The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1908-02-05
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT SCORES
BIG CORPORATIONS BECAUSE
OF THEIR ATTITUDE.
STANDARDS METHODS
ARE TORN TO PIECES
Tendency Of OIL Concern to "Over-
Awe, Crush and Disdain Public"
Proves Warm Theme In chief's
Communication.

president Roosevelts sizzling mos
sage 20 congress asked the enactment
OF a talr employers nanny i G,i, nnpre
Commission. and the executive again
called to the attention of the law
clally privileged rich" Regarding the
employers liability act. recently de-
clared unconsS utional by the supreme
court, the president said:
"As regards TIE employers liability
law i advocate IN Immediate reen0ct-
ment limiting it's scope so that it shan
apply only to the class of cases as 10
which the court says IL can consutu-
tionally apply, but STRENGTHENING ITS
employment being thus covered by an
adequate national law, the field OF in
action Of the several states. With this
clear definition of responsibility the
states will undoubtedly give to the
performance OF their duty within their
field the consideration the Importance
of the subject demands.
81 also very urgently advise that a com
prehensive act be passed providing for
compensation by the government to all
employees injured in the government
service. Under the present law an in
jured workman in the employment OF
the government has no remedy, and
the entire burden of the accident fails
on the helpless man, his wife. and his
young children. This is an outrage.
II is a matter of humiliation to the ma
tion that there should not be on our
statute books provision to meet and
partially atone for cruel misfortune
when IL comes upon man through no
fault of his own while faithfully serv-
Ing the public
Assails injunction Abuse.
Abuse Of the use OF the injunction
IN labor cases provided another theme
for the executive. He declared there
rights and wrongs of labor from black
listing to boycotting. Continuing, he
said:
''As regards injunctions. I can do lit
tie but repeat what have said in my
last message to congress. Even though
IL were possible. | should consider IL
most unwise to abolish the use of the
process of Injunction. 1t Is necessary
In order that the courts may maintain
their own dignity and Inv order that
they may in effective msnner check
disorder and violence. The Judge. who
uses II cautiously and conservatively
but who. when the need ariseer-yses II
fearlessly. confers the greatest ser
vice upon our people. and his preemi !,
should be heartily recognized But
there is no question in my, mind, that
and unjustly, and that some of tho In
functions issued innict grave and ioc-
essionelly irr,eparable wrong upon
That the Santa Fe railroad presi tent
had guilty knowledge of rebatlng is an
%tS eject whf S his se Message eSsSSsVe Inc
closed letters of correspondence which
he declared point to the truth OF his
nection are:
I'm enclose herewith a statement is
sued by the chief of the bureau of cor
porations in answer to certain state
ments (Which ! also enclose). made by
and on behalf of the agents Of the
Standard oil Corporation and letter
OF the attorney general containing an
answer to certain statements also in
closed. made by the president of the
STANDARD oil Corporation and the rail
way company have both been found
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conduct; both have been sentenced To
pay heavy fines; and each has issued
and published broadcast these state
ments. asserting their innocence and
denouncing az improper the action OF
the courts and turies in COMPLETING then
OF guilt These statements are very
elaborate, are very Ingenious, and are
nntruthful in important particulars
Heney sufficiently illustrate the meth.
DDS OF the high officials OF the Santa
Fe and show the utter falsity OF theil
the standard OIL being equally with
out foundation"
Would See Traffic Associations.
Uniformity OF railrof y ties was an
other one OF the e.. sontive's themes
which is Of Interest 10 the general pub
lie and President Roosevelt advised
pool OF traffic associations for the pur
pose OF comforting on rates. In tina
connection he continued as follows:
II desire to repeat my recommends
ton that railways be permitted TO form
comforting about and agreeing upoi
rates, regulations. and practices affect
ing interstate business IN which thu
members of the association are mu
tually Interested. This does not meaI
that they should be given the righ
TO pool their earnings or their traffic
The law requires that rates shall b
so adjusted as not 20 discriminate be
emit species Of traffic Ordinarily rates b,
all competing lines must be the same
As applied to practical conditions tn
railway operations OF this countrl
can not be conducted according TO Law
without what Is equivalent 70 confer
enee and agreement the articles ~
should be approved by the commission
all their operations should be open 4
public inspectioni and the rates regu
lations ana practices upon which the
agree should be subject TO diaapprova
by the commission"
Then followed a roast" on the "eVi
rich" The president told OF the cam
paign which the wealthy laWbreaker
conducted and set forth remedial legis
laton. His statement In that regar
follows;
Under no circumstances would W
countenance attacks upon law-abidinl
property, or do aught but condemn
those who hold up rich men as bein
.eyil men because Of their riches, o
sist upon conduct, and neither wealth no
property nor any other class. distinction
as hcng the proper standard by which I
Judge the actions OF men. For the hon
est man Of great wealth we have
hearty regard Just as we have heart
regard for the honest politician and hon
est newspaper. But part OF the move
ment 10 upnold honesty must he move
ment 10 trown on dishonesty We al
tack only corr1pt men OF wealth, VIII
Gnd In the purchased politician the mos
efficient instrument OF corruption and !
the purchased newspaper the most eff
Client defender OF corruption, our mai
quarrel not with these agents an
represu natives Of the interests. The
derive their chief power from tie grea
sinister offenders who stand benin
them, They are but puppets who NOV
as the strings are pulled II is not IA
puppets, hut the strong cunning me
and the mighty forces wording for ev
behind and through the puppets, wit
whom we have 10 deal We seek 10 cor
troll law-defying wealth. In the first plac
to prevent Its doing dire evil 10 the r.
public. and la the next place TO ayoi
bhe vindictiye and dreadful radicalisi