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fflLSOX CALLS FOR STEPS i < 0> BIG Kill,WAY PROBLEM ] Tocational Education, Puerto RIcaa j ? Bill, C orrupt Practices, Legislation ; and Laws to Help Promote Foreign !' Trade Also Urged on Solons. 1 ' Washington, Dec. 5.?President "Wilson's address at the opening of J the sesison of congress today was: wholly devoted to domestic subjects, j principally the problem of railway legislation. In the hall of the house with senators and representatives assem bled in joint session, President iWil son, in accordance with the custom he began at the opening of his term, read his address from the clerk's desk. The president not only renewed his recommendation for legislation to prevent a nation wide railway strike r lockout before there has been op portunity for investigation, but de fended it against the attack of or ganized labor as nothing aroitrary or mniust and tho "iustifiable safeguard ing by society of the necessary pro cesses of its very life." Aside from recommendations for the passage of th.e Puerto Rico gov ernment bill, the corrupt practices bill and the Webb bill to legalize Anfcrican collective selling agencies abroad, the president's address was cevoted wholly to the railroad situa tion. The only feature whicli had not been forecast was the elimina tion of the proposal that congress vivp PYnlioit annmval tn rr*n<?idpra tion by the interstate commerce com mission of an increase in freight rates to meet additional expenditures by the railroads- caused by the opera tion of the Adam6on law. No Doubt of Power. Today the president took the posi tion that "the power of the interstate commerce commission to grant an in crease of rates on the ground refer n a! aa ft rl a i cu lAj 10 iiiuid^/uuiui) ticai aim a recommendation by the congress witk Tegard to such a matter might seem to draw in question the scope of the commission's authority or its in-; clination to do justice when there is no reason to doubt either." The other recommendations on the' railroad situation made in a special message during the last session, j "which were not put into law, were re- i newed today. They include: "Immediate provision for the en lorcomorit on/1 odminictrotirn i ganization of the interstate commerce ; commission along the lines embodied 3n the bill recently passed by the heu* * 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 duties now devolving upon it with a -promptness and thor- - cughness which are, with its present What c When your chili You can pro mas by buyii in the Volun msurj in forma R. M. T F. E. BR .onstituLion and means oi' aetiox*. Livtcticaily impossible. 'Uii amendment of the existing fed eral statute which provides tor tin: meuiation, conciliation and arbitra tion ot such controversies as the pres ent by aduing to it a provision thai, in case the methods of accommodation HOW iJIU V iue<i IU1 SUUU1U iaii| ? public investigation of the merits or every &uch dispute shall be instituted and completed before a strike or lock out may lawfully be attempted. "The lodgment in the bands ot the executive of the power, in case of military necessity, to take control of such portions of such rolling stock of the railways of the country as ma> be required for military use and to operate tliem lor military purposes, with, authority to draft into militar> service oi the United States such train crews and administrative offi cials as the circumstances may re quire for their safe and efficient us$,* The Biggest Problem. The renewed recommendation for compulsory investigation of labor dis putes on railways before strikes or lockouts are allowed, which has tVin rvf tbp railroaff ai</UOCU vyyuuivivu brotherhoods, and of the (American Federation of Labor, was defended in the -president's message. He de clared he would hesitate to recom mend a law which woul(l force In dividual workmen to continue in an employment which they desired to leave, but that no such principle wao involved in the suggestion that the operation of the railways of the coun try should not be stopped by the con centrated action of bodies of men un til a public investigation for the bene fit of the public has been instituted. "It is based upon the Very differ ent principle," he continued, "tha; tne concentrated acuon ul puweu-uj bodies of men shall not be permitted to stop the industrial processes of trie nation, at any rate before the nation shall have had an opportunity to ac quaint itself with the merits of tUl case between employe and employer time to form its opinion upon an im partial statement of the merits, and opportunity to consider all practicable means of conciliation or arbitration I can see nothing in that proijosition but the justifiable safeguarding D? society of the necessary processes cl its very life. There is notnmg arDi tra. y or unjust in it unless it be arbi