The Red Cloud chief., 1908-02-07
HITS RICH EVlLDOERS
toTTEsr MESSAGE EVER SENT
TO CONGRESS.
President Urges Lawmakers to Per-
feet Laws-Acts Bearing on Control
Of Great Corporations Need Aztec.
tion-Empioyers' Liability.

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and almost unprecedented scene was
enacted in the house OF representa-
,!ves as the result Of the reading o. q
special message to congress by the
president, urging additional LEGISLATION
IN the matter of relations OF labor and
tapital and of corporations and the
pnbiic. The vigorous language of the
document brought forth storms of APP.
plause. first on the Democratic SIDE OF
the house and then on the Republican.
and eliminating in a general demon
stration by the entire body.
The reading OF the presidents mes
sage was the chief feature of the sen
ate proceedings. The message re-
ceiyed careful attention on the part
of many senators on both sides OF the
chamber. The senate ordered the
printing of 10000 copies.
Extracts From Message.
1.-THE recent decision of the supreme
court in regard to the employers lid
Oility act, the experience OF the inter
state commerce commission and OF the
department of justice in enforcing the
interstate commerce and antitrust
laws, and the gravely significant atti-
Jude toward the law and its admins
ration recently adopted by certain
heads of great corporations, render 1t
desirable that there should be add
tional legislation as regards certain
of the relations between labor and
capital. and between the great corpor-
ations and the public"
He urges the re-enactment of the
employers liability law in such form
as to avoid the objections found fatal
by the court, and also very urgently
advises that a comprehensive act be
passed providing for compensation by
The government to all employees in
jured In the government service.
Attention Is again called to the need
OF action regarding the abuse OF in
functions in labor cases
The president then proceeds to re-
peat recommendations made in pre-
Nious messages As to desirable rail.
road regulation legislation. He says
the interstate ommerCc commission
should be empowered to pass upon
any rate or practice OF its w initia.
tive.
In reference to the Sherman anti.
trust law, he repeats the recommends.
lions made In his message ut the open
ing OF the present congress-, as well
rs IN his message to the previous con-
sresS, and he adds: Il do not know
whether it is possible, but If possible,
il Is certainly desirable, that In con.
lection with measures to restrain
stock watering and over.capitali2Atiop
thcrc SHOULD be measures taken to
prevent at least the grosser forms of
gambling in securities and Commod.
tiles. such as making large sales of
what men do not possess and corner
lng' the market. There is no moral
difference between gambling at cards
or In lotteries or Oh the race track
and gambling in the stock market"
Reference is made to the %denuncia.
ti0n by the Standard Oil company and
Of the Santa Fe railway of the courts
and jurics by which they were con.
victed. These statements, published
broadcast. and declaring innocence,
are very Ingenious says the presi.
cent, "and are untruthful in important
particulars" lie then quotes in full a
otter from Edward Chambers, general
freight traffic manager Of the Atchi.
on, Topeka and Santa Fe railway
system, to- G.. A. Davidson, auditor OF
the same company, dated Feb. 81, 1907
scnt by Francis j. Heney, in which II
appears that Mr.. Ripley of the Santa
TO road, who had said that he knew
nothing about any rebates being grant
cd by his road, participated in arrang
ing u rebate agreement between the
road and the Associated Oil company
The methods by which the Stand
ard Oil people and those engaged II
the other combinations OF which
have spoken about have achieved grea
advocacy of a system of moralit,
which would also justify every form
uf criminality IN the part of a labo
union, aud every form Of violence. COZ
ruption aud fraud, from murder L
bribery and ballot box stufiing in POI
jtics.
Striking Passages in Message.
1t is not the puppets, but'the stron
cunning men and the mighty force
working for evil behind and thrOug
the puppets, with whom We have I
deal. When we are able to put tn
real wrongd0or in prison, this is wha
we strive to do.
That stakeholder is not innocer
who voluntarily purchases stock in
corporation whose methods and mar