New-York tribune., 1908-02-01
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.


- 70 Ilt eLAsl-.s .---a fo- seission and OF the
35asSEnent q justice = S.1S SvSe and the gravely
Tls-serce and anti -5 80 ne Jaw and its ao-
3sssstrsJioa Tos1lUS - - O. G-able that there
suia as asiditiansl le=,isiaton a .-sptaI and be-
Iffse relations between labor an ta 4ubIjc
s.-en the great corporations ana he employers
fe7e Suqresne Court has oe.leta q because its
bfs--- isw 70 b uncOn stitutlon ,l1,- - i1tra-
@-,s s-nIy 70 employees engaged - ss,eare5 IN
afe commerce vel as q i+ e.i.i ial majority
EeFstste oz5lEEe-ce y s-oSs Sss s1swer 10 deal
- ire QUESTION in so Ear as -interst -
TsFars the employers liability zw aa a.
a. rs Immediate re-enactTneEt LIS Of
Pre- 80 thar i shan an @dry @Piy ss Si il c. consttu-
sIaily apply. but strengthening its ,..7T Being
+f-n his scope Interstate emPloyL ,5a fei9
= -o,,are5 r.. ~ adequate national la1 ', 1e -t .
Enrrastare employment VIII 5e le-t Iyiitiou Of
sfi5f95rt ts,e states via undoubtedIy give 5o
performance Ot their clSN Nit-.il -, ie-r de-
snslGeration tie importance ot 1ne SUI
amos .-.-..,-. ,,-,nrs henslve
also y rsenE gent 5 aass F5s t@5 s9. b The
Ire-rr5ent 10 al employees injured IN The 9i--ed
s-t-7ar IN the employment of tlf soTert a.
i no remedy. ana re entlre olrGen 81 - ~ - his
So fsfIe on the helpless man. hls WIG az ,-.e~
sung ci3l-5Lth - ,7--5-- -s+ there should not
- % -,.-4e F-1-l,s provision 70 meet and -
sI7v 30 atone for cruel misfortune Tl]en II GO ie
20 : nan through no fault cf rs own " -
s.-f1 serving rf. public In otler pEe.f-ilt =
fsTtce occur. for almost al clEiiz@a nSJloiS %
fsrfed legislation ernaoayinc rhe complete Re-
k5on - 1fe principe which places ne e-l-5Ee -
TX FOR Industrial ac1 cents t-Nt - -
tci5eu-s due to v1ifJI misconduct oy tHe 81 81 .
saye} or the indust-1 as TertfSee,t. ,e-+ =. In
,sasa countries cze principle applies 10 the so.-
- =, i---rns1s-rz should the injured erllpl9Ee
his surviving czr-fase-l'S Dc I{---,s - - /
s. ~eruirer77err rrsr in order 70 insure ie-oN,s
sz15Cfr-- in some form cu t1e part n- ". =.
- Sut = secure r-r1 suitable provision AGAINST /
-rrF5-
= burden # -te r-aGa risz Slt..lia -- -e. - =
= government EX1c-iT as tn "'I =
t-5+ie5 - r5s wages. r. sheule ~ a -
ssernui-s- Tor the l~l-rie- ~lS.l... -. 80
surse af his lsoo- lrT ats @ ,-i3 ~ - s-l~f5ei
mount 20 be paid sholia y f5l1 =. ,s-I,- -eo-e-
st~h manner that The eIllToEe : tiosL-s
sr1TscseI-ct Slo.ti. - "a - @-sr instance |
e sppca-ion q & 7,-z---7a-- :. - Of CoInrnaTce
80 l1s:,I- - (.--irfs- eulnlazes Of the gov
--e-- - r. T--fred states. including those IN
Il -e-g4ce Of the Panama canal Commission ana |
rse sdT1a ir5s6 r-nclple which should apply 70
a. governuent should ultimately oe tleas i ,t1 ol.
ss 4F- power il should enact laws 70 +his ef-e.
There the states alone have t5e Po"sI - - -,
zer- LIABILITY law does not really mean r1Gict!5s
nrloye- the burden of accident lfSlf--llI - i'm
juries which are sure 70 occur. u =, 4;,,@a 80
ed bur which I un1lstIi1llLeo. pears y - - a.
ee1t n le9-< ~. = ZT5T5 aIzZavs include an a.
s-r se e-sfrsr TIE risk n injury. just aS Ger
srIv IS the rate Of interest for llontE 10 nl-oss
sE1-[- : e-T7z5loves were al experienced hisi-
- -nen they would employ that part 81 thslr /
ages which i received because o. te -l>h 49, % r.
