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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1910. ricE fix. tsA garoxia gazstr. n B SiiS 5e Sis Declares That Their Opera tion Should Not Be Stopped or Interrupted by the Con certed Action of Organized Bodies of Men Until a Pub lic Investigation Shall Have Been Instituted. I one of the shortest messages ever sent to congress President Wilson urpes that early action lie taken to complete his pnv Kram of "settlement and regulation" recommended at the last session The message In full N a follows: Gentlemen of the Congress: In fulfilling at this time the duty laid upon me by the constitution of communicating to yon from time 10 time information of the state of the Union a nl recommending to your con sideratlon such legislative measures as may lie Judged necessary and exjiedl ent I shall continue the practice, which I hope has been acceptable to you. of leaving to the reports "f the several beads of the executive departments the elaboration of the detailed needs of tbe public service and confine my self to those matters of more general, public policy with which It seems nec essary and feasible to deal at the pres ent session of the congress. 1 realise the limitations of time mi der which you will necessarily act at tbia session and shall make my sug pest Ions as few as possible. Hut there were some things left undone at the last sesslou which there will now Ik time to complete and which It seem necessary in the interest of be pnblb to do at once. Th Railroad Problom. In the first place, it seems to me I111 pert lively necessary that the earliest possible consideration and action ' sbonld be accorded the remaining measures vf the program of settlement and regain t ion which I had occasion t recommend to you at the close of your last session In view of the public dan gers disclosed by the unaccommodated difficulties which then existed and which still uaJiappily continue to ex 1st between the railroads of the coun try and their locomotive ctc-im-ei-v conductor and trainmen I then recommended: First, immediate provision fur ilu enlargement and iidiuinistrntlve reor ganization of the interstate commerce commission along r lie lines embodied In the bill re clitl.v passed by the hoii.se i Of representatives and now a wait in-j action I it the si-i!jit- III order that the commission uin. lie eiriMcd to deal with the many great . 1 tut various du ties now devolving upon it wit ) 1 a promptness and tin nmnhiK'ss whl'-h are. , with its present constitution and means'of action, practically impossible. Second, the establishment of an eight hour day hs the legai basis alike of work and of wagesin the employ incut Of all railway employees who are in tually engaged in the work of opcrat ing trains in interstate transportation. Third, the authorization t!ie ap point men t by the president of a small body of men to obse. e the actual re suits ill exM-r!eiic' of the adoption of tbe eight hour day in railway transpor tation alike for the men am. for the railroads Fourth, explicit approval by the con gresK of the consideration by the In terstate cctniuene commission of tv increase of freight rates to meet such addition;:) expenditures l. the rail roads as sna have been rendered nec essary by the adoption of the eight hour day ai,,l which have not been off set by administrative reidiiiMiiioni. and e onoiuies. h"iild the fa ts dis ckei Justify the in nas,. Fifth, an amendment of the existing federal statute whh provides lor the DieJiatioii, 1 on i!i;tt ion -umI .n -bitratioii t'f SU'h colli o ,1 sies as the present In adding to it a provision that, in case the methods of accouiiijodiiiioi, h(u provided for should fail, a full public investigation of the merits of every such dispute shall be instituted and completed la-fore a strike or lockout ma.v lawfully be attempted. Control by tha txecutiv. And, sixth, the lodgment in the hands of the executive of the ower. In case of military necessity, to take control of such iwirtions and such roll lug stock of tbe railways of the coun try as may le required for military Use aud to ojierate them for military purpose, with authority to draft into the military service of the United State such traiu crews and adminis trative offlWala as the circumstance ' -require for their safe and efficient use. The second and third of these rec ommendtiuiis the congress immediate ly acted on: It established tbe eight . hour day as the legal basis of work and wages In train serf ice and it au thorized tbe appointment of a commis sion to observe and report upon the . practical results, deeming these tbe measures most Immediately needed, but it postponed action upon the other sug gestions until an opportunity should be offered for a mora deliberate consider ation of tbem. - f .. Tfce fourth recommendation 1 do not deem It necessary to renew. Tha pow OPERATION OF RAILWAYS SHALL NOT BE STOPPED To p.