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JfEDFOnn MATT TOIPUNnE, MTCDFOTvT), OliKflON, TUESDAY, DEfKMISEi; 5. IMfi PATHS TTTPET5 JUSTi 10 (Continued From Page One). happily continue to exist, betweeli the i commission to observe and. report up rallroads of the country and thotr en the practical results, rteimiing these locomotive engineers, conductors andHhe measures most immediately need- with n promptness niul thoronjrlint'ns which are, with its preneat constitu tion and means of action, practically impossible. Asks Ihilillc Investltiat Ion. "An amendment of the existing; feilerul stiilulo which provides for the mediation, conciliation nnd arbitra tion of such eontroversicis as the present by adding to it a provision that, in case the methods of iiccom iiiodiition now provided for should fail, a full publie investigation of the merits of every such dispute, shall be instiluled and completed before a strike or lockout may lawfully be attempted. ''The lodgement in IB' hands ot the executive of Ihe power, in ease of military necessity, to take control of such portions of such rollilur stock ot the railways of the eounlry ns may be reiuired for military use nnd to operate them for military purposes, with authority to draft into the mili tary service of the I'nited States such train crews and administrative otficials ns the circumstances may reijuire for their safe and efficient use.'' I'rfjes Compulsory InvcMiKuliou. The renewed recommendation for compulsory inveslie.nlion of labor disputes on railways before strikes or lockouts are allowed, which has aroused the opposition of the rail road brotherhoods, and of the Ameri can Federation of Labor, was de fended in the president's message, lie declared he would hesitate to rec ommend a law which would force in dividual workmen to continue in an employment which they desired to leave, but thai no such principle was involved in tin sujrcstion that the operation of Ihe railways of the eounlry should not. he stopped by the concentrated action of bodies of men until a public investigation for the benefit of Ihe public has been insti tuted. "II is baed upim the very differ ent principle," he continued, "that the concent rated action of powerful holl ies of men shall not lie permitted lo stop the industrial processes of the nation, at-nny rate before the mltion shall have had an opportunity to ac quaint itself with the merits of the case between employe mid employer, time to form its opinion upon an im partial statement of the merits, and opportunity to consider all practic able means of conciliation or arbitra tion. I can see nothing; in that prop osition but the justifiable safe;uard ine; by society of the necessary pro cesses of its very life. There is noth ing arbitrary or unjust in il unless it lie arbitrarily and unjustly done. It can and should be done with a full and scrupulous regard for the inter ests and liberties of all concerned, ns well as for the permanent interests of society itself." resident's AilUrcf". "Gentlemen of the Congress: "In fulfilling at this lima the duty laid upon mo by the constitution of communicating to you from time to time information of the state of the union and recoinineuding to your con sideration such legislative measures as may bo judged necessary and expe dient I shall continue tho practice, which I hope has been aceptable to you, of leaving to the reports ot the several heads ot the executive depart ments the elaboration of the detailed needs of the public service and con fine myself to those mattem of more general public policy with which it seems necessary and feasible to deal at tho present session of the congress. "i realize the limitations of time under which you will necessarily act , at tills session and shall make my suggestions as few as possible; but there wero 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. "In the first placet it seems to mo Imperatively' necessary that the ear liest possible consideration and action fliould be accorded the remaining measures of the program of settle ment and regulation which I had oc casion lo recommend to you at the close of your last session in view of the public dangers disclosed by the unaccommodated difficulties which then existed, and which still un- trainmcu. resident's lUcoiimumuitioiis. "I then recommend: "First, iiuinediute provision for the enlargement and administrative reor ganization of the Interstate commerce commission along the lines embodied In tho bill recently passed by the house of representatives and now awaiting action by the senate; in or der that tho commission may be en abled to deal with tho many great and various duties now devolving up on It with a promptness and thor oughness which are, w ith 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 employ ment of all railway employees who are actually engaged in the work of operating trains in interstate trans portation. "Third, tho authorization of tho ap pointment by the president of a small body of men to observe tho actual results in exiicrlence of the adoption f the eight-hour day in railway trans portation alike for tho men and for the railroads. Iucivased l-'i-ellit Hates. 'Fourth, explicit approval by the congress of the consideration by the interstate commerce commission of an increase of freight rtes to meet such adltional expcdltures by the railroads as may have been rendered necessary by tho adoption of the eight-hour day and which have not been offset by ad ministrative readjustments and econ omies, should the facts disclosed jus tify the Incrense. 