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Newspaper
New Albany Weekly Tribune
Location
New Albany, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1908
Page
4
In a lengthy message dated December 2 1908 the president outlines measures aimed at corporate control labor reforms and tariff revision. He cites an employers' liability law progress postal savings banks and stronger interstate commerce oversight while urging acts to curb injunctions and boost national regulatory power.
The discussion condemns broad use of court injunctions in labor conflicts. The speaker warns against demagogues and wealth-driven rulers fueling class consciousness and urges restraint and lawful remedy to prevent civil unrest and protect workers and capital alike.
The text argues for stronger national government control over interstate business to curb abuses by large wealth and corporations. It favors an empowered executive body, expanded interstate commerce oversight, and possible national incorporation to regulate combinations and securities in commerce.
The text argues that dual control by states over interstate commerce is impossible and ineffective. Only national legislation can regulate cross state trade, as state efforts are nullified and federal courts cannot constructively address the problem. A strong federal governmental body with power over interstate commerce is required.
The president argues labor organizations cannot be wholly exempt from the anti trust law. He warns that total exemption would risk unconstitutionality and favor restraint of trade. He supports peacable unions and strikes, opposes boycotts, and calls for careful regulation of large corporations in the public interest.
President urges new statutes to curb powerful corporations amid a Boston report by Nathan Matthews showing extensive combinations among firms bidding to supply iron and steel. The finance commission chairman details collusive bids affecting city and regional projects across New England.
A federal commission condemns collusive bids and false representations by major steel firms led by the Boston agreement. It calls for Grand Jury action, federal enforcement, and new legislation to curb corrupt methods harming business conscience and public trust. Roosevelt urges moral reform and legal crackdown.
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