-s a law which forbad or prevented th individual work man to loav his work boforo re ceiving the approval of society in doing so would be to adopt a new principle into our jurispru dence which I take it for grant ed we are not prepared to intro duce But the propocal that the operation of the rai.-waye of the country shall not be stopped or interrupted by the concerted ac tion of organized bodies of men until a public investigation shall have been instituted whicfl shall make the whole question at it sue 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 ac tion of powerful bodies of men shall not be permitted to stop the industrial processes of the nation. er of I be interstate commerce commis sion to grant an increase of rates on the ground referred to is Indisputably clear, and a recommendation by the congress with regard to such a matter might seem to draw in question the scoe of the commission's authority or its iitclfuation to do justice when then is no reason to doubt either. The other suggestions the increase in the interstate commerce commis sion's membership and in its facilities . .- jjerfonuing Its manifold duties, the provision for full public invest igat ion and assessment of industrial disputes, aud the grant to the executive of the swer to control anil oierate tbe rail ways when necessary in time of war or other like public necessity 1 now very earnestly leiiew, New Legislation Necessary. The ueessity for such legislation i iiiuuifest and pressing. Those who haw intrusted us with the responsibility and duty of serving and safeguarding them in such matters would find ii hard. 1 lielleve. to excuse a failure to act upon these grave matters 01 anv illilu-i t-ssa 1 y posipoi elm lit o! action. Not only does the interstate com merce commission now liml it prm-ticn, ly iiuMssilple, with its present nienilK-i ship and organisation, to pel form it great functions piompih and thorough ly, but it i lot unlikely that it may presently be found advisable to add to Its duties still others equally heavy ami exacting. 11 must Hist I e pellccled a an administ :.-it i v e ii.-i rm:n ni. Tin- country cannot and should in consent to remain any longer exposed to profound .udnsiria; di-t 111 hmnv. for Un k of additional means . f .-it 1 i (ration and coici I ion which the on gless can easiiy ;md promptly -1 1 1 . i 1 y And all will agree that there inu-t In no doubt as to the power ot the ee. i, live to make immediate and uniuter rtlpted use of the railroads for ilie eon reutration of tin' military for.es of tin nation whetever they are needed an whenever ihey are needed. This is a piograui of regulation, pie vention and lidiuinist rat h e e!rh ie:i , vvliicli argues its own case in the mere statement of it. With regard to one ot its items, the increase in the efficiency of the interstate commerce commission the bouse of representative has al ready acted, lis action ue-ds only the concurrence of the seiite To Safeguard Industrial Processes. 1 would hesitate to recommend, aic I dare say tlic congress would hetutan to act upon the suggestion should I make it, that any man in any occup-i I inn should I idiged by law to con 1 1 nut- in an euip.oy luent w hich be de sired to leave. To iass a law which forbade or pr vented the individual workman toleavi bis work before receiving the approval of society in loiiig so would be to adopt u new principle into our juris prudence which I take it for granted we are not prepared to introduce P.ut the proposal that the oieratiol of (hi railways of the country shall not b stopped or interrupted by the concert ed action of organized bodies of ujen until a public investigation shall have been instituted which shall make the whole question at issue plain for tin judgment of the opiuiou of the nation is not to propose any such principle. It is based uou the very different principle that the