trarily and unjustly done. It carj and should be done with a full and scrupulous regard for the interest and liberties of ail conceruca as well as for the permanent interests of society itself." The president's address follows: On ^General Policy.'' "Gentlemen of the Congress: "In fullfilling 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 >f That CI wife is your i Iren your orph< vide for a che< ng a monthly it teer Stat meg Com tion apply IDMARSH, Specu Newberry, S. C. rvrwt a v x Ui/iN/lA, Oiaic Columbia, S. C. J L'uioji and recommending to your con ) sideration such legislative measure i as may be judged necessary and ex pedient 1 shall continue the practice, which 1 hope has been acceptable to you, oi' leaving to the reports of the ! several heads of the executive de I 1 partments the elaboration of the de ! tailed needs oi the public service a^< j confine myself to those matters or more general public policy with whicn : it sejms necessary and feasible it I deal at the present sesison of the congress. i "1 realize the limitations of time ' under which you will necessarily aei ! at this session and shall make my l suggestions as few as possible; b\it there were some things left undone at the last session which there will 1 mow be time to complete and whicu it seems necessary in the interest oi J ' the public to do so at once, i "In the first place, it seems to mt j imperatively necessary that the earli I est possible consideration and action ' should be accorded the remaining measures of the programme of s&i | tlement and regulation which I hac ' occasion to ^recommend to you ai the close of your last session in view ! of the public dangers disclosed b> ! the unaccommodated difficulties ' ? i 3 J I. .1 ' "wnicii men e.\it>tcu, aini ?uuu unhappily continue to exist, between the railroads of the country and theii 1 locomotive engineers, conductors ant' j trainmen. | "I then recommended: j The First Steps. ; "First, immediate provision for tht ' enlargement and administrative re organization of the interstate com I merce o^i.-mission along the Ikie! embodiea i.* the bill recently passei by the house of representatives ant i ?- hv the senate; j ilt/VV an ?v?.vu - _ in order that the commission ma: | be enabled to deal with the manj j great and various duties naw devolv ing upon it with a promptness anc thoroughness which are, with it: ; present constitution and means of ac ! tion, practically impossible. | "Second, the establishment of ai ; eight hour day as the legal basi? alike of work and of wages in th? employment of all railroad employe: who ?.re actually engaged in the won j of operating trains in interstate trans I portation. "Third, the authorization of the ap pointment by the president of a smal body of men to observe the actna ; results in oxperience of the adoDtioT J of eioV>t l-^nr -day in r?i!'^i\ , i transportation alike for the Lien an. | for the railroad J "Fourth, explicit approval by th; [ congress of the consideration bv tht interstate commerce cuoiuiisaivu ui increase of freight rates to meet sue! additional (xpenditures by the rail roads as may have been renderei necessary by the adoption of th< eight hour day and whi(*h have ntf A iristmas vidow, your ins? *rful Christ tcome policy _ t e uie pany il Agent, Manager [ been offset by adminstrative read ' justments and economies, should the i iacts disclosed justify tne increase. ! "Fifth, an amendment of the exisi ! ing federal statute which provides ; ror the mediation, conciliation ana i arbitration of such controversies as ; the present by adding to it a pi o ; vision tliat, i.i case tne methods of ! accommodation now provided for ! ahnnl/j tail j. full liilhlio in VPssf isrfltioii or the merits of every such dispute snail be instituted and completed De lore 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 roil ing stock of the railways of the cou:i U J US ma\ U c Itijuncu hjj UHiii 01; use and to operate them for military purposes, with authority to draft into the military service of the United States such train crews anil adminis trative officials as the circumstances require for their safe and efficient use. What Has Been Done. "The second and third of these rec ommendations tlie congress imme diately acted on: It established toe eight hour day as the legal basis 01 L | -work and wages in tram service ana . I it authorized the appointment oi a. I cominibsion to ou&erve anu i eyui t upon the practical results, deeming | these the measures most immediately | needed; but it postponed action upon I the other suggestions until an oppor tunity should be offered I'ot a moie deliberate consideration of them. The fourth recommendation I do not deem it necessary to renew. The power the interstate commerce commission to grant an increase of rates on the I ornii..,^ rpfprrpd tn illdiSDUtablv r i clear and a