Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-27
NO GOOD TRUSTS, He DECLARES
Might be Some Good People in trusts,
But aa Whole Business combina-
tons are ead-The Boycott Cues.
tion--Propoacd Tariff Revision Com.
mission Cumbersome and useIesa.
my Associated press.l

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representative John Sharp Williams.
OF Mississippi. as leader OF the minor.
ity IN the House. tonight issued To The
press n written statement defining pre-
cisely tho attitude of the Democratic
party In the House toward legislation
urged By President Roosevelt IN his
message TO Congress al the present
session.
The statement describes what Re-
publican legislation the Democrats will
support, what they will oppose and
wha' concessions they demand on tho
part OF the majority as the price OF
retraining from IN organized nillbus-
tering throughout the remainder or
the session
MR. Williams opons his statement
by SAYING Some things in the prea-
iuehts recent message are SO import
ant 10 The interests of the entire coun.
Try us TO pass the bounds of partis-
anship ana TO make IL excusable II
not necessary, for me to saw some
thing concerning them with the view
OF assuring the President himself
ana reasonably Inclined Republican
members of the House of the support
ana endorsement. or the opposition of
the Democratic minority. In so far no
seine OF the things urged by the Pros
ident, would like the country to
KNOW that all he has to do Is 10 de-
liver 20 or % Republican House voice
IN favor OF them. This conjoined with
me solid Democratic votes will mt
them through"
Mr.. Williams notes the following
assures as ones which will com
mand virtually the solid Democratic
wore within constitutional limits:
TO compel publication of campaign
contributions; prohibition of child
labor In the District OF Columbia.
an employers liability law, drawn to
conform to the recent decision of the
supreme Court; Federal liability TO
government employees; a law to pro.
hibit the issuance of injunctions with.
ont notice TO the party enjoined: re-
moval of the tariff on wood pulp and
printing paper. imposition of n Fed
erai charge for every waterpower right
granted on a navigable stream"
Ihose principles ana measures urg-
ed by the President. which Mr.. VIII
iiams rs minority leader, takes issu.
ance are enumerated as follows:
employment of the boycott; the
right of the attorney general TO nom.
mate receivers when a common car
rier is thrown into the hands of n
receiver: the modification of the Sher
man anti-trust law so as to permit
within Limitation the maintenance az
trusts and making of trade agreements
between capital. and the appointment
oil commission to prepare data for
revision of the tariff.
Mt Williams frankly states he does
not know whether majority of the
minority fayors the creation of per-
manent waterways commission.
The Child Labor Bill.
Referring to the Presidents declar-
alton that child labor ought to be PRO.
hibited throughout the nation. and his
commentator that child labor
OH be passed for the District of Co.
lumbia, Mfr. Williams says:
Child labor ought TO be prohibited
throughout the nation, but the states
are sole authorities having constitu-
uonal power to prohibit it. II those
who would protect the children On
the land and through them the gen.
erations to come would waste less OF
their time in the useless agitation for
Invalid and useless Federal legislation
ana would devote more OF their time
in the several states. 1t would be bet.
ter for all, but the President is right in
saying that we can act for the District
Oh Columbia and the territories as well
and that we ought to do it."
Commencing the President for his
Recommendation for the immediate
enactment of an employees liability
law. Mr.. Williams says:
There is no excuse for the delay