The Washington times., 1908-12-12
Anxious for Legislation
Which Will Go Far TO
Adjust Disputes.
ATTACKS MAKE
NO DIFFERENCE
Is Working Out Scheme Which
He Believes Will Also
Satisfy Capital.

PRESIDE intellect Taft is going to devote
a great deal OF attention 10 the solution
or labor legislation problems. He is
anxious 20 see Congress enact such leg
isialon as labor Is entitled to. and he
viii use his Efforts as President To get
such legislation put through
II IS the ambition or Mr.. Taft 10 see
in his administration the laws pertain
ing 10 labor put on basis ti4at VIII put
an end 10 the perpetual citation for
new laws and notifications Of existing
laws II IS his desire 70 have labor and
capital get approximately together on
tne question or what legislation should
ee had Air. Taft believes that laws
can be worked out that viii conserve ali
people OF the country, and az the same
time that capital will realize this legis-
lauon IS not 10 its detriment ar. Tart
Is 0aVOung a. great. deal OF attention. 20
This subject, and hopes 10 see a platform
Quilt broad enough Tor both labor and
capital TO sanction IT,
In Good Position.
Mr.. Taft Is in a peculiarly good position
to get Congress to deal IN something
like comprehensive and final way with
the problems presented by the demands
OF organized labor legislation. Ii the
first place. he has made a deep study Of
the law involved. He knows wen the
defects OF present legislation that
touches on labor matters. on the other
hand, as Federal judge, he did not hesi-
tate 10 deal stgingently with labor lead
eTs Who, as ne believed, acted in viola
tiOn of law. Any course he might advO-
cate could hardly be Objectionable 10
capital In view Of his record i'm the
past. and could hardly be called danger
0ls py the interests that have always
stood out against modification OF the In
junction laws, and against the legisIa-
ton IN general that lc Dor is asking for
President Taft has a peculiar interest
in this question OF strengthening oLt the
labor laws and adjusting things as be-
tween labor and capital He Is friendly
20 labor, IN spite OF the ATTACKS that
some Ot the organized labor i@sdcrs
made on him throughout the .-.ent
campaign The persistent dttsCa6 on
him by some OF the forces Of OrEUs Lied
labor have not made him sntagc nistie
10 labor Interests. as they might have
made q man less broad-gauged and
liberal
Particular Pride.
On the contrary they have made Il
matter Of particular pride with him 70
demonstrate that the attacks have not
been Warranted. and that he has a real
constructive plan for legislation such as
Will so far 70 remove the labor question
from politics and settle IL permanently.
II cannot be said that Mr.. Taft has
formulated his plans for labor IeCisla-
tion IN detail. But he is best0winr
thought and study upon the subject, in
confidence that the problems involved
can be solved. It is needless 20 say no
Will have the chance TO give Congress
the benefit OF his advice o.. the subject. I
The Injunction question is, or course, I
one OF the foremost problems No
show whatever exists for legislation or
this subject this winter. ana l. viii he
up 10 Mr. Taft and the Six first Con- I
gresS 10 do something.