The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-12-14
0 the Senate and House of Represents

together with our great natural re
sources; but an important factor therein
Is the working of our long-contihueo
governmental policies. The enlargement
of scope of the functions OF the national
government required by our development
ms n nation involves, of course, increase
of expenses; and the period of prosperity
through which the country is passing JUS
titles expenditures for perlhahehI li'
progeG3ents far greater than W.ouiu ps
wise Ia hard times. Battleships and
forts. public buildings and improved wat,
erwayS ere Investments when shoulu
be ma 10 when we have the money; put
abundant revenues and n large surplus
always invite extravaganza, constaHt
care should be taken to guard against
unnccpssary increase OF tn ordinary eX'
penses Of government.
Capital and Labor.
In the vast and complicated hleGhan-
ism Of our modern civilized HE the doihl-
nan. note is the note OF lndustrlalism
and the relations of capital ana iaDor;
and especially of organized capiIal aIu
organized labor, to each other ana TO Tue
pubic at large come second IN lmpor-.
toncs. Only to the intimate questions OF
famiiy lie. Our peculiar form OF gov
eruInpnf. with it's sharp division or au-
thor;ly between the nation II the sew
eral States. has been ON the Wnole lar
mere advantageous to our aeVeIopmenI
than n more strongly centrallzed govern
menf. But it is undoubtedly reSpohslDle
for much of the difficulty OF meetlhg win
adequate legislation the new Pi0DifL mn
presented by the total change III INDUS
trial conditions on this continent during
tbe last half-century. In actual practlce
Il has r.oved exceedingly difficult, and
In many cases impossible, to get uhaIlh-
\ ity of wise action among, the various
'SStates on these subjects: FROM tme very
MATURE Of the case this IS especially true
)bf the laws affecting the employment ol
1cop;:al In huge masses. AS long as tne
KSts.~y retain the primary control OF the
4poI.rr mower the circumstances must DE
RaIo~cfi,pr extreme which require inter
KTeI1tre hy the federal authorities, wheth-
Var 4, N.u way Of safeguarding the rights
8of L." or in the way OF seeing that
wrs. 5 not done by unruly persons VINO
sbicIj themselves behind the name OF Ia,
nor. II tHere is resistance to the iederal
co,r., i,lrrrcrnnce with the mails, or
intcrst gte commerce, or molestatlon OF
tic s : : 1fisis Which they are un-
ehIa 70 face call for help then the fed
eraI government may interfere but the
Interference itself simply takes the FORM
of rga..rlny order without regard 10 the
oucsi5nas which have caused the breach
r. oil ~ ny l.. KIN NAV $780,
ind,g.-.sI conditions it is often neces-
sorv. Hul crrl where not necessary 1t is
yct ofter wise. that there should be or
gauir.f,aa of labor in order better to
serrr, ne r:-hts Of the individual wage
worEa-. AN encOurag cement should be
4giyen e. any such organization, so long
rs 81 * conducted with a due and decent
racavI fer fhe rights Of others. But
AwbC9 INV labor union seeks improper
Mn,Is or socks TO achieve proper ends by
IMns, o-pprr means, all good citizens and
|yEorp r.pc.:aIly all honorable public ser
NDtg must oppose the w~rongdolng as
fVpI.,ely as they would oppose the
a 4i4ncluiDs Of any great corporation. VI
EFIrs, INV violence, brutality or corrup-
49, snnuIl not for one moment be toll
Mated.
Jaw -e-v ogEers have an entire right to
gsrg3rizc and by all peaceful and honora-
HE mems to endeavor to persuade their
f~eIIuyCs To Join with them in organiza-
tioue. q'hey have a legal right, which,
eccora:uc to circumstances, may or may
not be 81 n!0ral right, to refuse to work
In company with men who decline to join
the;r organizations. They have under
no circumstances the right to commit vio-
iencf npou those, whether capitalists or
wn-p- yrorkers. who refuse to support
tbe;r ORGANIZATIONS. or who side with
those with whom they are at odds; for
mob ralc is intolerable in any form.
Prevention of Railroad Accidents.
The eyer-increasing casualty list upon
lour railroads is Il matter of grave public
Iconcpra, and urgently calls for action by
1.-THE congress. Many of our leading roads
thayr been foremost in the adoption of
1.-THE most approved safeguards for the
IprottrriCn of travellers and employees, yet
Ethe i.sf Of clearly avoidable accidents
lcont.Gues unduly large. l would point
Tout 10 the Congress the urgent need OF
Legislation in the interest of the public
lsafety limiting the hours of labor for
Railroad employees in train service upon
trailrcnAs engaged in interstate commerce.
land providing that only trained and ex-
lperionced persons be employed in posi-
Hons cf responsibility connected with
the operation of trains. Of course moth
Abg can ever prevent accidents caused by
human weakness or misconduct; and
Ithere should be drastic punishment for
any railroad employee, whether officer or
Imam. who by issuance of wrong orders
t0r br aisobedience of orders causes dis
Aster.
The Burcau of Labor.
Much .an be lone by the government
IN labor matters merely by giving pub
1icity Ia certain conditions. The Bureau
bf Laber has lone excellent work of this
kind in many different directions. !
SIOis sgtErtiy ldy Dtlolc you III a spcCIdi
message the full report of the investi-
cation Of the Bureau o. Labor into the
colorado mining strike, as this is a strike
In which certain very evil forces, which
ire more or less at work everywhere I'M
Her the conditions of modern Industrial
Ism, became s~tartlingly prominent.
Dealing with Corporations.
When we come to deal with great COR
porarions the need for the government
10 act directly is far greater than In the
ease OF labor, because great corporations
can become such only by engaging in in
t~erstate commerce, and interstate COM
hercc is peculiarly the field of the gen.
)ral government. 1t is an absurdity to
Expect TO eliminate the abuses in great
1orporatioas by State action. The ma
tonal government alone can deal ade-
nuately with these great corporations.