The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-05-01
PRESIDENT IN
URGENT APPEAL
FOR LEGISLATION
Roosevelt Sends Another Mes
sage to Rouse Present
Congress to Activity.
OF UTMOST IMPORTANCE
Stronger Antitrust Law and ResuIa-
ton Of Labor and Capital Relations
Are Greatly ~Needed-civic
Conscience Firmer.

ksOtp " -aSOv ASt0 S0HNN
Are Greatly Needed-Civic
Conscience Firmer.
Washington. April 2S.--The president
has sent another special message to
congress-, strongly urging the passage
tim recommended. He lays special
emphasis on the Importance of legisla-
ton to do away With abuse of the pow
er of Injunction. amendments to the
antitrust law and n bill strengthen
ing the Hepburn rate law. The mes
sage is an appeal TO the public con-
science as we'll as to the ongress whose
policy is to dc nothing. The message
follows:
TIC. the Senate and House of Representa-
In my message to the congress of March
e, 1908. l outlined certain measures which
I believe the majority of our country
men desire to have enacted into law at
resent by any means all thai 1 would like
to see done II l thought it possible, but
they do represent what believe can now
be done IL an earnest effort toward this
end Is made.
Since / wrote his message an employ
ers' liability law has been enacted which,
1t is true. comes short OF what ought to
have been done, but which does represent
q real advance. Apparently there Is good
ground to hope that there will be further
legislation providing for Tecompensing all
employees who suffer injury while engaged
in the public service; that there will be a
child-labor law enacted for the District
OF Colulnbia: that the waterways commits
sion will be continued with sufficient
financial support to increase the effective
will be taken to provide for such lnvesti-
cation into tariff conditions. by the APP
propriate committee of the House of Rep
resentatives and by government experts
IN the executive service aS will Spcliro
the full information necessary for imme-
diate action IN revising the tariff at the
hands OF the congress elected next fall:
and finally. that financial legislation will
be enacted providing for temporary meas
ures for meeting any trouble that may
arise in the next year or two, and for a
commission of experts who shall thor
nushlyi investigate the whole matter. both
here and In the great commercial coun-
mend legislation which will put our finan-
cial system on an efficient and perma-
nent basis. II is much to be wished that
this session should be the establishment
Of postal saving banks. Ample appropria-
ton should be made to enable the Inter-
state Commerce commission to carry out
the very important feature OF the Hep
burn law which gives to the commission
rmpe sSms and control over the account
provide means which will enable the COM
mission 70 examine the books of the rail-
Jaw at its most vital point, and would
benefit. as nothing else could benefit.
dEose railWays which are %corruptly or in
SHOULD be established throughout the APP
palachtan mountain eg.on wherever it
can De shown that they will have a dt-
walton and Improvement of nayigable
rivers.
Two Measures.
There seems, however. mucs doubt
about two of the measures 1 have recon.
81 mGn0e0 the "aQR11raH f0 1n o.,,n, - ,,,lAA
abuse of the power of injunction and the
measure or group of measures to strength
more wise the control by the national gov
over the great corporations doing
an interstate business.
of punishment for contempt. In contempt
cases. save where immediate action is i'm
psrative, the trial should be before an
ssons. s sanse such A' leg 1ssatsa a ia'9 ahss
have previously recommended should
ssi, enacted rea;.s They are blind who
caused among large bodies of worthy citi-
1ens BY. the use that has been repeatedly
made OF the power OF Injunction in labor
have most right to trust are 81 the opinion
tnat while much Of the complaint ain
me use OF the Injunction IN unwarranted,
y g number OF cases this power has
,TdEhts g 1.5orins men: ! ask that Int Il
~ SOAAA0 &00Ckl Wy ~ InAt Il
have already pointed out in my previous
messages. for the very reason that I do
not wish to see an embittered effort made
20 deatroy 1t. It 10 unwise stubbornly to
reuse to provide against a repetition OF
the abuses which have caused the present
-f1sEIesl. IN 9 democracy likes ours It is
determination OF the great body Of our
citizens. y may be n often Is the
highest duty Of z court. q legislature. or
an executive. to resist and defy q gust
OF popular passion: and most certainly
no public servant, whatever may be the
to himself, should yield to
tion which is emphatically one Of public
policy. the policy which the public de-
and . persistent refusal 10 grant to q,
large portion Of our people what is right
u only too apt in the end to result in
H. obtained 1t Is obtained in the course
Of 2 movement so i'll considered and VIC
lent as to be accompanied by much that
laws are involved. should be used spar
ingly. and only when there is clear
necessary. to the efficient performance OF
duty by the court on behalf of the nation
that i Is in the highest degree to be
less uses; for this reckless use tends &c
make honest men desire so to hamper its
execution as to destroy Its usefulness.
"ciass CONSEQUENCES"
nrst * am = y aii1 inst p4 tha snould protesl
country OF that evil thing which is called
'.'class conscionsness." The demaEoRue
the sinister or foolish socialist y~isionar,
who strives to arouse this feeling OF class
consciousness In our working people. doe.
foul and evil thing: for he is no true
OF this republic. he forfeits his right r.
stand with manly self-reliance on a foot
I'M Of entire equality with all other citi
erects the doctrine of class hatred int
q shibbOleth. who substitutes loyalty -
men OF a particular status. whether rici