The Springfield herald., 1904-12-09

cause more tnhn one STATE puTsueS She
policy Of creating on easy terms corpora
tions which are never operated within
TINT state at nil. but IN other states
whose laws they ignore. Tho national
government alone can deal adequately
with these great Interpretations. To try TO
deal with them In an Incorporate. de-
structiye. or domagogic spirit would In
all probability. mean that nothiHg what
ever would be accomplished. and. with
absolute certainty. that II anything were
accomplished 1t would be of harmful
nature. The american people need to,
continue. to show the very qualities that
they have shown-that Is. moderation.
good; sense. the earnest desire to avoid
doing any damage. and yet the quiet de-
Termination to p[occed. step by step.
. without halt and without hurry. in elm
ina&trtY or Mt least in minimizing what
ever Of mischief or of evil there is to In
tcrstate commerce in the conduct OF
great corporations. They are acting in
no spirit of hostility to wealth. either In
dividuai 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 pool man, provided only that
each acts In a spirit OF Justice and de-
cency toward his fellows. Great corpora
tons 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 whole Where this can
be done under the present laws, u muse
be done. Where these laws come short
others should he enacted to- supplement
them.
The bureau of corporations has made
careful, ptelimirpry Investigation of many
important corporations. II will make
special report on the beef Industry.
IL Bureau Of Corporations.
The policy ~ tho bureau is to accom- =
plisk tho purnoses .of. its' creation by CO.
operation. not apMgonlsm: by making
constructive legislation not destructive
prosecution. The immediate object of 10
inquiries; by conservative investigation
OF law and fact. and. by refusal TO Issue
incomplets and hence necessarily inaccuL
rate repofts. Itstpoiicy being thus one
Of open inauIIy, Ihfo. and nit attack ups
or. business. -the bureau has hecn ablA 10:
gain not only tho confidence. hut. better
still. the co operation Of men engaged In
legitimate business.
The bureau offers to the Congress the
means OF g-tt,ng Mt the cost of produc-
:tion OF our, various great Staples Of COM
;mcrce.' -
r ll..is. tf: Rebates.
Above all else. we must strive to keep
the. highways OF commerce open to all
on equal terms: and to do this II Is nee
essary to nut romniste stop 10 all re-
bates. Whether the shipper or the rail-
road is To blame makes no difference; the
rebate -ppst he stopped. the abuses of
the private car and private termlnnl
track innd. sldc-trnsk, systems must lie
stopped. and the legislation OF the Fifty
eighth ConEress winch declares ttslto lie
unlawful for any person or corporation to
offer. grant, give. solicit. ACCEPT. -of re-
celye. any rebate, concession. or discrim-
nation In respect OF the transportation OF
any properly iii iritcrstIte,. or foreign
commerce whereby such property shiill
by any device whTrerer Us. traItspo, ted
utr,a,- less rate. than that lnameu, In the,
tariffs published by Ihe earlier must he
enforced. WhiiG am, uf tlin nninion that
at present, II would he 'undesit able. II It
were mt impructlcnb b,e. 'firfaly' to clothe
the Interst;tt3 a eCommeree. Commission
with general authority to nx rail- DAD
rates. T,do notibeftcve thnt., asa fair Sc
cnrjty to shippers. the Commission should
he vested with the power. where q given
rate has been challenged and after Ill
hearing fo,ird to be unreasonable. To de
eide. snbJett to: JUDICIAL trevf-w. what
shall he 4 reasonable rate TO take It's
plnce; the ruling, of tho ommiSsion to
take effect Immediately. and. to- obtslh
unless md until 1T Is reversed by the 4
cpurt ~ review. In my judgment the
most. important legislative act now need
ed AZ regards thu regulation of corpora,
tons is. this net to confer. on tho Inter
state Cotumetcs Commission tho power
to revise .rntes and regulations. the res
vised rate 10 at once go into effect. and
to stay In effect nnIss. and until the
court of review reverses it
Much space is here devoted to
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 thai mar led: women should not york.
in factories. The prime duty OF the man
is 10 work. to be the bieudwinncr:' the
prime duty Of the woman is TO be the
mother. tie housewife. All questions OF
tariff and finance sink into utter insig-
tiiicance when compared with the trr-
mendous. the vital Importance of trying
TO shape conditions so that these two
duties OF the man and OF the woman can
be- iulfHcu. = under reasonably favorable
cirEiiulst tnncest II race does not have
plenty Of children. or il the children do
aot .grpw. ,up, or il when they grow up
they. are unhealthy In body and stunteL
or Vicious In mind. then that RAGS is de-
cadent.- and no hcapinS M Of wealth. no,
spiehh6r of.inentehtaEy, u,a1criaI prosper.
ny. can taVoi! in any -dcgrce as offsets.
~ = 'a~5:S!, Aorieulture. .- *
The Department Of Agriculture has
growuI into an educational Institution
with nRfacltxys ot Two, Jlipusand specint
lists making research into all the sciences
of production, The, Congress appropria-
ntes directly and Indirectly. six millions
OF dollars annually TO carry on this work
1t reaches every state and territory In
t1e' Union and The islands of the sea late
" come under our nag Co operation is
had with the state experiment stations.
and with many otner institutions and In
diyidua5 s.. Jbe world Is carefully search
ed for new varieties of Stains. fruits.
grasses. vegetables. trees. and shrubs.
suitable TO various localities in our cuun.
try.'and marked benefit 10 our producers
hus resulted. e.
~, irrigation.
have elapsed .st1thSs itie. passage OF the
Reclamation act 'faappid -pr5eress has been
mad. IN the. surveys and eSamina tions OF
the opportunities for reclamation in the
rahjseeep states, and three territories OF
the. srid-,West, Conslruction has already
bccn.begur on the largest and most Inn
portar1t: of the Irrigation works. and plans
arc being somptetcd for works which will
vi f'ize tta:.Aunds NOW available. The
reeiamat lon act has been found to be re-
inarRably complete a-id effective. and so
tsuad In It's provisions that wide range
-of Undertakings his been possible under
IL, Al -fh,. Same. ifrlp. economy is