New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1905-12-09
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In any great labor disturbance not only
are employer and employe Interested. but
also third party-the seh dft,a,, puoi in
which interstate commerce is involved
should be investigated by the government
and the facts officially reported to the
public.
The question OF securing healthy. self
respecting. and mutually sympathetic at
titude as between employer and empioye.
one. All phases of the labor problem
prove difficult when approached. but tne
underlying principles, the root principles.
in accordance with which the the pfoolv Ven
can get Justice and right dealing only II
We must face accomplished facts, and the
principle Of treating man on ms worth
as a man rather than with reference to
his social position. his occupation. or the
class to which he belongs. There are
selfish and brutal men in all ranks OF life.
and brutality may take the form of hard
Indifference to suffering. greedy disregard
OF every moral restraint which interferes
with the accumulation OF wealthi anu
cold -blooded exploitation of the weak or,
If they are laborers. the form OF laZineSs;
OF sullen envy Of the more fortunate. ana
OF willingness to perform DEEDS OF muI
derous violence. Such conduct u just
az reprehensible in one case as In the
other. and all honest and farseeing men
should join in warning against 1t wherever
ist and individual wage-worker; corpora
ton and union are alike entitled to the
protection of the law, and must allke
obey the law. Moreover; In adoitlom 10
If he be really good citizen. must show
broad sympathy for his nelshpor anu
genuine desire to look at any question
arising between them from the STANDPOINT
of that neghbOr no less than from ms
own: and to this end it is essential that
CAPITALIST and wage-worker should con
suit freely one with the other, should eaci
strive to bring closer the day when both
shall realize that they are properly part
ners and not enemies. To approach tne
questions which inevitably arise DEWEY
treats each side in the mass as the en-
envy of the other side in the mass Is poln
wicked and foolish. In the past the most
direful among the influences which nave
brought about the downfall OF republics
has ever been the growth OF the G ass
spirit the growth of the spirit which
fare of the public az whole to the wei Ell
fare Of the particular class TO which ne
belongs. This inevitably brings about a
tendancy to treat each man not on US
merits as an individual but on MS posi-
ton as belonging to certain CLASS III
the community. If such spirit grows up
in this Republic it will ultimately prove
fatal to every community in which 1T has
become dominant, Unless we con-
tinue to keep quick and lively
,. Of or c she Is with the indvdua
worth of the individual man, this govern
ment cannot permanently hold the piaGc
which 1t has achieved among the NATIONS; ine
vital lines Of cleavage among our people 90
not correspond and indeed run at right an
giles to, the lines OF cleavage when aivias
occupation from occupation, when oivlue
wage workers from capitalists, farmers from
bankers men of small means from men OF
large means men who live in the towns from
men who live in the country Tor the Vltai
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honest man who tries to do well by ms
neighbor from the dishonest man who does III
by his neghbor. In otner words. the stand.
ard we SHOULD establish is the standard
of conduct not the standard OF occupation,
of means or OF social position. 1t Is the
mans moral quality. his attitude toward the
his cleanliness of lie, his power to do his
duty toward himself and toward others. which
really count; and II we substitute for the
standard OF personal Judgment whlcn treats
each man according to his merits, another
standard in accordance with which all men
o. one class are favored and all men OF an
other class Disseminated against. we shall do
irreparable damage to the body polite. be-
lieve that our people are too sane. too self
respecting. too fit for sell government, ever
to adopt such an attitude. This government
is not and never shall be government by q
plutocracy. This government is not and
never shall be government by mob. It
shall continue to be In the future what it
has been in the past, a government based on
the theory that each man, rich or poor Is to
We treated simply and solely on his worth as
a man, that ell his personal and property
rights are to be safeguarded. and that he 70
neither to wrong others nor to suffer wrong
from others.
insurance.
The great insurance companies afford strik-
in~ examples OF corporations whose business
has extended so lar beyond the jurisdiction OF
the states which created them as to pre-
clude strict enforcement OF supervision and
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annual message i recommended that the
Congress carefully consider whether the pow
er OF the Bureau OF Corporations cannot con-
transactions in insurance" Recent events
have emphasized the Importance of an early
and exhaustive consideration OF this Ques-
nish better safeguards than the several
states have been able to furnish against cor
ruption Of the fragrant kind which has been
exposed.
The Revenues.
Touching the question of tariff and
revenue the views Of the President are
AZ follows:
There is more need Of stability than Of
the attempt to attain an ideal perfection In
shock and strain to the business world cor
tain to attend any serious change in these
methods render such change inadviaable UNI
s,' tor Il s not to
termine the moment when the reasons for
will outweigh the reasons against such
cnange. Much must depend, not merely on
the needs, but on the DESIRES OF the people
as whole; for needs and desires are not nee
essariy identical. OF course no change can
be made on lines beneficial to, or desired
by. one section OF one state only. There must
be something like general agreement among
the citizens Of the several states, as repre-
scented in the Congress, that the change is
needed and desired IN the interest Of the
sincere, intelligent, and disinterested effort
to make 1t In such shape as will combine. so
far as possible. the maximum OF good to the
sary disregard for the special interests OF
localities or classes. But in time of peace
the revenue must on the average. taking
tures or 81 else the resenue. mnst he .n Increased
Last year there wrs a deficit. Unless our ex-
penditures can be kept within the revenues
then our revenue laws must be readjusted.
II Is as yet too early to attempt to outline
what shape such readjustment should take.
for 1t Is as yet too early to say whether
there will be need for It. It should be con-
tariff laws should provide for applying as
against or In favor Of any other nation maxi
mum and minimum tariff rates established by
the Congress, SO as to secure q certain reci-
proclty Of treatment between other nations
and ourselves. Having in view even larger
considerations Of policy than those Of.
purely economic nature, 1t would, In my
judgment. be well to endeavor to bring about
closer commercial connections with the other
people OF this continent. l am happy to be
able to announce to you that Russia now
treats US on the most-favored-natio basis.
Economy In Expenditures.
The necessity for economy and
rigid scrutiny Of appropriations is
made manifest, with this proviso:
Yet. in speaking of economy. must In no
wise be understood as advocating the false
economy which Is In the end the worst ex-
travagance. To cut down on the navy. for
instance, would be crime against the ma
ton. To fail to push forward all work on
tie Panama canal would be az great folly.
Currency.
The currency question is dealt with
as follows:
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