The Washington times., 1910-10-28
Ocean Mail and Anti-Injunc-
ton Legislation Chief
Objects Sought.
PROBLEMS
WILL BE DEFERRED
Authorization of Federal Inspection
of Locomotive Boilers Also to Be
Asked At Short Session.

The two important questions which
President Taft viii urge Congress TO
consider and dispose Of at the short
session this winter are ocean mail leg
islation and anti-injunction legislation.
BY ocean mail legislation is meant
what is ordinarily referred 10 as ship
subsidy legislation, though its advo-
Gates are tender about having It re-
erred to in that fashion
The President is we'll aware that it is
useless to try TO force through Con-
gress a large amount OF legislation Of
lrst-Class Importance at the short ses-
sion And ne is not going to try it.
Most Of his recommendations viii be
in line with what he has recommended
in the past and viii be intended 10 keep
attention directed TO them with a view
to legislative action in the future
In addition TO the two matters re-
ferred to, ocean mail or ship subsidy
and anti-injunction, the President will
locomotive boilers and also to get
passed the bill OF Martin OF Colorado
desi gned 10 prevent accidents from
overhead or side distractions along
railroad lines.
the chief things on which the President
Will insist as far as he can on being
wrought out into legislation this winter
Such great problems as national con-
troll Of corporations, control Of rail-
road capitalization and the various
phases Of conservation will wait until
the next Congress. The same IS true
of the reform Of the banking and cur
renCy laws.
The ocean mail or ship subsidy ques-
ton viii unquesdonably arouse a sharp
fight II always does. It's opponents
will be quite as aggressive as before,
and in the short session will be able TO
employ dilaJory tactics more effectively
than in a long session. The bill wh'cf
viii be urged is the GalIinger ocean mail
bill, which has become one Of the an
| cient and well-known habitues Of tia
| Capitol.
II gives authority to the Postmaster
General TO pay fTst-Class ocean mail
rates for service under the act OF March
| 3, 1881, TO vessels of the second class.
/ on routes 10 South America, the Philip
pines, China, Japan. and Australasia,
going 1900 miles or more on their voy-
age outward The first class rate Is s.
/ per ton per mile for twcnty-knot stearQ-
/ ers. Under the Gallinge. measure. it
would be 81 per mile for sivteen-knot
steamers.
| The President is strongly for some
| legislation which would build 10 the
American merchant marine. His frs
/ interest is in building UP trade with
South America. But while he viii urge
I ship subsidy legislation. there will be no
1 lack OF difficulties in the way. The row
I over ship subsidy stirred I'D by the
SteenersOn resolution last session has
not made it easier 10 get legislaJicn
enacted.
/ And when il comes to anti-injunctior
| legislation. il looks as If the fight over
| over the question of ship subsidy Pres
/ ident Taft wants Congress to enact the
/ bill introduced last session by Repre-
| sentative Moon Of Pennsylvania.
The Moon bill provides for notice and
I hearing before injuncuOnS shall issue.
/ This IS the Massachusetts practice /
/ is much opposed in Congress. Some o.
the ultra conservatives think Congress
ought not interfere with the courts in
/ issuing inJunctlOnS. even to The extent
/ Of requiring notice and hearing. On the
other hand. organized labor is strongly
/ against the Moon bill, because II says
! that instead Of being a measure against
! iniunCtiOns, il is really a prO-inJuncuon
/ bill a bill to leEaliZe iniunCtioDS.
| In view Of this radical difference OF
| opinion, IL is question whether the
! President, no matter how much he may
/ WELD the Big Stick, can force through
an anti-injunCtiOn bill Last session
representatives Of ORGANIZED labor freely
| declared that If the Noon blil went
] through il would be so serious a blow
to labor that it would completely an
/ tao onize labor against the Republican
party.
! Last session there was an animated
time over the bills for the Federal in
spection Of locomotive boilers. II wa
chiefly in committee, Senator Burket'
/ introduced a bill in the Senate. Mar
/ tin. Of Colorado, and Campbell, OF
/ Kansas. introduced House bills.
! As soon as the railroad employees.
! more especially the Brotherhood OF
! Locomotive Engineers, got busy In be
I half Of this proposed legislation, the