The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-27
moan iudiclaliy construed property

moan judlclallg construed property
rights"
b. one of the most Vigorous portions of
MIR. WilliAins's statement regards tile
boycott. After quoting the Presidents
declaration that nothing should be
done to leRalize black list or boy
colt that would be Illegal at common
law" Mr.. Williams says. 1T Is sad
commentary upon this utterance of his
that while the Federal courts have held
that boycott is n combination in re-
straint of trade. and therefore illegal
they have virtually upheld the employer
in KS assertion of n right to blacklist
because one Federal court went so far
rs TO say that because the employer
had right to discharge without CIV
ing any notice at all, therefore lie had
y right to discharge because the dis
charged man was a member of labor
union.
1T is poor rule that does not
work both ways. Another decision Of
Federal court--the decision by Judge
a labor newspaper should not publish
the name of firm under the leading
we Don't Patronize.' a man has
right to patroniae or not
to patronlze anybody, according
to his own sweet viii, and he there
fore has the right to publish those
whom he does not patronize.'
The Presidents recommendation of
law to place wood pulp on the free
list. with corresponding reduction
upon paper made from wood pulp.
when they come from any country
that does not put an export duty upon
them NETS with Mr.. Williains's APP
prevail. except that it does not go
Tat ,trl,t
wood pulp be placed upon the free
list he said. but print paper ought
to be placed there also The publish
ers will not be very much benefited
BY the placing of wood pulp upon the
free list If there be only q slight re-
.duction of the duty upon print paper.
No Good Trusts.
There are other things in the Pres
.ident's message" says Mr.. Williams.
(which one might naturally expect,
considering his education in the line OF
Hamiltonism and his tendencies toward
federalism, cannot meet with Demo-
cratic approval. One is his idea that
the Attorney General representing the
government should have the right to
nominate receivers when a common
carrier is thrown into the hands of a
receiver. That right ought to rest in
court in the executive 81
The Presidents utterances concern
ing the antitrust law are an indication
OF his inability to see that which will
appear plain to Democratic mind, to
wit: that anything approximating
private monopoly is intolerable and
uncomfortable in a free government
His attempt and that of Others to
trusts is abhorrent. There can be no
htrcs nc q crnnH
Z There may seem at times to be
good trust magnate who uses his pow
ers benevolently. but the power is too
much fraught with danger to be vested
In few men. We ought simply to pro-
vide that organization of labor and of
workingmen for the purpose of secur-
ing shorter hours of labor or higher
pay. or more equitable treatment shall
not be construed to fall within the in
hibition of any existing law.
The Presidents idea, of letting the
substance of the antitrust law remain
as ii is, but giving to some branch of
the executive government authority to
determine when a trust is a good trust
and when it is a bad one-in effect, to
license one and TO restrain another--is
so very vicious in its ultimate effects,
If adopted that it would seem that no
friend of well-ordered government
could stand for it.
Cumbersome and Useless.
CAS- to the Presidents proposition
for tariff revision by consideration at
the hands of a commission composed of
members of the House and Senate and
so-called experts, it is both cumber-
some and useless. The very best pos
,sible tariff commission is a commission
consisting of the representatives of the
people, selected by the people. in the
interest of the people Even that body
has too many selected by private inter-
ests in the interests of private inter-
sests. II the Republican party cannot
furnish a ways and means committee
with sufficient intelligence to revise
the tariff, then will ii surrender the
reins of power to us of the minority,
and let us see whether we can or not?'
Water Committee Meets.
The Water Committee of the Common