Norwich bulletin., 1909-03-05

the cause or labor. with whose srrur gle for better things he has shown the sIncerest sympathy. At his instance congress has passed the bill fixing the liability of interstate carriers to their employees for injury sustained in the course of employment, abolishing the rule of fellow servant and the common law rule as to contrfbutory negligence and substituting therefor the so called rule of comparative negligence. It has also passed a law fixing the compen- sation of government employees for injuries sustained in the employ of the government through the negligence of the superior. It also passed a model child labor law for the District of O. lumbia. In previous administrations an arbitration law for interstate com merce railroads and their employees and laws for the application of safety devices to save the lives and limbs of employees of interstate railroads had been passed. Additional legislation of this kind was passed by the outgoing congress.
 wish to say that, in so far as I can. I hope to promote the enactment of further legislation of this character. I am strongly convinced that the gov ernment should make itself as respon- sible to employees injured in It's eul- ploy as an interstate railway corpora ton is made responsible by federal law to it's employees. and shall be glad, whenever any additional reasona- ble safety device can be invented to reduce the loss of life and limb among railway employees. to urge congress to require it's adoption by interstate railways.
 Use of lnjunotions Necessary.
 Another labor question has arisen which has awakened the most excited discussion. That is in respect to the power of the federal courts to issue snjunctions in industrial disputes. As to that, my convictions are fixed Take away from courts, if 1t could be taken away, the power to issue in1unctionB fin labor disputes. and it would create a privileged class among the laborers and save the lawless among their num- Der from a most needful remedy avail able to all men for the protection of their business against lawiess invasion | The proposition that business is not a | property or pecuniary right which can be protected by equitable injunction is utterly without foundation in preee- dent or reason. The proposition is usually linked with one to make the 1 secondary boycott lawful. Such a proposition is at variance with tho American instinct and will find no support, in my judgment. when submit ted to the American people. The Bec- ondary boycott is an instrument of tyranny and ought not to be made legitimate.
 The issuing of a temporary restrain ing order without notice has in several instances been abused by it's incon- siderate exercise, and to remedy this the platform upon which was elect ed recommends the formulation in a statute of the conditions under which such a temporary restraining order ought to issue. A statute can and ought to be framed to embody the best modern practice and can bring the sub ject so closely to the attention of the court a9 to make abuses of the process unlikely in the future. American peo- pie. if I understand them. insist that the authority of the courts shall be sustained and are opposed to any change in the procedure by which the powers of e court may be weakened and the fearless and effective admin istration of justice be interfered with
 Having thus reviewed the questions likely to recur during my administra- ton and having expressed in a sum mary way the position which I expect to take in recommendations to con gress and In my conduct as an execu tive, l invoke the considerate sym pathy and support of my fellow elf zens and the aid of Almighty God ir the discharge of my responsible duties