Putnam patriot., 1908-12-11

DOT and the status of the rr.r-avv.s~s.s,
 to which should ike fo draw ver,
 attention. As far as possible I ho,.
 70 see a franS Feeegr3tion of the d
 Fantages conferred by machinery. or
 ganization and division of labor n. eonpanied by an effort to bring abopi a larger share in the ouuershfn bx
 wageworser of railway. mil and fae tory. In farming this simply mean. that We wish to see the farmer own his own land. We do not wish to see the farms so large that they become the property cf absentee landlords who farm them by tenants nor yet SO suaall thar the farmer becomes Ike Euro pean peasant.
 The depositors in our savings banks now number over one-tenth of our en- tire population These are all capital ists who through the savings banks loan their money to the werkers-that Is, fn many cases to themseives-to carry on their various industries. Postal savings banks will make fl easy
 
 in absolute safety. The regulation of the national highways must be such that they shall serve all people with equal justice. Corporate finances must be supervised so as to make it far safer than at present fer the man of small means to invest his money in stocks. There must be prohibition of child labor. diminution of woman la bor, shortening of hours of all me ehanical labor. Stock watering should be prohibited. and stock gambling, so far as is possible. discouraged. There should be progressive inheritance tax on large fortunes. Industrial edu- cation should be encouraged.
 Protection For Waeeworkers.
 There Is one matter with which the congress should deal at this session. There should no longer be any palter- ing with the question of taking care of the wageworkers who, under our present industrial system, become kill ed. crippled or worn out as part of the regular incidents of a given business. The object sought for could be achiev- ed to a measurable degree, as far as those killed or crippled are concerned. by proper employers liability laws. As far as concerns those who have been worn out, l call your attention to the fact that definite steps toward pro- vidiag old age pensions have been taken in many of our private indus tries.
 Pending thoroughgoing investiga- ton and action there Is certain legis- lation which should be enacted at once. The law passed at the last ses- sion of the congress granting com pensatiop to certain classes of em- ployees of the government should be to include all employees of the government and should be made more liberal in its terms. In this re- spect the generosity of the United States toward It's employees compares most unfavorably with that of every in Europe-even the poorest.
 The terms of the act are also a in prohibiting payment in cases where the accident is in any way due to the negligence of the em- ployee It Is inevitable that daily fa. with danger will lead men to take chances that can be construed Into negligence.
 I renew my recommendation made In a previous message that half holi- days be granted during the summer to all wageworkers In government em- ploy.
 I also renew my recommendation that the principle of the eight hour lay should as rapidly and as far as practicable be extended to the entire work being carried on by the govern ment.
 The Courts.
 I most earnestly urge upon the con gress the duty eff increasing the totally salaries now given to our judges. On the whole. there is no body of public servants who do as valuable work nor whose moneyed reward is so inadequate compared to their work Beginning with the su- preme court, the judges should have their salaries doubled.
 It Is earnestly to be desired that some method should be devised for do- Ing away with the long delays which now obtain in the administration of Justice and which operate with pecul- lar severity against persons of small means and favor only the very crimi- nals whom 1t is most desirable to pun Ish.
 At the last election certain leaders of organized labor made violent and sweeping attack upon the entire 1u- dietary of the country, an attack eouched in such terms as to include the most upright. honest and broad minded judges no less than those of narrower mind and more restricted outlook. Last year before the house committee on the judiciary these same labor leaders formulated their de mands. specifying the bill that con tained them. refusing all compromise. stating they wished the principle of that bill or nothing. They insisted on a provision that in labor dispute no injunction should issue except to pro tect a property right and specifically provided that the right to carry on business should not be construed as propertx right. and in . second pro vision their bill made legal in . Aooe dispute any act or agreement oy CT between two or more pcfsoue tnst would not have hsea vnla~fui f dons by . single person. fn other woFos. ths bia legalised blacklistins and boz cotting in every form. The demand v,s made that there should bs t1iAl by jury in contempt casea tn~spy most seriously impairing the authority of the courts. All this represented .