Show a PRESIDENT TARIFf REVISION Special Message is Praised for forI I Brevity and General Moderation tion LEGISLATION IS IS' IS IMPORTANT Ii 4 Executive Repeats Re- Re f. f s f r Needed Action It it fj v i By Lawmakers C t 1 t Y Washington March 26 ident President S Roosevelt's Roose special message mesag dill did not excite extended comment in either branch of ot congress It t was praised prat ed C chief chIefly I hi Ii both the senate and aid house I f for Us l r arid antI al although aI- aI though n l ny of the th Republican Ie leaders lead d- d ors ers 18 In tho the hou hOll e pre ed d surprise 1 over ovet the request of r the Pre President ident for Cor or the k appointment or of a tariff tarlee r revision commission I Seth eth LQ Low former mayor maor of Greater v e ew York who vho had 1111 1 much to do tb with w th the drafting drafting- if the lite Hepburn hill bill wan in in in- inthe the tho capitol capital for some time tOll today a consulting Wit with l members of the house how e 10 judiciary corm committee as ns to the possibility of or l' l amendment to the Hepburn bill Jn order to te 1 placate labor k- k J dels del's still stilt f further Mr 1 r. r L Lo Lt r returned re- re it turned h S. S to New York this afternoon ot- ot S C further talks with o of ot great system employing large 1 numbers s of order to have e the hills bills satisfactory l Interests when v It is IR final finally I reported d to the home houe for Cor or T T r Democrats ts MO C In IlL Inthe the senate the Presidents President's nl's message mes mes- sa sago sage o was received 1 in silence lI nce In the Of I house the Democratic members applauded applauded ap ap- ap t the PrE Presidents President's k lion tion for or tariff lc i revision ion Senator Bev- Bev t crIdge was tho happiest happle t man In congress congress con con- C gress gross for the President urged two r i matters for Cor which he had been fight fight- I 1 In ing for some the the prohibition of c child labor and a tariff commission He Ho believes that both bills will be bo 4 k passed before congress adjourns A t recommendation of oC the President in b J of ample pro l provision ion for foi a permanent per pcr- manent waterways commission with r I C p power to make malce It ft effective ws WiS re regarded regarded re- re E. E favorably also d T ie le in n favor of ot currency legislation In the tho message c Is satisfactory to Sena Senator or AldrIch find and 7 ts aro jiow JOY pressing tho 1116 emergency blU tat to a vote otc In C tiff th senate ind nd tho uio FP ht ra pC b n r 1 t Jt o fri nii n ii t l m c in l' l t do demanded Iy by l it i u ll a a j f pt n coUrt U t r or he t slates rc 1 i a t QUon y rs 1 h L q rt I IJ p J J- i. i iJ bithe t sn o o n h I t. t 7 JC ef ts is ou out qt th way war Tho rhe Pre President aId Id In m n part patt partI I 3 I 1 ide t 1 n recommendation for fOl i- i trip ehr hlo h cr liability law drawn to toto c n to the recent reint ent decision ton of ther tho the ii 4 iru Within the tho th limits in- in r r 1 ni pi Pao T J TI PRESIDENT URGES TARIFF REVISION Continued from froni Page One by the court the law should bo be made thorough and comprehensive lve and tho the protection It aCor affords s should embrace every class of e to which the power of congress can exten ex ex- ten tend In addition to to a liability lIt law pro pro- tho the of common carriers car car- the government should show Its goo good 1 faith by enacting a further law lawgIving lawgiving lawgiving giving compensation to its own em em- plo es for tor injury or death eath Incurred InUs in its Us service I r I also urge that action be taken along the line of the recommendations I r have already ma made e concerning In Injunctions In- In j junctions In labor disputes No temporary tern tem restraining order should be is issued issued issued is- is sued b by any court without notice an ancl the petition for a permanent InJunction injunction tion upon which such temporary re restraining restraining restraining re- re straining order has been Issued should be heard by the court Issuing the sal same C within a reasonable time time say say not to exceed a a. week or thereabouts from th the date when the or order er erVas was Vas Issued Railroads s and nul Trusts I again aln call attention to the urgent urgent urgent ur ur- ur- ur gent need of ot amending amending- the tho interstate commerce law an and