The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1906-12-04
Investigation Of Disputes setween
Capital and labor.

The commission appointed by the
October Is. 1902. at the
request of both the anthracite coal
operators and miners, to inquire into,
consider, and pass upon the question
in controversy in connection with
the strike in the anthracite regions
of Pennsylvania and the causes out
of which the controversy arose, in
their report, findings, and award ex-
prest the belief that the State and
the machinery for what may be call
ed the compulsory investigation of
controversies between employers and
employees when they arise" This
expression of belief is deserving OF
the favorable consideration of the
Congress and the enactment of it's
provisions into law. A bill has al
ready been introduced to this end.
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1t is not wise that the Nation
should ALLEVIATE it's remaining coal
lands. have temporarily Withdrawn
from settlement all the lands which
the Geological Survey has indicated
as containing, or in all probability
containing, coal. The question, how
ever, can be properly settled only by
legislation, which in my judgment
should provide for the withdrawal OF
these lands from sale or from en-
try, save in certain especial circum
stances. the ownership would then
remain in the United States, which
should not, however, attempt to work
them but permit them to be worked
by private individuals under a roy
atty system, the Government keep
ing such control as to permit it to
I'd consumers. 1t would, of course,
be as necessary to supervise the
rates charged by the common car
riers to transport N product as the
rates charged by those who mine it;
and the supervisor must extend to
the conduct of the common carriers,
so that they shall in no way favor
one competitor at the expense of an.
other. The withdrawal of these coal
lands would constitute a policy anal.
agous to tnat which has been follow.
ed in withdrawing the forest lands
from ordinary settlement. The coal
like the forests, should be treated as
the property of the public ant its
| disposal should be under conditions
which would inure to the benefit OF
the public as a whole.
Corporations.
The present Congress mas taken
long strides in the direction of secur-
ing proper supervision and control
by the National Government over
corporations engaged in interstate
business-and the enormous MAORI.
ty of corporations of any size are en-
gagged in interstate business. The
passage of the railway rate bill, and
Onlu fn n loss Innrno thu ocC 0o -
the pure food bill, and the provision
for increasing and rendering more
effective national control over the
beef-packing industry, mark an impor
tant advance in the proper direction.
In the short session it will perhaps
be difficult to do mucn further along
this line; and it may be best to wait
until the laws have been in opera.
endeavoring to increase their scope,
because only operation will show
with exactness their merits and their
shortcomings and thus give opportu-
nifty to define what further remedial
legislation is needed. Yet in my
judgment it will in the end be ad Wis
able in connection with the packing
house inspection law to provide for
putting a date on the label and for
charging the cost of inspection to the
packers. All these laws have already