The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-06-23
SUPERVISION OF THE
 GREAT COMBINATIONS
ROOSEVELTSP SPEAKS SPLAINLYTO THE STUDENTS OF WILL
 JAMS COLLEGE.

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 Can Put an Efficient Supervision Over Them to See That They Are Employed in the Interest of and Not Against the Interests of the General Public Limited Control of the Railroads
 Hopes for Passage of Legislation to This Effect.
 New York, June 22.-After two days in Massachusetts, President Roosevelt
 tonight left Jersey City at S:15 for
 Washington. The presidents train arrived at the
 Mott Haven yards of the New York, | New Haven and Hartford railroad at
 6:4S and was switched to the transfer
 boat Maryland which started few
 minutes later for Jersey City. At Jer:-
 ssy City crowd cheered the chief
 magistrate, and he bowed his ac-
 Acknowledgements as the train pulled out for the national capital. In spite of unfavorable weather, he l was given an enthusiastic welcome in all cities and towns he visited in Mas saehusetts and Connecticut, and ac- | corded distinguished honors by three educational institutions.
 Despite the tremendous electrical storm which swept over Massachusetts and Connecticut this afternoon, the presidents journey from Williamstown to Jersey City was a prolonged ova- tion. After leaving Williamstown at l1:40 D. m. the special train stopped at
 North Adams, Adams, Pittsfield, Brookfield Junction, 4Danbury and South Norwalk. The crowds assem-
 bled at the six places aggregated many | thousands; those at North Adams, Pittsfield and Danbury bsing notably l large. At Pittsfeld, with Congressman l Lawrence. the president left the train | for few minutes and addressed a great crowd from a stand erected near | the station. He was introduced by the mayor of the city, and addressed him self particularly to the children The schools had been dismissed, and all 1 the factories of the city had been shut down in order that all citizens might join in the welcome to the president. lSenator Crane of Massachusetts and | Representative Lawrence left the train at Pittsfield, the President being join ed there by President Mellen of the New York, New Haven and Hartford
 railroad, who accompanied him as far as Danbury. ss#n*r 45. /. r. The presidents train is scheduled to reach the national capital at 2 a. m. I The president expects on arrival in I Washington to go directly to the White l House. During the past two days President | Roosevelt has been free temporarily I from the cares of state. When he left | Washington he gave into the keeping
 of Secretary Hay the negotiations for peace in the Far East during his ab-
 senee. Since he left the White House
 he has received no news of importance
 bearing upon the pending negotiations. President Speaks Plainly
 I his address at Williams college President Roosevelt spoke very plainly. | He said:
 " Another question of which wish l to speak is that of a closer supervision | by the government of great industrial combinations. for of course wealth at present finds it's expression through | these great industrial combinations. I | think that it has been a great mistake ! to act on this theory which has shaped most of our legislation, national and state, for the last thirty years, that it | is possible to turn back the hands of the clock, to forbid combinations and l to restore to business according to land under conditions which have abso- lutely passed away. That cannot be | (Continued on Eighth Page.)