The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-03-04
pAMN K1TTTAs COUNTY, WASHINGTON, MARCH 1909

ucuts Ms 10 Interfere with tbc 90 and
A"cliity with which the local povarp.
,". BUSINESS can be done by the an.
poi''ee Is OF sufficient benefit by way
Vi encouragement to the race to ont.
ZIG" Tue recurrence and increase Of
race Keeling which such an appoint.
,h'nt Is likely to cngender. Therefore
Tue executive in recognizing tho negro
'"cc ny appointments must exercise a
c"reioi discretion not thereby to do 1t
more harm than good. On the other
n"nu, we must be careful not IN on.
courage the mere prctense of race feel.
ing manufactured In the interest OF in.
oN'dual political ambition.
NO Race Feeling In White House.
personally | have not the slightest
race prejudice or feeling. and recocni
'oh or Its existence only awakens IN
NY hcart Il deeper sympathy for those
VINO nave I" bear 1t or suffer from It,
anu question the wisdom of n policy
"Ill'h Is likely to increase II. Mean.
u'he' II nothing IS done to prevent n
better feeling between the negroes and
inc whites in the south will cop,inue
To grow, and more and more or tho
""''c people Will come to realize that
inc future of the south is to be ,nuch
o'hef'ted by the Industrial and intel.
'ec,uhi progress Of the negro. The ex.
erclse or political franchises by those
vi MS race who are Intelligent and
well to do will be acuuicsccd in. and
inc right to vote will be withheld only
from the ignorant and irresponsible OF
both races.
The Labor Question.
There Is one other matter to which
snail refer. 1t was made the subject
OF great controversy during the cleo
tion and calls for at least passing
reference now. My distinguished pred
ecessor has given much attention to
the cause OF labor, with whose strug.
gle for better things he has shown the
Sihcerest 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 or fellow servant and the common
law rule as To contrlbutory negligence
ana substituting therefor the so called
rule or comparative negligence. 1t has
also passed law fixing the cOinpen.
sation Of government employees for
injuries sustained in the employ Of the
government through the negligence Of
the superior. 1t also passed model
child labor law for the District Of Co.
llffnbia. 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
congress.
wish to say that in so far as can,
| hope TO promote the enactment OF
further legislation Of this character
| am strongly convinced that the gov
crnmcnt should make itself as rcspon-
siblc TO employees injured in its en-
ploy us an interstate railway corpora
tion Is made responsible by federal
law to its employees. ard | shall be
glad, whenever any additional rcasona
bic safety drvi.c can he invented to
reduce the less If life and limb among
railway employees, TO ur-c congress
to require It's adoption by interstate
always.
Use of lnjunetions 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
iniunctions in Industrial disputes. AS
to that. my convictions are fixed. Take
away from courts. If it could be taken
away. the power to issue injunctions
In labor disputes. and it would create
n privileged class among the laborerS
and save the lawless among their num-
Der from most ncedful remedy avail
able to all men for the protection or
their business against lawless Invasion