New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-04-28
UESS4GE NOT READ IN
EITHER HOUSE.
Legislation on Lines of Prelious Rec
concentrations Urged-DeROunces
".SOrdd NultimiEOnaires."
From The Tribune Bu-sau-I

straint OF the injunction power OF the courts
federal control Of corporations. amendment OF
the railway rate law. establishment OF postd4
savings banks. etc He appends the report OF
the Finance Committee OF the city OF Boston on
an alleged combination formed 20 extort exoTol-
tant prices for structural steel etc. and SAYS
that he has instructed the Attorney General 10
investigate the case He condemns boycot's
and black.ists. and after passage denouncins
the agitator and de-nagogue says
But his counterpart in evil is 70 be found in
that particular kind of multimilii0naiTe VINO -
almost the least enviabe and Is certainly one o.
the least admirable of all our citizens. q man OF
whom il has been we'll said that mis- face has
grown hard and cruel while his body has gro"n
soft. whose son i a fool and his daughter I
foreign princess. whose nominal pleasures are
al best those Of a tasteless and eXtraVaSdHC
luxury, and whose real delight whose real llIa
work is the accumulation and Use cf power N
its most sordid and least elevating form
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE
The full text q the message follows
To the Senate and House Of Representatives:
In my message 10 the Congress OF March -.
1898. I outlined certain measures which 1 pc
Iieve the majority OF our countrynlen desire %
have enacted into law this time These
measures do represent by any means al tIaL
| would like To see done If ! thought II posSlo,-'
but they do represent what believe can now -
done if an earnest effort toward this end ls
made
Since I wrote this message an employer hd-
bility law has been enacted which. II Is true
comes short Of what ought TO have been done
but which does represent real ADVANCE. AZ
parentlv there IS good ground 10 hope that there
will be further legislation providing for recon-
pensfna all employees who suffer injury while en-
yapad in the rI1bIic service that there viii be
child labor law enacted for the District OF Co
Tur1T mat the Waterways Commission viii be
Continued with sufficient fanCial support 10 in
crease the effectiveness of its preparatory Wo5h'
that steps will be taken 20 provide for such N
vestiga tion into tariff conditions ~ the app.o
pirate committee OF the House OF Representa-
tives and by government Experts IN the eNeCu-
tive service, as viii secure the fun Information
/ necessary for immediate acton IN revising ne
tariff AT the hands Of the Congress elected ueXc
fall, and finally. that financial leslsla - Iloh ~[l.
he enacted providing Tor telilPoTal+
for meeting any trouble that may arise IN re
next year or two and for commission o. exp
who shall thoroughly investigate tliT "ll'.1 mat
ter both here and in the great commercial couh-
tries broad so as 10 he able 70 recommend le6-
iSIation which will put financial system 'n
( IN eff7cierr nd permanent basis Il IS much %
he wished that feature of the hnancldl LeSl--
Ia+for Of this session should the establishments
~ nostaI savings banks Ample appropriation
should be made TO enable the Interstate CON-
nlerce Commission TO carry out the EeLy II. III
To-+arr feature Of the Hepburn law WhiCh gives
to the commission supervision and cohII9i ONrL
the accounting systems Of the rai!"ays- Fi Fd--tL
10 nrovide means which viii enable the cornnnlS-
sion ~ exarniue the books Of the railways W'ull
amount 10 ar attack the law at Its most via,
point and would benefit as nothing g-ST - ~
benefit. those railways W1lch are .tr,rr5
frconpetently managed Forest reserves s,loL-L
/ he established throughout the ppalachlan Noun
tain region wherever II can pe Sll'E - -,
viII have direct and real connection WIN tne
/ conservation and Improvement OF Ia i7i00
rivers
To- RESTRAIN INJUNCTION POWER
There seems however, much doubt about Two
| ~ tba measures have recommended the meas
| ura 10 do away with abuse OF the power ] oL ~
junction and the measure or group - = 4+ -
~ srrengthen and render both more eIilcleIl dI1
oo-e z-is4 the control by the national COVE
roent over the great corporations doing an inter-
stat re - - rhe power of injunction and of
,ieI-,,er- for contempt In contempt cases
save WL-TL tI,T5 ba befora another judge. As re-
LIS iniIInctions some such legislation as that
I have previously recommends ~,'-: I. . 80, -
| ad They are blind VINO Iall % iFd''@T
| - bitterness caused among large oodles OF
/ yrorthv citizens by the use that mas oeeh r.