'Fifth, an amendment of the exist ing federal statuto which providos for the mediation, conciliation, and arbitration of such controversies as tho present by adding to it a provis ion that, in case the methods of ac commodation now provided for should fail, a full public investigation of the merits of every such dispute hall be instituted and completed be fore a strike or lockout may lawfully be attemtped. "And sixth, the lodgement In the hands of tho executive of the power, in case of military necessity, to take control of such portions and such rolling stock ot the railways of the country as may be required for mili tary use and to operate them for mil itary , purposes, 'with authority to draft into the military servico of the United States such train crews and adnilnisrative officials as the circum stances require for the.lr safe and ot. ficlent use. Two Acted 1'iKin. "The second and third of these rec ommendations the congress immedi ately acted on; it established the eight-hour day as the legal basis of work and wages in train service and it authorized the nppointmcnt of a with a child who is rundown, has pale checks or thin blood, who will hesitate to give that child the very thingitneeds to start it growing and keep it going? Foroverfortyr: -.rstheconcentrated liquid-food in Scott's Emulsion has been changing thinness to plumpness -changing por blood t0 nch blo?d' There is nothing better for growing v:u , n-h.thcr thev are weak ot cd; but it postponed actlom upon the other suggestions until an opportunity should be offered for a .more deliber ate ensideration of them. The fourth recommendation I do not deem it necessary to renew. Tit power of tho Interstate commerce commission to grant nn increase of nates on the ground referred to Is Indisputably clear and a recommendation by the congress with regard to such n mat-, ter might seem to draw in question the scope of tho commission's author ity or its inclination to do Justice when there is no reason to doubt either. "The other suggestions tho In crease in the interstate comierco com mission's membership ajid in its facil ities for performing its manifold du ties, the provfsion for full public In vestigation and assessment ot Indus trial disputes, and the grant to tho executive of the power to control nnd operate tho railways when necessary In time of war or other like public necessity, I now very earnestly re new. legislation Is Necessary. "The necessity for such legislation 1b manifest ami pressing. Those who have entrusted us with tho responsi bility nnd duty of serving and safe guarding them In such mutters would find it hard, I bellevo, to excuse a failure to act upon these grave mat ters or any unnecessary postponement of action upon them. "Not only does the Interstate com merce commission now find it practi cally impossible, with its present membership and organization, to per form Its great functions promptly and thoroughly hut it is not unlikely that it may presently bo found ad visable to add to Its duties still others equally heavy and exacting. If must first be perfected as an administra tive instrument, "The country cannot and should not consent to remain any longer ex posed to profound Industrial disturb ances for lack of adltional means of arbitration and conciliation which the congress. can easily and promptly sup ply. And all will ngreo that tbero must bo no doubt ns to (lie power of the executive to make linmedlnte and uninterrupted use of the railroads for the concentration of military forces of the nation wherever they are needed and whenever they are needed. Program of Efficiency. "This is a program of regulation, prevention, and administrative effi ciency which argues Its own ense in the mere statement of it. With re gard to ono of its items, the increase In tho efficiency of the interstate com merce commission, the house of rep resentatives has already acted; its action needs only the concurrence of the senate, I "I would hesitate to recommend and I duro say the congress would hesitate to act upon the suggestion should I make it, that nny man In any occupation should bo obliged by law to conllnuo in tin employment which he desired to leave. To pass a law which forbade or prevented tho individual workman to leave his work before receiving the approval of so ciety In doing so would be to adopt a new principle Into our jurispru dence which I take It for granted wo are not prepared to introduce. But thoiroposal that tho operation of tho railways of the country shall not be stopped or interrupted by tho concert ed action of organized bodies of men until a public investigation shall have been instituted which shall make tno whole question at Issuo plain for tho judgment of the opinion of the nation is not to proposo nny such principle. It Is based upon tho very different principle that the concerted action of powerful bodies ot men shall not be permitted to stop the industrial pro cesses of tho nation, at any rate bo fore tho nation shall have had an op portunity to acquaint itself with the merits of the caso as between em ployee and employer, tlmo to form its opinion upon an impartial statement of tho f.eiits, and opportunity to con sider all practicable means of concili ation or arbitration. I can see noth ing in that proposition but tho jutlfl ablo safeguarding by society of tho nocossary procesoss of its very llfo. Thero is nothing arbitrary or unjust in it unless it be arbitrarily and un justly done. It can and should be done with a full aud scrupulous re gard for the Interests and liberties ot nil concerned as well as for the per manent interests of society Itself. Hills Ik-fore Senate. "Three matters of capital interest await the action of the senate which clroady have been acted upon by the house of representatives; tho bill which seeks to extend greater free dom of combination to those engaged in promoting the foreign commerce of tho country than is now thought by some to be legal under the terms of tho laws against monopoly; tho bill amending the present