The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1906-12-06

pennsylvania and in the causes out of
which the controversy arose, in their
report, findings, and, award exprest
| the belief that the State and Feder-
| al governments should provide the
machinery for what may be called
the compulsory investigation of con-
| troversies between employers and
employees when they arise
This expression of belief is desery-
ing of the favorable consideration
of the Congress and the enactment
| OF its provisions into law A bill
has already been introduced to this
! end.
The message, after stating that all
| remaining coal lands have been with
| drawn from sale urges that their
ownership and control remain with
| the Government.
The present Congress. observes the
President, has taken long strides in
| the direction of securing proper su-
| pervision and control of. the National
| Government over corporations en-
| gagged in interstate business-and
| the enormous majority of corpora
tlons OF any size are engaged in inter
| state business. The passage of the
railway rate bill, and only to a less
| degree the passage of the pure food
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| and rendering more effective nation
/ al control over the beef-packing in
| dustry, mark an important advance
! IN the proper direction. In the short
| session it will perhaps be difficult to
90 much further along this line; and
1t may be best to wait until the laws
nave been in operation for number
| OF months before endeavoring to in
| crease their scope
On the subject of agriculture the
message says, in part: -
The only other persons whose well
fare as as vital to the welfare of the
whole country as is the welfare of
the wageworkers are the tilIers of the
soil, the farmers. There must be omen
to farmers the chance for technical
and scientific training, not theoreti-
cal merely but of the most severely
practical type. Organization has be-
come necessary in the business
world; and It. has accomplished much
for good in the world of labor. IT
Is no less necessary for farmers. Such
a movement as the grange movement
is. good in itself and is capable of a
well-nigh infinite further extension
Tor good so long as it is kept to it's
own legitimate business. The bene-
hts to be derived by the association
OF farmers for mutual advantage are
partly economic and partly :sociolog-
ical.
The President states that in his
Judgment the whole question Of mar
rlage and divorce should be relegated
TO the authority of the National Con-
gresse.. AT present the wide difference
III ths<saws of the different States on
this sApject result in scandals and
abuses; and surely there is nothing
so vitality essential to the welfare of
the nation, nothing around which the
nation should so bend itself to throw
every safeguard. as the home life of
the average citizen. The change
would be good from every standpoint.
In particular it would be good he
cause 1t would confer on the Congress
the power at once to deal radically
and efficiently with polygamy: and
thlS should be done whether or not
marriage and divorce are dealt with
There are regions in our land: and
CiasSes or our, population, where the
Olrth rate has sunk below the death
rate. Surely it. should need no dem
:onstration. to show that wilfuI steriI-
lty is, from the standpoint of. the
nation, from the standpoint of the
human race, the one sin for which
the penalty. is national death. race
.death ~ "a sin for which there is no
atonemept;; Sin which is the more
dreadfulS exactlyein proportion as the
men and women. thereof are in other.
respects, in character, and bodily and
mental powers, those whom for the
sake of the State it would be we'll.
10 see the fathers and mothers OF
many healthy children, well brought
,upzin homes made happy by their
presence.
Mr. Roosevelt says on the question
OF developing American shipping:
TRUST that law embodying in sub
stance the views, or major part sOfS
tne views, eXprest in the report on
TINS subject laid before the House at
It's. last session will be past. <,It is
dlscredatable to us that our business
people, for lack of direct commUni-
cation in the shape of lines of steam
eTS with -SoutR America. should in
tnat great sister continent be at a
disadvantage compared to the husi-
ness people Of Europe.
| especially call your attention
continues the President, to the CON
ultlon or our currency laws. For sew
eTal years evidence has been accumu-
latlng Char additional legislation is
needed. The recurrence of each crop
season emphasizes the defects of the
present laws. There must soon be
! revision Of them, because to leave
aem as they are means to incur liza.
Alhy OF business disaster.
In regard to our island. possessions q
I IS urged that these shall receive
ae' caFefGl consideration OF Congress
md that tariffs, etc, shall be upon a
ust basis
; Inc message goes at length into b"
ne matter Of the efficiency of our
-riny and navy. The President is
much gratified' at the progress we
re making in both branches of our s..
ommon defense. In the matter of.
liie practice the President says:
Our regular army, is SO small that
n any great war we should. have. to
rust mainly to volunteers, and in
uch event these volunteers should
lready know how to shoot. We
Mould establish shooting galleries in 4
ne large public and military schools.
mould maintain national target
anSes in different parts of the coun-