The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-11-13
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question Of divorce. 1t need not be
state. perhaps, that the President has
sturdy views upon the necessity Of
preserving wholesome social condl-
tons in the United States as a means
of safeguarding and perpetuating our
national institutions. He regards the
eyer.increasfng number OF divorces as
menace, ana hopes to see remedy
devised which will reduce the evil to
a minimum. II is understood that he
will call the attention of Congress to
the necessity Of legislation which will
he corrective in its character, and IN!
less be changes his mind about 1t after
his return from Panama, he will sug'
gest that If 1t is necessary as a pre-
limnary, the Federal Constitution be
amended so as to enable Congress to
pass uniform laws on divorce. The
matter has come up in Congress In
this form before, ex.Representative
Robert w. Tayler. of Ohio. having Of,
ferea resolution in the House few
years ago paving the way for such a
constitutional amendment.
The attention of Congress will he,
tcalled to the desirability Of the pas:
sage OF law providing for The pub
Iicity of expenditures made by politi'
cal committees dming national and
Congressional campaigns. The Pres
ident made a strong recommendation
for such legislation last year, and his
forthcoming message will deal with
it again in forceful way. He will
state that the law should require the
publication not only Of the expendl'
lures for nominations and elections OF
all candidates, but also Of all contri'
buttons received. He will also renew
his recommendation that contributions
by corporations to any political com,
mittee or for any political purpose be
forbidden, and that directors should
not be allowed to use stockholders
money for such purposes.
He will also urge that an inhibition
be placed apon the Use Of money in
connection with any legislation save
by the appointment Of counsel in a
public manner for distinctly legal SER
vices. The Senate at It's last session
passed bill reported by Senator For
aker, of Ohio, from the Committee on
Privileges and Elections, prohibiting
corporate contributors to political
committees or candidates for FEEDER
al office, but both the Republican and
Democratic parties saw to it that the
measure was ptgeon.hoIei when It
reached the House, because a Con
gresslonal campaign was about TO be.
gin.
Safety on Railroads.
The message will contain recon.
mendations designed to benefit the
multitude Of railroad employees in tho
United States, and to promote the safe.
ty of passengers. The President will
urge legislation requiring the use of
block signals upon railroads engaged
in Interstate commerce He vii! also
advise an effective Inspection service,
so as to reduce the number of COLI.
sfons Accidents on the railroads are
occurring with greater frequency than
ever before, while the number OF kill
ed and injured Is Increasing constant
ly. Before he left for the isthmus the
President was requested to recon.
mend the passage CT IN eisht.hour law
for all railroad employees, and it is
believed he will do so. This, however,
is not known definitely at this time.
The power OF Congress to fix the> hours
of railroad employees is not doubted,
as the rate law enacted at the last
session would indicate.
Would curtaiI immigration.
immigration will furnish the subject
of another strong recommendation.
Tie President has made a careful
study of this question. and come to tlR
conclusion that certain regions OF En-,
rope are, sending an undesirable class
of immigrants to the, United States.
He wants the existing laws made!more
stringent, so as to exclude. such for.
eigners. 1t was his intention to speci-
fly the particular elements of Euro
pean population which he thinks
should not be admitted. but, upon care.
full consideration. decided not to do
so. 1t is known. however. that the i'm
migration officials arc not at all pleas.
ed with some of the immigration from
Southern Italy and Sicily, and South
eastern Europe and Russia. The
President wants all immigrants kept
out Of the country who will not make
good American citizens, and while he
has his own ideas as to what foreign.
ers are not readily assimtlated into the
American body polite, he is willing
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