The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-27
In Written Statement Democratic Leader Tells What Democrats
 Would Do
PRESIDENTS DEMANDS
 ARE NOT ALL SOUND
MT. Williams Says That Time Has Come For Action and That Demo- crats Will Make Laws If
 Republicans Refuse.

Washington, March 26.-Representative i. ohn Sharp Williams of Mississippi as leader of the minority in the House of Representatives, today issued to the press d written statement defining the attitude ot the democrats of the House on legislation asked by President Roosevelt in his mes sage to Congress.
 The statement describes what the dem ocrats will support, what they will opr psse and what they demand for refrain ing from an organized filibuster through : cut the remainder of the present session. Mir. Williams opened his statement by raying:
 Some things in the Presidents recent llessage are so important to the inter- csts of the entire country as to pass the bounds of partisanship and to make ir excusable, if not necessary for me to say something concerning them with the view of assuring the President himself and reasonably inclined republican members of the house and the country of the sup port and indorsement or the opposition of the democratic minority. In so far as the things urged by the President are t.1 know that all he has to do is to deliver 20 or 25 republican House votes in favor Of them. These conjoined with the solid democratic votes will put them through"
 Democratic Demands.
 NIT. Williams notes the following measures as some which will command virtually the solid democratic vote within C, institutional limits:
 To compel publication of campaign con- tributions.
 Prohibition of child labor in the District of Columbia and the territories.
 An employers liability bill. drawn to conform to the recent decisions of the supreme court.
 Federal liability to government em plcyes.
 A law to prohibit the issuance of in- functions without notice to the party en- joined.
 Removal of the tariff on wood pulp and Irjnting paper.
 Imposition of a federal charge for every water power right granted on navgabla st,e
 Presidents Measures.
 Those measures urged by the President ~ ith which MT. Williams takes issue are enumerated as follows:
 The penalizing of the boycott
 The right of the attorney general 10 rominate receivers whel common car riers are thrown into the hands of a receiver.
 The modification of the Sherman anti trust law so as to permit within limita- fion the maintenance of trusts and the making of trade agreements between conl- binations of capital.
 The appointment of commission to pre- pare data for revision of the tariff.
 Mr. Williams frankly states that he does not know whether the majority or the minority favors the creation of a per- manent watersways commission. Refer ring to the Presidents declaration that child labor ought to be prohibited throughout the nation and his recom- mendation that lat least model child labor bill should be passed for the Dis trict of Columbia" Mr. Williams says:
 "Child labor o'ght to be prohibited throughout the nation, but the states are the sole authorities, having constitutional power to prohibit it. If those who would protect the children of the land and through them the generations to come, would waste less of their time In the use less agitation for invalid and unconstitu- tional federal legislation, and would de- vote more of their time in the several states, it would be better for all But tho President is right in saying that we ca act for the District of Columbia and fo. the territories as well, and that we ought to do it..
 Commentator Given. Commenting the President for his rec Ommendation of 'the immediate re-en- actment of an employers liability law" Mir. Williams says:
 "There is no excuse for the delay on the part of republican members of the House judiciary to report an employers liability law Their delay at least arouses, if it does not justify, al suspicion tha. they are having lot of useless hearings simply for the purpose of using the bill as buffer to prevent the serious ccnsidera- ton of other bills before the committee. For example, the Clayton bill to put an end to temporary restraining orders of courts invalidatng state laws, and the various bills there pending to recognize the police powers of the states in dealing with alcoholic stimulants when introduced into prohibition territory. I have given notice in the House that no legislation shall be enacted by unanimous consent until an employers liability bill Is at least reported for the consideration of the House"
 Regarding the pending bills to prevent the issuing of injunction without notice, the minority leader says: |. .Of course, I take it that nobody will Understand the President or me to mean hat there should be any limit upon tenn orary restraining orders when issued to revent the immediate destruction of roperty or life.y When say property I b not mean judicially construed property /rishts."
 Boycott Question.
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