Connecticut western news., 1916-12-07

Asks For Law to Regulate Expenditure of Mone,. In EIections-Would Legal ize Combinations of Capital to Ex- tend American Export Trade-Justice
 For Porto Rico.
 In one of the shortest meSsas ses ever sent to congress President Wilson urges that early action be taken to complete his program of settlement and regu- lation" recommended at the last ses- sion.
 The president took up first the rail way situation growing out of the threat ened strike of last summer and the passage of the Adamson eight hour law. After repeating the recommcnda- tions he made at that time he urged immediate provision for the enlarge ment and administrative reorganization of the interstate commerce commission along the lines embodied ill the bill | passed by tine house and now awaiting action by the senate in order that the ! commission may he enabled to deal with the many great and various duties i tlevolving upon it with a promptnesS and thoroughncss which are, with it's 1 present constitution and means of ac- tion, practically impossible.
 Compulsory Arbitration.
 An amendment of the existing fed eral statute which provides for the mediation conciliation and arbitration of such controversies as the present by
 
 the methods of accommodation now provided for should fail, a full public investigation of the merits of every such dispute shall be instituted and completed before a strike or lockout may lawfully be attempted. Lodgment in the hands of the eXecu- tive of the power, in case Of military necessity, to take control of such DOT tions and such rolling stock of the rail ways of the country as may be re l quired for military use and to operate ) them for military purposes, with au . thority to draft into the military serv ice of the United States such trair $ crews and administrative officials a. = the circumstances require for their sat and efficient use.
 Cannot Be Endangered. , Tn advocating immediate considera tion of these measures MT. Wilson sai I-in part:
 The country cannot and should not cor
 sent to remain any longer exposed to pro
 found industrial disturbances for lack (
 additional means of arbitration and conci | iation which the congress can easily an r promptly supply And all will agree tha A there must be no doubt as to the power
 the executive to make immediate and LII
 interested use of the railroads for the cor
 centration of the military forces of ti 1 nation wherever they are need anu "iel u ever they are needed
 This is q program of regulation, preVel
 ton and administrative efiiclency Whie , argues its own case in the mere statemel
 of it.
 The president also urged laws lega ir izing combinations engaged i'll eNten
 ing the export trade of the Unite
 States. the bill amending the prcSel o' organic law of Porto Rico and the b re proposing a more thorough and sy he tematic regulation of the eXpenditu
 e money in elections. common en called the corrupt practices act. or u of first named he said:
 ,St shall not argue at length the deSlrao - ity of giving a freec hand in the matt T" of combined and concerted effort Of tho K. who shall undertalze the essential ente IT. prise of building up our export trade. vi- Clear Legal Obstacles. so That enterprise will presently, will il od medfately assume-has indeed already
 sumed-a magnitude unprecedented In O
 experience We have not the necessa he instrumentalities for it's prosecution. 1t nd deemed to be doubtful whether they cot .ca be created upon an adequate scale uho ,1 our present laws. We should clear aw h' all legal obstacles and create basls " undoubted law for it which will give lr' Ase dom without permitting unfeSulatea ,co cense. The thing must be done now, s,, cause the opportunity Is here ana may ." cape us if we hesitate or delay.
 The argument for the proposed amer dy ments of the organic law of Porto Rico ;d- brief and conclusive The present la -, governing the island and regulating ul- rights and privileges of its people are
 inst We have created expectations or re tended privileges which We have not sal -ar fled There is uneasiness among the D
 nIe of the island and even suspicit le- douht with regard to our intentions CT ac- corning them which the adoption of StS pendine measure would happily reno mo We do not doubt what we wish to do a any essential particular. We ought to
 it at once.
 are The president also urged the ho1
 to pass the senate bill for the proI ecu tion of vocational and industrial tra ol ing in the interest of thorough ind
 trial preparedness of the United Stat