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' ' "-: - ' " THE MORMXG OltEGOXlAX, FRIDAY, 3IARCn 5, I90n. ' ' " ' " t " TAFT MAKES SPLENDID INAUGURAL ADDRESS POSITION ON ISSUES OF PARAMOUNT IMPORTANCE STATED BY NEW PRESIDENT BEFORE VAST THRONG OF HEARERS. 1 A SOAP WASHINGTON, D. C March 4. Fol- j lowing Is the text of the inaugural ad dress of President Taft: Any one who takes the oath I hav6 just taken must feel a heavy weight of responsibility- If not, he has no conception of the powers and duties of the office upon which he is about to enter, or he is lacking In a proper sense of the obligation which ihe oath Imposes. The office of an Inaugural "address I to iclve a summary outline of the main poli cies of the new Administration, so far as they can be anticipated. I have had the Tionor to be one of the advisers of my dis tinguished predecessor and, as such, to hold up his hands in the reforms he has initiated. 1 should be untrue to myself, to my prom ises and to the declarations of the party platform upon which I was elected to office, if 1 did not make the maintenance. and en forcement of those reforms a most impor tant feature of my administration.' They were directed to the suppression of the lawlessness and abuses of power of the great . combinations of capital invested in railroads and in industrial enterprises car rying on interstate commerce. The steps which my predecessor took and ihe legis lation passed on his recommendation have accomplished, much, have caused a general, halt In the' "vicious policies which created popular alarm, and have brought about in the business, affected a much higher re gard for existing law. Railroad and Trust Reforms. To render the reforms lasting, however, and to secure at the same time freedom from alarm on the iiart of those pursuing proper and progressive business methods, further legislative and executive action is needed. Relief of the railroads from cer tain restrictions of the anti-trust law have been urged by my predecessor and will be urged to me. On the other hand, the Ad ministration Is pledged to legislation look ing to a proper Federal supervision and restriction to prevent excessive issues of bonds and stocks by companies owning and operating Interstate commerce railroads. Then, too,, a reorganization of the De partment of Justice, of the -Bureau of Cor porations, in .the Department of Commerce and Labor, and of the Interstate Com merce Commission, looking to effective co operation of- these agencies, is needed to secure a' more rapid and. certain - enforce ment of the laws affecting interstate rail roads and industrial combinations. , I hope to be able, to submit, at 'the' first regular session of the incoming Congress, in December next, definite suggestions in respect to the needed amendments to the anti-trust and the interstate commerce law, and the changes required in the executive departments concerned in their enforce ment. It is believed that with the changes to be recommended,' American business can be assured of that measure of stability and certainty in respect to those things that may bo done and those that are prohibited, w-hich is essential to the life and growth of all business. Such a plan must include the right of the people to avail themselves of those methods of combining capital and effort deemed necessary to reach the high est -flegrec of economic efficiency, . at the f-Hme time differentiating between combina tions based upon legitimate economic rea sons and those formed with the Intent of creating monopolies and artificially con trolling prices. The work of formulating into practical shape such changes is creative work of the highest order, and requires all the delib eration possible in the interval. I believe that the amendments to be proposed are just as necessary in the protection of legiti mate business as in the clinching of the reforms which properly bear the name of my predecessor. Tariff Revision Pressing. A matter of most pressing Importance is the revision of the tariff. In accordance with the promises of the platform upon which I was elected. I shall call Congress into extra session, to meet on the loth day of March, in order that consideration may he at once given to a bill revising the Dingley act. This should secure an ade quate revenue and adjust the duties in such a manner as .to afford to labor and to all industries in this country, whether of the farm, mine or factory, protection by tariff equal to the difference between the cost of production abroad and the' cost of production here, and have a provision which shall put Into force, upon executive determination of certain facts, a higher or maximum tariff -against those countries whose trade policy toward us equitably requires- such discrimination. It is thought that there has been such a change in con ditions since