organized law of Porto Mico; and the bill proposing a more thorough nnd systematic regu lation ot tho expenditures of money in elections, commonly called tho cor rupt practices act. I need not labor my advice that theso measures be en acted into law. Their urgency lies in the manifest circumstances which render their adoption nt this time not only opportune hut necessary. Ivven delay would seriously jeopard the interest ot the country and ot the government). , .i . - , . . -Corrupt Practice Act. "Immediate passago of the bill lo regulate the expenditure ot money in elections may seem to be less neces sary than the immediate enactment of the other measures to which I re fer; because at least two years will elapse before another election in which federal offices are to bo tilled; but it would greatly relievo the pub lic mind if this important matter was dealt with while the circumstances and the danger to tho public morals I of the present method ot obtaining jand spending campaign funds stand i clear under recent observation and the method of expenditure can bo frankly studied In the light of present experience; and a delay would have ; the further very serious disadvantage ot postponing action until another election was at hand and some special object connected with it might be thought to be in tho mi ml of those who urged It. Action can be taken now with facts for guldnnco and with out suspicion of partisan purpose. I shall not argue nt length the de sirability of giving a freer hand In the mnttor of combined nnd concert ed effort to those who shall undor tako tho essential enterprise ot build ing up our export trado. That enter prise will presently, will Immediate ly assume, has indeed already assum ed, a magnitude unprecedented In our experience. Wo have not the nec essary Instrumentalities for Its pros ocution; It is deemed to he doubt ful whether they could bo created upon an adequate scale undor our present laws. We should clear away LOOK AI A CHILD'S E alt legal obstacles and create a busts of undoubted law for It which will give freedom without permitting un regulated license. The thing must bo done now, because the opportunity Is here and may escape us if we hesi tate or delay. "The argument for the proposed amendments of tho organic law of Porto Rico Is brief and conclusive. The present laws governing the Island and regulating tho rights and privileges of its people aro not Just. We have created expectations of ex tended privilege which wo have not satisfied. There Is uneasiness among the people of tho Island and even a suspicious doubt with regard to our intentions concerning them which tho adoption of the pending measure would happily remove. We do not doubt what wo wish to do in any es sentinl particular. We ought to do It at once. Industrial Kdiiciillou, "At tho last session ot the congress a bill was pnsBod by the senate which provides for tho pormolion ot voca tional and industrial education which is of vital Importance to the whole country becauso it concerns a matter, too long neglected, upon which tho thorough Industrial preparation of the country for the critical years of economic development Immediately Tidte So Chances! Move. Poisons from Liver and Dowels nt Once, Mothers can rest easy after giving "California Syrup of Figs" because In a tow hours all the clogged-up waste sour bile and fermenting food gent ly moves out of the bowels, and you have a well, playful child again Children simply will not take the time from play to empty their bowel; and they become tightly packed, liver gets sluggish and stomach disordered When cross, fevorlsh, resUessL seo If tongue is coated, then give this do liclous "fruit laxative." Children love it, nnd cannot cause injury. No dif ference what ails your little one full of cold, or a sore throat, diar rhoea, stomach-ache bad breath member, a gentle "Insido cleansing should always bo tho first treatmen given. Full directions for bableB, children of all ages, grown-upB aro printed on each bottle. Ileware of counterfeit fig syrups Ask your drugist for a O-cent bottle ot "California Syrup of Figs," then look carefully and see that It is mad by tho "California Syrup of Figs Company." We make no smaller size. Hand back with contempt any other fig syrup. ahead of us In a very large moasuri ilopends. May I not urge Us early and favorable consideration by the house of representatives and its- early enactment Into law? It- contain plans which affect all Interests god all parts of the country and I aui sure that there Is no legislation now pending before the congress who? passage the country awaits with mor thoughtful aproval or greater Impi tience to see a great and admirably thing set In the way of being done. ' . "There are other matters already advanced to tho stage of conference; between tho two houses of which' ft Is not necessary that I should speaffa Some practicable basis of agreement concerning them will no doubt be found and action taken upon them. ' "Inasmuch as this is, gentlemen, probably tho last occasion I shall have to address the Sixty-fourth conjress, I hope that you will permit me to say with what genuine pleasure nnd satis faction I have co-operated with you In iho many measures of constructive policy with which you have enriched the legislative annnls of the country, It has been a prlvilego to labor In such company. I take the liberty of congratulating you upon the comple tion of a record of rare serviceable noss and distinction." ' '' With Medford trado is Medtord made Satisfy! that's a new thing for a cigarette to do It's nothing for a cigarette to just taste good lots of cigarettes may do that. But Chesterfields do more they satisfy! Just like a thick, juicy steak satisfies when you're hungry. 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