Evening journal., 1902-08-26
PRESIDENT HITS
AT THE TRUSTS
Says He Has Not Discovered
Patent Cure-aII
ETTER LAWS ARE NEEDED
hith Will Protect All and Not
Merely The Great Corporations
and Must be Enforced

Boston, Mass, Aug. 26.-The weeks
ork for President Roosevelt in his
ip through New England began in
Ernest yesterday afternoon, when he
parted from the summer home of
e junior senator of Massachusetts,
on. Henry Cabot Lodge, at Nahant,
I'd, amid the enthusiasm Of the great
number of people he has faced since
e Pittsburg visit on July 4, rode into
mn under cavalry escort and spoke
pm a platform at City Hall. Then
was taken to Boston by special
. ain, and on his arrival went to SYM
ony Hall, there addressing q great
4 thering of Boston business men. His
Il eech here was devoted almost en-
Il ely to consideration of the trust
81 estion.
q President Roosevelt's speech in part
q Is as follows:
< i wish to say that have not come
re to say that have discovered a
# tent cure-all for the trusts. II is
jrso than useles for any of us to rail
or regret the great growth in indus
a al civilization of the last half CEN
& y. There is but little use in regret
81 g that things have not shaped them
YES differently. The practical thing
do is to face the conditions as they
and see if we cannot get the best
ere is in them out of them. We are
going to get any complete or perfect
ution for all CT the evils which come
our minds when we think of the
sts by any single action on our part
good many actions in a good many
ferent ways will be required before
get many of those evils even par
ply remedied.
am inclined to think that much
greatest trouble in any Immediate
ldling of the question Of the trust
nes from our system Of government
member, l am not saying that even
We had all the power we could COM
tely solve the trust question Gen
nen, If what we read in the papers
rue, they are speaking of a number
international trusts now. 1t would
very difficult for any set of laws, OF
part, to deal completely with q
blem which becomes international
its bearings, but a great deal car
done in various ways.
Some time ago the attorney general
k action against a certain trust
,re has been considerable discussion
o whether the trust aimed at would
seek to get out from under the Law
becoming a single corporation.
1t laws to enable us to deal with it
natter what shape it takes l want
ee the government able to get at Il
srently, 50 that the action of the
ernment cannot be evaded by any
hing, within or without federal ol
e statutes. At present we have
ly no efficient control over a bis
)oration which does business fl
e than one state.
rhe first thing we want is publicity
l do not mean publicity as favored
some corporations. 1 want the
wledge given to the accredited rep
ntatives of the people of facts OF
IN those representatives can, II
see fit, base their actions later
publicity itself would cure many
J. AS far as the antitrust laws &c
will be enforced. No suit will bt
srtaken for the sake of seeming t
prtake it. Every suit that is un,
AIKEN will be begun because the
I lawyer and upright man whom
IRE so fortunate as to have as at
ey general, Mr.. Knox, believes thai
is a violation of the law which
;an get at, and when the suit i!
rtaken it won't be compromised
oting on the basis that the govern
wins. OF course, gentlemen, NJ
amount to anything unless they
administered honestly and fear
y"
is morning bright and early tn,
dental party started for Maine.