the enactment of the Dingley act. drafted on a similarly protective prin ciple, that the measure of the tariff above stated will permit the reduction of rates in certain schedules and will require the advancement of few. if any. The proposal to revise the tariff made In such an authoritative way as to lead the business community to count upon It. neces sarily halts all those branches of business directly affected, and as these are most im portant. It disturbs the whole business of the country. It is Imperatively necessary, therefore, that a tariff bill be drawn In good faith In accordance with promises made before the election by the party in power, and as promptly passed as due con sideration will permit. It Is not that the tariff Is more Important In the long run than the perfecting of the reforms In re spect to anti-trust legislation and interstate commerce regulation, but the need for ac tion when the revision of the tariff has been determined upon Is more immediate to avoid embarrassment of business To secure the needed Bpeed in the passage of the tariff bill, it would seem wise tS at tempt no other legislation at the extra ses sion. I venture this as a suggestion only, for the course to be taken by Congress, upon the call of the Executive, is wholly within Its discretion. ' Recommends Inheritance Tar. i In the making of a tariff bill the prime motive Is taxation and the securing thereby of a revenue Due largely to the business de Tffi"" hlch followed the financial panio of 1U0), the revenue from customs and other '!,OUrct!. bas Qecre"ed to such an extent that the expenditures for the current fiscal year will exceed the receipts by 100,OOo.OOO It is imperative that such a deficit shall not continue, and the framers of the tariff bill must of course have in mind the total revenues likely to be produced by it, and so arrange the duties as to secure an ade quate income. should it be Impossible to do so by import duties, new kinds of taxa tion must be adopted, and among these I recommend a graduated Inheritance tax as o?rcone'?,rlnCiP,e a"d " certain nd y The obligation on the part of those re sponsible for the expenditures made to carry on the Government, to be as economical aa possible and to make the burden of taxa tion as light as possible, is plain and should be affirmed in every declaration of gov ernment policy. This Is especially true when we are face to face with a heavv deficit. But when the desire to win the popular approval leads to the cutting off of expenditures really needed to make the Government effective, and to enable It to accomplish Its proper objects, the result is as much to be condemned as the waste of Government funds in unnecessary expendi ture. The scope of a modern government in what it can and ought to accomplish for Its people has been widened far beyond the principles laid down by the old lalssez fairs school of political writers, and this widen ing has met popular approval. in the Department of Agriculture the us of scientific experiments, on a large scale and the spread of information derived from them for the Improvement of general agri culture must go on. The importance of supervising business of great railways and Industrial combinations, and the necessary Investigation and prose cution of unlawful business methods, are another necessary tax upon government which did not exist half a century ago Must C onserve Kemn The putting into force of latvs which shall secure tbe conservation of our resources so far as they may be within the Jurisdic tion of the Federal Government. Including the most important work of saving and restoring our forests, and the great Im provement of waterways, are all proper government functions which must Involve large expenditure If properly performed. While some of them, like the reclamation of arid lands, are made to pay for them ! lv'- 0,her are of such an indirect benefit that this cannot be expected of them A permanent Improvement, like the Panama tana . should be treated as a distinct en . terprise. and should be paid for by the proceeds of bonds, the issue of which will distribute it. cost between the present and future generation, in accordance with the benefits derived. It may well be submitted to the serious consideration of Congress -J,he a1" nd control ot t"a channel of a great river system like that of the Ohio or of the Ml.slJS ppl. wen definite and practical plans for ihe enter prise have been approved and determined upon, should not be provided for In the same way. ln Strong Army, Navy and Fort. Then, too, there are expenditures of gov ernment absolutely necessary if our coun try Is to maintain Its proper place among the n.tlonr of the world and is to exercise its proper influence in defense of -its own trade Interests, in the- maintenance ot tradl- LATEST FULL LENGTH PORTRAIT OF PRESIDENT