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WLSON CALLSFOR STEPS BIG WAY PROBLEM - "1' T (Continued from Page 1) operation of the railways of the county should not be stopped by the concentrated action of bodies of men until a public investigation for tie benefit of the public has been instituted. "It is based upon the very different principle," he continued, "that the concentrated action of powerful bodies of men shall not be permitted to stop the industrial processes of the nation, at any rate before the na tion shall have had an opportunity to acquaint itself with the merits of the case between employe and employer, time to form its opinion upon an imDartinl ntotomont rvf ?.? ? 4 and opportunity to consider all practicable means of conciliation or arbitration. I can see nothing in that proposition but the Justifiable safeguarding by society of the necessary processes of its very life. There is nothing arbitrary or unjust in it unless it be arbitrarily and unjustly THE NATION'S CHIEF EXEC I done with a full and scrupulous regard for the Interest and liberties of all concerned as well j?for the Dermanent Interests of society itself." The president's address follows: On "CJeneral Policy. " "(lentlenien of the Congress: "In fullfllling 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 and recommending to your consideration such legislative measures as may be judged necessary and expedient I shall continue the practice, which I hope has been acceptable to 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 confine myself to those matters m nrn Ffinornl nnhlir* ntilirv with which it seems necessary and feasible to deal at the present session of the congress. "I realize the limitations of time under which you will necessarily act at this session and shall make my suggestions 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. "In the first place, it seems to me imperatively necessary that the earliest possible consideration and action should be accorded the remaining measures of the program of settlement and regulation which 1 had occasion to 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 unhappily continue to exiat, between the rallroada of the country and their locomotive engineers. conductora and tralnment. "I then recommend: The First Steps. "Find, immediate provision for the enlargement and ndminlfetrntive reorganization of the interatate com1 inerce commission along the lines embodied In the bill recently passed by the house of representatives and now waiting action by the senate; in order that the commission may he enabled to deal with the "many I 3 great and various duties now devolving upon It with a promptness and thoroughness which are, with its present constitution and means ot action, practically impossible. "Second, the establishment of an eight hour day as the legal basis alike of work and of wages in the employment of all railway employe* who are actually engaged in the work of operating trains In interstate transportation. "Third, the authorization of the appointment by the president of a small body of men to observe the actual results in experience of the adoption of the eight hour day In 11 uii way transportation alike for tin linen and for the railroads. "Fourth, explicit approval by th? congress of the consideration by th?. interstate commerce commission ot an Increase of freight rates to meet such additional expenditures by the railroads as may have been rendered necessary by the adoption of the eight hour day and which ftave not been offset by administrative readjustments and economics, should the facts disclosed Justify the Increase. "Fifth, an amendment of the existing federal statute which provides for the mediation, conciliation ann arbitration of such controversies as J TIV E?WOO I > K O W WILSON the present by adding to it a provision that, in case the methods of accommodation now provided for should fail, a full public investigation of the merits of every sui h dispute shall be instituted and completed before a strike or lockout may lawfully be attempted. "And sixth, the lodgment in the hands of the executive of the power, in case of military necessity, to take control of such portions and such rolling stock of the railways of the country as may be required for military use and to operate them foil military purposes, with authority to draft into the military service of the United States such train crews and administrative officials as the circum stances require for their safe and efficient use. What lias Item Done. "The second and third of these recommendations the congress immediately acted on: It established the eight hour day as the legal basis of work and wages in train service and it authorized the appointment of a commission to observe and report upon the practical results, deeming these the measures most immediately needed; but it postponed action upor. the oher sugestlons until an oppor 'tunity should be offered for a in ondeliberate consideration of them. The fourth recommendation I do not deem it necessary to renew. The power of the interstate coinmem commission to grant an increase ot rates on the ground referred to h indisputably clear and a reeommen datlon by the congress with regard to such a matter might seem to draw in question the scope of the coinmi* sion's authority or its inclination to do justice when there is no reason to doubt either. | "The other suggestion?the in crease in the interstate commerce commission's membership and in it* facilities for performing its manifold duties, the provision for full publl. investigation and assessment of in jdustrial disputes, and the grant tc the executive of the power to contro and operate the railways when necessary in time of war or other like public necessity?I now very-earn estly renew. i "The necessity for such legislation FRIDAY, DEO. 8, 1916. 