Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-01
ADVOCATES LAWS GOVERNING
RICH AND POOR
MESSAGE SCORES PREDATORY
CORPORATIONS
Standard Oil Company and Several
Railroads Made Target for
Hot Shot Fired by the
President
,Continued from rage one. )

tionally apply. but strengthening us
provisions within this scope. Interstate
employment being thus covered by an
adequate national law, the field of in
.rastate employment will be left to the
action CT the several states. With this
clear definition of responsibility, the
states will undoubtedly give to the per-
Torrance of their duty within their
Field the consideration the Importance
of the subject Demands.
I also very urgently advise that a
comprehensive act be passed providing
for compensation by the government to
all employees injured in the government
service. Under the present law an in
tured workman in the employment OF
the government has no remedy, and the
entire burden of the accident fails on
the helpless man, his wife and his
young children.
Present Law an Outrage
This is an outrage. This is a matter
of humiliation to the nation that there
should not be on our statute books pro-
visions 20 meet and partially to atone
for cruel misfortune when 1t comes
upon q man through no fault of his
avn while faithfully serving the public.
In no other prominent industrial
Justice occur. for most all civilized ma
lions have enacted legislation embody-
ing the complete recognition of the
principles which places the entire trade
risk for Industrial accidents Excluding,
of course accidents due to wilfull mis-
conduct by the employe) on the indus
try, as represe nted by the employer
which in this case is the government
In ali these countries the principle APP
plies to the government just as much
as to the private employer.
Hinder no Gil oumstances should the
injured employe or his surviving de-
pendents be required to bring SUIT
against the government, nor should IL
be the requirement in order to secure
recovery that negligence in some form
on the part of the government shouio
lie shown. Our proposition is not 10
confer a right upon the government
employee, but to secure him suitable
provision against injuries received in
the course of his employment.
The burden of the trade risks should
be placed upon the government; exact
" as tie working man is entitled to his
wages, so he should be entitled 10 IN
dennity for the injuries sustained III
the natural course of his labor. Inc
rates of compensation and the regula-
lions for its payment should be speel-
fed In the law, and the machinery loI
deternininr the amount TO be paid
sbould In each case be provided in such
manner the the employe is properly
represented without expense to MIN.
Tn other words, the compensa ton
should Re paid automatically, while the
eradication of the law in the first in
stance should be vested in the depart
rnent of commerce and labor. :,
There is a special bill to when call
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your attention. secretary 1T 10 %
urgently recommended the immediate
s4assso IF law providing for compen-
sation to employees of the government
tniured in the work of the isthmlan
canal and that 100000 be appropriated
for this purpose each year. -
earnestly hope this will be DONE
ma that a special bill be passed cover
inc the case of Yardmaster Banloll'
vino was injured nearly two years aso
while doing his duty. He Is now ne u.
lass 10 support himself, his wife ana ms
three little boys.
BlackIisting and 6oycottine
again cali your attention to the
aad IF some action in connection Win
fine abuse of injunctions in labor CASTS
Bs regards the rights ana WRONGS %
labor and capital, from blackhstlng 70
bovcotting. the whole matter IS CIV
cred in admirable fashion by the rep lD;a
~ the anthracite coal strike coilililie :
sun. sor the guidance of both legls-
tive and executive officers. AS re.
gards ;niunctions, I can do nttle pus
aneet what I have said in my las'
,oessage to the congress. even tlIous a.
=, 1SeTs nossible, I should CONSIDER \
most 1nwis, to abolish the use Vi 'iie
process of injunction. -. +ba+ tb,
II Is necessary, in order ma a,.,, a.,
courts may maintain thell o Nv esao+i1,,
- -, order that they may in effecflV'
, 40, check disorder and Violehce
n.y. i,,dee who uses it cautiously am
,a1,seryat lively. but who, when the hee'
oises uses il fearlessly corners LII
sraa test service upon our people, an
his pre-eminent usefulness as pup aS
servant should be heartily fecos 10 ~,
Rut there is no question IN my nia, mn,
that it has sometimes a tba
1,aadlessiy and questionably, anu tna
come of the injunctions issued lIlnlS
grave and occasional lrrepaia am
wrong llpon those enJoined.
II e indefensible for men to pc en-
joined from peacefully soliciting other
10 ioin a labor union, or upuer al
ordinary circumstances from win
drawing from the service OF an en-
nIover. in a controversy arising In goo'
falIn dS " lAl~ hSAAAAS -
ment. ....,,,,o+;o,
II is all wrong to use the inJunctlol
70 prevent the entirely proper ant
leeitimate actions of labor organiza
lions in their struggle for industrial
hetterment. or under the guise OF pro
feeting property rights unwarrantapl!
TO avoid the fundamental rights OF TN
Individual. 1t is futile to coneede, a
we all do, the right and the necessit,
Of organized effort on the part Of tn
wage earners, and yet by inJunctiv
nrocess to forbid peaceable action Z
accomplish the lawful object for whicl
thew are organized and upon whicl
their success depends.
THE fact that the punishment for IN
violation of an injunction must, t
make the order effective, necessarily
he summary, and without the interven
fion of a jury, makes its issuance i
doubtful cases a dangerous practice
and in itself furnishes reason why tn
process should be surrounded wit
Safeguards to protect individual
aeainst being enjoined from exercisin
fheir proper rights. Reasonable motto
should be given the adverse party
This matter is daily becoming of gray
Importance. and I cannot too urgentl