TAFT. 7m-- v 7lll" IV ' - ' f$S- 1. . t , -":: 1"--, i 1 x , S tional American policy against the coloniza tion of European monarchies In this hemi sphere, and in the promotion of peace and international morality. I refer to the cost of maintaining a proper army, a proper navy and suitable fortifications upon the main land of the United States and in its de pendencies. We should have an Army so organized and so officered as to be capable in time of emergency, in co-operation with the Na tional militia and under the provisions of a proper National volunteer law, rapidly to expand into a force sufficient to resist all probable Invasion from abroad and to fur nish a respectable expeditionary force, if necessary, in the maintenance of our tra ditional .American policy which bears the name of President Monroe. Our fortifications are yet in a state of only partial completeness, and the number of men to man them is Insufficient. In a few years, however, the usual annual ap propriations for our coast defenses both on the mainland and In the dependencies will make them sufficient to resist all direct at tack, and by that time we may hope that the men to man them will be provided a. a necessary adjunct. The distance of our shores from Europe and Asia of course re duces the necessity for maintaining under arms a great army, but it does not take away the requirement of mere prudence, that we should have an army sufficiently large and so constituted as to form a nu cleus out of which a suitable force can quickly grow. Strong; Nary Preserves Peace. What has been said of the Army may be affirmed In eyen a more emphatic way T T T t r , ..... .-.T....XXX,Ut..H Xi.X. PRESIDENT TAFT AND HIS PAMDLY. , " F" in ., , t " I SK i ' - t r' xlt W 'K ' ' i? - - . -v - ' 1 :: r?JV' I I V1 y 1 I' f, . , i X izJyyt V4 f r ' J I I s u f - J J v v J i Mki iiLA m k- - r - - ('" - - tisi,i .. Photo copyright by Claremont. Wsshlnftos. T. C. .t . s.s s ... t....... ,j,x. .. s . ...... ......... ..j. . . t r t X: " . J Photo copyright, 1909, by David B. Edmonton. of the Navy. A modern navy cannot be Improvised. It must be built and In exist ence when the emergency arises which call, for Its use and operation. My distinguished predecessor has in many speeches and mes sages set out with great force and striking language the necessity for maintaining a strong navy commensurate with the coast line, the governmental resources and the foreign trade of our Nation; and I wish to reiterate all the reasons which he has presented in favor of the policy of main taining a strong navy as the best con servator of our peace with" other nation, and the best means of securing respect for the assertion of our rights, the defense of our i-r.terests and the exercise of our In fluence In international matters. Our International policy Is always to pro mote peace. We shall enter Into any war with a full consciousness of the awful con sequences that it always entails, whether successful or not. and we. of course, shall make every effort, consistent with national honor and the highest national Interest, to avoid a resort to arms. We favor every instrumentality, like that of The Hague Tribunal and arbitration treaties-made with a view to Its use In all International con troversies, in order to maintain peace and to avoid war. But we should be blind to existing conditions, and should allow our selves to become foolish Idealists, if we did not realize that with all the nations of the world armed and prepared for war we must be ourselves In a similar condi tion, in order to prevent other nations from taking advantage of us and of our inability to defend our Interests and assert our rights with a strong hand. In the interna tional controversies that are likely to arise in the orient, growing out of the question of the open door and other Issues the United States .can maintain her Interests Intact and can secure respect for her Just demands. Che will not be able to do so, however, if it Is understood that she never Intends to back up her assertion of right and her defense of her interest by any thing but mere verbal protest and diplo matic note. For these reasons, the expenses of the army and navy and of coast de fenses should always be considered as some thing which the Government Aiust pay for, and they should not be cut off through mere consideration of economy. Our Gov ernment is able to afford a suitable army and a suitable navy. it may maintain them without the slightest danger to the Republic or the cause of free institutions, and fear of additional taxation ought not to change the proper policy In this regard. The policy of the United Hates in the Spanish War. and since, hss given it a po sition of Influence among the nations that it never had before, and should be con stancy exerted to securing to its bona tide citizens, whether