Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-12-06

Win when they are neI1inAny o.
war, for they hamper those who would
Sa tS TO a peay IN are ana to Wha
extent and in what manner 1t u prac-
ticable to apply remedies"
Remedies for the Trust EVIL.
But while he says the above is true. he
yet sees many evils for which there Shouts
chief is over capitalization, "bscauss o.
Its many baleful consequences He says:
The conviction of the American people
that the great corporations known as
trusts, are in certain of their features and
tendencies hurtful to the general welfare.
X based sincere hat t. cont I'm,
ressonable limits controlled. and in my
Judgment this e9 INV ton is riEht
1.-The first essential in determining how
to deal with the great industrial COM
publicity. In the interest Of the public
the government should have the right to
inspect and examine the workings OF
state business. Publicity IS the only sure
remedy which we can now invoke What
further remedies are needed in the way
can only be determined after publicity
has been obtained by process of law and
in the course of administrat ton. The first
requisite is knowledge, full and complets
knowledge which may be made public
to the world.
Artificial bodies. such as corporations
pending upon any. statutory law for their
existence OF privileges. should be subject
to proper governmental supervision, and
full and accurate information As to their
operations should be made public rsEu-
larry at reasonable intervals"
.% The large .s sorp9ration. commonly q.
| state always do business In many states,
| often doing very little business in the
state where r. e. they are ineorporatea There
laws about them, and as no state has
any exclusive interest in or power over
asG rss to ass in 5
through state action. Therefore in the
interest OF the whole people the nation
er of the states in the matter itself, also
ton over all corporations doing an inter-
state business This is especially true
where the corporation derives portion
of its wealth from the existence Of some
monopolistic. element OF tendency In Its
such supervision. Banks are subject to
| It, and in their case 1t is now accepted
| as simple matter of course. Indeed It
Is probable that supervision of corpora
| tons by the national government need
| not go SO far as is now the case with the
] supervision exercised over them by SO
1 conservative a state as Massachusetts in
! order to produce excellent results"
| The president believes that 1t will be
! possible TO secure the needed remedies
for the trust evil under the constitution
as it row. exists. but IL congress thinks
otherwise he, recommends that a constitu-
| ttonal amendment be subm tied that will
| cor fer the pc We, necessary.
1 In connection with the trusts ne rec.
ommends legislation creating cabinet Of
n e.ce, whose d,ties wouiI be to deal
with all du s1tons concern'f commerce.
laber and the merchant maine.
Would Exclude the Chinese.
The message contains q strong racon-
mendation for Tie reenactment at oncs
which connection he says:
Wages are higher to-day in the United
States than, ever, before in our history
try. The standard of living is also higher
than ever before. Every effort of ,egis-
lator and administrator should be bent to
of things and It's improvement wherever
protected by the. tariff, but it should also
be protected SO far as it is possible from
the presence in this country of any la
borers brought over. by contract or of
those who, coming freely. yet represent
a standard of living SO depressed that
they can underseli our men in the labor
market and drag them to a lower level.
I regard it as necessary e. with this end
excluding Chinese laborers and TO
strengthen 1t wherever necessary in or
fectiye."
He also recommends such legislation, BY
an amendment TO the interstate commerce
law, as will protect the labor of one state
from competing with the prison labor Of
another state, and also that the govern.
ment cease being party to this competi:
ton by not purchasing goods made eithsi
by convict labor or that in WHICH women
and children are caused to work excessive
hours or at night.
much that is good. in which connection he
says:
forethought and when they combine in
aistenee upon the a gym |, rights with Law
The display of these qualities in suct
bodies is a. duty to the nation no les,
than ., to the Ass, assoe s,a themselves
ss ss the Sshts ana ,ntsr.. fso 81 i.
oas SCOPE sas for sus aete hes Sy If. @
: and the municipality than by the nation
But on points such as those touched OF
brotherhood remains as the indispens a bi,
prerequisite to success IN the kind Of ma
. man must work for himself and unles
he 30 works no outside help can avail
,, him. But each man must reme,nher ais
and that while no man who refuses +
walk can be carried with advantage +
himself or anyone else, yet that eaelh 2
I times needs to have the helping hand cut,
. stretched to him. To be permanently ef,
feotive aid must always take the form Q,
: helping a man to help himself. and ~
t can all best help ourselves by joining to.
j gether in the work that 10 of common In
e terest to AL"
The Inning rRtion Laws.
! He pronounces our present sent, immigrstiior
!, he says we need every honest and Of.
! American citizen, every Immigrant whe
to say hs hS and afs
purpose to do his duty well in every way
: and to bring up mis- children as law-abiding
! God-fearing members of the community
a | But he says
snaeted with the object Of working
4 thrcefold Improvement oyer our presen
. system. First, we should aim 70 e:xclud'
I absolutely not only all persons who ar!
; ciples or members of anarch!stic socie
/. ties but also all persons who are OF ,
low moral tendency or of unsayory repu
tation. This means That we should re
aujre more thorough system OF in5pee
! ten abroad and a more rigid !systom q
. examination at our immigration ports
/ tile former being especially necessary.
! ! 1.-THE second object Of q proper immi
4 careful and not merely perfunctory edu
/. cstional test some intelligent capacity t.
! appreciate American Institutions and &C
. sanely as American citizens. This woul'
: them belong 70 the Intelligent crimina
8 class, but 1t would do what is also in poin
y that IL, tend to decrease the sum OF liz
9 norancs SO potent in producing tho envy
: Of order out OF which anarchistic senti
: Inent Inevitably springs Finally all per