The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1904-12-07
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE
READ TO CONGRESS
Document Deals Voluminously with
Questions of State---Tarif Left for
Future Conn,1nication---Po of
the Government Toward Organized
Labor---Dealins with Illegal Combi-
nations.


lions which are never operated within
that state at all. but n other states
whose laws they ignore. The national
government alone can deal Adequately
with these great corporations To try to
deal with them IN an Incorporate de-
sirUctiye. or dfmsgogic spirit would. In
all proha biiiiy. mean that nothing what
ever would he accomplished. and. with
absolute certainty. that IL anything were
accomplished IL would be of harmful
nature The American people need TO
continue 10 show the very qualities that
they have shovn-that is moderation.
good sense. the earnest desire to avoid
doing any Damage. and yet the quiet de-
termination to proceed step by step.
without halt and without hurry. in elm
inxtfru at least in minimizing what
ever OF mischief or OF evil there is to in
terstste commerce in the conduct of
great corporations They are acting In
no spirit OF hostility to wealth. either In
diyidcai or corporate They are not
against the rich man any more than
against the poor man on the contrary.
they are friendly alike toward rich man
and toward poor man. provided only that
each acts in a spirit Of Justice and de-
ceDcy toward his fellows Great corpora
tions are necessary. and only men of
great and singular mental power can
manage such corporations successfully.
and such man must have great rewards.
But these corporations should be man
4SeL WIN GD> ~ h4lr AGh'i|Se -
the public whole. Where this can
be done under the present laws II must
be done. Where these laws come short
others should lie enacted to supplement
Them
The buresr Of corporations has made
careful preliminary investigation OF many
important corporations II will make
special report on the beef Industry.
Bureau Of Corporations.
The policy Of the bureau is TO sccorn-
plish the purposes Of It's creation by CO.
operation. not sntagonism: by making
constructive legislation. not distinctive
prosecution the Immediate object OF Its
inquiries. by conservative Investigation
OF Law and fact. and by refusal to issue
Incomplete 1isd hence necessarily inaccu-
rate reports Its policy being thus one
Of open inquiry into. and not attack up
gain not only The confidence. but better
stili. the co operation Of men engaged In
legitimate business
The bureau offers to the Congress the
means OF s-iitng at the cost Of produc
fion OF our various great staples of COM
mefce-
Rebates
Above all else. We must strive to keep
the highways Of commerce open TO all
on equal terms. and TO do this 81 Is nee
es<ary to put complete stop TO all re-
bates Whether the shipper or the rail-
fnti Is 10 DIANE no QlVGFEtCEs tff
rebate must be stopped. the abuses OF
the private car and private terminal
truck aud side-travk systems must lie
stopped. and the legislation OF fhs Fifty
eighth Congress whieh declares It to he
UnlawfUi for any person or corporation to
offer. grant. give. solicit accept. or re-
cefye any rebate. concession. atScrfrn-
nation In respect of the transportation Of
any property in Interstate or foreign
commerce whereby such property shall
at a less rate than that named In the
tariffs published by the csrri-r must he
enforced. While am OF the opinion that
al present II would he undesif able ~ 1t
were not impracficoble. finally to clo,he
the Interstate Commerce Commission
with general authority to ne railroad
rates. I do not believe that. a fair Sc
cufity TO shippers. the Commission should
be vested with the power. where a given
rate has been challenged and affe- Ill
hearing fonrd to be unreasonable to de
eide. subject to judicial review. what
place. the ruling OF the commission to
take effect Immediately. and 10 obtain
unless ard until II is reversed by the
court Of review. In my Judgment the
most important Legislative act need
ed As regards the regulation OF corpora
tions is this act to confer on the Inter
state Commerce Commission the power
To re-ise rates and regulations. the
yised rate to at once go into effect. and
to stay In effect unless and until the
court OF review fesrfscs IL.
Much space is here devoted to a
consideration of the problem of the
proper housing OF the poor In our
great cities. and The importance of a
proper solution OF The question shown
On this subject the message says:
There should be severe child labor and
factory-inspection laws. 1t Is very desir-
able that married women should not York
in factories The prime duty OF the man
Is To work. TO be the btcldwinner: the
prime duty Of the woman is TO be thu.
mother. the housewife. An questions of
tariff and finance sink into utter insig-
nifcance when compared with the tire
mendous. the vital Importance of trying
to shape conditions 30 that these two
duties of the man and Of the woman can
be fulhlled fundcr reasonably favorable
circumstances II race docs not have
plenty OF children. or II the children do
not grow IN. or IL when they grow up
they are unhealthy in body and stunted
or VICIOUS In mind then Thai race is de-
cadeut. and no heapine up nf wealth. no
spiendor OF momentary nstcria. prosper
ity. can avail In any degree Offsets
Agriculture.
The Department of Agriculture has
grown into an educational Institution
with a facuity OF two thoussn nd special.
lists making research into all the science,
of production. The Congress approprIa
ntes. directly and indirectly. six millions
OF dollars annually 10 carry on this work
II reaches every state aud territory In
;he Union and the islands of the seq late.
ly come under our nag Co operation is
had with the state experiment stations
and with many other Institutions and in
dividu1is- The world Is carefully search.
ed for now varieties Of grains fruits
grasses. vegetables. trees. and shrubs
suitable 10 various localities In our coun-
try. and marked benefit to our producers
has resulted
Irrigation.
During the two and a half years that
have elapsed since the passage OF the
reclamation act rapid progress has been
mad IN the surveys and cNamina tons of
the opportunities for reclamation in the
thirteen states and three territories of
the arid West Construction has already
been begun on the largest and most i'm
portant OF the irrigation works and plans
are being completed for works which will
utilize the funds now available The
reclamation act has been found to be re-
markably complete and effective. and SO
broad in its provisions that a wide range
OF undertakings has been possible under
II. At the same time. economy is guar