native or naturalized, re spect for them as such In foreign countries. We should make every effort to prevent humiliating a-nd degrading prohibition against any of our citizens wishing tem porarily to sojourn In foreign countries be cause of race or religion.. Keep Out Asiatics. Protect Aliens. The admission of Asiatic immigrants who rnnot be amalgamated with our popula tion has been made the subject either of prohibitory clauses In our treaties and stat utes, or of strict administrative regulation secured by diplomatic negotiation. I sin cerely hope that we may continue to mini mise the evils likely to arise from such immigration without unnecessary friction and by mutual concessions between self-respecting governments. Meantime, we must take- every precaution to prevent, or, fall ing that, to punisii outbursts of race feel ing among our people against foreigners of whatever nationality who have by our grant a treaty right to pursue lawful business here and to he protected against lawless assault or Injury. This leads me to point out a serious de fect In the present Federal Jurisdiction which ought to be remedied at once. Hav ing assured to other countries by treaty the protection of our laws for such of their subjects or citizens as we permit to come within our Jurisdiction, we now leave to a state or a city not under the control of the Federal Government the duty of per forming our International obligations In this respect. By proper legislation we may. and ought to, place in the hands of the Federal Executive the means of enforcing the treaty rights of such aliens In the courts of the Federal Government. It puts our Govern ment in a pusillanimous position to make definite engagements to protect aliens and then to excuse the failure to perform those engagements by an explanation that the duty to keep them is in states or cities, nt within our control, if we would prom ise we must put ourselves In a position to perform our promise. We cannot permit the possible failure of Justice due to local prejudice In any state or muhicipal gov ernment to expose us to the risk of a war which might be avoided if Federal jurisdic tion was asserted by suitable legislation by Congress and carried out by proper pro ceeding, instituted by the Executive in the courts of the National Government. Make Currency Mora Elaetle. One of the reforms to be carried out dur ing the incoming Admlnlot ration Is a change of our monetary and banking laws, so as to secure greater elasticity in the forms of currency available for trade, and to prevent the limitations of law from operating to In crease the embarrassment of a financial panic. The Monetary Commission lately appointed is giving full consideration to existing con ditions and to all proposed remedies, and will doubtless suggest one that will meet the requirements of business and of public interest. We may hope that the report win embody neither the narrow view of those who believe that the sole purpose of the new system should be to secure a large return on banking rapltsl or of those who would have greater expansion of currency mlth little re gard to provisions for Its immediate redemp tion or ultimate security. There is no sub ject of economic discussion so. Intricate and so likely to evoke differing views and dog matic statements as this one. The Commis sion in studying the general influence of cur rency on business and of business on cur rency, have wisely extended their Investiga tions In European banking and monetary methods. , The Information that they have derived from such experts as they have found abroad will undoubtedly be found helprul In the solution of the difficult problem they have In hand. I-arcels Post and Mall Subsidies. The Incoming Congress should promptly ful fill the promise ot the Republican platform and pass a proper postal savings bank bill. It will not be unwise or excessive paternal ism. - The promise to repay by the Govern ment will furnish an Inducement to savings deposits which private enterprise cannot sup ply, and at such a low rate of Interest as not to withdraw custom from existing banks. It will substantially Increase the funds avail able for Investment as capital in useful en terprises. It will furnish the absolute se curity which makes the proposed scheme of Government guaranty of deposits so alluring without its pernicious results. I sincerely hope that the Incoming Con gress will be alive, as It should be. to the Importance of our foreign trade and of en couraging it In every way feasible. The possibility of Increasing this trade In the Orient, In the Philippines and In South Amer ica is known to everyone who has given the matter attention. The direct effect of free trade between this country and the Philippines will be marked upon our sale of cottons, agricultural machinery and other manufactures. The necessity of the establish ment of direct lines of steamers between North and South America has been brought to the attention of Congress by my prede cessor, and by Mr. Root before and after his noteworthy visit to that continent, and I sincerely hope that Congress may be in- FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY ONLY Cuticura Soap, Regular 25c; Sale Special 16c Pear's Scented SoapRegular 2 5q Sale Special 14c Pear's Unscented Soap. Regular 2Qc; Sale Special .... 