especially the antitrust antitrust antitrust anti anti- trust law along alon the lines indicated indicate in m my la last t message The interstate commerce commerce com corny merce law Jaw should be amen amended cd so as to give gl railroads the right to to make n flo fio agreements subject to these agreements agreements agreements agree agree- ments being approved ed b by the interstate interstate interstate inter inter- state commerce commission and punIshed punIshed pun- pun shod in all of their details The com com- should also bo be given the tho power to make public and to pass upon the issuance of all securities hereafter Is Issued Issued Issued Is- Is sued b by railroads s doing an interstate commerce business In addition to tho the reasons I have havo already urged on your attention It has now become Important that there should be an amendment of ot tho the anti anti- tryst tr laja Jy l I 9 cae ot the as to now how this law affects Ions among amonS laboring men and farmers If It the combination has an any ten tendency ency to restrict interstate commerce All All' of these combinations if It and while exIsting existing ex ex- for and engage engaged In tho ho he promotion promotion promo promo- promo promo- tI tion n of innocent an and proper purposes should be recognized as os legal As I have hae repeatedly pointed out this antitrust antitrust antitrust anti anti- trust law was a most unwisely drawn statute It was perhaps ps inevitable that in feeling after the right remedy remo- remo dy the first attempts to provide such should be he crude rudo and It w was s absolutely absolute absolute- l ly imperative that some some legislation should be passed to 10 control In the In Interest interest interest in- in terest of the public tho business use of the enormous aggregations of corporate corporate cor cor- wealth that are aro so marked a ar r feature of or the modern In Industrial world But Dut the present trust anti law in its construction and ant working 1 hn has hns exemplified only too well the kind i of l f-l legislation gl i ti wl which i ii h under tinder th the guise I of nf being thoroughgoing Is dr drawn n up tip I 1 in such stick sw sweeping form as to bec become me either ineffective or else mischievous Tariff He Uc Th The time has como come when wo we should prepare for a revision of the tori tariff C. C This should be ho ap Indeed ed must be preceded cd lJ by careful Inv Investigation Itis It ItIs Itis Is peculiarly tho the j ro of the congress con con- gross gress and not of ot the President an and indeed peculiarly rJ tho province of or tho house of representatives to originate a atar tar tariff bill and to determine upon Its terms and this I rull fully realize Yet Yot It seems to me that the close of this Cession provision should be 10 made for q collecting full cun material which will enable the tho congress s to bo ho elected next f fall ll to to act immediately after it comes Into existence I I 1 am of or the opinion however that one cl change In the tar tariff if could coul with a advantage advantage ad- ad I vantage be made mado forthwith Our forests for for- CorI I ests need every cr c protection and one method of protecting them would be beto beto beto to put on the free tree list wood pulp witha with witha a n. corresponding re reduction upon paper ma made e from rom wood pulp pUll when they como come from any country that does not put ut tut utan an art expo it l duty ut on them Numerous bills granting water waterpower waterpower waterpower power rights on navigable streams have o been introduced None Nona ono of oC them gives gies the government the right tomake to make a Do reasonable charge chargo for the theal valuable val vai- privileges so ao granted in spite of tho the fact act that these water power privileges lieges are equivalent to many thousands thousands thou thou- sands ot or acres of ot the tho best coal lands for their production of Nor NorIs Is an any definite time limit sot set as should always be bo done in such cases I shall shaH be obliged 11 hereafter reater In accordance with tho the policy stated in a recent message message mes mes- 8 sage Jc to veto vo an any water power bill but which v provide a 3 time limit him lim it and for the right of tho President or of ot the secretary conc concerned to fix and collect such a charge as ns ho he may find to be Just and reasonable In Jn each cach case cafe |