Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-03-26
LEGISLATION SUGGESTED
President Roosevelt Sends Mes
sage to Lawmakers.
WHAT HE DESIRES DONE,
Abolition Of Child Labor Throughout
the Country, Rs.Ensetmsnt Of an Em-
pIoyers' Liability Law. Modification
Of Injunction Act and Protection to
and Legslizing Trades Unions.

Washington. March 25.--The presl-
dent sent 10 congress the following
pessage today;
To the Senate and House Of Rep
fescntatiyes; call your attention to
tertaln measures on which ! think
there should be action by congress be.
fore the close OF the present session.
There Is ample time for their consider.
alton. A regards most, II not all OF
the matters, bills have been introduced
into one or the other OF the two houses.
and II is not too much 20 hope that ac-
tlon will be taken one way or tho
other on these bills nc the present
session. In my message at the open
Ing OF the present session, and indeed,
In previous messages 10 congress,
have repeatedly suggested action on
most Of these measures.
Child labor should be prohibited
throughout the nation. AZ least
model child labor bill should be passed
for the District OF Columbia. II IN un-
fortunate that In the one place solely
dependent upon congress for lts legi8.
lation there should be no law whatever
10 protect children by forbiddlng or
regulating their labor.
renew my recommendation for the
immediate resenactment OF an employ.
ers liability law. drawn 20 conform
10 the recent decision OF the supreme
court Within the limits indicated by
the court the law should be made thor.
ough and comprehensive. and the pro-
lection II affords should embrace every
class OF employees TO which the posssr
OF congress can extend.
In addition 10 liability law, pro.
tecting the employe and OF common
carriers. the government should show
its good faith by enacting a further
law giving compensation 20 IFS own
employees for Injury or death incurred
In It's service. II In reproach 10 ua
0s nation that IN both Federal and
state legislation we have afforded less
protection TO public and private EN-.
ployes than any other country OF the
world
| also urge that action be taken
along lines already recommended
concerning injunctions In labor dis.
putes. No temporary restraining or.
der should be issued by any court with.
out notice. and the petition for n per.
manont Injunction upon which such
temporary restraining order has been
Issued should be heard by the court ls.
suing the same within n reasonable
tlme-say not 10 exceed week or
NhnV.aa HAstNa Ia. -
order was Issued, II Is worth consid.
oring whether II would not give better
and greater popular confidence in tho
impartiality OF sentences for contempt
n Il was required that the issue should
be decided by another Judge than the
one issuing the Injunction. except
whore the contempt is committed in
the presence OF the court, or In other
cases Of urgency.
! again call attention 10 the urgent
need OF amending the Interstate com.
merce law and especially the anti.
trust law along the lines indicated In
my last message. The interstate com.
merce law should be amended 40 as 10
give railroads the right 10 make traffic
agreements, subject 10 being approved
by the Interstate commerce commits.
sion and published IN all their details.
The commission should also be given
the. power Ia make public and pass
upon the Issuance OF all securities
hereafter issued by railroads doing an
interstate business
A law should be- passed providing
In effect that when q Federal court
determines To place common carrier
or other public utility concern under
the control OF recelvorship. the az.
torney general should have the right
% nominate at least one Of the re-.
oolyers; or else IN some other way
the interests OF the stockholders
should be consulted. that the man.
Agomont may not be wholly re-dellvcr.
ed to the man or men the failure OF
whose policy may have necessltated
the creation OF the receiyorshlp Re.
coivorships should be used. not to
operate roads, but as speedily as pos.
sible TO pay their debts and return
them To the proper owners
In addition 20 the reasons | have
already urged on your attention, Il
has now become important that there
should be an amendment TO the anti.
trust law because. OF the uncertainty
az 20 how this law affects combIna.
tions among labor men and farmers
n the combination has any tendency TO
restrict Interstate commerce. All OF
these combinations, II and while ex.
istlng for and engaged IN the promo.
tlon OF innocent and proper purposes
should be recognized as legal As |
have repeatedly pointed out, this anti.
trust law was a most unwisely drawn
statute. Il was perhaps. inevitable
that In feeling after the right remedy.
the first attempts 10 provide such
should be crude; and. II was absolute.
ly imperative that some legislation
should be passed 20 control, In the in.
terest OF the public, the business use
OF the enormous aggressions OF corpor.
ate wealth that are so marked fea'
ture OF the modern industrial world.
But the present antitrust law. In It's
construction and working. has exem'
nlliled only too we'll the kind OF logis-