12 4711 Soap. Regular 25c;jSaleSpecial nc Sapolio, Regular 1 Oc;Sale Special . IvorySoap, Regular 5c; Sale Special .3 f or pc Kirk s Bay Kum, Elder mond, rejmlar 5c cake; x. - 33c Majestic Glycerine, regular 15c, special, 3 for 15i Armour's La Pompadour, regular l.V, special, 3 for 25 c lfose Glycerine, regular 10c, special, per box 12c Armour's Traiin'rosa, regular 15c, spe cial 13c WE CAN SAVE Foot Arch Supports Try an Instep Arch Supporter for hrok e n-d own ardio s. Prices, 1-50, 2.00 and S3.00. OPEN A CHARGE ACCOUNT duced to -w the wisdom of a tentative effort to etabli.9h such Unca by the une of mall mihsldlet. Tho Importance whlh the Impart nnt of Agriculture and of Con-mrrce and Katr inay play In rlddinsc the market of Europe of prohibit Ions and dLarrimtnat Ion njcalnst the Importation of our products is fully under stood, and It In hoped that the use of the maximum and minimum feature of our tar Iff law to be won passed mill be eftective to remove many of thtwe restrict tnna. lyock Canal on Isthmue. The Panama Canal will have a moat Im portant bearlne- upon the trade between the Cirtern and the far wrntorn sections of our country, and will aT-!v Increase the fa cilities for trari;ortatton between the Eft st ern and the Western seaboard, and may poa tr.bly revolut Ionise the transcontinental rates wlth respect to bulky merchandise. It wlil also have a most beneficial effect to Increase- the trade between the Kaetern seaboard of the United States and the wen tern cnam of South America, and. Indeed, with some if the Important porta on the rawt c-at of South America, reached by rail from the west coast. The work on the csnal Is mak ing most satisfactory proaresa. The type of the canal as a lock canal was Axed by Con press after a full consideration of the con flicting reports of the majority and minority of the confultinj? board, and after t ie r com mendation of the War Irprtment and the Kxecutlve upon thosw reports. Hecent au-K-i4tion that something had occurred on tl.e Isthmus to make the 1-k k type of the cauul less feasible than It was supposed to be when the reports were made and the policy de termined on, led to a visit to the lWhinus of a board of competent engineers to examine the Ira tun dam and !ckf, wnlch are the key of the lock type. The report of that board show that nothing has occurred In the na- sure oi iirmy revFajca evidence wnicn snou:j change tha views once formed In the original discussion. The construction will go on un- der a moat effective organization controlled by Colonel Goethal and his fellow Army f.nBin-ni associated wun mm. ana win cer- tainly be completed early In the next Ad- ministration. If not before. Some type of canal mut be constructed. The lock type hsj been ejected. We are all In favor of having It built aa promptly a possible. We must not now, therefore, keep SALE Flowor nl Al Armour's Medicated Tar.- Medicated Sulphur and Medicated Carbolic Acid, regular 10c. special. 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Ihe urea test constructive enterprise of mod ern times. The government of our dependencies tn Porto Klco and the Philippines arc progr ln ax favorably as could be desired. Tha prosperity of Porto Rico continue unn bated. The business condition in the Phllivpir.es are not all that we could wWh them to be. but with the passajco of a new tariff Mil permilttna free tra!e between the i nlted Mates and the Archipe!Ko. with -such llmlta- i tlona in suxar and tobacco as shall prevent ' nji.ry to ine domestic Interests on thoe ! P-oduct. we can count on an improvement In bunineee conditions in the Philippines and the development of a mutually profitable trade between this country and the Inlands. Meantime our government In each dependency Is upholding the tradition of civil liberty and Increasing popular control which niljcht be expected under American auspices. The work which we are doing there redounds to our credit as a Natlcn. Havre Issue In South. I look forward with hop to increasing the already good foeling between the South and the other sections of the country. My chl-f purpose U not to effect a change in the electoral vote of the ..uthern StHtea. That is a secondary Core-ideiation. What I look forward to la an increase In the tolerance of political views of all kinds and their ad vocacy throughout the South, and