Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-04-02
RECOMMENDS
SPECIAL LAWS
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT IN BRIEF
MESSAGE TO CONGRESS URGES
NEEDED LEGISLATION.
FAVORS REVISION OF TARIFF
Passage Of Hepburn Bill, Amending
Sherman Antitrust Law, ProVid-
ing for Registry Of Trust Agree
ments Urged at This Session.

Washington, D. c. - President
Roosevelt "Wednesday sent to both
houses Of Congress his special mes
sage. announced several days ago.
calling attention to legislation which
he deems it important should be pass
ed at this session.
A special plea is made for the enact
ment of a child labor law for the Dis
trict of Columbia; the immediate re-
enactment Of the employers liability
law; a law providing for the payment
of compensation for injury or death
received by employees of the Govern
ment; amendment of the law govern
ing the issue of injunctions in labor
disputes; amendment Of the interstate
commerce and antitrust laws so as TO
permit the formation of combinations
not in conflict with public policy;
early financial legislation along the
line proposed by the measure now be-
fore Congress, and the establishment
of postal banks,
Text of Presidents Message.
To the Senate and House Of Representa-
tiVes:
/ call your attention to certain meas
ures as to which ] think there should be
9ction by the Congress before the close
Of the present session. There is ample
time for their consideration. AS regards
most if not all of the matters. bills have
been introduced into one or the other or
| - .,. I,,,., 1rJ II ic mot too mIIph To
none that action will be taken one way or
the other on these bills at the present
session. In my message at the opening OF
he present session, and, indeed, IN va
rlous messages to previous Congresses |
nave repeatedly suggested action on most
Child labor should be prohibited
throughout the nation. At least a model
.hild-labor bill should be passed for the
District of Columbia, 1t Is unfortunate
upon Congress for its legislation there
should be no law whatever to protect
children by forbidding or regulating their
.abor.
renew my recommendation for the i'm
mediate re-enactment of an employers
liability law. drawn to conform to the re-
cent decision of the Supreme Court.
Within the limits indicated by the court.
the law should be made thorough and
comprehensive. and the protection it af-
| -tTuS SlllIilu tIliD4bCt FNVlS lbE' VI NiA
1loye to which the power of the Congress
can extend.
In addition to a liability law protect
ng the employees of common carriers. the
Government should show its good faith by
a~nacting a further law giving compenSa-
lion to its own employees for njury OIL
leath incurred in its service. 1t is a re-
oroach to us as a nation that in both Fed
aral and State legislation we lave afford
I'd less protection to public and private
employees han any other industrial coun-
try of the world.
Curb on InJunctions.
! also urge that action be taken along
the line of the recommendations | have
already made concerning injunCtiOnS ii
labor disputes. No temporary restrain
/, ing order should be issued by any cour
without notice.; and the petition for
permanent injunction upon which sue
i. temporary restraining order has been is
sued should be heard by the Court issu
ing the same within a reasonable time
saw, not to exceed a week or t~hereabout!
from the date when the order was issued
1t is worth. considering whether it woul'
not give greater popular confidence IN TN
lmpartiality of sentences for contempt l
t was required that the issue should b.
decided by another judge than the on
issuing the injunction, except where thu
contempt is committed in the presence o
the Court, or in another case of urgency
L again call dllGllllUI W lit vi SCLL
need of amending the interstate com
MERGE law M especially the anti-trus
, Jaw along the lines indicated in my las
message. The interstate commerce lay
should be amended so as to give railroad
the right to make traffic agreements, sub
+ ject to these agreements being approve
, by the Interstate Commerce CommissiO
and published in all of their details. TIL
Commission should also be given the pow
2 err to make public and to pass upon tn
&c - Il ..N1ttpitina. Ia or faGIIn
- by railroads doing an interstate com
merce business.
{ A law should be passed providing |
, effect that when a Federal court deter
= mines to place a common carrier or othe
3 public utility concern under the contrt
of a receivership, the Attorney Genera
should nave the right to nominate at lea
one of the receivers; or else in some otE
err way the interests of the stakeholder
should be consulted, so that the manage
4 ment may not be wholly re~delivered to tt
man or men the failure of whose polio
= may have necessitated the creation of II
S receivership. Receiverships should |
i, used, not to operate roads, but as speed
= ily as possible to pay their debts and n
turn them to the proper owners
l. Some Lawful Combines.
" In addition to the reasons / nave a
q ready urged IN your attention, it has no
. become important that there should |
y an amendment of the antitrust law, b.
C cause of the uncertainty as to how tn
" law affects combinations among lab
men and farmers, if the combination HI
n any tendency to restrict interstate cor
:, merce. All of these combinations, if al
). while existing for and engaged in Il
II promotion of innocent and proper pu
a poses. should be recognized as legal. !
: | have repeatedly pointed out, his ant
II trust law was a most unwisely draw
II statute. 1t was perhaps inevitable tn
In fnnlipp after the right TamndV the III
II attempts to provide such shout be crud
s and it was absolutely imperative tn
some legislation should be passed to co
: troll, in the interest of the public, the bu
y mess use of the enormous aggregationS
a corporate wealth that are so marked
feature of the modern industrial wor
y But the present antitrust law, in its co
" struction and working, has eXemplifi
only too well the kind of Legislation whiC
- under the guise of being thorough-goir
is drawn up in such sweeping form as
Burns To Death in HoSpital.