The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-23
PRESIDENTS TIME
 FULLY OCCUPIED
Attends Three Commencements
 and Gets Two Degrees
TALKS ON TRUST QUESTION
Wants More Executive Authority Ex ercised In the Regulation of Railroad Rates and Less
 Red Tape.

Williamstown, Mass June 22.-The zig gag journey of President Roosevelt among the colleges of Western Massa- chusetts ended today with his departure from Williamstown after he had received from Williams colless9the honorary de- gree of of LID.
 His stay in this state, which was of scarcely thirty-two hours duration. was a busy one. He attended three college commencements, at two of which he re- celVed high honorary degrees traveled several houndred miles, and besides de- livering significant addresses at each commencement made number of speeches from the platform of his car to citizens who had gathered at the siatiens along the route.
 The President rose early today. After breakfast the President devoted few minutes to meeting the classmates of Federal Commissioner J. R. Garfield. who is trustee of Williams and then made quick inspection of the new memorial chapel dedicated yesterday
 Spec Twice at Commencement.
 After short talk the President ac- cepted the invitation of his host to driv@, which ended just before the com menceinent exercises began. He spoke here twice, once upon receiving the de- gree and again from the steps of the church where the commencement exer- cises were held to those who were unable to enter.
 Then came luncheon and before o'clock the President was on his way back to Washington. His train made stops at North Adams, Adams and Pittsheld, when the citizens joined in demonstrations and were addressed briefly by President Roosevelt
 During the trip there was not an un- pleasant incident. Yesterdays rain was dssagreeabe, but today the skies were cloudy. no rain fell till after the train bearing the PIe sioent had started south.
 The Presidents train is due in Wash fngton early tomorrow He will return to New Eneland next week to attend commemorate al Harvard university.
 The President in his speech here said in part:
 Tt is a high honor that I have received at your hands, and 1 very deeply appre- ciate IL.
 College len Should Take Part.
 T want to say a word just suggested by that address on 'Idealsm in Politics.; 1 wish to see eVerv graduate of this college and every graduate of every other college in the land feel the need of ideals in business and in law quite as much as in politics. l want you to have high ideals but practical ideals Have high ideals and try to realize them in prac- tcal shape"
 The President defended the course of the administration in the San Domingo affair which he said was in the interest of the world and justice to San Domingo. People answer that trouble and bother will come of it," said the President. If this nation does not do It's duty because 1t thinks duty will necessitate some truble. some bother, then let this nation cease nation do It's duty. accept responsibility that must go with greatness. About the Trust Question. Another question of which I wish to speak is that closer supervision by the government of great industrial combina- tions for of course wealth at present finds its expression through these indus trial combinations. I think that it has been great mistake to act on the theory which has shaped most of our legislation national and state for the last thirty years. that 1t Is possible to turn back tie hands of the clock, to forbid com binatiOnS and 10 restore DuslncSs dccOrd- 1 ing to and under conditions which have absolutely passed away. That cannot be done What we can have done Is to put an efficient supervision over the owners | of the combination so as to see as far as l possible they are employed in the in- terests and not against the interests l of the general public.
 q do not believe that such a super vision can come effectively through the | state nor through the municipality but through the great majority of cases to | be effective 1t must be exercised by the national government. As the first step to that end I hope to see the passage off | legislation whicL will give us an execut | tive and not judicial function to tn national government, in the supervision