the ex istence of a resectable political opposition in every state; even more than this, to an i increased feeling on the part of all the I people in the South that this Government b their Government, and that Its officer their states are their officers The conetderat Ion of Xh question cannot. However, be complete and full without ref- erenc to the negro race. Its propresn and ita present condition. Ti.e i:.th Amendment so cured them freedom; the 14th Amendment due procesa of law. protection of property and the pursuit of happiness; and the Ki:h Amendment attempted to secure the negro against any deprivation of the privilege to vote, because he was a negro. The i:tth and 14th Amendments have been generally en forced and have secured the nhjevtn for which they, were Intended. While the Kth Amendment bast not been generally ol-e-rved In the past. U oucht to be observed, and the tendency of Southern lr Iw.Mtton tmlay is toward the enactment of electoral qualifica tion which shall square with that amend ment. f coure. the mere adoption of a constitutional law- Is only one step In the right direction. it muM tn? fairly and Justly enforced as well. In time both wi.l come. Hence it is clear to all that tbe domination of aa ignorant, irresponsible element can be prevented by con.stiutlor.al laws, which sa:i exclude from voting both negroes and whiten not having education or other qualifications thought t be necessary for a proper elec torate. The danger of the control of an Ig norant el-, i, .rate haa therefore paws d. With this change, the Interest which many of the Southern white citizens take In the wel fare of the negroes has Increased. The col ored men must base their hope on the re sult of their own Industry, eelf-restralnt, thrift and business success, aa well as upon the aid and comfort and sympathy which they may receive from their white neighbor of the South. There was a time when Northerners who sympathized with the negro In his necess-ary atruggle for better condi tion .sought to give to him the suffrage as a protection, and to enforce It exercise against the prevailing sentiment of the Fouth. The movement proved to be a failure. What remains Is the l.Vh Amendment to the Con stitution and the right to have statutes of states specifying quantitations for 'electors subjected to the test of compliance with that amendment. This la a great protec tion to th negro. It never will be repealed, and It never ought to be repealed. If It had not been pewd. It might be difficult now to adopt It; but with It In our funda mental law, the policy of Southern leal.a tion must and will tend to obey it. and so long as the statutes of the state meet the teat of thl amendment and are not other wise In conflict with the Constitution and law of the United States. It Is not the dSa pojdtion or within the province of tbe Fed eral Government to interfere with the regu lation by Southern State of their domestic affairs. Ther la In ths South a atmnger feeling than ever among th Intelligent, well -to -do and Influential e'ement In favor of the Industrial education of th negro and the encouragement of the race to make them selves useful members of the community. Th progres which the negro ha made in the last 50 years from lavery. when Its statistics1 are reviewed, is marvelous-, and It furnishes every raso to hop that In th next 'A year a still greater Improvement In hia condition as a productive member of so ciety, on th farm and In the shop and In other occupations, may come. The negroes are now Americans. Their ancestors came here yeare ago agilr.st their w ill, and this Is thetr only country and their only flag. They have shown themselves anxious to Uv for It and to di for It. Encountering th rac feeling against them, subjected at times to cruel Injustice grow in r out of It. they , max w.l bar our profouad gyrxupaxhy and CANADIAN MONEY ACCEPTED AT PAR aid In tt-.e struscle they are making. We sr charged with the sacred duty of making their path as smooth and esy ne we can. Any recognition tf their d lt ingutshed men. any appointment to ofYue :rom among their number, in properly taken as an encoursc nient. and an aiieci,iti'i, m' the.r prgre. and IhU jut policy eiiall 1h puru'-d. Policy of Neg-ro Appointment'. But It may well admit doubt whether. In the case of any race, an appoint men t of one of their number to a local office In a community in which the ra.-e feeling is m widespread and acute as to nterfre wit: the ease and facility with which the Government bik-Uioai can le done by to appointee. Is of suiT--lriit benefit by way .f encouragement to ue r.i.e to .-.u'woish t recurrence and Increase of race feeling wh:.