The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-03-25
Child Labor, Antitrust
aw and 7 ariff Re
vision Discussed
Expects Action On Financial Leg
islation

D. c. March 25-Pesdent
following special message to both houses Of Congress-
Io ne and House of Representatives:
attention certain measures as to which think there
session
their consideration AS regards most not an OF
introduced into the other OF the two
bills at the present session In my message at tne
repeatedly action on most Of these meas
enid labor prohibited Nation At least
bill should be passed for the District Of Columbia It
solely dependent Congress- for It's
law whatever to protect children by forbid
Regulating their labor
Recommendation for the Immediate eenaetmnt o. an
liability conform to the recent decision Of the
Within the limits indicated by the court the law should
and the protection affords should
which of the Congress can
Ta addion liability the employees Of
Gonnnt faith enactng further
its employees for injury death incurred
reproah Nation that in both Federal and
Legislation protection public and private
ploses than other industrial country Of the world
be taken along the line of the recommendations
have already concerning disputes No tempo
issued by without notice. and
heard by the court issuing the
to exceed week or Whereabouts
from the date when the order was
popular fdence In the OF
required that the issue should se decided o
the injunction except where the con
Of the court in other case OF p
again call attention the interstate
and especially the antitrust law along the lines indicated
@ ~ @ ,,t - a Gac to these agree
Commission and pub
Commission should also be given the
sf issued BY railroads doing
should be passed providing in effect that when Federal court
receivershp the Attorney General should have the
interests consulted at manage
wholly redelyered to them an or men the failure
policy the creation of the receivehp Re
used operate roads, but as speedily as pos
se pay them to the owners
addition attention
that there should be amendment Of the anti
Of the uncertainty to how this law ahects
and farmers If the combination has any tendency to
All Of these combinations If and while ex
listing for and engaged in the promotion OF innocent ana proper
repeatedly pointed out this anti
unwisey drawn statute 1t perhaps inevitable
the first attempts provide such
absolutely imperative that some legislation
the n Industrial world But the preeen
m construction and working has exempned
the of being thoroughly going drawn up
to become either Ineffective or else mheVous
combinations absolutely necessary
business they necessary among labor
farmers Some
powerful of all instruments for
sas s I , @ tba ant, rns law which while in practice
partially nevertheless
theory to prohibit combination
Tor TRANSACTION Of modern business
this But the imperative modify it. Such
needed for the sake Of the business men Of the
and for the sake Of the farmers
afford to leave it on the statute books in its present
has beeome uncertain involve all labor
organizations as well as all business orsan
in the destruction Of the organizations neces
well Of all labor organ
completely check the wise movement
farmers and put hack half cen
situation
needed the interest Of all engaged in the industries
essential to the eounts welbens DO not pretend to say
bill should take and the suggestons have offer
and views apply equally other measure which
the desired end Bearing this mind would suggest
merely following changes in the law:
in Of trade Or commerce among the several
however, that some proper
Corporations acting under the Secretary Of Commerce
be allowed such contracts Probably the best
providing 70 enact that contract subject
o spohibidob
re Ae with me Bureau q or e.ns
This would publicity say sixty days