The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-05-01

islation. which was sent TO congress
Monday received but scant attention
The message arrived late in the day
and the house was so tied up unde
its new rules that il could not official
~ receive the message. while the sen
ate was in the naval appropriation
oil under the Commute rule wher
'he document reached that body
The presidents message. in part
reads as follows:
The Message.
To the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives:
In my message 10 the congress of
March %, 1908. | outlined certain
measures which believe the majority
OF our countrymen desire to have en-
acted into law az this time. These
measures do not represent by any
means all that | would like 10 see
done If thought il possible. but they
do represent what believe can now
be done If an earnest effort toward
this end is made
Hopes for Child Labor Law.
Since | wrote this message an EN-.
ployers liability law has been enacted
which. II is true. comes short OF what
ought 10 have been done but which
does represent a real advance. AID.
narently there is good ground TO hope
that there will be further legislation
providing for recompensing all EN-.
ployes who suffer injury while en-.
gagged in the public service: that there
VIII be a child-labor law enacted for
the District OF Columbia: that the wa.
terways commission will be continued |
with sufficient financial support 10 in.
crease the effectiveness Of its prepare.
tory work, that steps will be taken To
provide for such investigation into
arm conditions. by the appropriate
committee OF the house OF representa-
ives and by government experts in
ne executive service. as will secure
he full information necessary for i'm
Mediate action in revising the tariff
IL the hands OF the congress elected
iext fall; and finally. that financial
esislation viii be enacted providing
or temporary measures for meeting
ny trouble that NAV arise in The
ext year or two. and for a commits
ION OF experts who shall thoroughly
1vestigate the whole matter hoth q
ere and in the great commercial {
ountries abroad, so as to be able 10 9
commend legislation which will put c
ur financial system on an efficient q
nd permanent basis. Il Is much IN
wished that one feature OF the
nancial legislation OF this session
lould be the establishment of postal
'yings banks a
Power OF Injunction. r
There seems. however much doubt n
'out two Of the measures have rec S
the measure 10 do awav q
IN abuse OF the power Of iniunction I
ID The measure or group Of measures o.
strengthen and render both more j
hcient and more wise the control bv
6 national government over the
eat corporations doing an Interstate
siness. &c
First, as TO the power OF Injunction p
a OF punishment for contempt In "a.
ntempt cases. save where Immediate -,
IONS IS Imperative. the trial should r,
before another Judge AS regards q,
some such legislation az 90
1t ! have previously recommended
ould be enacted. They are blind
70 fail TO realize the extreme hitter.
IS caused among large bodies OF WI
rthy citizens BY the use that has SUI
IN repeatedly made OF the power ~ ln'
nnction in labor disputes. Those SUI
whose judgment we have most right IN
trust are Of the opinion that while ne
Oh OF the complaint against the ne
OF The injunction is unwarranted
that II is unquestionably true that 7
number Of cases this power has ,ra
n used to the grave injury OF the Inc
hts Of laboring men. era
strengthening Antitrust Law Mis-
he strengthening OF the anti.trus, Of
Is demanded upon both moral and ero'
nomic grounds. Our purpose in Wa
ngthening IL Is to secure more 81.
i've control by the national gov. =,
nent over the business use OF the All,
masses OF individual. and esne. n,.
: = w pratt wealth. legc
hey now monopolize most OF the
rstate business OF the country.
we believe the control can hes.
xercised by preventing the growth Odd
buses. rather than merely BY try. disc,
to destroy them when they have bis !
'dy grown. In the highest sense odd
he word this movement for thor.
control OF the business use of
great wealth is conservative We hi'
trying to steer safe middle W
se, which alone can save us from lilpo
I'ocratic class government on the iai