= II secure accident insurance But as ana ma Iii III
fact Il is Tot practca! 70 eApecI l-.t' .- en-, en-
> done ~ the great body q fElp.Ees =. -tr
oyers- LIABILITY la7 makes il certain t1zt = Mi nii
htfrlatel- impose no real addifioral oatU'H 1i'
I'M d. .-- - -,--=,l, 2 rzr zogr at
-tion Secretary Taft has urEertH recon Lell.zi
. Immediate passage nf law Troylal;le 70, a.; -
re .rr-Ez o< the iSthman canal sr2d that <-oh,'
a p 10 -fs -r De done and thar special hli
ras~e covering rhe case o. IaTdi;aastfT 5at..
ID vas injured nearly TWO Years ago while oglns
"a .is jfree l--le boys
THJUNCTIoNs ~ LABOR CASES
.tion il connection with the abuse q inJuncJlgEs
afyqr cases. As regards the rights ana y 9il-7
- -, --+17i ,z--i,-..- : covered IN admirable
s7ion 10y 5he report Of the Anthracite Coai StEle
II Tie s-7li5arlce o. both legislative ana executive
7icers As regards n5.Ections. can 90 l-i-le ~
oIle -. r,rf.z fo abo!fsh The Us OF the
se courts NAY rrs-nta7 thelr own dignity ana IN
DER that rhey may IN effective manner check
aously and conze-vatlvey. but who. when the need
-seS uses il fearlesslZ. confers tle greatest ser
re tr7on our people and his pTe-eInnellt useIlI-
- r.-Fl5e servant should E@ EesirIlE -tEf--
ized BUt tlere i no 95eS-lo5l n -s I'M s-q,.
has sometimes been used -eadesslE dl38 IN l-7.-g
I'd that sorr of the T111CTlcns issued iIlIc grave
nd OCCASIONALLY lrTeE-arafie wrong upon muse e'
lined. .,.- ,-..----=,., - ,,-e,a-,.
= entirely proper and legitimate actions q LABOR
Examinations IN their Str1Egi- Tor lndI-tlaI bellr
sent. under the suise "t prole ing IIuL-..tg
~ - 1-,c59.-5-,sT = is f,5rile 10 corcede.
srfzed effort on The part nf wage earners and 5et
rganized and upon winch their success deltAIS.
~ tat that the punishment for t. violation 81
ecessarliy b summary ana without ne
or cf 5u-E makes its issuance N G9a9ti-4 G9a9 60
dangerous pTaC1-~e and II itself furnishes q Iea-
afeguards 20 protect i1dlELdGalS aEa-hst t5e.ss De
a5oine5 from exercising 11eir proper rights t.ea-
rs maze I--.., - +--az--1- -lc5,l}.rlerId
~ eo,5 ! -, 80 - frdicrsr5n against thenl
-roz 50 ex-~a-r. - produce r@To-t aEa-L---
~ vvHoIa MS Of rhe process of injunction tn
buses Eili d. well 70 remember that Il ne Po5-
Star feeling does become strolr many - mos
ron Hhor -E.r Eels % defsnd them VII be me
~ afford 10 trust Z. aii mug 80 T.. = IT. -, a.
Justice aud far PLAY. Tor nos FSsE Il'--s, .- f
buses committed T eaI ac l..S - . .-g 49,,
liors % cons1rEz z-sl ~ 70 H.t--.i5 % - - - 's, 5
1 I1e1--f e = - - --r-srr f-- 5ssfa-ca r
,o34ier ieE - I 80 ~ ,5e coIIT5e in mat
's-e Il Injunction. and VIII even seek L. render
5uZato-y The power 70 punish for contempt, upon
rhich rover the very existence q the orderly ad-
.rinls7ratiou Il justice DEPENDS
a. IS uE psrTcse IS E9en as ma = 70 submit
eroe Furrfe- ~srFrrsIe da-tors II reference 70 our
ra--El1-f1- E-E-~ conditions TlTElI iI-
r.her4 of federal nv very recent decision
\ .7- S84r4--a .-os-- E Tie United states. -fr-
. zH -.r5oe -.5- message vE--t-r- u the case
a,lzf- SO United states seemingly ~ iaF-
rr5F.e i--r.srr sra af v--v se-ofs Ircha ta cor
z--ree lae ru5lH- H-i=7 the previously entertained
r7-- .-f t.rVv9rE r -h- Congress ~ t7- prem
- o. -.ct 3 degree as 20 make necessary car
I'll -5-.- .17 m tie opinions therein fled before
: = -s---z-f-r 5-e--eI- -o decide - what 10
lar1 tzs- l--7-7e~ % r.--r- -'teurior-
.-.--~r,rg. 70 r t-lErEg% CARRIERS