-!i such an appointment is likely to engender. Therefore, t he Kxcut ivc. in rrcoRntsing t negro race by appointments, must exercise a careful disc rei ion not thereby to do it more harm than good. t n tli ot her hand. e must be careful not to rncoiir.tg t he mer- pretense of race feeling manufactured In tlie interest of individual voiitlca ambition. Personally, I have not the slightest ra- prejudice or feeling, and recognition of ts existence only awaken in my heart a deeper sympathy for t ho who have to bear it, Vr suffer from r, and I quest ion the wisdom a pMcy which I likely t incrense It. Mean time, if nothing is done to prevent, a bM-t-r feeling between Ihe ncntrs and the whites In the South will continue to grow, and more and more of the white people w:!l come to realise that the future of the SouWi is to he much benefited by t he Industrie t and intellect u I progress of th negro. The exercise of political framliis by those rtf bis race who are intell.gent and well to will be acquleced in. and the right to vote will be w it h held only from the Icaorant and Irresponsible of both races. There is one other matter to which I shall refr r. It wts made the subject of gr-at controversy durin g t he election, and calls for at least a passing reference now. My dtst ingui.thed predecessor has given much attention to the cause of labor. . wCh whose struccic for bet;er things he tma show n the sinceiest sympathy. At his in stance Congress bas pnsed thv bill px k g the tmhlliT y of interstate carriers to the r employes tor injury sustained in the couse th employment, abolishing t tie rule of fi low -servant and the common law rule as to contributory negligence, and substituting thereror the so-called rule of com pa rat i e negligence. It has !so passed a law nxtcg the oniiensation of liovcrnment emplors for injuries sustained in the omp'.ov " cf t!t- ibivernment through the negligence of the superior. It alro pasmed a model child la lor Inxv for the 1 ;l rirt of Columbia J n previous administrations an arbitration law for interstate commerce railroads and the:r employes, snd laws for the application of safety devicw to save the lives and limbs oi empIoes of Interstate railroads bad teen pt fccl. Additional le -oblation of this kind was passed by tro outgoing Congress. I atsh to say that in so far aa I .an. I hope to promote the enactment of further legislation of this character. 1 am strong convinced that the Government should make itself s responsible to employes injured in Its employ as a it interstate railway corpora tion Is made responsible by Federal law to Its employes; and s'ia'1 be glad, when ever any additional rean-i.b:e safety oevice can be Invented to reduce the loss of life and limb among ra it a t ipplr yes, to urge Congre to require its adopi iin by Inter state railways. lCewtrlct (.' of Injunction. Another labor question has arisen which has a a akened the most exci: od discussion. That Is in respect to the power of the Kcl -eral courts to innue injunction in lnJp trtal disputes. As to that, my con vlct a are fixed. Take away from courts, if -it could be taken away, the power to ist:e Injunctions In labor disputes, and !t would create a privileged class among the labor ers and save the lawless among their num ber from a most needful remedy available to all men for the protection of their busi ness against lawless Invasion. Trie propo sition tnat business is not a propertv or pecuniary right which can he protected by equitable injunction la utterly w 'thout foun dation In precedent or reason. The proposi tion Is usually linked with one to make the secondary boycott lawful. Mich a proposi tion is at variance with the American In atlnct and will find no support in my judg ment when submitted to tne American peo ple The secondary boycott is an instru ment of tyranny, and ought not to be made legitimate. The issuing of a temporary restraining order without notice has in several in stances been abuaed by its Inconsiderate exercise, and to remedy thi. the platform upon which I was elected recommends tr.e formulation in a statute of the conditions under which such a temporary restralnlt order ought to Issue. A statute can and ou g h t to be f ra med to em bod v t he bes t modern practice, and can bring the sub ject so closely to the attention of the court as to make abuses of the process unlikely in tha- future. American people. If I un derstand them. Inaist that the authority of the courts shall be sustained and are op posed to any change In the procedure by which the powers of a court Tuay be weak ened and the fearless and effective admin istration of juMlce ,e Interfered with Having thus reviewed the questions like.v to recur during my Administration, and having expressed in a summary way the position which I expect La take In recom mendations to Congress af In mv conduct as an Executive, I invoke the considerate sympathy autd eupport of my fellow-rltlseri and the aid of Almighty- rod la tha 41a char of my responsible eutie