concerted action of powerful bodies f meu shall uot Ik-pcrwiiu-d to stop the Industrial pro cesses of the nation, at any rate liefore the nation shall have had au opportu iiity to acquaint itself with the merits of the ease as between employee aud employer, time to form its opiuiou uisjn au impartial statement of the merits, and opportunity to consider all practi cable means of coueiliatiou or arbitra tion. I can see nothing In that protmsitiun hut the justifiable safeguarding by so Clety of the necessary processes of Its very lh; There is nothing arbitrary or unjust In It unless it be arbitrarily and unjustly done. It can and should be done with a full awl scrupulous re gard for the interests and liberties of all concerned as well as for tbe per manent interests of society .itself. Three matters cf capital importance await tbe action of the senate which hare already been actod upon by tbe house of representatives the bill which seeks to extend greater freedom of combination to those engaged In pro Urges the Passage of the Corrupt Practices Act Reg ulating the Expenditure of Money In Elections and Fa vors More Freedom of Com bination to Those Engaged In Foreign Commerce. mot ing the foreign commerce of tin country than is now thought ,by some to be legal under the terms of tin laws against monopoly, the bill amend ' Ing the present organic law of Porto Itlco and tin- bill proposing a more thorough mid systematic regulation of the expenditure of money In elections coinuioiilv called the corrupt practices act. 1 need not labor my advice thai these measures be enacted into law Their urgency Pes in li e manifest clr uaisiaii.es which render their adop tion at ibis time not only opportune but nei essary Kven delay would se rlously jeopard the interests of the 'oumry and of the government. Immediate passage of the bill to reg ulate the expenditure of money in elections may seem to be less neces sary than the immediate enactment of the other measures to which 1 refer, because at least two years will elapse before another election In which fed eral offices are to lie filled, but it would greatly relieve the public mind If this 'ImportHiit matter were dealt with while file circumstances and the dan gers to the public morals of the pres ent method of obtaining and semliiig campaign funds stand clear under re; cent obsirvatlon and the methods of expenditure can l. frankly studied in the light of present experience. And a delay would have the further serious disadvantage of ostponiiig action un til another election was at hand and some special object connected wlthilt might Ik- thought to lw in the mind of those who urged it. Action can lie taken now with facts for guidance and without suspicion of partisan piwpose Enlarging Our Export Trade. I shall not argue at length the de slrabllily of giving a 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.' REGULATE EXPENDITURE OF ELECTION MONEY Immediate passage of the bill to regulate the expenditure of money rt elections may seem to be less necessary than the imme dtate enactment of the other measures to which I refer, be cause 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 were dealt with while the circumstances and. the dangers to the public morals of the present method of obtaining and spend ing campaign funds stand clear under recent 'observation and the methods of expenditure can be frankly studied in the light of present experience. has Indeed already itssnmetf, a magnl tude unprecedented in .rur exerlence We have not the necessary Instriimeu talltles for Its primcctitloti. It is deem iil to le ibnihtfu! whether they could be created upon an adequate scale mi ler our present laws. We should clear away all leva! obstacles and create a basis of undoubted law for It which will give freedom without permitting unregulated license. The thing must be done now, because the opportunity is here and may escape us if we hesi tate or delay. Tbe argument for the proposed amendments of the organic law of I'orto Itieo is brief and conclusive. The present laws governing the island and regulating the rights and privileges of Its people are not just. We have cre ated expectations of extended privl lege which we have not satisfied There Is uneasiness among the eople of the island and even a suspicious doubt with regard to our Intentions toncerulng them which the adoption of the pending measure wonld