tuat az q II
absurd. - Ear aa the isthmua - con
effned. where white latar cannot b.
employed, 10 bother a. 90 whether
the necessary work - dome hy alien
black mon % hy alter yellow men.
nat the wageWeFkera % the United
states are Of 80 high a grade that
alike rom the merely Industrial
standpoint ard fram the Civic stand
nuint Il should BE our object TO %
what we can in the difeetion Of So
eufiuk the general observance % an
eieht-hour day,
The congress at its hst session
wisely provided for a 3ruant court
far The District az eaiaaihiai
marked step Ia advance on the path
~ properly caring FOR the children.
t.ai IRE aEafn urge that she congress-
provide for Thorough Investigation
- the conditions 81 chtia iahnr ard
- tho labor Of women n tha United
states
ENPIoYGRs' LIABILITY.
AusonE the excellent laws which
the congress passed AZ The last aoa-
sion waa am stnriayvrN liability lAN
Il aaa a marked step in adVancs 60
ST TIE rceognition q employers
liability on the statute books. but
tho laW ara rot SO Tar enough.
Neither the federal isN.
naf. - Tar a. I am Informed the
state avs dealing win the question
e rmntoyvra liability ere sufficient
y tharuuEhNplnN The frtersi Law
SHOULD 81 course ineinds employees IN
navy Yeros. nrsrnais sud the tikr.
Ihr commission appointed ~ the
president Oct ~. isaa AZ the r.
quest n huth the anthracite coal op-
orators and miners. % iuuuirr insn'
consider auA rAa# auan the aueas
items IL controversy IN convection
NlEh the strike h ths anthracite re-
eians 81 f'ounay ivanis and gha eauus
- aut % which THE controversy
araae In their rvnaft findings ard
aaara expressed sha belief that the
state and federal kHyefnmrnts
saauid provide TIE machinery foF
shat usay - Called a compulsory
fnvesfExa tisu 81 controversies be-
taeen employers and smNioyss when
they ariea" This suppression e be-
lief ts deserving ~ tha favorable
consideration - TIE eanTress ara
fhs enactment az Is prugisfnaw inta
iAW A biii has already becu intro
iafsa 70 this end.
COAL LANDS.
Il Il not wgse that ths nation
should alienate t. remaining coal
tand@. have temporarily vita
afaWu fron settlement al ths iandn
watch ta~ xsainEissi surrey has IN
ability containing coal The 4urss
flau. hesevsr. rnH BE- pfarrfif set
tied eniY ~ legislation. Nhich "a ms
ffaausnat eAoaia provide fer ths
withdrawal II these iariis from sals
~ IRWIN entry. save ln certain So
reafs1 efrcuraafa aEaN The aW uErs
sAln ssafa fhan rssnatu 81 ths Unit
81 states. which uoGid net. how
rsar. attempt 20 work iNrHt. but ger
mt them 70 b wurss4 ~ rfivnts
individuals unt~f q royalty sYstsiss.
the government kpenlfsx nsigh eua,f9i
- 70 permit Il 70 see that no 81
csasivs price was charged consufn.
efa
CORPORATIONS.
The present congress has taksn
t@ng strides IN ths Sirsg tien nf sw=
curing Dropar sutssfftsi1n and cor
tral ~ TIE national government over
corporations engaged "a Interstate
Business. This passage - the rail-
gay rate blii and only @ a less DO
gre fha pure food Bill. and ghs pro-
vision for irefraMinE and rendering
snarn effective national centred uvsf
the b~wg parking Industry. mark an
important advances 10 che proper az
reefion. In TIE short session i wtli
Ger hapz be difiirulf % e. fnueh fur.
fssF aiong Tbs iias ard y may BE
hest TO wait until the is~s have
hsan n opsfAttun for n humber -
fuanthH before eu4eagaffHE II M
efsaea fhrir scope. because Only nps
Grafton WI SHOW with e0Actnses
their mcrttr and their SHORTCOMINGS
ana thus give opportunity - t~fine
what further remedial legislation e
needed. Yet tn my Judgment q VIII
~ the end be nGyszahin Ia FuuueC=
finn with the packing h9Bar laErec-
ton gaw 20 provide fnF putting a
date on the label and fnr chargirs
ne cost - inauectiaH % fhs raHsefs
Al these lass have already fustts
fled their enactment. The irtsfatate
fanmercs Law. for lnstancs. has
rath~r amuainxiy falsifiaa the PRE-
Hegi0n. both % those who asserted
taat % would ruin the railroads ara
~ those who asserted that 70 dtd not
80 far enough and would ncgptn piish
r1fhflT During che last five months
IRE railroads have Nhgwn Increased
earnings ard some ~ them unuauaa
GIeiaenas. 0hlin during The same
rarial the mere taking effect - The
iaw hae produced an unprecedented.
= hitherto unhrera o. humber %
voluntary reducf ions in frainAta ard
fares ~ tss railroads since the
founding N Ere NammiHainn there
has never been n time ~ equal
tensfh ln which anything ike 10
fasnv reduced tariffs kaNe been put
into effect On Aus. 81. for Instance.
two dagH before the ueN las weut
iafs effect. the commission reHefye9
notices ~ over five th1usand sep
afafe tariffs which represented 70.
asations from previous rates.
IT. some method. whether
b. a national license Law ur a. other
fashion. 80 must exercise. and that
~ an eariy GATE. 3 far more enrn-
piafa control than ~ present over
these great corppfa tiymeaa control
that vii among other things pre-
vent the evils u excessive oFerca ri-
fallzatiou. ara that viii compel the
disclosure By each big corporation
~ - stockholders and ~ iiH prop
efliaa and business. whether nwnei
directly o. through subsidiary o. ar
Inflated corporations, The
best way 20 avert the very ufldeair-
at5la move for the governmental
ownership % railroads IL 20 secure
By the government on behalf ~ the
people - a whole such adequate
control ard reguiaii1n-af tho great
intsfFiats common carriers rs viii
40 away with the evils which rive
rise 20 the agitation against them.
So tho proper anfidotc 70 the dan
raraus and wicked agitBtlo against
TIRE men Of wealth az such "a 10 se-
cure By proper legislation and exec
ufive aetion tho abolition Of she
rFave abuses which actually Do OBJ
tain IN connection with the business
Use ~ wealth under our present aya-