The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-01
PRESIDENT GETS AFTER OPPONENTS In Long Special Message to Congress He Denounces, in Roosevelt Phrase,
 Scandals of High
 Finance.
DEFENDS HIS POLICIES
Asks Limitation of Injunction, Railway Supervision, Elm ployers' Liability Law, Modification of Anti
 Trust Law.

Trust Law.
 In a long message sent to congress today, President Roosevelt recommend ed the re-enactment of the employers liability law so as to make it come within the constitutional limits laid down by the United States supreme court, the passing of a law to correct the abuse of injunctions, amendment of the Sherman act, and the passage of other laws, relating to corporations which he has heretofore urged on con gress.
 The president says it is "desira ble" to have measures enacted to restrain stock watering and apitalization. In the same connection he says meas ures should be taken ito prevent at least the grosser forms of gambling in securities and commodities" He says that this form of gambling is morally the same as that in cards and lotteries and on the race track.
 The message proceeds to speak of the attacks upon the administration circl- lated throughout the country as being the work of writers and speakers who consciously or unconsciously act as the representatives of predatory wealth --of the wealth accumulated on giant sale by all forms of iniquity.
 The presidents message follows:
 The Presidents Message.
 President Roosevelt said In part:
 The recent decision of the Supreme court in regard to the employers li- ability act, the experience of the In terstate Commerce Commission and of the Department of Justice in enforc- ing the interstate commerce and anti trust laws, and the gravey significant attitude toward the law and its ad- ministration recently adopted by cer- tain heads of great corporations, rem der 1t desirable that there should be additional legislation as regards cer- tain of the relations between labor and capital, and between the gNat corpor- ations and the public.
 The Supreme court has decided the employers liability law to be uncon- situtional because its terms apply to employees engaged wholly in intrastate commerce as well as to employees ens gagged in interstate commerce. By a substantial majority the court holds that the congress has power to deal with the question in so far as interstate commerce is concerned.
 As regards the employers liability law, I advocate it's immediate re-en- actment. limiting its scope so that it shall apply only to the class of cases as to which the court says it can con additionally apply, but strengthening its provisions within this scope. h. terstate employment being thus cover ed by an adequate national law, the field of intrastate employment will be left to the action of the several States With this clear definition of responsi- bility the States will undoubtedly give to the performance of their duty with in their field the consideration the importance of the subject demands.
 also very urgently advise that 3 comprehensive act ne passed provid- ing for compensation by the govern ment to all employees injured in the government service. Under the pres ent law an injured workman in the employment of the Government has no remedy. and the entire burden oi the accident falls on the helpless man his wife, and his young children. This is an outrage. It is a matter of hu- initiation to the nation that there should not be on our statute books provision to meet and partially t. atone for cruel misfortune when i comes upon man through no faul of his own while faithfully serving the public.
 The same broad principle which should apply to the government should ultimately be made applicable to al private employers. Where the natior has the power it should enact laws tC this effect Where the States alone have the power they should enact thu laws. It is to be observed that an em ployers' liability law does not really mean mulcting employers in damages It merely throws upon the employer the burden of accident insurance against injuries which are sure to oc cur It requires him either to bear oi to distribute through insurance tht loss which can readily be borne wher distributed, but which, if undistribut ed, bears with frightful hardship up on the unfortunate victim of acci dent
 There is a special bill to which call your attention. Secretary Taft ha! urgently recommended the immediat, message of a law providing for com pensation to employees of the govern ment injured in the work of the 18th milan canal, and that s100,0 900 be ap Dropriated for this purpose each year I earnestly hope this will be done; ant that special bill be passed coverin. the case of Yardmaster Banton, wh, was injured nearly two years az, while doing his duty. He is now help less to support his wife and his threr little boys.
 I again call your attention to tn need of some action in connection with the abuse of injunctions in labo cases. As regards the rights am wrongs of labor and capital, iron blacklisting to boycotting, the who'll subject is covered in admirable fash ion by the report of the Anthracit Coal Strike Commission, which repor should serve as a chart for the guid ance of both legislative and eXecutiv officers. As regards injunctions, l ca do little but repeat what l have sai in my last message to the congres; Even though it were possible, l shoul consider it most unwise to abolish tn use of the process of injunction. It