happily remove. We do not doubt what we wish to do in any essential particular We ought to do it at once. Legislative Annals Enriched. There are other matters already ad vanced to the stage of conference te tween the two houses of which ft is not necessary that I should speak. Some -practicable basis of agreement concerning them will no doubt be found and action taken upon tbem. Inasmuch as this is, gentlemen, prob ably the last occasion I shall have to address the txty-fourth congress, I hope that yon will iieatuit me to say with what genuine pleasure and sj.tls faction I have eo-oerated with you in the many measures of constructive policy with which you have enriched the legislative nnnals 'of the country, it has been a privilege to labor in such company. I take the liberty of ao gratulatlng you His.n the completion of a record of rare aerviceablenesa and dlstlnctli n. I (P COMPLETE LINE I f W HOLIDAY GOODS I AT- FOK PAl'A. MAMA, HlUH'llKi:, KIHTKK, I XCLK, Al'XT, fJRAXIH'A. i It A X 1 I A COITSIX, V K KT H K A I ( T S AXI FltlKXIIS. ItKIXti THK K1IW TO LKKO'8. HF.K. MITT AXI) JKFF. A GKKAT KKLKXTIOX Ob' liKAl'TIFl'l. HTATl'TKS, V AH KM, HHAVIXti SETS, MANICURE SKTS, noU.S, IMM.L CKAiM.K.S AXI CAftKIAtiKS, TOY PIANOS AM ALL KIX1XS OF TOYS. HUX IMtKOH OF OTHF.lt Sl lTAItLF. fJIFTS THAT WILL HE MOST PLKAKIXU TO EYEHY OSK, ItlCH oit imi:, LAiKii; oit hmalIj, oli on youxg. COME TO (iASTOXIA'H IX)WEST I'lllt'E VAHH HTOItE WHEX IX XEE1 OF CIX)THIXf;, SHOES, HATS, IHtY GOODS, NOTION'S AXI MILLIXEHY. SPECIAL PHICEH IX EVRY I)E PARTMEXV. Big Line of Furs Just Received To Go At Special Holiday Prices Men's Pants, Overalls Dress Shirts and Furnish ings at Special Prices. Men's $l..'.o Work Pants.. 9c Men's $2.00 Dress and Work Pants. Special 81. 4 Men's $:5 Dress Pants ..$l.9f Men's $:!...0 Dress Pants $2.48 Men's $4.00 Dress Pants $2.9f Men's $."..00 Dress Pants KW.48' Men's $1.2.". Overalls made from Blue Indigo Denims. Special, per pair 9Hc Men's .10c Work Shirts, in all colors and sizes. Special :Wci a for T.'H- 2.1 Dozen Men's Sport Shirts, worth up to 7.1c. Special iiHc ; for 75c Men's 7 .1c Dress Shirts. . . 19c Men's $1.00 Dress Shirts 9c The Greatest Values in Gastonia in Ladies' and Children's Underwear. Indies" 38c Special . Indies' 7.1c Special . ladies' 7.1c Indies' $1.2 rial .... Children's I t9c and quality I'nderwear IMc quality I'nderwear 48c I'nion Suits. . 49c I'nion Suits. Spe- 98c nion Suits at 49r I.ADIKS' HIGH Cl'T ItfrOTS AT LOW' PRICES ladies $:i.00 White High Top Hoots in high or low heels. Special $1.98 Indies' $6.00 and $7.00 Jligii Cut Hoots. Special SM.9 and . $4.98 Men's Clothing at Money Saving Prices During These Days. Men's Suits worth up to $t0. Special . . .yn.98 and $7.98 Men's Suits worth up to $12.- 10 and $i::..10 at. . . $9.tK Men's Suits, worth up to $18.- .10. Special $12.95 ROYS' CliOTHING AT SPE CIAL PRICES. Small Boys' .-nits, sizes up to !t. Specijl $1.48 Boys' $o..1 ? ujts in most all colors ninl size-, at ..$2.98 Boys' $2. .if SuiH in Norfolk and assorted color, at $1.98 Boys' $.1.00 Suits in blue, brown and grays at.. $3.98 I LEBOVITZ DEPARTMENT STORE GASTONIA, N. C. jjj GET THE HA KIT. WHERE THE DOLLAR IRYS MOST. m w ifi ifi ifi When You Think of Christmas Shopping, Think of Thomson's To even mention all the articles in our store that would make suitable holiday gifts for your friends would require a large space, so we mention below only a few of them. Our big store is teeming with new and nobby things for ladies and children and we invite you to come and personally inspect the goods we are offering. Here are just a few suggestions. 1 t'MHKF.LLAS 2 MEN'S BATHROBES .1 LIDIKS AND CHILDREN'S BATHROBES 4 FI LL LINE LADIES' KID iMYES 5 FI LL LINE LADIES SILK HOSE (i SWEATEItS. CAPS AND ItOOTEES FOR CHILDREN AND BABIES 7 PETTHXATS A N E W KHIPMKNT Jl'ST IN H BABY BLANKETS ft LADIES' HANDHAfiS IN A VARIETY OF LEATHERS 10 CUT GLASS AND FANCY CHIN A WARE 11 LADIES' RAINCOATS, A BIO LINE 12 STATIONERY IN BOXES 13 HANDKERCHIEFS, TH?: FINEST HOLIDAY LINE IX TOWN 14 i, ABIE S' CHRISTMAS NECKWEAR If the above list does not contain what youare looking for we ask you to come to ur store in person, not only on opening day, the 9th, but at anytime between now and Christmas and see what we have to offer you. Thomson Mercantile Go. "Quality and Service" SrTj
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