The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-05-02
PRESIDENT PRODS
CONGRESS AGAIN
Calls It's Attention to Laws
He Urges Should
Be Passed.
GIVES QUITE A LENGTHY LlSl
Deyotes His Message, However,
Almost Entirely to Corpora
ton Control and Labor.
Presses Limitation Of the Injunction
Would strengthen the Commences
Board-iNational incorpor-
ton Advocated.

To the Senate and House Of Repre-
sentntiyes:
lii my message 10 the congress OF
March -. 1908, | outlined certain
measures which believe the majority
OF our counfrymen desire 10 have en-
acted into law at this time. These
measures do not represent hy any
means all that | would Ike 10 see done
n 7 thought II possible, but they do
represent what ] believe can now b.
done II an earnest effort toward This
end Is made
Lava lie Wants Enacted.
Since wrote this message an en-
ployers liability law has been enacted
which. n is true, comes short Of what
ought q have been done. hut which
does represent real advance APP
parently there Is good ground 10 hope
that there VIII be further legislation
providing FOR recompcnslng all en-
ployes who suffer injury while 90.
gagged IN the public service; thai
there will be n chlld-labor law enacted
for the District Of Columbian; that the
Waterways commission will be cont'I'
ucd with sufficient financial support to
Increase the effectiveness Of its prep
atory work. that steps Will he taken
20 provide FOR such investigation into
tariT conditions, by The appropriate
committee OF the house Of representa-
tlvcs and by government experts Ia
the executive service. as Will secure
the full information necessary for Inn
mediate action IA revising the tariff
at the hands OF The congress elected
next fall: and finally, that financial
legislation will lie enacted providing
for temporary measures for meetln-
any trouble that may arise IN the next
year or two and for a commission of
experts who shall thoroughly myesti.
gate tho whole matter. both here and
in the great commercial countr Is
abroad. so as TO be able TO recommend
legislation which viii put our imam
clal system on an efficient and perma-
nent basis.
lie Mentions n Few More.
IL Is much TO be wished that one
feature OF the financial legislation %
this session should be the establish.
ment OF postal savings banks. Ample
appropriation should be made 20 en-.
able the Interstate commerce commits.
sion to carry out the very important
fenture Of the Hepburn law which
gives the commission supervision ana
control over the accounting systems OF
the railways. Failure TO prov. L.
means which Will enable the commits.
sion 10 examine the books OF the rail
ways would amount 10 an attack on
the law az It's most vital point. AMI
would benefit. as nothing else could
benefit. these railways which are cor.
ruptly or Lncompetenty managed.
Forest reserves should be established
throughout the Appalachian mountains
region wherever Il can be shown tina.
they Will have n direct and real con-
nection with the conservation ana inn
provement OF navlgable rivers.
Two Measures I'm Much Doubt.
There seems. however. much doubt
about two OF the measures have rec
ommended The measure 10 do away
with abuse OF the power OF injunction
and the measure or group OF measures
90 strengthen and render both more
efficient and mere wise the control hy
the national government over The
great corporations doing an interstate
business.