The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-12-10

/ shortly lay before you IN a special mes
! sage tho fun report ~ tho Investigation
\ 40 the bureau of labor into the Colorado
mining strike. a. this Is strike IN which
certain very evil forces which are more
or less AZ work everywhere under the
| conditions OF modern induatrlalism. be-
came startlingiy prominent.
Corporations.
when We come 20 deal with great cor
I pontiaua the need for tho government 20
act directly Is FAR greater than In the
/ ease 81 labor. because great corporations
can become such oniy by engaging IN In
terstate commerce, and Interstate COM
1 merCe h. peculiarly the field OF the gem
( cral government u o. an absurdity 90 cN-
/ pett 60 eliminate the abuses In great cnr-
/ porHtions by state action. IL - difficult 20
] be patient with an argument that Hueh
/ matters should be left 10 the states. be-
| cause more than one state pursues the
! policy 81 creating ON easy terms corpora
/ lions which are never operated thin
| that state az nli but ia other states
! whose laws they ignore. The national
government alone can deal adequately
with these great corporations. To try 20
deal with them IA en- Incorporate. de-
I structiyc or dsmHguric spirit would. IN
all probability. mean that nothing what
ever would be accomplished. ana, with
absolute certainty. that n anything were
Z accomplished ID would hc o. harmful
nature. The American people need 20
continue 10 show the very qualities that
they have shown that 81, moderation
good sense. the earnest desire TO avoid
doing any damage nnd yrt the quiet de-
termination 90 proceed. step 10y step,
without halt and without hurry. In cum-
mating or Ht least iu minimizing what
ever ~ mischief Of ~ evil there ~ 90 In
teratate commerce On the conduct 81
great corporations They are acting Ga
no splrlt Of hostility 20 wealth. either In
diyidual 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 iu "a aarit ~ justice and de-
cency toward his feiioWa Circuit corpora
I lions are necessary and only men 81
great and singular mental power can
manage such corporations hucccaHtully.
and such man must have great rewards.
Hut these corporations should be man
aged with due regard 60 th" interest %
The public as n whole where this can
be done under the present laws u must
be done Where these laws come short
others should be enacted 90 supplement
them.
Tho bureau o. corporations has made
careful preliminary investigation o. many
important corporations. II viii make Il
special report on the beef industry
Bureau Of Corporations.
The policy of the bureau ia 90 accom-
plgh tho purposes of So creation by Coz
operation not nntagouism; by making
constructive legislation. not destructive
prosecution the immediate object Of its
| Inquiries. bv conservative investigation
~ law and fact aud hy refusal 90 issue
! incomplete mud hence necessarily iuarcu.
rate reports Is policy being thus one
of open inquiry into. and not attack up-
on business, the bureau has been able tu
gain not only the confidence. but better
sim. the corporation OK men engaged iu
legitimate business.
The bureau offers 20 Tho Congress the
means 81 getting az the cost az produl-
ton ~ our various great staples o. com
mcrce.
Rebates,
Above MI else. We must strive 20 keen
the highways % commerce open GO aIl
on equal terms. and to 40 This n - Nee
ossnry 20 put "a complete stop 10 ail fc-
bates. Whether the shipper or the ran.
road Is 10 blame makes 300 difference the
rebate must he stopped. the abuses 81
the private car and private terminal
track and Hldrsttark sNttens must he
stopped. and the legislation ~ the fifty
eighth Congress which declares IL 10 be-
unlawful for amy person on corporation Cd
0ncr. grant rite. solicit accept a. re-
cCttc any rebate concession or Gisrrim-
inatlon 80 respect 90 the transportation OF
any property in interstate or foreign
commerce whereby such property shall
by uuy device whatever DC transported
~ less rate than that named in the
tariffs published hy the carrier must De
enforced While l am ~ tho opinion that
90 present 10 would be- undesirable, n II
were uot impiRcticahc finally 10 cioths
d frfs Iaal af
with general authority 60 nx railroad
rates I DO not believe that AZ n fair 80.
curty 10 shippers the Commission should
30 vested with the power. where n given
rate has been challenged and after fui
hearing found 90 bee unreasonable. 20 de-.
eide subject 60 judicial review. what
shall be- reasonable rate 20 take it'
place. The ruling ~ the commission "a
take effect Immediately. and 10 obtain
unless and until "a h. reversed by a.,
court o. review ln my Judgment tht
most important legislative act now need.
"a as regards The regulation Of corpora.
tiona 81 this Het Ga confer ON the inter,
state Commerce Commission tho r0Nci
, 20 revise rates ana regulations the 70.
Viscd rate 60 at 0ncr go into effect. and
90 stay in effect unless aud until tht
court ~ review rrytfscH it
. Much space Us hero devoted 90 q
consideration of the problem ~ the
proper housing OF the poor In oui
great cities, aud the Importance on d
proper solution 81 the question shown
/ on this subject the message says.
There should be severe child labor and
fhCtofY-insuectlon laws u o. very deNtr.
able that married womcn should Nor .ott
tn factories The prime duty ~ the mar
Oh 60 work 90 hr the trthdW inner. th,
prime duti nf the woman o. % be- m,
! mother tte housewife. Al questions 0
I tarIn and finance sink into utter iusig.
uinthnee when compared With tho tire.
mcndous, the vital importance Of tryint
20 shape conditions 90 that these tvs
duties ~ the man and 81 the woman car
Do fuinilcd under reasonably favurahl,
circumstance m nce does not hhy,
plenty 81 children or 10 tho children "a
not grow up or n when they grow vi
they are unhealthy in body ana atuntet
an vicious in mind thcn that race n a..
eadent ard no hcnpius up % wealth ~,
fplcndur ~ momenlary material prosper.
ity. can avail in any degree as offsets.
Agriculture.
The Department % Agriculture hhi
grown into an educational institution
with a faculty ~ two thousand special,