Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-08-15
THE STRONG POINTS.
President Talks on Monroe Doc
trine and Corporations.

Last Friday, before the Chautauqua
Assembly of Chautauqua, N. Y, Presi-
dent Roosevelt delivered a very able ad-
dress. In many ways it was speech
of unusual interest. The following are
the strong points dwelt upon by the
president:
No just and orderly government on
this continent has anything to fear from
US.
Under no circumstance will the United
States use the Monroe Doctrine as
cloak for territorial aggression.
If a republic to the south of US COM
mits tort against foreign nation, the
Monroe Doctrine does not force us to
interfere to prevent punishment.
This country would not certainly be
willing to go to war to prevent foreign
government from collecting just debt.
I do not want to see any foreign power
take possession of the custom-houses of
an American republic and the alternative
may be that we shall be forced to do so
ourselves.
The ethical element is by degrees en-
tering into the dealings of one nation
with another.
If it.meets the views of the senate, we
shall ourselves thoroughly examine all
claims against Santo Doningo) and see
that one that are paid are improper
Some of the creditors who do not dare
expose their claims to honest scrutiny
are endeavoring to stir up opposition to
the treaty both in Santo Domingo and
here, trusting that it may be possible to
secure either the rejection of the treaty
or the amendment in such fashion as to
be tantamount to rejection.
| If the arrangement is terminated
chaos will''follow, and if chaos follow:
this Government may be involved in
serious difficulties with foreign govern
meats over the island, or may be 70 rceG
to intervene in the island.
Some corporations, and very wealthy
ones at that, Exhaust every effort which
can be suggested by the highest ability
or secured by the most lavish expendi-
ture of money, to defeat the purposes o
the laws onIthe statute books.
Many of these combinations by secre
methods and protl acted litigation are
still uuwisely seeking to avoid the con
sequences of their illegal action.
| 1t has, become our conviction that il
lsome cases, such as that of at least Ger
tain of the beef packers recently indicted
| in Chi"ago,sss-it is impossible longer t.
| show leniency.
| Further legislature may be more dras
tic than would prefer. Ifso, it must b;
distinctly understood that it will be be-
carse of the stubborn determination 0
some of Observation-Disclosures in striv
ing to prevent the enforcement of th,
law as it stands, by every desice, lega
and illegal.
Either they will have to submit to
reasonable supervision.and regulation by
the National authorities, or else they
will ultimately have, to submit to govern
: mental action of far more drastic type
believe that all corporations engage'
, in interstate com me<ce should be unde
, the supervision of the National Govern
ment..
| The only way effectively to meet thi
latitude on their part is to give to tn
executive department of the Cove. n
ment a more direct and therefore amor
deficient supervision and control of thei
management. Our ideal must be tn
effort to combine all proper freedom fo
individual effort with some guarante
! that the effort is not exercised in cor
travention Of the eternal and immutabl
!. principles Of justice.