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s.,,., for Great Majority Of the
American People,
,pE NOT AGAINST WEALTH
an, problems Confronting
.,r-Truo Remedies for Ape
parent Evil"

.o..,ukee Wis, April 9-President
.'',yelt was the guest of the Mil
N.' |Doe Merchants and Manufacturers
,,,on Al banquet at the Plank
iisgV'1h' onse tonight, the occasion be-
lAlgl climax VI the presidents ~
W. ~" r,sit 40 Milwaukee, Covers were
NJ, II'' FAR $50 representative citizens,
w. w., the banquet had been served
A4N' ,,,aster Wadhams introduced
Dsy roosevelt, who responded to
n's .nost aThe President Of the United
lne va The president took this occa-
s ,o 20 p5ye his Views on the subject OF
ms iTsts, and spoke as follows
PRESIDENTS ADDRESS
an, WESTMINSTER conference.-the
ar ~ TO speak TO you on the ques-
s .,r N the control and regulation OF
". w. great corporations which are
wv. llrnlarlv although rather vaguely,
.,~n as trusts, dealing mostly with
h hts, has actually been accomplished
s' tse way Of legislation and In the
~ AZ enforcement of legislation dur
ny me past IS months, the period COW
,.e two sessions Of the Fifty-seventh
cSS AT the outset shall ask you
!, ysmember that 1 do not approach
\, srbiect either from the standpoint
y, hose who speak of themselves as
'.,rtrust or anti-corporation people,
~ YET from the standpoint OF those
IA are fond of denying the eXis-
,,s,a Of evils In the trusts, or who APP
'.,ently proceed upon the assumption
il9t M corporation Is large enough
h can do no wrong
SPEAKS FOR THE PEOPLE.
u think / speak for the great ma
,r-ty Of the American people when ]
az that we are not In the least against
valth as such, whether individual or
erporate that we merely desire to see
AN abuse Of corporate or combined
rslth corrected and remedled; that
', 40 not desire the abolition or des'
traction Of big corporations, but, on
a. contrary, recognize them as being
h many cases efficient economic In
rvments, the results Of an inevitable
sreess Of economic evolution, and only
tHe 10 see them regulated and con
toFd so far as may be necessary to
observe the public good We should
b, false TO the historic principles OF
ug government If we Disseminated
either BY legislation or administration,
Gher for or against a man because Of
ther Ms wealth or his poverty There
i no proper place in our society either
iT the rich man who uses the power
c,igTed By his riches to enable him
h cypress and wrong his neighbors, nor
El for the damagogic agitator who,
tasad Of attacking abuses as all the
tgses should be attacked wherever
tsnd attacks property attacks pros
Miiy. attacks men OF wealth, as such,
iltther they be good or bad, attacks
Operations wether they do wei or
and seeks. In a spirit Of ignorant
htcor to overthrow the very founda-
lUs upon which rest our national
.sal.being.
PROBLEMS CONFRONT COUNTRY.
II consequence Of the extraordinary
sirsirial changes Of the last half cen
gy, and notably of the last two or
eiee decades changes due mainly TO
hs npidity and compleXity Of our in
Gsiral growth We are confronted with
r0otms which IN their present shape
iSe unknown to our forefathers. our
nat prosperity, with its accompanying
A. 800 -
tAllh It's extreme specialization of
haites and its development Of giant
hiesidal leaders. has brought much
90 and some evil, and it is as foolish
N ignore the good as wilfully 10 blind
tiEeyes to the evil,
DANGER OF FALSE REMEDIES.
The evil has been partly the ineyit-
le accompaniment of the social
tNges, and where this is the case 1t !