The American Parliament

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume IV, Issue 1165, 8 December 1904, Page 2

The American Parliament

President's Spwli

Remarks on Labour and Other Topics

Press Association.—Copyright.

Washington, December 7

Presidbnt Roosevelt's message to Con. Kress states (hat labour organisations doserved encouragement while tboy oxhi, bitcd decent regard for the rights of others, and that a stringent employers' liability law ought'to apply to the Government as Willi as tho others. It was ut grave impropriety for Government employees to band together to oxtort improperly high salaries. The national Govrrnniont alone were ablo to deal with the abuses of great corporations. Constructive legislation, iwd not destructive persecution, should bo the lim of the Bureau of Cor. porations Ho advocaiod severe child | labour and factory inspection laws, Mar. ncdwomon oiißht not to workin Tootorios. ilirirduty was a mother.-, and housewives. He urged that attention be given to the currency and to securing elasticity consistent with safety, and advocatod legislation for the encouragement of a merchant marine, Ho promised to refer to tho tariff later. It was impossible to conduct a strange foreign policy without an adequacy and navy. The national ideal ought to be "pence with jnstice." Ench nation ought to bo s ife-guarded in its own nghts, scrupulously performing it 3 duty to others, It would be wicked to be linde to disarm until some international control was established over offending nations,--Monroeisni might force tho United btatcs into international police duty in flagrant eases Ho exposed horror at uioKNnmelr massacre and the cruel oppression of tho Amenians. The war in iho Far East showed the necessity for more battloships,