The Holly chieftain., 1908-02-07
SIZZLING MESSAGE
SENT TO CONGRESS
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT SCORES
Big CORPORATIONS BECAUSE
OF THEIR ATTITUDE.
STANDARDS METHODS
ARE TORN TO PIECES

Tendency Of OIL Concern to "over.
Awe, Crush and DIsdaIn Public"
Proves Warm Theme In chlers
Communication.
sage to congress asked the enactment
Of a fair employers liability law, more
powers for the. Interstate Commerce
6called to the attention of the law
Smakers his campaign against the "spe-
cially privileged rich" Regarding the
clared unconstitutional by the supreme
court. the president said:
"As regards the employers liability
ment. limiting its 81 scope SO that It Shall
which the court says it can constltu-
proVisions spRSl Within I this scope interstats m
employment being thus covered by an
adequate national law. the field OF In
seean 81 she g ses Be-
clear definition of responsibility the
states will Undoubtedly give to the
Held the consideration the Importance
OF the subject demands.
Y also very urgently advise that a com
a
eempioyes. injured in the government
service. Under the present law an in.
Jured workman in the employment Of
the entire burden of the accident falls
on the helpless man, his wife, and his
young children. This is an outrage.
. tion that there should not be on our
statute books provision to meet and
partially atone for cruel misfortune
fault Of es his own np While faithfully servo W
Ing the public"
AssaIIs injunction Abuse.
Abuse Of the use of the injunction
in labor cases provided another theme
for the executive. He declared there
rights and wrongs Of labor from black
said:
tie But Iesa repeas Mhat have saia n IL my
It were possible. i should consider It
process of Injunction It is necessary
In order that the courts may maintain
their own dignity and in order that
ssdisorder and violence. The Judge. who
uses It cautiously and conservatively.
but who. when the need arises. uses it
rice upon our people. and his preemi-
should be heartily Recognized. But
It has sometimes been used heedlessly
and unjustly. and that some of the in
functions issued infiict grave and oc-
casionally sssLs all ds issrseparable wrong upon
That the Santa Fe railroad president
had guilty knowledge of rebatlng is an
with effect. In. his message he in
closed letters of correspondence, which
he declared point to the truth Of his
statements. His words In this con-
nGCSlOn
I'm enclose herewith a statement is
sued by the chief of the bureau of cor
merits % ewhieh il a also enelose5. made By BY
and on behalf of the agents of the
Standard Oil Corporation and a letter
answer to certain statements. also in IN.
santa Fe Railway Company. The
way company have both been found
conduct; both have been sentenced to
and published broadcast these state
ments. asserting their innocence and
denouncing as improper the action of
Of guilt. These statements are very
elaborate. are very ingenious. and are
gntruthful in important particulars.
Heney Hen % suiiicientiy 'hi iiiustraee The them meth IT.
DDS Of the high efacials of the Santa
Fs and show ;o. the utter falsity Of their
Dthe STANDARD on being equally with
Sout foundation"
Would See Trafie Associations.
Uniformity of railroad rate. was an
s%hieh h Is Of interest to the general Hr'e. pub.
Slic and President Roosevelt advised a
pool of traffic associations for the pur-
pose Of comforting on rates. In that
connection he continued as follows:
tion that railways be permitted to form
traffic associations for the purpose of
comforting about and agreeing upon
rates. regulations. and practices affect
ing interstate business In which the
us 9t tns Tss aaes no ase
that they should be given the right
to pool their earnings or their traffc.
The law requires that rates shall be
so adjusted as not to discriminate be-
ali competing lines must be the same.
AS applied to practical conditions the
railway operations of this country
can not be conducted according to law
without Whist g equivalent to confer
= der which such associations operate
all their operations should be open to
public inspection; and the rates, regu.
fations. and practices upon which they
: BY the commission"
y Then followed a roast" on the "evil
rich" The president told of the CAM
paign which the wealthy lawbreakers
conducted and set forth remedial legis-
lation. His statement in that regard
follows:
Under no circumstances would we
countenance attacks upon law-abiding
property, or do aught but condemn