recommendation by the ' j congress with regard to such a matter " i might seem to draw in question the 1 scope of the commission's authority s; or its inclination to do justice wheii "j there is no reason to odubt either. J "The other suggestions?the in ! crease in the interstate commerce * commission's membership and in itt> * j facilities for performing its manifola 3! duties, the provision for full public i investigation and assessment of indus - trial disputes, and the grant to the executive of the power to control ana operate me railways wnea uetcaoaij j in time of war or other Tike public , necessity?I now very earnestly re t j new. j "The neccesity for such legislation j is manifest and pressing. Those who have entrusted us with the responsi bility and duty of serving and safe* guarding them in such matters would : find it hard, I believe, to excuse m ilfoiinra +/\ -apt nnon these eravp mat g wv/ mvv ?- _ ? _ ters or any unnecessary postponement of action upon them. "Xot only does the interstate com merce commission now firtd it prac tically impossible, "with its present membership and organization, to per form its great functions promptly ana thoroughly but it is not unlikely that it may presently be found advisable to add to its duties still others equal?* heavy and exacting. It must first be perfected as an administrative instru ment. "The country can not and should not consent to remain any longer ex posed to profound industrial disturb ances for lack of additional means of arbitration and conciliation which the congress can easily and promptly supply. And all will agree that there must be no doubt as to the power ot ihe executive to make immediate and uninterrupted use of the railroads for the concentration of the militarj forces of the nation wherever thev are needed and whenever they are livcuu. Argues Its Own Case. 'This is a programme of regulation, prevention and administrative effi ciency 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 com merce commission, the house of rep resentatives has already acted; its ac tion needs only the concurrence of tile senate. "I would hesitate to recommend, and I dare say the congress would hesitate to act upon the suggestion should I make it, that any man in any occupation should be obliged by law to continue in an employment which he desired to leave. To pass a law which forbade or prevented the individual'^workmen to leave his work b. fore receiving the approval of so cictv in doing so would be to adopt 2 new principle into our jurisprudence which. I take it for granted we ar^ not prepared to introduce. But the proposal that the operation of thb railways of the country shall not 5c ' stopped or interrupted by the con certed action of organized bodies or men until a public investigation shall have be. n 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 prin If is based upon the very dii ferret principle that the concerted at; tivn or powerful bodies of men shah noi be permitted to stop the indus trial processes of the nation, at any : ate- before the nation shall have had i opportunity to acquaint itself with ihe merits of ihe case as between em ploye and employer, time to form its oninion upon an impartial statement of the merits, and opportunity to con sider all practicable means of con ciliation or arbitration. I can see nothing in that proposition hut the iustifiable safeguarding by society of the necessary processes of its very life. There is -nothing arbitrary or unjust in it unless it bp arbitrarily and unjustly done. It can and should be done with a full and scrupulous regard tot* the Interests &o4 liberties of all concerned as well as for the permanent i-ntprests of society itself. "Three makers of capital impor tant await the action of the senate which have already betii acted upon 1 by tlie house of representatives: the i bill which seeks to extend greater ! freedom of combination to those en gaged in promoting the foreign eom morce of the country tha-n is now thought by csome to be legal under the 'terms of the laws against monopoly, ! tbe hill amending the present organic ' law of Puerto Rico; and the bill pro posing a more thorough and systemat . ic regulation of the expenditure ot j money ill elections, conmiomy cauM j the corrupt practices act. I need nor j labor my advice that these measures j be enacted into law. Their urgency ! lies )ii the manifest circumstances j which render their adoption at this time not only opportune but neces j s.irv. Even delay would seriously j jeopardize the interests of the country j and of the government. ! "Immediate passage of the bill to J regulate the expenditure of money iu j elections may seem to be less necea ; sary than the immediate enactment of ! the other measures to which I refer: of lpnst- fuw vpflr? will elaDse before another election in which fed eral offices