The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-08-29
PRESIDENT IN The EAST.
Explained His Attitude at Boston on
Trust Question.

Trust Question.
Boston, Aug. 26.-The weeks work
for President Roosevelt in his trip
through New England began in earn.
est Monday afternoon. when he depart
ed from the summer home of tho
junior senator OF Massachusetts,, Hon.
Henry Cabot Lodge, at Nahant, and
amid the enthusiasm Of the greatest
number of people he has raced since
the Pittsburg visit July 4, rode into
Lynn under cavalry escort and spoke
from a platform at city tall. Then he
was taken to Boston by special train,
and on arrival went to symphony hall,
there addressing a great gathering OF
Boston business men. His speecr here
was devoted almost entirely to con-
sideration of the trust question. From
the hall the president went to Hotel
Tourraine, where, little later in the
evening, he was the guest or Governor
Crane at dinner.
The president, in his speech, in part
said:
Governor Crane, Mayor Collins,
Men and Women of Boston:-I am
| glad to have the chance of saying q
| lew WOIuS W you THIS eNculuS.
II have great faith in your judg-
ment. l want to take up this evening
the general question Of our economic
and social relations with specific ref
erence to that problem with which I
think our people are greatly concern
ing themselves-the problem OF our
complex social condition as intensified
by the existence of the corporations,
| ioh fba,,
trusts.
1T would be very difficult for any
set of laws, on our part, to deal com
] pletely with a problem which becomes
international in it's bearings, but a
great deal can be done in various
ways. A great deal is being done and
a great deal more can be done II We
can see that the power is put some
where to do 1t. But while | most firm
ly believe in fixity Of policy, do not
believe that policy should be fossilized
and II 1t Is to be changed we must
change our governmental method tc
meet 1t. There has been considerable
discussion as to whether the trus
aimed at would not seek to get ou
from under the law by becoming q
single corporation,
with it, no matter what shape 1t takes
| want to see the government able t
get at it definitely so that the actor
Of the government cannot be evadet
by any turning, within or without fed
eral or state statutes. At present WI
have really no efficient control over
big corporation which does business
in more than one state.
hy4t II L. In, he
rection of intelligent dealing by tn
states as collective body with thos
great corporations. So you can see,
am not advocating anything revolu
tionary. Now, If We can get adequat
control by the nation of these corpora
tions, then we can pass Legislation
which will give us the power Of regr
!, lation and supervision over them.
when the power has been cor
ferred it will rest with the nationa
government to exercise. At presen
we are going to do the best we ca
with strawless bricks. but remembe
they are bound to be strawless."
States senators. 1t was a beautiful
day and the air was cool and bracine
At every stopping place along the lin
great crowd had gathered, and tn
president was accorded genuin
down east welcome. At Old Orchard
where the. special train made it's frs
stop after crossing the state line
, thousands Of persons from all part
of York and lower Cumberland count
: had gathered. The halt was a brie
; one, only twenty minutes, but tn
, president, after receiving tumultuou
greeting, spoke briefly before the jou
, ney was continued.
Portland, Me-, Aug. 27.-Presden
Roosevelt came into Maine Tuesda
: afternoon after having visited man
/, places in the other New Englan
, states, and before his departure t.
: night he will have visited every col
gressional district in the state. tn
s principal city in each district and tn
{ home city of each of Names Unite