'might be thought to be in the mind of those who urged it. Action can be taken now with tacts tor guidance and without suspicion ot partiua n nn I PHE LANCASTER NEWS F is manifest and pressing. Those who) have entrusted us with the responsi-, bility and duty of serving and safeguarding them in such matters would nd it hard, I believe, to excuse a failure to act upon these grave matters or any unnecessary postponement of action upon them. "Not only does the interstate com-1 merce commission now find it prac- j tically impossible, with its present membership and organization, to perform its great functions prompil> ! and thoroughly but it is not unlikely ! that it may presently be found ad | visable to add to its duties still oth-j( ers equally heavy and exacting, li:, must first be perfected as an admin-j( istrative instrument. "The country can not and should! not consent to remain any longer ex-i posed to profound industrial disturbances for lack of additional means of arbitration and conciliation which the congress can easily and promptly supply. And all will agree that ther* , must be no doubt as to the power 01 the executive to make immediate and . uninterrupted use of the railroads for the concentration of the military forces of the nation wherever they are needed and whenever they are needed. Argues Its Own Case. "This is a program of regulation, prevention and administrative efficiency which argues its own case in the mere statement of it. With re-. gard to one of its items, the increase in the efficiency of the interstate commerce commission, the house of representatives has already acted; its action needs only the concurrence of the senate. "I would hesitate to recommend, and I dare say the congress would j hesitate to act upon the suggest ion should 1 make it. that any man in any occupation should lie obliged b\ law to continue in an employnu at which he desired to leave. To pass a law which forbade or prevented the individual workman to leave fits work before receiving the approval of society in doing so would he to adopt a new principle into our jurisprudence which I take it for granted we are not prepared to introduce. Hut the proposal that the operation of the railways of the country shall: not he stopped or interrupted by the! concerted action of organized bodies of men until a public investigation shall have been instituted which shall make the whole question at issue plain for the judgment of the opinion of the nation is not to propose any such principle. It Is based upon the very different principle that the concerted action of powerful bodies Of m?n ulmll ? -- ? *" >?= I" t?*<i to stop the industrial process of, the nation, at any rate before the na- i tion shall have had an opportunity to acquaint itself with the merits ot the case as between employe and em ployer. time to form its opinion upon, an impartial statement of the merits,' and opportunity to consider all practicable means of conciliation or ar bitration. I can see nothing in that proposition hut the justifiable safe guarding by society of the necessary processes of its very life. There i.%; nothing arbitrary or unjust in it un-j less it he arbitrarily and unjustly done. I t can and should be domwith a full and scrupulous regard foi the Interests and liberties of all con cerned as well as for the permanent j interests of society itself. "Three matters of capital import-' ance await the action of the senate which have already been acted upon! by the house of representatives: the' bill which seeks to extend greater freedom of combination to those cngaged in promoting the foreign corn merc? of the country than is now thought by some to be legal unde: the terms of the laws against mon onolv Iho hilt amon/lino * ? ? mr piuftriu organic law of Puerto Iticc; and llu*! bill proposing a more thorough and .systematic regulation of the expenditure of money in election, commonly called the corrupt practices act. I need not labor my advice that those measures be enacted into law. Theii urgency lies in the manifest clrcum- i stances which render their adoption* at this time not oply opportune but necessary. Kven delay would serious- ( ly jeopardize the interests of thi , country and of the government. "Immediate passage of the bill to regulate the expenditure of money in elections may seem to be less necessary than the immediate enactment of the other measures to which I refer; because at least two years will elapse before another election in which federal offices are to be filled; but it would greatly relieve the public mind if this important matter wore dealt with while the circum stances and the dangers tp the pub ; lie morals of the present method or | obtaining and spending campaign funds stand clear under recent oi> | servatlon, and the methods of ex j penditure can be frankly studied i; the light of present experience; ano a delay would have the further very serious disadvantage of postponing action until another election was at 1 hand and some special object with it WHU yui yVOV. For Foreign Trade. "1 shall not argue at length the desirability of giving a freer hand in the matter of combined and concerted effort to those who shall undertake the essential enterprise of building up our export trade. That enterprise will presently, will immediately assume, has indeed already assumed, 1 a magnitude unprecedented in oui ' experience. We have not the neces- : sary instrumentalities for its prosecution; it is deemed to be doubtful' whether they could be created upon ' an adequate scale under our present ' laws. We should clear awuy all legal obstacles and create a hasi? ?>f ??