Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-06

: no WNUWI rs ~ VIC iION ct VI NC CNCVU-
dive L. make immediate. and uninter
. ruptCd use of tho railroads 70, tbc
concentration OF the military forces OF
) the nation wherever they arc needed
3 aud whenever they arc needed
This is prog ra:n or regulation. pre-
vrution. and administrative c;iiciCucS-
which argues It's own ease in tho mere
statement ~ II. With regard 10 one
of it* items. ,hs increase In the cnl-
'irncs u' Tho interstate Commerce
. comm iSsi"u. inc House 81 Represents
. iiNcs has already acted: it's action
nccds only the concurrence Of The
S"Laic
INDt srniE> or NATION
NtSi Nor BE IHUENTENf:D
would hesitate to recommend and
"":e sa: tho Congress would hest
tate /" set upon the suggestion should
MAKE IT. That any man in any .,ccupa- =
ton should Il" Obliged By law to con-
;'nus III an employment which ne de-
sired I" leave. TO pass q law which
'""u:d" o. prevented the individual
w"rNniar TO leave his work before re-
ceiNirE the approval Of society in DOING
:" w"ui" he I" adopt - new pri,,cioie
mt" our iUriSprudcnce which I take j;
'"r granted Nc are not prepared to in
iroducc liu; til" proposal that the
"hc'aiion Of the railways of tho coun-
tn shalt not bs stopped ui. srrupted
ny the Wtcerted action of organized
bonjcS az men Uu;;l y public invcStiga-
tiou shall have been Instituted, which,
snail make the whole question at issue
nam Toy the Judgment OF the opinion
~ the nation. is not to propose any
such principle. |; * based upon the
very Inherent principle that the con-
tefie" action a.: powerful bodies OF
men shall rot i've permitted TO sion the
utUus;!!al processes Of the nation al
IN! T"ic heiorc In" nation shall have
'"W ~ "pportuniiy to acquaint itself
Win the merits Of the case as between
"inNio!ee and employer. time Ia form
US opinion upon "u impartial state
ln'hi OF jhc merits. and oppoi;uni;y
:" consider All prnCtiSnb,c means OF
cancellation or arbitratiou / can 500
H"'hlhE IN that proposition bu, the
!ust'iiable SafteUardinr IN society OF
ING necessary processes OF its very nc
ne" L. nothing arbitrary or uujus;
!" Unless II be arbitrarily ana um-
Iust'H d"n" Il can ami sho::.d he done
wv" 'uiI and sc'upuious regard FOR
'Hc interests sud liberties OF ali con-
cerncd. as well rs for the permanent
interests "f s"ciciy itself
Ihfe" matters of capital importance
await tic action % the Senate which
have already hcxn acted uron hv III.
House ~ Representatives the hill
which seeks To cNtend grcNtc, free
dom OF combination Ia those engaged
IN promoting tho foreign commerce OF
'hc country tn:,n X now thought uy
some 70 hv legal under the terms OF
amending the present orcnuir law of
f"rt" Eic": ana the bill PROPOSING :,
more thorough and systematjc rcgu!a-
ron OF ine expenditure of money IL,
elections. commonly called the corrupt
practices net need not Labor my al
vice thu; these measures he enacted
INTO law. Their urgency lies IN the
manifest circumstances which render
'hc't adoption AT this time not rnl"
"ppor'nn". hut necessary. Even delay
L. sr.N
o. the country and OF the government
Immediate passage % the bill! to
regulate tn" expenditure Of money III
elections may seer. - be less neccs-
sarE 'hHn the immediate enactment ~
the other measures 10 which refer.
because a. least two years will clans.
before another election in which Fed
eral Offices arc TO be filled; but i; would
greatly relieve the public mind il this
important matter were dealt with
Wh'i" the circumstances and The dam
gers 10 The public morals OF the pres
rri method uf obtaining and spending
campaign funds stand clear under, re-
cent observation ana the methods OF
expenditure car nc franEIy studied I'm
IN" light Of present experience: and a
delay "ould haH. the further very
serious diSndNantaEe OF pustponinc uc-
ton until another election WA. at hand
and some special object connected with
!; might We thought TO bc in The mind
% those VINO urged IT Action can he
taken nov with facts for cUidaIlc, and
without suspicion Of psr::san purpose.
shall no; ar2uo =, length III, de-
sirah.!itl ~ 2ivirs frccr hand In
'he matter .! nnircd and concerted
cffor, {" those vino shall undertai;e
the esSeniIa! enterprise OF building up
on" tNuOrt trade. That enterprise will
presently. viii inmcdia,cly assume. has
lndccd already assumed u magnitude
unnrecchent"d IN our experience. We
taNc MOI tho necessary instrumentali-
i"s ~ liz prose cution: il is deemed
1" b. doubtful whether they could bc
|ieatet! uiOn an adequate scale under
our present laws We should clear
avn All legal obstacles and create a
basis Of undoUb,"d law FOR IL which
VIII EtNe freedom without nrrmittins
unr"sG!"i"d license The thing must
tie done now. bcc.us. the opport,inity
Is mere aud ma! escape uS - 50 hest
iat" or delay