The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-04-03
President Sends Special Mes.
sage to Congress. Urging
Legislation.
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problems. President Roosevelt today
sent TO congress another special mes-
The president devote most OF hts At
tention to he proposed amendment Of
the Sherman antitrust law. making
some Important suggestions az TO tts
revision.
The message In FULL follows.
To the Senate and House III Representa-
ttveg.
/ call your attention 10 certain measures
rs TO which think there should be action
by the congress before the close Of the
present session. There- II ample tirne for
n sns'f ali s'e 81 shs NATTER. A. f III. h.y m0s sss u
introduced into one or tho other Of the
" houses. and IL In not too much TO
hope that action will be taken one way or
the other on ti.ose bills at the present ees-
sion. In my message at the opening of the
present session, and, indeed, In vaYfouS
messages to previous congresses. ! have
repeatedly suggested action on most OF
Child labor should be prohibited through
out the nation Al least a model child
labor bill should be passed for the District
OF IL II unfortunate that In the
one place solely dependent upon congress
for It's legislation there should be no law
whatever TO protect children by forbid
ding or regulating their labor.
] renew my recommendation for the I'm.
mediate re-enactment OF an employer
liability law. drawn to conform TO the re-
CENT deesion q the supreme court, With
In the limits Indicated by the court. the
law should be made thorough and COM
prehenzive, ard the protection Il affords
should embrace every class OF employe 20
tend.
In addition to a liability Law protecting
the employees OF common carriers the gov
acting = further law giving compensation
TO is own employees Tor injury or death
incurred In is service: Il 10 : rcproach
to Us as q nation that In both federal and
state legislation we have afforded less pro-
lection to public and private employees
world.
A. to tnIunctions.
1 also urge that action be taken along
the hne OF the recommendations have al
ready made concerning injunctions I'm la
Dor disputes. No temporary restraining
oIder should De issued by any court with
out notice: and the petition for q perma-
nent injunction upon which such temper
ary restraining order has been issued
should be heard by the court issuing the
same within q reasonable time-say. not
70 exceed a week or Whereabouts from the
date when the order was issued. IL II
worth considering whether IL would not
give greater opular confidence IN the Inn
Partially OF sentences for contempt II II
was required that the issue should be de-
cided by another Judge than the one L.
con,srnn me 'hJumcs,on. except where the
the court, or I'm other case OF urgency.
again call attention to the urgent need
OF amending the Interstate Commerce laxr
and especially the antitrust law Along
the lines indicated In my last message.
Inc interstate law should be
amended so as to give railroads the right
TO make traffic agreements, subject TO
these agreements beng approved by the
Interstate Commerce commission and pub
hshed In all OF their details. The COM
mission should also be given the power to
make public and to pass upon the issu-
ance OF all securities hereafter Issued by
railroads doing an interstate commercs
A law should be passed proyfdinr IN a.
rect that when a federal court determines
70 place q common carrier or other public
Utility concern under the control Of q re-
have the right to nominate al least one
OF the receivers; or else In some other
way the interests Of the s~tockhoiders
snouid % consulted. 20 that the manage
the man or men the failure OF whose policy
may have necessttated the creation Of the
recsivsr.nips. Receiverships should be
- possible to pay their debts and return
them to the proper ownersl
Almond Anti trust Law.
In addition to the reasons I have already
urged on your attention. II has now b.
come important that there shoulA r. An
amendment Of the antitrust AZ hscsnss
oI the uncertainty ~ to how this law AZ
tects combinations among labor men and
xarmers " the combination has any tend
ency TO restrict interstate commerce. All
q these combina lions, II and while exist
ing for and engaged In me promotion OF
.nnocsn ana proper purposes. should Be-
pointed out. this antitrust law VA (
most unwiseiy drawn statute. Il va per-
Pap inevitAble that In feeling after the
ri.nt remedy the nrst attempts to provide
oocn afsOus0 D. crude: and II was absolute
~ imperative that some legislation should
Be- passed to controi. In the Interest OF the
public. the bussness use Of the enormous
% marked q feature OF the modern mann
trial world. But the present anti-trust
law. n " construction and working, has
lation which. under the suiss cT hSsns
Thoroughly gofnx. II drawn up ia such
sweeping form ~ to become either MOI
/ 1ecGye or else mischievoua.
In the modern industrial world eosmhan.
atoms are absolutely necessary: TREY are
uecessAry among business men. they arc
necessary among iaboring men, they ara
1armers. some Of these abb afions ~
among the most powerful Of All instru-
nents Tor w~rQngdotug. Others Offer the
Sn.s .nsc.iss ..y Of msssinx actual baaa-
whoiesome . keep upon the statute books
unmooineo law, Ike the antitrust law.
whicn. waiis In pr.ctice only partially e.
nevertheless In theory been Construed -
~ aweepin8ly TO prohibit every cOmblnn-
0on Tor the Transaction OF modern buai-
mesa Some real good has resulted from
this Law. But the time has come when n
II imperative TO modify II. Such modi1ca-
ten y urgently needed for the sake a ths
business men Of the country, Tor the saks
Of the w~agswokers. and for the cake 81
the armer The congress can not afYord
90 lave u on the statute books IN III
present shape.
ouSessts Changes.
II has nov becomo uncertatn how Tar
this law may involve all labor ogganlaa4
ton and fArmersf Organiza tons. - well
- Al business o-rgan.1attons, In conalct
With the law: Or, Il Ne secure literal com
planes with The law. how TAR Il may r.
suit In the destruction Of the oFgantxatioua
neceMafy Tor the tyAn1Actton Of modern
business. ~ we'll ~ Of ali labor oreanisa-
tions ~ organizations, conn
pietety check the W1se movement for =
curing business co~-opefAkOn among farm
err, and put back hak = century the prog
ress Of the movement m the betterment
Of labor. = hill has been prsseuted in thu
congress 70 remedy thie ~slkuatton. 6omG
such measure - this bill = needed in thu
lusorest Of Ill engAoe1 n t. iudustrtaG
which are essential - the eo0nny'e well
being. Do ntt pretend - ~ the exact
ehaDe that the bill shou16 49,. M -
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