- 1 doubted law for It which will give freedom without permitting unreg- ' ulated license. The thing must be 1 done now, because the opportunity is here and may escape us if we hesitate or delay. "The argument for the proposed amendments of the organic law of Puerto Rico is brief and conclusive. The present laws governing the island and regulating the rights and privileges of its people are not just. We have created expectations of extended privilege which we have not satisfied. There is uneasiness among the people of the island and even a suspicious doubt with regard to our intentions concerning them which the adoption of the pending measure would happily remove. We do not doubt what we wish to do in any es sential particular. We ought to do it at once. "At the last session of the congress a bill was passed by the senate which provides for the promotion of educational and industrial education : which is of vital importance to the whole country because it concerns a matter too long neglected upon whicn the thorough industrial preparation of the country for the critical years of economical development immediately ahead of us in very large measure depends. May I not urge its early and favorable consideration by the house of representatives and its early enactment into law? It contains plans which affect all interests and all parts of the country ana I am sure that there is no legislation now pending before the congress whose passage the country awaits with more thoughtful approval or greater impatience to see a great and | II Dec. HOLI The Lar Holiday Edit its advertiser ber to hand i possible. Oi and explain \ We will Lancaster an LET US Place Your t DEC LANCAS L : admirable thing in the way of being done. i "There are other matters already advanced to the stage of conference between the two houses of which it 1 < is not necessary that I should speak. f Some practicable basis of agreement j concerning them will no doubt be f found and action taken upon them, t "Inasmuch as this is. gentlemen, n probably the last occasion I shall v have to address the Sixty-fourth con- v stress, I hope that you will permit me u to say with what a genuine pleasure n and satisfaction I have co-operated a with you in the many measures of a constructive policy with which you t have enriched the legislative annals uf the country. It has been a prlvilege to labor in such company. 1 take the liberty of congratulating -y nil linnn ? ,? vumpieuon or a record a of rare serviceableness and distinction." WOULDN'T TAKE 110.000 i FOR GOOD IT DID HER: ii Georgia Woman Gains 20 Pounds t on Four Bottles of Tanlac. c 8 SUFFERED 15 YEARS. t l I Doctors Had Told Her That No t Medicine Would Do Her Any Good. "I have gained twenty pounds ( since taking Tanlac and my im-ji proveracnt in every way has been so' t great that when I stand before tlx- ; looking glass I am actually amazed ? and hardly know myself." was the j remarkable statement by Mrs. Kliza- t beth Jennings, of Ilepsibali. tla., to i the Tanlac representative at How- i ard's Drug Store, at Augusta, Ga., a t few days ago. j i "Fifteen years ago," continued (f Mr. Jennings, "my health began to 1 fail and I began to take medicine, and the more I took the faster I r seemed to go down hill. My trou- 1 hies multiplied until they were many, and my condition became complicated and very serious and no * one seemed to understand it. My " stomach was in such bad shape lit could not digest anything, and what I 12 The! DAY EDI icaster News contemplat ion on Tuesday Decembei friends who wish space ii n their coqy for same ir advertising solicitor wi >ositions, etc., if so desire put your business in 2,5 d Lancaster County. HELP YOU TO DEMONS \d Early and Secure Gi 12 THE I rER PUBLISH! % 3_ I I would eat seemed to poison my system. "My blood was thin and my arms were covered with spots. My back ibout my kidneys ached and hurt me ireadfully, and I was told I had mUol : rT"v i"??. ?"dvuuiib. i ne rneumatto >ains all over my body were so awul they were hard to bear, and my lead ached me constantly. I lost lesh and strength until 1 got so veak I could not walk to my garden rithout help and I kept going down intil I was simply a physical and lervous wreck, and I believe 1 was II but dead. My condition was toowful to even describe and 1 cannot til you half of my suffering. "When a day would close on m> niserable existence I could think of~ othing but another day of sufferng tomorrow, and I was so nervous nd racked with pain I could not leep. "I wanted to live, and my hus>and spent thousands of dollars tryng to get me well, but nothing did' ae any good. The doctors said here was no medicine that would: lelp me. Finally, I became so weak nd out of heart I prayed to die. "When I read about the wonderful' iclp toher people were getting from, 'anlac I bought a bottle and began aking it, and I began to improve at nee. I have taken four bottles now ind honestly I would not take ten housand dollars for the differencen the way I feel now and the way felt the day I bought my first hotle of Tanlac. "I can eat now and enjoy mr neals, and when night comes I can ie down and sleep like a child. I lo not have any more trouble with nv kidneys and the hurting I used o have in mv back has left me and ill the rheumatic pains have gone. VTy blood has thickened up and seems to be in good condition anc?. hose ugly spots have left my arms ind my head does not ache me any nore. I do not know what all was Iho matter with me, but I have been iciit-v ?n .in my sunerings ana, i1- I have already said, I pained 20 leunds in weight besides. "Tanlae has made a now woman of no and I feel bettor than I have sine* was sixteen years old." Tanlae. the master medicine. Istold exclusively by J. F. Mackey, Lancaster; Peoples Drug & Grocery* ^o.. Heath Springs; C. O. Floyd , Kershaw.?Adv. Date TON | es Printing a ' 12 and asks i this numas early as I rail nn vftii ! ?d -u. 00 homes in 5TRATE | ?od Position )ATE ! ) iNG CO. i * . : ;jj