The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1907-12-07

30 ~ TO Ageaglaia shks 20 excessive
or improper bsneats are Conferred |
thereby.
When the tax laws are revised 1t is
recommended that the question OF an |
income tax and an inheritance tax be |
given careful attention. Both OF these |
taxes, the president thinks, should
be part OF the system of federal taxa
| ton. He refers to the systems In
other countries, especially Germany
and Great Britain.
A few years ago, the message says,
there was loud complaint that the law
could not be invoked against wealthy
offenders, but now, it is asserted,
| there is no such complaint. L Ia
| stated that the course of the depart
! ment of justice during the past few
j years has been such as to make It
evident that no man stands above the
! law, and that no corporation Is too
wealthy to be held to account. The
laws need strengthening, and should
| be made more Qennlbes
| LABOR QUESTION.
/ Instances of njustice in the matter
i of the granting of injunctions in labor
disputes are dealt with. Much OF the
attack on the process of Injunction is
Esaid to be unwarranted. The matter
| is commended to the attention OF con-
gress so that some way may be de.
vised which will limit the abuse OF In
functions and protect the rights which
from time to time this power OF in
+, junction invades.
Attention is called to the loss OF life
and limb on the railroads OF the
country, and it is suggested that the
federal government bake some steps
providing for.San inspection OF this
feature of the railroads.
1t is recommended that the national
government should be a model en-
ployer, and to this end congress
should adopt legislation providing
limited but definite compensation Tor
accidents to all workmen within the
scope OF the federal power. 1t Is also
recommended that the law be made
such that the payment for accident by
the employer should be automatic In
stead of being matter for lawsuits.
The message advocates that the prin.
ciples of the eight hour law be as
, rapidly and as far as possible ex.
tended to the entire work carried on
by the government.
| II is recommended that congress
take up the matter Of creating the
machinery for compulsory investig 81
ton of such industrial controversies
as are OF sufficient magnitude and OF
sufficient concern 10 the people OF the
) country as q whole 10 warrant the
federal government Ia taking sction.
The telegraphers' strike OF che past
summer is cited as On instance where
such action on the part OF the govern.
) ment would have proven of benefit 30
all concerned.
The capital and labor problem must
be solved partly by those directly con-
cerned and partly by she enactment
and enforcement of good laws, says
3 the message. at IL idle to hold that
without good laws, evils such rs child
; labor, ss the overworking OF women,
as the failure to protect employees
from loss of life and limb, can be Of.
fectively reached, any more than the
evils of rebates and stock watering
can be reached without good laws"
1t is recommended that the appropria-
tion made for the investig alton of the
overworking of women and child la.
: Dor in the District OF Columbia and
the territories be renewed.
The work of the departments of ag-
riculture and OF commerce and labor
are commended, and The Importance
I of the farmer and the mech anic In the
life of the nation touched on. A ma.
tional system of inspection and grad
ing of grain in suggested.
GREAT RIVER HIGHWAYS.
Much space is devoted to the conser-
walton OF our natural resources and
their proper use. Our great river
highways, says the message, should
be developed as national highways,
the Mississippi. with its tributaries,
coming first in Importance. From the
great lakes to the mouth of the Miss.
issippi there should be deep water
way with deep waterways leading from
it to the east and the west. AS an in
cident to creating this deep waterway,
it is suggested that the government
build along its entire lower length
: 1evees, which, taken together with the
I control of the head waters, will al
5 once and forever put stop to all
Threat of flood in the immensely fertile
: Delta country. The territory lying
> adjacent to the Mississippi along it
lower course will thereby become one
. of the most prosperous and populous,
9 as it is already one of the most fertile
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