The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-03-22
ALL INTERESTS
ARE CONSIDERED
IN PROGRAM OF LEGISLATION
DETE 7MlNED ON BY pREsi-
DENT ROOSEVELT.
new, SPECIAL MESSAGE
Win Be Sent to Congress This Week
Asking Passing OF Laws Con-
cerning Labor, Trusts
and Tariff.

Washington. March 81. President
Roosevelt has determined on iegis-
lative program the enactment OF
which will be urged upon congress Ia
ia special message. which he said TO,
day will go In next week Each of
the measures to be proposed invoices
lperplexing difficulties and each will
have a far-reaching effect on the bust
Iress and economic conditions OF the
Iccuntry. The program Is thea product
iof important conferences through
which the president has been put in
possession OF views OF all interests
concerned. Likewise the attitude Of
| the leaders of both branches Ct con.
gress has been made known. It's sue.
cess depends upon the combined ef-
Ifoi which he believes can be brought
to bear in behalf OF the whole plan
by those affected especially by some
enc of its features.
The program includes:
Declaration In favor of revision of
the tariff in special session to be
held after March 4. 1909.
Amndment to the Sherman anti
trust law so as to make important
concessions to combinations OF both
labor and capital.
Limiting the powers of certain
courts In the use of Injunction In
labor, disputes.
Passage OF the employers liability
bill.
Passage Of the hldrich financial
bin.
Support Of the business and fInan
IciaI interests Of the middle vert
pledged to the president on this pro-.
gram following an extendsdsg autifer
ei,ce held at the white House last
night
A most satisfactory conference was
held at the presidents offices today
with the leaders OF both houses of
congress. At today's conference were
the president, Senator Aldrich and
Representatives Payne. of New York.
Dalzell Of Pennsylvania; Hepburn. Of
iowa. The chief subject considered
was tariff revision, but there will be
other conferences at which other
Questions will be taken up In detail.
An agreement was reached between
the president and congressional lead
trs In favor Of declaration for re-
vision of the tariff at a special session
Il, be held after March 4. 1909. II was
decided as the best manner In which
tp prepare for legislation Is to have
investigations conducted by the ways
and means committee of the house
ard the finance committee OF the sen
etc. These Investigations wiiu not be
to form any bearings, but experts
will be called In to assist the commit
tee in preparing data. The plan IS
opposed to the appointment of tariff
commission such as is opposed In the
Reveridge and LaFollette bills.
Amendment suggested to the Sher-
man antitrust bill were discussed
briefly. The president said a bin
would be presented providing for tho
legaliZing of traffic agreements be
tween railroads He called attention
to the fact that labor organizations
had been expected to agree on such
legislation in return for r provision
exempting them for operations OF the
law. The legislators present were
not ready to assent to the demands
made by labor in their bill Of griev-
ance recently submitted To congress.
and on that account urged that II
would be inadvisable to attempt any
revision of the Sherman law at this
time.
II is said the president. while not
actually rejecting It, was not disposed
to agree with the advice given him.
He declared II was but justice to the
railroads to permit traffic agreements
under proper restrictions and control
bv the interstate commerce commits
sion. and said no interests would be
injured by such legislation. He waF
not impressed by the statement NJ
TO him that labor world regard l.
as extending benefits to railroads ana
withholding them from unions
The president was told fatty that
such course at this time would be
bad politics for the majority of the
party TO play.
on the statement hat It was not
certain that labor nad rejected IN
alterahly the proposals for an agree-
ment under whicn some benefits
wouli accrue to organized labor. the
subject went over until s1ch time as
me president shah ne ready TO pre-
sent his bill in concrete form
Hepburn talked over with the prest-
dent the terms of the bill pendins
end regarding amending the antitrust +,
law as IL has beer modified since
labor's attitude became hostile to the
general scheme urged BY the CIVIC
Federation. Hepburn will iatrosiuce
the bill IN the house probably Mon