The Teton peak-chronicle., 1904-12-08

mining strike. as this is a strike in which
certain very evil for ces. which are more
or less at work everywhere under the
conditions Of modern industrialism, be-
came startlingly prominent
Corporations.
When we come to deal with great cor
porations the need for the government TO
act directly Is far greater than In the
case Of labor. because great corporati
can become such only by engaging in in
tefstate commerce. and interstate COM
merce Is peculiarly the field of the gen
eral government 1t is an al atsurdty to ex-
pect 10 eliminate the abuses in great cor
poiatlons by state action. 1t is difficult to
be patient with an argument that such
matters should be left to the states. be-
cause more than one state pursues the
policy OF creating on easy terms corpora
lions which are never operated within
that state at all. but in 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-
structive. or domagogir spirit would. In
all probability. mean that nothing what
ever would be accomplished. and with
absolute certainty. that If ANYTHING were
accomplished il would be of a harmful
nature. The American people need to
continue TO show the very qualities that
they have shown-that is. mcdei ation
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 enrn-
mating or at least in minimizing what
ever OF mischief or of evil there is to in
terstate commerce In the conduct OF
great corpof ations. They are acting in
no spirit of hostility to wealth. either in
dfvidual or corporate. They are not
against the rich man any more than
against the roor man. On the contrary.
they arc frierdly alike toward rich man
and toward poor man, provided only that
each acts In a spirit of justice and de-
cency 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.
aged with due regard to the interest OF
the public as a whole Where this car
be done under the present laws it must
be done. Where these laws come short
others should be enacted to supplement
them.
The bureau Of corporations has made
careful preliminary investigation OF many
important corpor ations. 1t will make a
special report on the beef industry.
Bureau Of Corporations.
The policy OF the bureau Is to accom-
plish the purposes of its creation by CO.
operation. not antagonism: by making
constructive lcgisla tion. not destructive
prosecution. the immediate object of its
inquiries by conservative investigation
of law aid fact, and by refusal to issue
.. incomplete ard hence necessarily inaccu-
rate reports Its policy being thus one
Of open inquiry into and not attack up
on. business. the bureau has been able to
gain not only the confidence. but. bette
STILL the cooperation of men engaged In
| legitimate tLsiness.
The bureau offers to the Congress the
| means of getting at the cost OF produc
| ton of our various great staples OF com
merce.
| Above all else. We must strive to keer
| the highways of commerce open to al
| on equal terms: and to do this II Is nee
| essary to put a complete stop to all re-
| bates. Whether the shipper or the rail
road Is to blame makes no difference: tho
rebate must be stopped the abuses O.
the private car and private-~ termina
track and side-track systems must b,
stopped. and the legislation Of the Fifty
| eighth Congress which declares II to b.
unlawful for any person or corporation t.
| offer grant, give. solicit. accept, or re
| ceive any rebate conce ssion. or discrim
| ination in respect Of the transporta ton
| any property in interstate or foreigi
| commerce whereby such property shal
by any device whatever be transporte'
| at a less rate than that named In tn
tariffs published by the carrier must be
enforced. While am of the opinion tina
| at present 1t would be undesirable. II
|
The Interstate Commerce Commission
with general authority to fix railroad
rates. l do not believe that. as fair Sc
! curity to shippers. the Commission should
be vested with the power. where give
| rate has been challenged and after fu
hearing found 10 be unreasonable. to de
eide subject to judicial review. wha
| shall be a reasonable rate to take IL
| place; the ruling of the commission tt
take effect Immediately. and to optan
| unless and until it Is reversed by th'
court. O. review. In my judgment th'
most important legislative act now need
ed as regards the regulation OF corpora
| tions Is this act to confer on the inter
| state Commerce Commission the powe'
| to revise rates and regulations. the re.
yised rate to at once go into effect. ant
to stay in effect unless and until tht
court Of review reverse 1t.
Much space IS mere oevoteo "
consideration OF the problem OF thu
proper housing OF the poor In ou'
great cities. and the importance OF
proper solution OF the question shown
On this subject the message says;
There should be severe child labor anf
ory.inspection laws. 1t Is very desir-
abIe that married women should not '7orl
In factories. The prime duty OF the mar
| ia to work. to be the breadwinner; tnf
| nrir,e duty OF the woman Is TO be tht
mother, the housewife. All questions O.
tariff and finance sink into utter insig
niicance when compared with the tire
mendous, the vital importance OF tryinf
m shape conditions so that these twt
duties OF the man and Of the woman car
| he fulfilled under reasonably favorable
circumstances. II race does not nave
n,enty of children. or II the children az
not grow up. or II when they grow W
thew are unhealthy in body and stuntet
or vicious in mind. then that race Is de
cadent and no heaping up OF wealth. M
snIendor of momentary material prosper
itv can avail in any degree as onsets.
Agriculture.
The Department Of Agriculture ha'
crown into an educational institution
Win a faculty Of two thousand special
| ;s,s waking research into all the sciences