The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-12-07
Declares That Their Opera
lion Should Not Be Stopped
or interrupted by the Con-
certed Action Of Organized
Bodies Of Men Until a Pub
lie investigation Shall Have
Been Instituted.

TT one of the shortest messages
ever sent to congress President
Il Wilson urges that early action
be taken to complete his pro-
gram of settlement and regulation"
recommended at the last session. The
message in full is as follows:
Gentlemen of the Congress:
In fulfilling at this time the duty
laid upon me by the constitution Of
communicating to you from time to
time information Of the state of the
Union ana recommending TO your con-
sideration such legislative measures as
may be judged necessary and expedi-
ent l shall continue the practice. which
l hope has been acceptable 70 you, of
leaving to the reports Of the several
heads Of the executive departments
the elaboration Of the detailed needs
of the public service and conflne my
self to those matters of more general
public policy with which it seems nee
essary and feasible to deal at the pres
ent session of the congress.
l realize the limitations of time IN
der which you will necessarily act at
this session and shall make my sug-
gestlons as few as possible. But there
were some things left undone at the
last session which there will now be
time to complete and which it seems
necessary in the interest Of the public
to do at once.
The Railroad Problem.
In the first place. it seems to me i'm
poratively necessary that the earliest
possible consideration and action
should he accorded the remaining
measures Of the program Of settlement
and regulation which had occasion to
recommend to you at the close of your
last session IN view of the public dan
gers disclosed by the unaccommodated
difficulties which then existed and
which stin unhappily continue 20 ex-
ist between the railroads Of the coun
try and their locomotive engineers
conductors and trainmen.
| then recommended.
First, immediate provision Tor the
enlargement and administrative reor-
canization of the interstate commerce
commission along the lines embodied
ii the bill recently passed by the house
of representatives and now awaiting
action by the senate in order that the
commission may be enabled to deal
With the many great and various du-
ties now devolvinS upon 1t with a
promptneSs and thoroughness which
are, with its present constitution and
means Of action. practically impossible.
Second the establishment OF an eight
hour day as the legal basis alike Of
work and of wages IN the employment
or ali railway employees VINO are ac-
tually engaged IN the work OF operat-
ing trains IN interstate transportation
Third, the authorization OF the APP
pontment by the president OF shali
BODY OF men 20 observe the aclual re-
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