Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-11
Advises Submission Be-
fore More Drastic
Means Are Used.
CHAUTAUQUA SPEECH
Hints That an Example Must
Be Made of Members of
Beef Trust.

Chautauqua. y. V, Aug. Ii Presi-
dent Roosevelt arrived here at S:45.
Some time during the night after the
arrival of the presidential train at
Lakewood one of the secret service Of
ficers was robbed of a valuable watch
while asleep. At the president ap-
peared on the platform of the car for
a breath of fresh air. Rain. which had
been falling several hours. was then
coming down in torrents.
Met by Committee.
The chautauqua committee waited
upon the president at 1880. and after
an exchange of greetings the president
was escorted to a private car on the
trolley line and the short trip to the
assembly grounds begun. As early as
O'Clock 10000 people had assembled
AT the amphitheatre to secure seats.
At 1913 the presidential party was
taken for a drive through the grounds.
escorted by guard of honor. Through
a line of 500 horses the president was
escorted to the assembly amphitheater
his way being strewn with flowers.
When he appeared on the platform,
the president was greeted by 10000
people with cheers and the chautauuua
salute. Bishop Yancent introduced the
president.
Given Ovation.
The president was given an ovation.
He spoke as follows:
"One of the main features of our
national governmental policy should be
the effort to secure adequate and ef-
fective supervisory and regulatory con
troll over all great corporations doing
an interstate business. Much of the
legislation aimed to prevent the evils
connected with the enormous develop
ment of these great corporations has
been ineffective. partly because it
aimed at doing too much. and partly
because it did not confer on the gov
ernment a really efficient method of
holding any guilty corporation to &C
count The effort to prevent all re-
straint of petition, whether harm
full or beneficial. has been ill-judged:
what is needed is not so much the eff
fort to prevent combination as vigi-
liant and effective control of the COM
Dinations formed. so as to secure just
and equitable dealing on their part
alike toward the public generally, to-
ward their smaller competitors. and
oward the wage-workers in their en-
,loy.
Much Accomplished.
Under the present laws we have in
he last four years accomplished much
hat is of substantial value; but the
difficulties in the way have been so
sreat as to prove that further legisla
ion is advisable Many corporations
how themselves honorably desirous to
,bey the law: but, unfortunately, some
and very wealthy ones at
hat. exhaust every effort which can
,e suggested by the highest ability, or
secured BY the most lavish expendi-
ure of money. TO defeat the purposes
# the laws on the statute books.
not only the men in control of these
but the business World
ought to realize that such
conduct is in every way perilous. and
constitutes a menace TO the nation gen
rally. and especially TO the people OF
,rear property.
But Few OF stripe.
Il earnestly believe that this is true
4 only a relatively small portion Of
he very rich men engaged in handling
he largest corporations in the coun-
~. but the attitude of these cOmpara-
lively few men does undoubtedly harm
he country. and above all harm the
nen of large means, by the just. but
ometimes misguided. popular indigna-
ion To which il gives rise. The con
oIidation in the form of what are
opularly called trusts Of corporate in
erests OF immense value has tended
o produce unfair restraints OF trade OF
n oppressive character. and these un-
air restraints tend 10 create great
rrificial monopolies. The violations OF
no law known as the antitrust law
which was meant TO meet the condi-
ions thus arising. have more ana
oore become confined 70 the larger
ombinations, the very ones against
-hose policy Of monopoly and appres-
ion the policy OF the law was chiefly
irected Many Of these combinations
~ secret methods and by pTotracted
tigatiOu are stlH unwisely seeking TO