are to be filled; but it would greatly relieve the public mind if this important matter were dealt i with while the circumstance and the j dangers to the public morals of the 1 present campaign funds stand clear j under recent observation, and tne i methods of expenditure can be frail*-' ! lv studied in the light of present ex perience; and a delay would have the further very serious disadvantage ot postponing artion until another elec tion was at hand and some special od jeot connected with It might he thought to be in the mind of those who urged it. Action can be tak^n now with facts for guidance and with ! out, suspicion of partisan purpose. For Foreign Trade. "I shall <not argue at length the i desirability of giving a freer hand ii: I the matter of combined and concerted i effort to those who shall undertake the essential emerprise of building up onr export trade. That enterprise J will presently, will immediately as sume. has indeed already assumed, a magnitude unprecedented in our ex perience. We have not the necessary I instrumentalities for its nrosecution: it is deem-d to bo doubtful whether they could be created upon an ade quate scale under pur present lawn, j We should clear away all le^al oo r'nr-Jos and create a basis oi undoubt i ed law for it which will give freedom without permitting unregulated li cense. The thing must be 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 "Rir>n is hripf and rnnrTnfiirp.. The present !aws governing the island and regulating the rights and priv ileges of its people are not just. We have created expectations of extended privilege whic'i we have not satisfied. There is uneasiness among the people of the island and even a suspicious doubt with regard to oar intentions concerning them which the adoption of the pending measure would hap pily remove Wa do not doubt what we wish to '*d in any essential par ticular. W-? 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 educa ! tional and industrial education wnich is of vital importance to the whole country because it concerns a matter too Ion? neglected upon which the thorough industrial preparation of the country for the critical" years of eco nomic development immediately ahead of us in very large measure de pends. May I not urge its early and favorable consideration by the Vouse of representaeives and its early enact "v' * - 1 O T 4- nl.OnQ IllfcJIlL muu law ; i t, vuuicwuo fjwiiu which affect all interests and all parts of the country and I am sure that i there is no legislation now pending before the congress whose passage the country awaits with more thoughtful l' T i, T nosi\ thre char lar g< SOUTHERN BELL TPT PPHONrF. AND | TELEGRAPH CO. ^ HOX 163. COl approval or greater impatience to iee a great and admirable tni.ig set in -.be way of Iking done. ^ "There are otaer matters already advanced to the sta^e oi contereace between the two houses of which it not necessary that 1 should speak. Sf>:ne practicaole basis ot' agreement concerning tliem will no doubt be found and action taken upon thjin. "Inasmuch as tnis is, gentlemen, probably tne last occasion I shall havt to addiess the Sixty-fourth congress, I hope that you will permit me to saj with what a genuine pleasure and sai isfaction 1 have cooperated with you in the many measures of constructive policy with which you have enriched ! the legislative annals of the country. J It has been a privilege to labor m j such company. 1 take tile liberty or ' congratulating you upon the comple : tion of a record of rare serviceable ; ness and distinction." ; BACKACHE IS DfSCOlRAGISG j | Nothing more discouraging than a constant backache. Lame whea you ; awaken, pains pierce you when you - ' - t- ?J i- ?^ i tend or lire. ira nara 10 wwk ur lu i rest. Backache often indicates bad Kidney a. Newberry people recommend j Doan's Kidney Pills. Read this case: F. W. Higgins, surveyor & civil en gineer. 1130 Hunt St., Newberry, . says: "My kidneys were so weak that j I couldn't control the kidney 6ecre ; tions. 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Make ephone Calls ] r "Because 2,000 idle curfositr seekers lo "'ogham o asked 'Central' where the fire was, an emergency II for an ambulance was be'Jd up (or nearly 15 mln es and this delar rwolttd in tr.e aeaxn o i . lysicians say that had the ambr.Ianee keen secared once '? lite might h*>v? been saved." - Luiura Adzertucr^ is beyond the bounds )f possibility to answer > >romptly the mass of cu~ ty telephone calls that - "* A ~ "trrrtmn nnf py. SICI1 IU b ? aui p VUA lges every time there is a 3 fire. i ills for physicians, the am nce or the police, held up uch times might result in Loss of human life. >r your protection, as well jr the protection of your hbors, we ask you not to the telephone operator ely out of curiosity. After, the has no more informs* than you hare. I lULtl A M f\