Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-04-02
RECOMMENDS
SPECIAL LAWS
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT IN BRIEF
MESSAGE TO CONGRESS URGES
NEEDED LEGISLATION.
FAVORS REVISION OF TARIFF
Passage OF Hepburn Bill, Amending
Sherman Antitrust Law, Provid.
ing for Registry Of Trust Agree.
ments Urged at This Session.

Washington, y. G. - President
Roosevelt Wednesday sent to both
houses Of Congress his special mes
sage. announced several days ago,
calling attention TO legislation which
he deems it important should be pass
ed at this session.
A special plea is made for the enact
mcnt Of a child labor law for the Dis
trict of Columbia; the immediate re
enactment of the employers liability
law; a law providing for the payment
of compensation for injury or death
received by employees of the Govern
mcnt; amendment CT the law govern.
ing the issue Of injunctions in labor
disputes; amendment Of the interstate
commerce and antitrust laws so as to
permit tn" formation of combinations
not in conflict with public policy;
early financial Legislation along the
line prol oscd by the measure now be-
fore Congress. and the establishment
Of postal banks.
Text Of Presidents Message.
To the Srnatc and House Of Representa-
clll your attention to certain meas
urcs as TO wlirh | think thor" should b"
action 10y H." Congress before the clos"
of tn" pre- sent session. Thcr" j. ainrl"
time for their consideration. A. regards
most if not al Of tn matters. bills hay"
boon introduced into on" or H." other of
the two Houses, and 1t is not too much 4"
nara. tl., st.l inn will La, taken nns ga or
the other uu th"s" bills at III" present
session. In my m'sSap" ut 'h" opening OF
the present session, and. indeed, IN va.
rious messages 10 previous Congresses, !
have repeatedly suggested action on most
NJ th"I" measures.
mia labor should he prohibited
throughout IA" nation. At least n m"I'l
>hild-Inbur bin should h." passed for IN"
District of Columbia. 1t Is u%nfortunat"
that in IN" on" place solely ~d"I"nd"lt
upon congress for It's legislation thor"
should he no law whatever 10 protect
'hillrrn by furbiliiug or regulating their
| r"ucw my recommendation for tho i'm
mediate" r"-cnn"tm"nt Of an employers
liability law, drawn to conform I" H." re
cent decision Of tn" Surr"m" Court
Within tn" limits Indicated by tn" court,
ia" law should be mad" thorough and
comprehensive. and Ia" protection II nf-
lords should "inhrac" every class of en-
Iluy" to which TIA" power Of III" Congress
ran extend.
In addition tn n liability law protect
ing Ia" employees Of common carriers. TIA"
Government sluuli show its good faith lay
rnnuiiug u further law giving CO~nr"nSa-
ttni 10 it's own employees for injury ar
lrdih incurred in its service. II Is = re-
! Irni"h I" rs - ~ nation that In both Fed
"iLl and stat" legislation "" hay" afford
ed l"Ss protection to publ" and privat"
employee than any Other Industrial coun-
try Of th' world.
Curb on irIunctlons.
I also urge that action h" taken along
Tho" lin" of 'h" 'nddtionS ! have
ilr"ady mad" concerning injunrtiunS In
labor disputes. No temporary restrain
ing order should be ISSUED by any cnurt
without notice, ana III" petition for n
permanent injunction upon which such
temporary restraining order has been is
sued should h" heard 10y the Court iSSu-
iug tn" sarn" within - reasonable time
say, not To "Xcosd n week or th"rcabouts
Cum the dat" when tn" order was issued.
II IL worth considering whether 1t would
not Civ" greater popular confidence in the
iinpartiality of sentences for contempt If
it WAS required that Ia" iss,I" should hc
decided 10y another Judg" than the one
| Issuing the Injunction, except where thu.
contempt is committed in the presence OF
the Court, or in another ease Of urgency.
] again call attention to ia" urgent
need of amending tn" interstate com
mere" law and especially In" antitrust
law along tn" lines indicated IN my last
message, TIL" interstate" law
should be amended SO ~ To give railroads
the right to max" traffi" agreements, sub
Jet to these agreements being approved
by III" Interstate tomm'rc" Commission
aud published In all of their details. The
Commission should also b" given tn" pow
er to make" public and To pass upon the
issuanc" Of all securities hereafter issued
by railroads doing AN interstate com.
m"rCc business.
a law should be passed providing fl
Effect that when "A Federal court deter,
mines to place Il common carrier or other
public utility concern under the coutro
of "A rec'ivcrship, the Attorney Genera
Ihonld hay" the right to nominal" At least
,nc of the receivers: or else in some 9th
.r way the interests Of the stakeholder.
Ihould be consulted. so that the manage,
ncnt may not be wholly r"d"livcrcd to tn,
nan or men the failure of whose policl
nay have ncccssitatod the creation of IN,
'eccivcrship. lscc"iv"rships should b'
Used, not to operate roads, but as speed
ly as possible To pay their debts ana re
urn them to the proper owners.
Some Lawful Combines.
In addition 10 the reasons | have al
: 'eady urged on your attention, 1t has nov
become important that there should b.
IN amendment OF the antitrust law, be
aus" of the uncertainty as to how thi
aw affects combinations among labo
men ana armcr II the combination ha
my tendency to restrict interstate com
, nerce, All of these combinations, II an,
, *hil" existing for ANA engaged in tn
S promotion or innocent and proper pur
poses. should be recognized as legal. a
have repeatedly pointed out, this anti
trust law WAS a most unwisely draw
statute. II was perhaps inevitable tina
, u feeling after the right remedy the hrs
u attempts to provide such should he crude
{ tUl 1t was absolutely imperative tina
some legislation should be passed to con
'rol. In the interest y the public. the bus
ness usa Of the enormous aggregations q
, corporate wealth that are 80 marked
.sature Of the modern industrial worI,