The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-04-03
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SPECIAL LAWS
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT IN BRIEF
MESSAGE TO CONGRESS URGES
NEEDED LEGISLATION.
fAv0RS REVISION OF TARIFF
Passage % Hepburn Bill, Amending
Sherman Antitrust Law, Provid-
ing for Registry Of Trust Agree
ments Urged at This Session.

Washington, ID. c. - President
Roosevelt Wednesday sent 10 both
houses OF Congress his special mes
sage. announced several days ago,
calling attention to legislation which
he deems il important should be pass
ed at this session.
A special plea is made for the enact
ment OF 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
ment: amendment OF the law govern
ing the issue of injunctions In labor
disputes: amendment OF the interstate
commerce and antitrust laws so as TO
permit the formation of combinations
not in conflict with public policy;
early financial legislation along the
line proposed by the measure now be
fore Congress. and the establishment
OF postal banks.
Text OF Presidents Message.
To the senate and House Of Representa-
tives.
/ cali your attention 10 certain meas
ures as to which l think there should be
action bv the Congress before the close
OF the present session. There Il ample
time for their consideration. As regards
most II not all Of the matters. bills have
been introduced into one or the other OF
ths. xcf Houses and IL * not TOO much To-
hope that action will be taken one way or
the other on these bills at the present
session. In my message NJ the opening or
the present session. and. indeed. IN va
rious messages 10 previous Congresses. /
have repeatedly suggested action on most
u these measures.
Child labor should be prohibited
throughout the nation AT least model
child-labor bin should be passed for the
District OF Columbia. II is unfortunate
that in the one place solely dependent
should be no law whatever 10 protect
children by forbidding or regula ting their
abor
renew my recommendation for the i'm
mediate re-enactmenf OF an employers
liability law. drawn 10 conform 20 the re-
cent decision OF the Supreme Court.
Within the limits Indicated by the court.
the law should be made thorough and
comprehensive. and the protection II af-
lords should embrace every class OF EN-
2loye TO which the power OF the Congress
Fan extend.
In addition 70 n liability law protect
ng the employees of common carriers the
Government should show its good faith by
snacting a further law giving compensa-
ton TO its own employees for injury or
Heath incurred in its service. II Is re-
oroach 20 us as 2 nation that in both Fed
sral and state legislation We have afford
ID less protection 10 public and private
employees than any other Industrial coun-
Try OF the world.
Curb on lnjunctions.
also urge that action be taken scng
the line OF the recommendations ! have
already made concerning iniu actions In
ng order should be issued by any court
without notice. and the petition FOR
permanent injunction upon which such
temporary restraining order has been IS
sued should be heard by the Court issu-
nc tho same within reasonable time
say. not 10 exceed a week or thereab bouts
II Is worth considering whether X would
not give greater popular confidence In the
lmpartiality Of sentences for contempt IL
4 was required that the issue should be
decided by another judge than the one
issuing the injunction. except where the
contempt is committed in the presence OF
the Court. or In another case OF urgency.
l again can attention to the urgent
need Of amending the inter tate COM
merce Law and especially thf antitrust
law along the lines indicated in my last
message. The Interstate commerce law
should be amended 50 as 70 give railroads
the right 20 make traffic agreements sub
| lect TO these agreements being approved
| BY the Interstate Commerce Commission
and published in all OF their details. The
Commission should also be given the pow
sr to make public and To pass upon the
issuance OF all securities hereafter issued
/ BY railroads doing an interstate COM
merce business.
a law should be passed providing in
effect that when Federal court deter
mines 10 place a common carrier or other
| public utility concern under the control
0f "A receivership. the Attorney General
should have the right TO nominate at least
| one Of the receivers. or else tn some 9TH
er way the interests OF the stockholders
/ should be consulted. 50 that the manage
/ ment may not be wholly redclivered 10 the
man or mea the failure Of whose policy
may have necessitated the creation 81 the
! receiyership. Receiverships should be
/ used. not TO operate roads. but as speed
! ny as possible 10 pay their debts and re-
turn them to the proper owners.
Some Lawful Combines.
In addition 10 the reasons ! have al
| ready urged on your attention. IL has now
| become important that there should be
an amendment II the antitrust law. be-
| cause OF the uncertainty as TO how this
aw affects combinations among labor
| men and farmers. n the combination has
4 any tendency 10 restrict interstate COM
| merce. All Of these combinatio II and
| while existing for and engaged In the
| promotion % innocent and proper pur-
poses. should be recognized as legal As
! have repeatedly pointed out this anti
| trust law was most unWisely dra wn
statute II was perhaps inevitable that
Ia feeling after the right remedy tho first
| attempts 20 provide such should be crude
| and IL was absolutely imperative that
some legislation should be passed 20 con-
| troll. IN the interest OF the public the bus
iness use Of the enormous aggregations Of
l corporate wealth that are SO marked "A
| feature Of the modern industrial world.
But the present antitrust law. In its con-
| etruction and working. has exemplified
| only too well the kind OF legislation which
| under the guise Of being thorough going
| Is drawn up In such sweeping form as 10
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Burns TO Death in Hospital.
Sedalia, Mo-. Charles Donahoe was
suffocated at the Sedalia city hos.