The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-04-03
ROOSEVELT AGAIN
PETITIONS CONGRESS
President Sends Special Mes.
sage to Congress. Urging
Legislation.
POSTAL SAVINGS BANKS
On This and Other lmportan. Matters,
Executive Renews His Recommen-
dations-For Permanent
Waterways Commission.


Waterways Commission.
Washington. March 25.-Emphat.cally
Urging acton on the important legisla-
i've matters before 1t. including tariff
revision. the Sherman antitrust law.
the currency measures and the labor
problems. President Roosevelt today
sent TO congress another special mes
sage.
The president devotes most OF his at
tsll'ou 10 me proposed amendment Of
Tue sherman antitrust law tuakine
some important suggestions "a 10 its
revision.
The message In fuli follows.
20 me Senate and House OF Representa-
L cal! your attention TO certsi, me.zures
az 20 which ! th.ni. there should be action
by TIE congress before the cloae of the
prsseh. session.. There is ample time for
tAelf c,onsiceration. AS regards most ne
not "a OF the matters. bills have been
Introduced into one or the other of the
s@oa n s1a and II Is no. too much to
the othef on these bills at the present ses-
SLOT IN my message at the opening of the
pPssent session, and. indeed. IN various
repeatedly suggested action on most Of
these measures.
enid labor should be prohibited through
! - s.S n lFS1SC a model child
labor bill should be passed for the District
OF Columbia. Ii Is unfortunate that in the
ens place solely dependent upon congress
WI wb, - aESi 81 there should be TO law
ding or regulating their labor.
! .eue" my recommendation for the i'm
sn sII1 re.enactment Of an employers
llaosiily law, drawn to conform to the re-
Gent declsion of the supreme court. With
"a me limits Indicated by the court. the
~ shoulo be made thorough and com
I pIeIlSitSlVe, ana tho nrNra.tjN, T.. ,ps..a
should embrace every class If cmploye to
tend d OK
IN addition to a liability law protecting
the employees of common carriers, the gov.
eminent should show It's good faith by en-
a "a ;ss q ierener law giving compensation
incurred IN its service. 1t ia a renroach
60 ,s as a nation that in both federal and
seats .sslslation we have afforded less pro-
tection 10 public and private employees
tnaa any other industrial cou1tr y Of ina
world. ~ ~ '"e
AS to !njunctions.
\ a.So urge that acton be taken along
ready made concerning inJuncttons in la
DOR disputes. < temporary restraining
o o.a ro should o. : - BY any eourt with
nshe Injunction upon which sucn temper
aEy restraining order has been issued
Should be heard by the court issuing the
same within q reasonable time-saV not
! exceed a week or whereabouts from the
date when the order was issued. II ia
Motth considering whether 1t would not
give greater popular confidence in rha i'm
partiality of sentences for contempt If If
was required that the issue should be de-
e SUM * 5Se another ioii,e Judge than the one is
contempt Is committed in the presence of
'ile eour.. or IN other case Of rRency.
! asain cal! attention to the urgent need
OF amending the interstate commerre i, "
ana especially the antitrust law along
1ne zines indicated In my last MESA a
Inc interstate law should be
amended so az to give railroads rhs rtebtt
TO make traffic agreements. sum-. RI
Ihese agreements beng approved bv the
inseISia.e commission and pub
MISSION SHOULD also be given the power to
make public and to pass upon the jssuo
aitcs or All securities hereafter issued NV
railroads doing az Interstate rornn1ercss
business.
A law should be passed providing :, o.
tses mar when a federal court determines
uei,iey concern under the control OF a re-
ceivefshlp. the attorney general should
havs me right TO nominate at least one
way the interests OF the s~tockhoidera
ehouid be consulted. so that the nanapas
ment may not be wholly redelivered to
Ins = man hav or men The failure oe whose policy
Inay nave necessltated the creation Of the
rece!verships. Rece1versh,ps sbnnId he
.sen no noh 70 operate roads. but as speedily
ulem 10 the proper owners.
Amend Anti-Trust Law.
In addition to the reasons I have a,reod,
urged on your attention, 1t has now be.
come important that there should be an
amendment of the anti-trust Law. hocausa
OF the uncertainty as to how this 10 W. ae7
fects combinations among labor men and
farmers, II the combination has any tend
OF these combinations, IL and whilc sxjst.
iEg Tor and engaged in the prorno,,on ne
rnnoSsnt ma proper purposes. should be
pointed out, this antitrust Law vas p
most unw!sely drawn statute. II was nar-
haps inevitable that in feeling AFTER tho
risn' re m, the first attempts to provide
suci: stlould De crude: and Ii was absol,,te-
~ imperative that some legislation shoIJid
be passed to control. in the interest Of The
pupils: the business use of the enormous
80 marked q feature OF the modern in,1I,s-
trial world. But the presen, antilTrust
law; In ITS ITS construction and working. has
latioh which. under the guise of being
t~hoIoughly going. is drawn up II such
fecriNe or else mischtevous.
In the modern industrial world c,uh;,-
at!ons are absolutely necessary: they- arc
necessary among business men. they are
becoming more and more necessary among
farmers. Some Of these combinations are
among the most powerful OF all instru-
ments for wrongdoing. Others offer m,
only effective way OF meeting actual bnsj-
ness needs. IT Is m!schievous and I'M
wholesome to keep upon the statute hooks
unlnodihed a law. Ike the anti-tr,1st In w
which. while In practice only partial;v Of.
~fecttN. against vicious combinations. has
nevertheless In theory been construed 80
as sweepingly to prohibit every comb,nao
ton for the transaction of modern bust
ness. Some real good has resulted FROM,
this law. But the time has come when If
Is imperative to modify 1t. Such modiica-
ton Is urgently needed for the sake Of the
business men OF the country. for the sake
OF the waSewokers. and for the sake of
the rme The congress can not afford
to leave 1t on the statute books In its
present shape.
Suggests Changes.
1t has now become uncertain how far
this law may involve all labor organ;za-
ton and armers organiZat lions, as we'll
as all business organizations, In conflict
with the law: or. if we secure literal COM
pliance with the law. how far II may re-
suit in the destruction of the organizations
necessary for the transaction Of modern
business, as we'll as Of all labor organiza-
tons and farmers organizations. COM
pletely check the wise movement for Sc
curing business cooperation among farm
ers. and put back half a century the prog
ress of the movement for the betterment
OF labor. A bill has been presented in the
congress to remedy this situation. some
such measure as this bill is needed In the
interest OF all engaged in the Industries
which are essential tO the copprry,s u.olI-