The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-12-02

WASHINGTON. Dsc. tine pr--i-
f-t'a annual message to congress-
was delivered 70 both houses ifame-
dlsteiy after they assembled today
The document II the shortest annual
message that any president has sent
to congress in ysars After eonRra-
tuiatine the peoples representatives
upon the prosperous and peaceful
state ~ the country. and lts AmlcabIe
foreign relations. the president
launch be. into a discussion OF the
trust question. WHOM Is reviewed at
eonalcsfable length.
After diaposing Of the argument
upen the trusts. the president men
ti0ns briefly the most important Of
other public anairs. The portion Of
tbs message relating to the trustn is
ss fellows.
Corporations. AID especially COM
plnztions OF corporations. SHOULD be
managed sndsr public regulation.
Experience has shown thai under
cur system Of government the nee
sssEry supervision ran not be OBJ
tslb-c ~ state action. IL must
tncf~fsrs be achieved b. national &C
slen Our aim 10 not 70 do away
Nth corporations on the contrary.
the pis agsregatinns are an inevi-
tdb.. Development Of ntedern indus
tfialiafn. ana ire cfori 70 destroy
tnsSn w8uid b- futile uaiess accom-
pllsned in tsYH thst would work
the utmost mischief to ths srtife
4 dr. y ~
so.d In the way of regulating and
enr~rvfslre thes- corporations uuti,
w. nx cisstly IN our min.is net Ws
are not sttaezins the eorpors;iefS
but endeaverins 20 DO A~ay With
any cvf ia lheai. We are cot nor =
tile 70 them. We are merely deter
mlaed that they snail be 80 hsndisd
a. 10 suhsarye the public good. We
draw the line .ssaiast misconduct.
not against wealth The capitalist
who, alone or In conjunction with his
fellows. performs some great Indus
trisi feat By which he wins money.
IN tYsiIdoef, not wronadoef, pre-
.itsd only re works in proper snd
legitimate llres. We wish 70 faNcr
such nan whan he does well. We
wish 70 supervise and roafroi his ac-
tians only 70 prevent him from doius
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honest CORPORATION. and we need ndt
be oVcftfnder about srafius the fi1-
honest corporation
Must Eseroire Care
| In ruFbing and regulating tho COM
hinatipus Of capital which are or
may becofue injurious 10 the public.
we must he careful not to etop the
great enterprises which have leRit-
imaiaiy reduced the cost of prOducz
Hon not TO abandon the place which
our country has won in the leader
ship Of the international Industrial
world, not 10 strike down wealth
with the result Of closing faofnrler
ana mines Of turning the wage
worker idie tn the streets and le,rtt.
ing the farmer without a market a.,
what no grows. fnslsfeuco unon me
ltnpo1sltle means delay In ACHIEVING
the ppffiDle, Exactly ~. on the other
hhpd. the stubborn defrnae alike ~
whet - good ana what Il had M the
enntinF ssatein. the rrsoiute eff6ft
y obAtruct any atcmtt A. better.
hfpts setfaya biinanesa to md tls.
loflp truth that visa evolution il 40
Huse feleGusfd agninss revolution
70 more inbp6ftanf aub4oet CO..
conc pefoff the co1aroaa fhAn ,bis
o. mo Ifeuleilon Of lufdfztatH bnsis
ness. This country can moi aen.a
y cit fupine on iko plaa tha t' ,,,l
eer our peeuIiaT fykten 81 aovern.
nisnt NO xge heiplens In fhs nrese,n,
q the rfN conditions md uns dsa''t y
maple with them Or 10 ant 49,
"netevsf Of ava has arisen In con-