The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1908-03-27

with the employers. and to seek
peaceably TO persuade others TO ac-
cept their views, and to strike for
the purpose o. p~eaceabIy obtaining
from employers satisfactory terms for
their labor. Nothing should be done
to leEalize either q blacklist or a
boycott hat would be Illegal az COM
mon law; this being the type Of
boycott defined and condemned by
the anthracite strike commission.
TIE Question % saaILia; legislation
Is now receiving such attention in
both houses that We have n right 10
expect action before the close OF the
session. II is urgently necessary that
there should be such action. More
over. action should be taken to es-
tablish postal savings banks. These
postal savings banks are imperative
" needed for the benefit OF the wage
workers and men OF small means.
and will be a valuable adi-nct e our
whole financial system
The time has come when We should
prepare for a revision OF the tariff.
This should be, and indeed must be.
preceded by careful investigation. II
is peculiarly the province OF the con-
gress and not OF the president, AID
indeed peculiarly the province of the
house Of representatives, to originate
a tariff bill and TO determine upon its
terms; and this ! fully realize. Yet
il seems TO me that before the close
of this session provision should be
made for collecting full material
which will enable the congress elect
- o-N I'm ,-,Ali4sn l~ n 49,
il comes into existence. This would
necessitate some action by b con-
greSs at its present session, perhaps
in the shape of directing the proper
committee itself and through govern
ment agents who should report to the
committee and should lay before IL
the facts which would permit II TO
act with prompt and intelligent fair
ness. These government agents, IL IL
is not deemed wise to appoint indivi-
duals from outside the public ser
vice, might with advantage be mem
bers of the executive departments,
designated by the president, on his
own motion or on the request OF the
committee, TO act with IL.
I am Of the opinion, however. that
n change in the tariff could with
advantage be made forthwith Our
forests need every protection. and n
method Of protecting them would be
10 put upon the free list Woo pulp,
with a corresponding reduction upon
paper made from wood pulp, when
they come from any country that does
not put an export duty upon them.
Ample provision should be made
Pow n narpoannnt u-ataruya TIC annmic-
sion, with whatever power is re-
quired to make it effective. The rea-
isonable expectation of the people
will not be met unless the congress
prc-.Acs at this session for the be-
GIN. Z and prosecution OF the ac-
tual work OF waterway improvement
and control. The congress should rec
ognize ia fullest fashion the fact that
hi subject Of the conservation Of our
natural resources, with which their
commits ion deals, is literally vital
FOR the future OF the nation.
Numerous bills granting water
power rights on navigable streams
have been introduced. None of them
give the government the right tc
make a reasonable charge for the
valuable privileges SO granted, il
spite Of the fact thai these water.
power Jrivileges are equivalent tC
many thousands of acres of the bes'
coal lands for their production N
power. NCr is any definite time limi
get, AZ ehould always be done il
such asc. | shall be Obliged here
after, IN accordance with the polio,
stated in Z recent message, to veto
any w~atec-pOwer bill which does no
provide fc a time limit and for thu
right OF the president or of the secre
fary Concerned TO fix and cOllec
4 charge as he may find to b.
and reasonable in each case.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
- , White House,