The state herald., 1905-12-08

/ complex thing 10 manage, and it Is far
better that 4 should be managed by
lrivatc individuals than by the govern
ncnt But II can only he so mlnugcd' on
condition that Justice is done the public,
It is because, IN my Judgment, public
lblc and would probably In this country
rniail far reaching disaster, that wish
20 see such supervision and regulation
Of them In the interest Of the public as
viii make II evident that there is no need
or public ownership. The opponents OF
snycrnmcnt regulation dwell upon he
difficulties to he encountered and the
iulicatu and involved mature uf the prob
lem. Their contention is true 1t is
romplicated aud delicate problom, and all
iindS nf difficulties are sure TO arise in
connection with any plan Of solution.
while no plan will bring an The benefits
hoped for by It's more optimistic adhcr-
cnts. Moreover, under any healthy plan.
lnpidly. Finally. We must clrarly under
stand that the public servants who are
to do mis- peculiarly responsible and
highest type both as rcgnIds Integrity and
efficiency, They must he well paid, for
otherwise able men can not In the long
Hun be secured .nnh they must possess
= lofty probity which VIII revolt ns quick
y at the thought of pnndcimS 10 any
men as as ihe thought 'i'g Of anyiIing Wing even ven
remotely resembling SubsCrviCnry to itch
mon But while fully admit The AIM,
ruliicS IN the way ! do not iur moment
ldmit that these difficulties warrant u
IN stopping In our effort To secure wise
and lust system. They should have no
other effect than to spur us an 10 the
I'd Justice, aud the fertility NJ resource,
which We like To think OF as iypically
American, and which Will In the end
achieve good results In this as In other
one. and undcrlies the task Of dealing
with the whole Industrial problem But
the tntt that II Is II great problem does
not warrant US IN shrinking from the
attempt tn solve IL. At present We fncc
such utter lack NJ supervision, such
frecdom from The restraints of law that
excellent men have often been lirra'lY
forced into doing what they drpprcd
because otherwise they were left AT the
! tail nt and nssuiI the men who have done
Us they hest could under the conditions
Is TO develop an clNlClly system, AMI
such II sNsirm can onlN come through
the gtnduallN increased exercise uf the
right Of efficient go,einmcnt tJnuol.
The necessity Tor saicty appliances
on railroads, recommended III the
Presidents message to the last Con
crcss, is emphasized together with
the necessity iur u law regulating the
hours of labor OF rllltoad men.
On the labor question. the mes.
sage SAYS
There has bccn dcmnnl Tor deprlving
Snutts ut III" ppNCr Ia issue iuiunrt Tons
IN lItoT disputes Such special limitation
ai the equity powers at ON counts Won Il
I've most uuN isr. II is ttur that some
iudeuS have nit~uz"d tins power. hut this
DOES not justify u dental uf the power
any more illHn nu Improper exercise nf
the power To cali strike by a labor
lcIdct would Justify the denial NJ the right
to strike. rh" remedy Il 10 regulate the
procedure 10y tcDiui ing the Judge tn give
due notice to the adverse uiIti.s before
granting the writ, the hearing to he cN
r1tle u the adverse party does not lp-
pear Ht the time ami pace ordered
What II due notice must drprnd upon the
fncis Of the C3iT". 1t should mt he used
~ a prcicNt tn permit violation NJ law,
~ the 1copardiZing uf life ~ property
OF course, this would not authorize the
issuing ut a restraining order az inmnr.
iiou In amy case In which II j. not alrrddy
authorized by existing law
! renew the recommendation I mndo IN
my list annual message Tor an Inv ~siign
ii"n hy the Department uf Commerce and
Labor NJ general lnhnr conditions. especial
attention tu be paid to the conditions al
child luhor aud rhild labor legislation IA
HE several states Such nu Investigation
should take into account the Various pToh
lctns with witch TIDE QUESTION nf rhhtd
labor ~ connected II Is true that th"Sr
pt"hlcns can he actually met III mu~t
cases uflN hN the states themselves. hut
II would be well for the ulIinn tu cudraV-
or io secure and publish comprehensive
ihintinaiion ~ iu The conditions uf the
labor or children IN the different states.
