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VOLUME 7, NUMBER 47
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Tho president rocommends an in
come tax and an inheritance tax al
though ho says he speaks "diffident
ly" about tho income tax because
one scheme for that tax wa3 de
clared unconstitutional by tho su
premo court; also that it is a difficult
tax to administer. He thinks, how
over, that "a graduated income tax
of the proper type would bo a .de
sirablo feature of federal taxation
and it is to bo hoped that one may
bo devised which tho supreme court
wvill, declare constitutional." Ho says
that, tho inheritance tax is "both 'a
farbetter method of taxation and far
more important for the purpose of
havfng the fortunes of the country
bear in proportion to their increasing
size a corresponding increase and
burden of taxation."
He compliments the department of
justice under his administration for
its enforcement of law. He says that
tho law has been enforced equally
and against all sorts of men. Ho
says that it is extremely difficult to
got ai tho real wrongdoer incorpor
ate evils by imprisonment and he
adds: "Yot it is from every stand
point far preferable to punish the
prime offender by imprisonment
rather than to fine the corporation
with tho attendant damage to stock
holders." 4
The president expresses the opin
ion that while "much of the attack
on the uso of the process of. injunc
tion is wholly without warrant" "for
some of it there is warrant." He
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Address, THE COMMONER, Lincoln, Nebraska..
says that this question is becoming
more and more important and he
suggests that some plan be devised
which will limit the abuse of injunc
tion and protect those rights "which
from time to time it unwarrantably
invades."
He suggests a federal inspection of
interstate railroads somewhat along
the line of federal inspection of
steamboats in the hope of minimizing
the danger from accident.- To 'this
end he intimates that an office might
be created, the business of whose oc
cupant would be to investigate all
railroad accidents.
Concerning employers' liability he
recommends that congress adopt
legislation providing limited but
definite compensation for accidents
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the federal power, including em
ployes of navy yards and arsenals.
In other words he recommends "a
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He recommends the extension of
the eight hour day to all work caiv
ried on by the government.
Ho recommends the "compulsory
investigation of industrial disputes"
saying that there should be "compul
sory investigation of such industrial
controversies as are of sufficient
magnitude and of sufficient concern
to the people of the country as a
whole to warrant the federal govern
ment in taking action."
He devotes considerable space to
the discussion of "capital and labor"
and recommends measures relating
to the employment of women and
children in the District of Columbia
and the territories. ,
Considerable space is devoted to a
description of the usefulness of the
department of agriculture as well as
tho department of commerce and
labor. ,
He recommends the development
of our great river system and says
that the national government should
undertake this work, beginning it at
once.
He suggests further extension of
the work of reclaiming the arid
lands through the system of irriga
tion. One chapter of the message re
lates to the public-lands and empha
sis' is laid upon the government's
policy to destroy the land monopoly
in the grazing districts of the west.
He emphasizes the importance of
protecting the ' small ranchman.
Emphasis is laid upon the impor
tance of protecting our forests. In
connection with the chapter on for
estry the president fulfills his prom
ise made to the newspaper publish
ers concerning the removal of tariff
frdm the product in which they are
most interested. On this point he
says: "There should be no tariff
on any forest product grown in this
country; and, in especial, there
should be no tariff on wood pulp;
due notice of the change being of
course given to those engaged In the
business so as to enable them to ad
just themselves to the new condi
tions. The repeal of the duty on
wood pulp should if possible be1 ac
companied by an agreement with
Canada that there shall be no export
duty on Canadian pulp wood.
He renews the suggestion that the
government should maintain control
and ownership over the coal, oil and
gas fields in its possession, the gov
ernment to lease the rights to de
velop these lands under proper reg
ulation. He says that work on the Panama
canal is progressing at a satisfactory
rate.
Concerning postal savings banks
the president; said: "I commenjl to
the favorable1 consideration of the
congress a postal savings bank sys
tem, as rfinnmtnonf1n,i u.. ,,
master general. Tho nrinLI)0s.t'
jeet is to encourage among duf C
inu uuuumy ana tnrift and by th
use of postal savincs h.nnirc ' nQ
them an opportunity to husband their
cauuitca lJui-iiuuiariy those whn
have not the facilities at hand for
depositing their money in aavinea
banks. Viewed, hnwnvm frnm t?
experience of the past fow weeks it
is evident that the advantni0'
such an institution are still more far
reaching. Timid depositors have
withdrawn their savings for the time
Deing rrom national banks, trust com
panies, and savings banks; individ
uals have hoarded their cash and the
workingmen their earnings: all nf
which money has been withhold nnd
kept in hiding or in the safe deposit
dox to, the detriment of prosperity.
Through the agency of the nostal
savings banks such money would be
restored to the channels of trade, to
the mutual benefit of canital and
labor."
He recommends the extension of
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