Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-09-17
viii Urge Congress to LegisIate.
With View to Correcting
Abuses by Courts of Writ of
Injunction,
WARNS WORKlNGMEN
AGAINST SOCIALISM
Administration of Criminal Law
Declared Disgrace to Amed-
can Civilization; Poor Man
Has No Show Says President


Chicago, Sept IA strong de
fense of labor's right to organize in
lawful manner was the feature OF
an address by President Taft in or
chestra hall here tonight The pres
idcnt also said he would recommend
10 the next congress the legislation on
the injunction as promised by the
republican platform. He insisted that
the rights of the non-union laboreI
De fully protected, saying nobody
should be allowed to force him into
uniOnS
President Taft devoted the second
section of his address to the courts.
He declared no question before the
American people Is more important
than the Improvement of the adj
ministration of justice. He SAID he
would recommend to congress the ap-
pointmen Il a commission t ttke
up the question of the laws delays in
tie 1edcraI courts. he said he hoped
the lcuoit Of this commission would
serve as a guide to the states i'll ef
f"cting remedial legislation.
The president asserted the admin
istration Of criminal law is disgrace
to American civilization, As the poor
man has rnt an quail opportunity
with the - litigant. He said he
would dis the tariff later upon his
journey,
VI address was the plln
{ RAJ ant of his visit to chicago |
N"forc y "aking he rode ttt yugh he |
south Paark system and reviewed |
lb0 900 school children assembled to |
do HIM honor. took luncheon vita the |
Commercial club ana attended a ball |
game in which the New York Ma
tOnals defeated Chicago.
Mr Taft's address follows:
1t is Just about a year ago To-
night that | made speech in ;ns
hdil t. some 1,S10 members of the
railroad labor organizations in which
attempted to convince them that
there was nothing in my decisions as
q circuit judge in labor Injunction
cases which ought to make them vote
against me. 1t was critical time
in the campaign and as | review that
whole controversy there was hardly
another speech in my campaign OF
greater Importance to me than that;
and in view of the result of the elec-
ion ! look back upon YOU now with
especial interest
You will remember, perhaps, that
the head OF the Federation of Labor
who had declared for my opponent
Wds anxious to carry the whole union
labor vote against me, and AS the
r VNil'l lbi HIS hhNiPil wac NY AfhtT |
sions as judge. was put under the
burden, which | think no other candi-
date Tor the presidency ever had To
hear. of explaining and defending in
a political contest the decisions which
] had made as "A judge upon the
bench 1t was assumed by many who
th Iught themselves familiar with thc
that | would lose "a large
part of the labor vote which had
hitherto been about evenly divided
between the republicans and demo- ,
Gratis
The rcsut showed that TINS as
sumption was incorrect and that Ia
burne men-union Labor as we'll as
non -union-though for themselves,
voted according To their own judg-
ln"nt and declined 20 be delivered as
a body To one or to the other party
On the whole. ! do not think / SUI
Icred materially from the loss Of the
labor votes In the discussions | as
serted that WAS as much interested
as any one in maintaining the cause
of labor when labor was organized or
lnorganized by proper methods sought
!" better its condition by legislation
10 otherwise. l said | expected to
recommend to congress, ii were
elected. that interstate railroads be
required to adopt any additional de
vices found useful for the purposes of
saving from loss of life OF limb em-
lIoN,s engaged in the danger Gus bus r
mess of railroading / also said | ia 7
,ofcd the adoption of legislation look
ing TO a proper definition of the cases
ln which preliminary injunctions
might issue without notice and de-
hnlng the procedure in such mat
tcIS
Now that the election has come
ana gone, | want to take this oppot-
UNITY OF saying that | have not for
.o'ten my own promises on those ui
'he platform and | propose in the {
next session OF congress to recon- d
mend the legislation on the subject 4
pl lnlunctions which was promised in .
~ republican platform ana To see D.
whether by such legislation 1t is not
p"SSihle Co avoid even few of the p
'ds'S Of abuses that can be- cited
'sfIhsi the federal courts in the eX-
i'iS" or their Jurisdiction. =
40 not think trades uujonisn .
"aS greatly aided by the attempt TO / /
I"S dt organized labor into politics
'"n to induce il 10 vote one WAY. but .
,ld' does not prevent my placing "a
Iop"i estimate upon the immense
-"".i Tor labor in general which lis Or
SSsni@ation ana its efforts To secure ;
''s.'f wages have accomplished =
know there is an element among
hlploNrrs aud investors which is mt q
opposed TO the organization OF I
So"r cannot sympathize with this d
fnent in the slightest degree. I i
'"itA D j. wise course for lahoreTS I