Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-01
ADVOCATES LAWS GOVERNING
RICH AND POOR
MESSAGE SCORES PREDATORY
CORPORATIONS
Standard Oil Company and Several
Railroads Made Target for
Hot Shot Fired by the
President
Contained from Page one,


provisions within this scope. Interstate
employment being thus covered by an
adequate national law, the field of in
.rastate employment will be left to the
action CT the several states. With this
clear definition of responsibility, the
states will undoubtedly give to the per-
Torrance of their duty within their
Held the considera ton the Importance
of the subject Demands.
/ also very urgently advise that a
comprehensive act be passed providing
for compensation by the government to
all employees injured in the government
service. Under the present law an in
iured workman in the employment of
the government has no remedy, and the
entire burden of the accident falls on
the helpless man, his wife and his
young children.
Present Law an Outrage
This is an outrage This is a matter
of humiliation to the nation that there
should not be on our statute books pro-
visions 20 meet and partially to atone
for cruel misfortune when 1t comes
upon a man through no fault of his
avn while faithfully serving the public.
In no other prominent Industrial
country in the world could such in
Justice occur for most all civilized ma
tons have enacted legislation embody-
ing the complete recognition of the
principles which places the entire trade
risk for Industrial accidents Excluding,
of course, accidents due to wilfull mis-
conduct by the employe) on the indus
try, as represe nted by the employer,
which in this case is the government.
In all these countries the principle APP
plies to the government just as much
as to the private employer
Under no eli oumstances should the
injured employee or his surviving de-
pendents be required to bring suit
against the government, nor should 1t
be the requirement in order to secure
recovery that negligence in some form
on the part of the government shouid
lie shown. Our proposition is not 10
confer a right upon the government
employe, but to secure him suitable
provision against injuries received IN
the course of his employment.
The burden of the trade risks should
be placed upon the government; exact
" as the working man is entitled 10 ms
wages, so he should be entitled 10 IN
demnity for the injuries sustained IN
the natural course of his labor. Inc
rates of compensation and the reguIa-
tions for it's payment should be specl-
fled in she law and the machinery LOT
deteruaininr the amount to be palu
should in each case be provided in such
manner thu the employe is properly
represented without expense 10 min
In otf.er words, the compensation
should lie paid automatically wnlle tlie
annlication of the law in the first in
stance should be vested In the uepal'
ment of commerce and labor.
Therp IS a special bill to which can
,,o,,r attention. Secretary Tart mas
s,r1entlv recommended the immediate
naesaer of = law providing for compen-
sation to employees of the goVerhlllesne
Injured in the work of the lsthili 11
canal and that 100000 be APPROPRIATED
for this purpose each year, so
earnestIv hope this will be done
md that a special bill be passed cover
Sc tbe case of Yardmaster Bahton'
,,f,7o was injured nearly two years ago
while doing his duty. He Is now netP
,sss 70 support himself, his wife ana ms
three little boys.
eIackIstins and eoycottine
again cali your attention 10 tne
.eed of some action in connectloh ~ W.
NJ ,eoards the rights and wrongs Oh
49,. and caDltal, from blackIstlng 70
,,sao++ing fine whole matter is COZ.
~ =, sdrnirable fashion by the report
- 49, anttracste coal strike commas
"a - ~ ,,hich reuort should serve as
STar+ COR the guidance of poth lesls
Live and executive oHcels. -
yards iniunctions, / can 40 At'lo ,-t
repeat what ! have sala IN nt tyboI,oh
,.eassaoe 70 the congress. Even .lious a.
iie9ss. .sI .ossible. [ should CONSIDER ~
= ,nYis, to abolish the use OIL the
process of injunction. aor that the
II IL necessary, in order "a t.,
- nav maintain their own ulsilily
ana In order that they may III el l1oi.'o
,,anner check disorder anu NrDiSi r1,d
rha iudge who uses 1t caullousiy @
conservatively but VINO, Wlie el., slic the
aCisas uses it fearlessly, corners M
80 test service upon our people, aiiu
e. ,,ra-eninent usefulness as pupIio
.,,ant should be heartily recoshlIeu,,
81 +bare is no question in my hiahu
~ n has sometimes been useu
en.sS and questionably, ana tna at
1900 If the injunctions issued lIlIlII'
grave and occasional Hlepo- ''''
wrong upon those en1olneo. - ha on
n is indefensible for men 10 De en-
ioined from peacefully soliciting others
- ioin labor union, or under any
ordinarv circumstances from WITH
g,.ar,ipo, from the service OF an EN-
Never in a controversy arising IN soou
faith as to the terms of their employ
II is all wrong to use the inJunctlon1
~ prevent the entirely proper ana
legitimate actions of labor organlza,,
lions in their struggle for industriai
betterment, or under the guise OF pro
tecting property rights unwarrantaply
to avoid the fundamental rights OF the
individual. 1t is futile to concede' as
we all do, the right and the necessity
az organized effort on the part OF the
wage earners, and yet by injunctive
process to forbid peaceable action to
accomplish the lawful object for which
thew are organized and upon which
their success depends.
The fact that the punishment for the
violation of an injunction must, to
make the order effective, necessarily
he summary, and without the interview
fion of a jury, makes its issuance in
do,1bfful cases a dangerous practice,
and in itself furnishes a reason why the
process should be surrounded with
safeguards to protect individuals
against being enjoined from exercising
their proper rights. Reasonable notice
should be given the adverse party
This matter is daily becoming OF grave
Importance, and I cannot too urgently