Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 6, 1916, Page 2

4 | Executive Reads His Annual ke Message to the Joint Ses- / sion of Congress. . RAIL LEGISLATION FIRST (Continmed From Page Ome.) Washington, Dec. 5.—At noon to- day President Wilson addressed the joint session of congress, presenting his annual message. He said: the edge of the gallery by some sui-| “Gentlemen of the Congress: In| frage invaders. A page }1“'5“!'1)’ fulfilling at this time the duty laid i’“mped up and palled down the upon-me by the constitution of com-| anner. b municating to you from time to time information of the state of the union and recommending to your consider- ation such legislative measures as may be judged necessary and expedi- ent I shall continue the which I hope has been acceptable to you, of leaving to the reports of the several heads of the executive depart- ments the elaboration of the detailed needs ofithe public service and con- fine myself to those matters of more general policy 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 posible; 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. Program to Be Completed. “In the first place, it seems to me imperatively necessary that the earli- est possible consideration and action should be accorded the remaining measures of the program of settle- ment and regulation which I had oc- casion 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 un- happily continue to exist, between the railroads of the country and their locomotive engineers, conductors and trainmen. . “I then recommended: “First, immediate provision for the enlargement and administrative reor- ganization of the Interstate Com- merce commission along the lines embodied in the bill recently passed by the house of representatives and now awaiting action by the senate; in order that the commissicn may be en- abled to deal with th. man) great and various duties now devolving upon it with a promptness and thoroughness which are, with its present constitu- tion and means of action, practically impossible. Eight-Hour Law Amendments, “Secédnd, the establishment of an eillht-hour day as the legal basis alike of work and of wages in the employ- ment of all railway employes who are actually engaged in the work of op- erating trains in interstate .ra.sporta- tion. “Third, the authorization of the ap- Eointtnem by the president of a small ody of men to observe the actual re- sults in ‘éxperience of the adoption of the eight-hour day in railway transportation ‘alike for' the men and for ithe railroads. “Fourth, explicit approval by the congress of the consideration by the Interstate Commerce commission of an increase of freight rates to meet such additional experditures by the railroads as may fiave been rendered necessary by the adoption of the ht-hour day and which have not been offset by administrative read- justments an iomies, should ‘the facts disclosed justify the increase, For Settlement of Strikes, “Fifth, an amendment of the exist- ing federal statute which provides for the mediation, conciliation, ‘and arbitration of such controversies as the present by adding to it a provi- sion that, in case' the methods of ac- commodation now provided for should oo bt b S bbb S bl o Rail Legislation First. The president referred at the outset to his program of railroad legislation. Senators and representatives ll!tev!ed attentively but without demonstration as he referred to compulsory arbitra- tion and enlargement of the Inter- state Commerce commission. Persons in the far galleries com- manding a view of the president say he looked up and smiled as the suf- frage banner fell to the floor. He continued his reading without hesi- . tation, About simultaneous with the un- furling of the banner, a long state- ment regarding the incident was given ~ out by the Congressional union. It said that officials of the union de- cided upon that method of calling the president’s attention to suffrage be- cause they understood he had omitted reference to the issue in his address. The banner was smuggled into the gallery in a _handbag. Mrs. Abby Scott Baker of the Congressional | union explained the incident s “ex- " pressive of the indignation that wom-~ en feel at the stupid and senseless op- position to granting the right of self- government to one-half the people of the United States.” The suffragists represented the Con- | gressional Union for Woman Suf- rage and were headed by Miss Alice Paul, the chairman. Members said the flag had bcen‘?u! up by Mrs. John Rogers of New York, Mrs. Florence Bayard. Hilles of Wilmington, Del.; Mrs. William Colt of New York and )I{,l:l. Anna Lowenberg of . Philadel- phia. Mrs. Hilles is the daughter of for- mer United States Ambassador Bay- ard to Great Britain. Members Listen Closely. As the president proceeded with recommendations for other legislation, the listening congress remained silent. When the president concluded, how- ever, applause was renewed. The suf- fragists who had dropped the banner joined in, The president finished nfieakinx at 1:18 and left the house chamber to confer with Speaker Clark, Senators Stone and Reed and Representative Igoe of Missouri over