The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, December 08, 1916, Page 3, Image 3
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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
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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
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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
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'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
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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 ?
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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
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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
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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 |
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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
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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."
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Georgia Woman Gains 20 Pounds t
on Four Bottles of Tanlac.
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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
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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
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>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."
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