80 rs to spur up those that are behind
hand, aud to secutr approximately uni
form l"EiElJtlon uf high ehnrlrtrr
among the several states In such u
hepuhlic ns ouIs the one thing that We
can not nHord 10 nrelcct Is the problem
ot turning out decent citizens The
fulutH at the Uattnu heppu,l. upou The
citizenship uf the generations to COM.
tie children tnf Ia day are thosc who to.
morrow viii shape tlc. destiny uf our llud.
nud w. rgiu not afiufd tu neglect them.
The legislature ot colorado has recon.
included that the national government
Prov som" general mCtsiif. fnr the
protection from abuse uf children ami
dumb animals Throughout the United
states. l Icy the matter before YOU Tor
what y Trust VII i'c yuuf favorable eun-
sidctutlou.
In any great lahaf disturbance not only
nIc cmpluN"t und vmpldNc Interested. but
also a third pltty-the grnciul public
Every considerable iihot diniculiy IN
should BE- investigated by the government
uuhilc.
The question of securing healthy. seif.
respecting, Hud mutually sympathetic at
titudc nr between empower AMI omplnNe,
capitalist und Nugr worker. Is "a dif'irult
on" NJ phases of ihc hhor problem
provo htilrtht when approached liui the
underlying principles the root principles
tn nrcrtdnuUs with which m" ptubicm
must hr -"ipud are entirely simple. We
Clu ETt iuHtiCv nud tight dealing only N
w must hu. accomplished facts. aud the
pranciplr ui treating u man on hls worth
- man ihthri ihun With reference Ia
his social pnsltinu. liS fuvCutgltlou. 0f the
slHss 10 which he hhnugs There are
s'lhsh Hnd hi ~ n men IN all ranks of life
" they az" capitalists their Fclnshurss
and brutality may tik" the form of hard
inhin'i on"" 20 suffering greedy disregard
of rtFfs wpfHi restraint which Interfere,
Win ihr accumulation " wealth. auh
cold slissl'1 s-spluitntiosI ~ The weak. o.
N they nrr lahut-tz, the form ~ nginsss
81 Hulieu ~ufF rI tho mole fortunate and
~ NlhiuEngHH H. perform deeds ot mut.
dyfous tilisnos Such uunduct if lust
Hs tVpr-hguHiblo In one ensr hs In tho
"ther Nt-i il hanUst hha infHooing -meu
should JOIN in ~Hitins aga mot u wherever
u becomes manifest lndit iduai ruui,nts
isi ana indiA iduN WRgu worker. oorputn.
ton ana uulnn o." alike Hniitlrd 10 tho
nt"l"cilon ui ni. law nna must nlike
msto obedience tH the law sarh mnn
u Ne De r'allN Epsh Citizen must show
broad sympathy f. hlu n"iEhh"r Hnd
grnuine d"slic 10 lupk ~ Any ansatlan
arifinE between them from The stniapnint
~ that nrlEhhoT no lesa than nom hls
nNni nnd To this end u ia essential that
capitalist nnd snge worker should rom
rult freely ono Niih ~ other should each
Hifit" Z" hrinH closer the dnN when both
shall realize that ih"y arc piopctb pat
nets ana not enrmi's 10 approach The
questions which inr,ilzhly ntis- between
mem spi~'y from the standpoint which
treats each side IN the uihHs NJ IN" en
stck"d ana foolish ~ tho past the m1si
diirful among ~" influence which have
iHnuthl hiHhl W" hnNhlRll ~ t'puhlits
hhs cN.r been The HioNih oi the class
spirit. the EtoNih of the spirit which
tends TO make u man subordinate the wWl
tHfr ~ the public ~ whnlr in the Nrl
fpfe ~ the uaillyulif tliss 10 Witch hn
belongs. fhis inevitably htinrH about
tendency to it"hi each man not On his
nrrii- ~ m Individual. iut On his post
ilnn W. b"lpnEing ip 4 ,stirin class Nv
~. community. " such n Hpirit gtDNs NJ
IN this nrpuhlir II Nill ultimately PROVE
fatal 10 ~, ~ ~ the pnHt " has proved
fatal Ia "a ftN community la NhNfh a. has
lsramr dominant Unless Ne con
iiuun 10 kcep uulfk aud iNslN