the probable ? intment . of Judge Kimbrough Stone, a son of Senator Stone, as United States judge for the eighth - circuit court of appeals. Towa Breeders - Win Three Firsts At Big Stock Show i .o, Demwélve-yelr-ou Ralph Peak of Winchester, Il., won ‘the first annual interstate boys’ and irls’ feeding contest at the Intern - tional Hve Stock show: today from || twenty-eight " other contestants, | Leon Mitchell, from Marcus, Ia, was by was stallions, second, : - Alfred De Bree Eyck, ow-\:d Charles Irvine of Ankeny, I Id winner among Belgian 1 age§ competing, ’ Merry Dale, owned by the Kansas State Agricultural college of Manhat- tan, Kan, took first place in the fat Shorthorn cattle division. The cham- pionship for the Aberdeen Angus en- tries was awarded the University of Califorria with University of Cali- - fornia Jock. _ Other cattle awards included: Here- ford senior yearling steer, Hazford Lad, Cyrus A. Tow, Norway, unior _"yeulm% steer, Bondsman's og, Cyrus A. Tow, Norway, la i uul entered by Charles = @ron- | over of Hudson, Ia, was nominated grand champion Belgian mare, Whisky Shipped Into Arizona in 0il Cans Tucson, Ariz, Dec. 5.—"“Personal use” whisky is being received in Ari- zona in five-gallon oil cans, the sup- _of barrels and kegs in California - having been exhausted, according to the shippers. The new law prohibit- ing the importation of liquor for per- ~ sonal use will become effective when . Governor Hunt proclaims the passage of the law. @ it METHOD Thru the Courtesy of Combs-Agnew Optical Co. We are exhibiting in their window at the new location 309 So. 16th St. Rose Bldg. Our New Method PHOTOGRAPHS They cost no more, but they are better. To Cure a Cold Cord In One Day. Take LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE Tab- lets, Druggists refund money If It f o cure. E. W. GROVI'S signature iv on each Advertisement. practice, | THE BEE: OMAHA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6, ident Wilson’s Address to Congress; AS APP EAE INHOUSE| Recommendation Made for Six New Laws; Members Urged to Complete His Program iail.va full public invesigation of the | merits of every such dispute shall be | i.stituted and completed before a strike or lockout may lawfully be at- | | tempted. Suggestions Renewed. “And, sixth, the lodgement 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 mili- tary use and to operate them for 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 ef- ficient use. “The second and third of these rec- ommendations the congress imme- diately 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 measures most immediately needed; but it postponed action upon the other suggestions until an oppor- tunity should be offered for a more deliberate consideration of them. The fourth recommendation I do not deem it necessary to remew. The power of the Interstate Commerce commission to grant an increase of rates on the ground referred to is indisputably clear and a recommenda- tion by the congress with regard to such a matter might seem to draw in question the scope of the commis- sion’s authority or its inclination to do justice when there is no reason to doubt either. “The other suggestions—the in- crease in the Interstate Commerce commission’s membership and jn its facilities for performing its manifold duties, the provision for full public investigation and assessment of in- dustrial disputes, and the grant to the executive of the power to control and operate the railways when necessary in time of war or other like publie necessity—I now very carnestly re- new. “The necessity for such legislation 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 fiind it hard, I believe, to excuse a failure to act upon these grave mat- ters or any unnecessary postpone- ment of action upon them, “Not oply does the Interstate Com- merce commission now find it prac- tically impossible, with its present membership and organization, to per- form its great functions promptly and thoroughly, but it is not unlikely that it may presently be found advisable to add to its duties still others equally heavy and exacting. It must first be perfected as an administra- tive instrument. Must Have Industrial Peace. “The country cannot 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. 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Do it now! the concentration of the military forces of the nation wherever they are needed and whenever they are needed. “This is a program of regulation, revention, and /administrative ef- | ficiency of the Interstate Commerce commission, the house of representa- tives has already acted; its action needs only the concurrence of the senate. Prevention of Strikes Imperative. “I would hesitate to recommend, and [ dare say the congress would hesitate to act upon the suggestion should 1 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 workman to leave his work before receiving the approval of so- ciety in doing so would be to adopt a new principle into our jurisprudence which I take it for granted we are not prepared to introduce. But the proposal that the operation of the railways of the country shall not be stopped or interrupted by