ILto JfsnIites Those in whose Judgment We
bava most right trust are Of The opinion Ild.
Zyhfl- much of the complaint against tne use -
/ w. Injunction is unwarranted Yet that II IS
/ Internationally true that IN NUMBER OF Cases -
/ this power has been used TO tne grave -H!uLy
- ~ tights of IaborirZ men / ask tnat u os
I;+e7 IN some such way as that have already
pointed out in my previous messages, @ Loi - -
/ Ierv reason that do not wish 10 see an en-
bi,tsrad effort made 10 destroy IT, II Is unWlse
sr1bbornIv - refuse To provide against Tepetl-
tion Of the abuses vhch nav ca u7su - =! -
vi unrest In a democracy Ike ours II Is ldle
/ 70 expect permanently 10 thvart the deterrllna-
ton OF the great body OF our cltlzens- II nlay
be and often is the highest duty OF CCuI.-
TagisIarr1ra or an executive 70 resist and dely
a gust Of popular passion, and most certainly
ro TI,b1iC servant whatever may be the cOnse-
r,,nCss 10 himself should yield what he
thinks wrong But in a question which IS en-
La+fCa1rz- one o4 public policy the policy which
the public demands is sure IN the end 20 De
adonted. and persistent refusal 70 grant 70
large portion Of people what Is rlSnt Is onIy
roo ant in the end result IN causing sucr
irrfrarfon that when the right is obtained II Is
obtained in the course OF movement 50 III con-
sidared and violent 70 be accompanied oy
much that is wrong The process or ln1unctl0u
in labor disputes. well as where state laws
are involved. should be used sparlnsly and
only when there Is the Clearest necessity for tt;
bur il is one necessary 10 the erf1Cl-nt per
/ formance OF duty by the court on behalf OF the
nstinD rhar in is in the highest degree 70 be
regretted that il should be liable 70 reckless
use: for this reckless use tends 20 make honest
men desire 70 hamper its execution as &c
destroy its usefulness
| GROWTH OF CLASS CONSCIOUSNESS
Every farsishted pasiot should protest first Of
/ ali against the growth in this country or that
evil thing which Il called class consciousness
The deTna gOgucs the sinister or foolish socialist
visionary VINO strives to arouse this feeling OF
class consciousness in our working people.
I does a foul and evil thing; for he IS no true
American ne is no self-respeCting citizen OF thus
Republic. he fcrfeits his right 10 stand with
manly self-reliance on footing OF entire equal
| ity with all other citizens VINO bows 20 envy
and greed who ereCJs the doctrine OF class
hatred into a shibbOleth who substitutes loyalty
10 men OF A particular status. whether rich -,
poor for loyalty 10 those eternal and immutable
principles Of righteousness which bid US treat
each man on his worth a man. without regard
/ 10 his wealth or his poverty. But evil though
/ the influence OF these demdEOSueS ana VISOR
/ aries is il is no in its consequences thar
| the influence exercised by the man or great
wealth or the OF power and position IN the
| industrial world. who by his lack Of sympathy
1 with and Lack OF understanding OF. Sti0 more y
/ any exhibition of unCOmpromiSlnS hostility "a
the millions OF working people. tends 10 unite
/ them against their fellow Americans VINO are
/ better of in this worlds goods II Is oac
thing teach working people tnat men ~
means that men who have the largest propo-'
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