The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-26

sho,Ild the right of the employees
one another and with the employ
arc and 10 seek peaceably to per
snaae others to accept their views;
and 10 strike for the purpose OIL
peaceably obtaining from en-
blowers satisfactory terms for their
cgalize either blanklist OF
hovcott that would be Illegal at
common law; this being TIE tyP9
of bovcott defined and condemned
BY the Anthracite Strike Cotllills
s' The question Of financial all lsg is
~latton is now RECEIVING sun s,st No
nave a right to expect action be-
fore the close of the session. II Is
urgently necessary that there
should be such action. Moreover
action should be taken 10 estao-
lish postal savings oanks; Ihese
postal savings banks are itlepeta -
lively needed for the heneil Oh
the wageworkers and men of small
means, and will be vaiuaole al
iunrt 10 our whole financial system.
Revision of Tariff.
The time has come when we
should prepare for revision OF
the tariff. This should be. and
;ndeed must be. preceded by care,
fuI inyestigation 1t Is peculiarly
Inc province of the Con-
gress ana not of the President,
and indeed peculiarly the pro-
vince of the House of Rep
resentatives, to originate tariff
bin and to determine upon us
terms; and this / fully realize. aet
it seems TO me that before tne
close of this session. proYlsloiIi,
should be made for collecting full
material which Will enable the
Congress elected next fall TO act
Immediately after ii comes into
existence.
This would necessitate. some act
ton by the Congress at It's preseti[G
session. perhaps in the shape OF
directing the proper committee 70
gather the necessary information.
both through the committee Itself
and through government agents
who should report to the commit
tae and should lay before 1t the
facts which would permit it to act
with prompt and intelligent far,
ness. These government agents, II
il is not deemed wise to appoint
individuals from outside the pupilc
service. might with advantage pc
members of the executive depart
ments, designated by the Presi-
dent. on his own motion or on the
request of the committee. to act
with it.
that one change in the tariff couid
with advantage be made forthWltn.
our forests need every protection,
and one method Of protecting them
would be to put upon the free list
wood pulp, with corresponding
reduction upon paper made from
wood pulp, when they come from
any country that does not put an
u ~.
waterways Commission.
Ample provision should be made
for a permanent Waterways Com
mission, with whatever power is
required to make 1t effective. The
reasonable expectation of the peo-
Congress provides at this session
for the beginning and prosecution
OF the actual work OF waterway
Improvement and control. The
Congress should recognize IN fun
est fashion the fact that the sub
ject of the conservation Of our
natural resources, with which this
commission deals, is literally vital
for the future of the nation.
Numerous bills granting water
power rights on navigablc streams
have been introduced. None OF then,
give tho government tho right 10
make a reasonable charge for the
NuIuuDit ilNiiSESSa = 1i'Ns', ~
spite of the fact that these water
power privileges are equivalent to
many thousands OF acres of the
hest coal lands for their produc-
tion Of power. Nor is any definite
time limit set as should always
be done in such cases. shall be
obliged hereafter in accordance
with the policy stated In n recent
message, to veto any water-powel
bin which Noes not provide for q
time limit and for the right of the
President or of the Secretary con.
cerned to fix and collect such q
charge as he may find to be just
and reasonable In each case.
,THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
Tho White House, March Is, 1905