the con- certed action of organized bodies of men until a public investigation shall have been instituted which shall make the whole question atissue 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 men shall not be permitted to stop the indus- trial processes of the nation, at any rate before the nation shall have had an oppoytunity to acquaint itself with the merits of the case as between em- ploye and employer, time to form its opinion upon an impartial state- ment of the merits, and ap oppor- tunity to consider all practicable means of conciliation or arbitration. I can see nothing in that proposition but the justifiable safeguarding by so- ciety of the necessary processes of its very life. There is nothing arbi- trary or unjust in it unless it be arbi- trarily and unjustly done. It can and should be done with a full and scru- pulous regard for the interests and liberties of all concerned as well as Xmas ggestions A Watch is the Life Com- "\ panion of the iman who 38 carries it. All Prices—-All Makes RYAN GUARANTEE ON ALL. Ryan Jewelry Co. Rose Bldg., 16th and Farnam Set Your Watch by our Wireless If It Comes From Fdddond Bittner It Must Be Good 1916. for the permanent interests of society itself. Three Further Points. “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 en- gaged in promoting the foreign com- merce of the country than is now thought by some to be legal under the terms of the laws against monop- oly; the bill amending the present or- | ganic law of Porto Rico; and the bill proposing a more thorough and sys- tematic regulation of the expenditure of money in elections, commonly called the Corrupt Practices act. [ need not labor my advice that these measures be enacted into law. Their urgency lies in the inanifest circum- stances which render their adoption at this time not only opportune but necessary. Even delay would seri- ously jeopard the interests of the country and of the¢ government. “Immediate passage of the bill to regulate the expenditure of money in elections may seem to be less nec- essary 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 be filled; but it would greatly relieve the pub- lic mind if this important matter were dealt with while the circumstances and the dangers of the public morals of the present method of obtaining and spending campaign funds stand clear under recent observation and the methods of expenditure can be frankly studied in the light of pres- ent experience; and a delay would have the further very serious disad- vantage of postponing action until another election was at hand, and some special object connected with it might be thought to be in the mind of those who urged it. Action can be thought to be in the mind of those who urged it. Action can be taken now with facts for guidance and with- out suspicion of partisan purpose. _“I shall not argue at length the de- sirability of giving freer hand in the matter of combined and concerted ef- fort 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, a mag- nitude unprecedented in our experi- ence. We have not the necessary in- strumentalities for its prosecution; it is deemed to be doubtful whether they could be created upon an ade- quate scale under our present laws. We should clear away all legal ob- stacles apd create a basis of undoubt- ed law for it which will give free- dom without permitting unregulated license. 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 Porto Rico is brief and conclusive. The present laws governing the is- land and regulating the rights and privileges of its people are just. We have created expectations of extend- ed privilege which we have not sat- isfied. = There ; 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. it at once. Industrial Preparedness. “At the last session of the congress a bill was passed by the senaté*which provides for the promotion of voca- tional and industrial education which is of vital importance to the whole We ought to do country because it concerns a matter | too long neglected, upon which thor- ough 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 house of representatives and its early en- actment into law? It contains plans which affect all interests and all parts of the country, and I am sure that there is no legislation now pend- ing before the congress whose pass- age the country awaits with more thoughtful approval or greater impa- is uneasiness afhong | tience to see a great and admirable thing set in the way of being done. “There are other matters already advanced, to the stage of conference between the two houses of which it is not necessary that I should speak. Some practicable basis of agreement concerning them will no doubt be found and action taken upon them. “Inasmuch as this is, gentlemen, probably the last occasion I shall have to address the Sixty-fourth con- gress, I hope that you will permit me to say with what genuine pleasure and satisfaction I have co-operated with you in the many measures of constructive policy with which you | have enriched the legislative annals | of the country. It has been a privi- | lege to labor in such company. 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