The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1908-02-06
President SENDS
IN A HOT message.
SCORES GREAT CORPORATIONS
FOR THEIR ATTITUDE OF
DEFIANCE OF LAW.
Defends His Policies-vigorous Denial
of Assaults on Property-"Conspir-
acy of Law-Breakers" Against Ad-
ministration Played.

acy of Law.Breakers" Against Ad-
ministration Played.
Washington, Jan. 31.-President
Roosevelt transmitted to congress Fri
day what is considered the "warmest"
and best message he has written since
he entered the White House. It deals
in the main with the control Of great
corporations.
To begin with, the president advo-
Gates the immediate re-enactment of
the employers liability law with its
scope limited to conform to the de-
cision of the supreme court, and also
urgently advises that a similar act be
passed to apply to government en-
ployes, and that favorable considera-
ton be given the bill recommended by
Secretary Taft providing for COM
pensation for employees of the govern
ment injured in the work Of the
isthmian canal.
Abuse Of the Injunction.
The message deals with the abuse
of i%njunctions in labor cases, saying.
ut is all wrong to use the injunction
to prevent the entirely proper and
legitimate actions Of labor organiza-
tons in their struggle for industrial
betterment, or under the guise of pro-
tecting property rights unwarrantably
to invade the fundamental rights of
the Individual"
The president then asks that laws
be passed better to secure control over
the concerns engaged in interstate
and recommends that rail-
ways be permitted to form traffic asso-
Citations.
Mr.. Ripley and Relating.
After warmly denouncing stock wa
tering, DISQUALIFICATION and "the
grosser forms of gambling in securi-
ties and commodities" President
Roosevelt turns his attention to re-
batting, submitting the reply of the
chief Of the bureau Of corporations to
statements made by the Standard Oil
company and by President Ripley of
the Santa Fe railway. There is also a
letter fromm District Attorney Heney
Of San Francisco inclosing one from
the Santa Fe's general freight traffic
manager to the roads auditor, which
Mr.. Heney and the president say
shows the utter falsity of the plea of
ignorance made by high officials of the
Santa Fe and the Standard Oil com.
pany.
The president adds:
"The attacks by these great corpora
tons on the administrations actions
have been given a wide circulation
throughout the country, in the newspa
pers and otherwise, by those writers
and speakers who, consciously or I'm
consciously, act as the representatives
of predatory wealth-of the wealth
accumulated on a giant scale by all
forms Of iniquity, ranging from the
oppression Of wageworkers to unfair
and unwholesome methods Of crushing
out competition, and to defrauding the
public by stock jobbing and the manip
ulation of securities. Certain wealthy
men of this stamp, whose conduc'
should be abhorrent to every man o.
ordinarily decent conscience, and wht
commit the hideous wrong of teaching
our young men that phenomenal bust
ness success must ordinarily be baset
on dishonesty, have during the las
few months made it apparent that the.
have banded together to work for
reaction. Their endeavor is to over
throw and discredit all who honestl.
administer the law, to prevent an.
additional legislation which woul,
check and restrain them, and to secur,
If possible a fredeom from all re
straint which will permit every un
scrupulous wrongdoer to do what h
wishes unchecked provided he ha
enough money. The only way to cour
teract the movement in which thes
men are engaged is to make clear t
the public just what they have don
in the past and just what they ar
seeking to accomplish in the present.
Campaign Of Law Breakers.
Denying that the administration /
engaged in any assault on property
the president continues:
There are ample material reward
for those who serve with fidelity tn
mammon Of righteousness; but the
are dearly paid for by the people VIII
permit their representatives, whethe
in public life, in the press, or in tn
colleges where their young men ar