Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-01-31
SCOPE SHOULD BE LIMITED.
The Recent Decision Of United
States Supreme Court
Makes Necessary.
soo,o Broad Principle That Applies to
Government Should Apply to
Private Employers.

washington, Jan. S1.-The speciaA
message of the president TO Congress
nm the subject of the employers la
btv act and injuncuons In labor cases
was presented in the senate few min
ues after u o'clock today. When Mr.
r,atta, assistant secretary to the presi.
don't entered the chamber, there was
but a handful of senators present. The
vice president at once tore open the
bir envelope containing the message
md handed It to the assistant Sec
rotary Of the senate. who Immediately
began its reading. Printed copies OF
the message were delivered by Mr..
Iatta ana were distributed to senators
present. Many of them appeared to
satisfy themselves concerning the ma
printed document so that before its
reading was half finished they very
generally took UP other matters and
only few followed the reading care
fully until it's conclusion.
At its conclusion and when the
striking passage We're reached many OF
the senator's looked around the cham
Der and exchanged smiles. Mr.. Tillman
seemed especially pleased with the do
cuntent Senator Lafollette paid very
careful attention. Senators Cullom
Bebelidge, McComber, Knox, Gallinger,
Nelson. Elkins, Hemenway and Bur.
rows, on the Republican side and Gull
berson, Teller, Davis, Bankhead and
overman, among the Democrats. were
especially attentive to the document.
The reading OF the message in the
house was listened to with intense in
terest by the members OF whom there
was al unusually large number in at
tendance.
On the conclusion of the reading OF
the message, Senator Davis of Arkan-
sas promptly moved that 1000 copies
Of the message be printed as a public
document
IT is the best Democratic doctrine
that ] have ever heard emanating from
O Republican source" said Mr. Davis.
The motion was agreed to and with
cut further comment the message was
referred to the committee on inter
state commerce.
AS the reading of the message pro-
crossed in the house numerous MEM
hers were heard audibly to exclaim,
most unusual this Is red hot" etc.
Tho presidents vigorous denunciatloA
Of wrongdoers was greeted with loud
applause as was his defense of federal
judges who punish offenders for viola
lions of the law.
The frequency of the applause in
creased as the reading proceeded. The
hum Of conversation over the message
subsidized and the members followed
every word. But the climax came when
the reading was concluded.
Without regard to party the members
loudly applauded. cheered, thumped
their desks and gave other evidences
Of their approval of the document.
After a moments silence, the applause
broke out again, several members, in
Guiding many Democrats, arising from
their seats and clapping their hands.
The message then, ON motion OF Mr.,
Payne IN. W, was referred to the
committee on the state OF the Union.
Mr. Ollie James (KentuclSy), pro-
dlced laughter and Democratic APP
plause when he tauntingly inquired Of
Mr. Payne:
How many additional thousand
copies DO you desire for circulation"
Mr.. Payne replied laughingly
'Oh. the usual number"
THE MESSAGE.
To the Senate and House of ReproSen-
latives:
The recent decision Of the supreme
It a,aI 10 he .ar1f Nln
blty act, the experience OF the lnteI-
state commerce commission ana
NE department Of justice IN
engineering the Interstate commerce
ana au,-trust laws, and the graNely
significance attitude toward the law
ana lls administration recently adopted
by certain heads of great corporations
render It desirable that there should be
additional legislation as regards certain
Of The relations between labor and cap
RAJ ana between the great corporations
ana the public.
The supreme court has decided the
employers liability law 10 be unconstl-
lWlonul because It's terms apply 10 en-
ployes engaged wholly In state COM
nefge as well as to employees engaged IN
Interstate commerce. BY sdbstah-
ual majority the court holds mar
lne Congress has power TO deal VITA
commerce Is concerned,
AS regards the employers liability
law. ! advocate its immediate re-enact-
ment limiting les scope so that n shan
spply only to the class of cases as TO
which the court says II can oonstItu-
uonally apply, but strengthening It's
provisions within this scope lnter-
state employment being thus covered
by an adequate national law, the held
OF Interstate employment win be loft
10 The action OF the several states with
ms clear definition OF responsibility
'he states will undoubtedly give TO the
performances Of their duty within Their
hell the consideration the importance
81 the subject demands. ! also vel y
urgently advise that comprehensive
act be passed providing for compon-
sallon by the government to all en-
pioyes injured IN the government sci
wee Under the present law an inJni 3
ga Workman in the employment OF the
government has no remedy. and the
enlro burden OF the accident falls on
the helpless man, his wife. and Ids
Young children. This Is an outrage
rms Us matter OF humiliation to the
nation that there should not be on ON
statute books provisions 10 meet and
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