The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-04-04
CERTAIN LAWS
MUST Be PASSED
Roosevelt Names Them IN Nss.,..
10 Congress.
President Points Out Glar;.
In sherman's Anti-,r.., ''se''
Would iesalize Unions. But g..
bid Both the Boycott, ava w.
3 ackiist. a NE

WASHINGTON, March %
that certain important measu,a Insisting sa
be passed by the present conO,e s 'noud
ident Roosevelt sent special r,i RES
to both houses yesterday. 'FSage
1he message in part follows.
Chlld labor should be nrob;h,.
throughout the nation. A. V ,a1'ed
model child labor bill should ba , n 4
Tor the District of Columbia - passed
renew my Recommends tion
immediate re-enactment of an em ~. We
ers' liability law, drawn to con f a.py
The recent decision of the gun.a V
court. Within the limits indicat pisns
the court the law should be mod '.d ny
ough ana comprehensive, and The ', n.a
lection it Gfcgds should affect ol p'o
class OF employe to which the nowa s''y
the congress can extend, In add,,:
to liability law protecting tba Ivy
ployes OF common carriers tha co..s1 WI
ment should show its faith by en ns,tta.
further law giving compensat;' ,a !.
its own employees for injury or daa, y
incurred in its service. N'''n
| also urge that action be taka, s,o.
the line of tho recommendation h.n
already made concerning iniunction nay; ~
labor disputes. No temporary restrs;n
ing order should be issued by apv ronrt
without notice. and the petition r.. s
permanent injunction upon which snoh
temporary injunction has been i0su ua
should be heard by the court issuin us
the same within reasonable timae
say not to exceed week or thereahor
L again call attention to the uroer,
need OF amending the interstate cam.
MERGE law and especially the anti.trns,
law, along the lines indicated in INV
last message. The interstate commercs
law should be amended so as To Give
the right to make trsfsc
agreements, subject to these acres.
nents being approved by the Interstate
Jommere commission and publ sbed
in all details. '1''
In addition to the reasons l have Al.
'eady urged on yolr attention has
low peome important that there should
% an amendment of the anti trust
aw because of the uncertainty as to
low this law affects combinations
Imong laboring men and farmers. tba
omblnation has any tendency to re.
trlct Interstate commerce. All Of
hese combinations, If and while exist.
ng for and engaged in the promotion
I innocent and proper purposes, should
70 recognized as legal, as / have repeat.
dly pointed out.
The time has come when we sbould
repare for revision of the tariff.
his should be, and indeed must be,
receded by careful investigation. 1t
peculiarly the province Of the house
representatives TO originate tariff
Ill and to determine upon its terms;
nd this fully realize, yet it seems to
le that before the close Of this session
revision should be made for collecting
Ill material which will enable the
,ngress elected next fall to set imme-
lately after it comes into existence.
Ample provision should be made for
permanent waterway commission
18th whatever power is required to
AXE it effective. The congress should
alize in fullest fashion the fact that
10 subject of the conservation of our
lturai resources with which this COM
isslon deals is literally vital for the
ture of the nation.
Numerous bills granting water power
shts on navigable streams have been
troduced. None of them gives the
yernment the right to make reason
lie charge for the valuable privilege
anted. Nor is any definite time limit
!, as should always be done in such
ses, and | shall be obliged therefore,
accordance with the policy stated in
recent message, to veto any water
wer bill which does not provide for
lime limit and the collection of Just
d reasonable charge.