The Lamar register., 1906-12-05

ITSELF on trial. The triumph Of the
mob Is Just as evil thing as the tri-
emPp Of the sva fd ito nothns
whatever IL we sucuumb to the other.
poor Who ITS
tries to deal Justly by his fellows. has
as much to fear from the insineere
much and performing nothing. or else
performing nothing but evil. who
rich. as from the crafty corruptionist
who. for his own ends. would permit
the common conn On. people TO DO exploited by
government fall into the hands OF men
of either of these two classes. we shall
Moreover. the demagog and corrup-
Zionist often work hand in hand. There
are at this moment wealthy reaction
aries of such obtuse morality that they
regard the public servant who prose-
cutes them when they violate the law
proper share of the public burdens. as
being even more Questionable than
the violent agitator who hounds on
the mob to plumber the rich. There Is
nothing to choose between such a re-
dictionary and such an agitator; funda-
mentally they are alike in their selfish
disregard of the rights of others: and
1t is natural that they should join In
opposition to any movement of which
the air is fearlessly to do exact and
even Justice to all.
Railroad Employees Hours.
He asks for the passing OF the bill lin
iting the number OF hours of
employment OF railroad employees. and
classes the measure very moderate
one. He says the aim of ali should be
to steadily reduce the number of hours
production of an eight-hour day, but in
sists that on the Isthmus of Panama the
they are here that the introduction Of an
eight-hour day on the canal would be
absurd. and continues. Just about as alb
n a 1n n lot 1t,tIu 10
concerned, where white labor cannot be
employed, to bother as to whether the
work is done by alien black men alien
yellow men,"
Investigation Of Disputes.
He urges the enactment OF drastic
child labor law for the District of Co.
lumbia and the territories and a federal
Investigation Of the subject of child and
female labor throughout the country.
He reviews the work of the commission
appointed to Investigate labor conditions
and refers to the wish of the commission
that the state and federal governments
ay De h fse Tsa
ton of controversies between employers
and employees when they arise" After
ready been introduced to this end he
says: - &c.. -,,. 49,, ,.a,,..
would not have occurred had the parties
to the dispute been required to appear
before an unprecedented body representing
reasons for their contention. In most
Instances the dispute would doubtless be
by each of the others rights. aggravated
by an unwillingness of either party to ac-
ssp, as true the statements Of the other a
dleial spirit by a disinterested body
such as would be provided by commits
sion on consultation and arbitration
friendl,ness and ceneil,stion between con.
tending parties: and the giving each side
an equal opportunity to present fully is
prevent many disputes from developing
into serious strikes or lockouts. and in
sion to persuade the opposing parties to
come to terms.
I'm this age of great corporate and la
employees should be left completely at
the mercy OF the stronger party to a dis
their respective claims The proposed
measure would be in the line of securing
9 Of has an
which cannot wisely be disregarded; an
interest not merely of general conven,,
proper public policy must also be con.
sidered. In all legislation of this KIND
each step by the actual results: the step
proposed can surely be safely taken. Tor
the decisions of the commission would
yet would give n chance for public opin.
lon to exert its full force for the right
Control Of Corporations.
A considerable portion of the message
is devoted to the subject OF federal con-
troll of corporations in what he refers 70
the passage at the last session OF the
rate. meat inspection and food laws. and
says that all of these have already justi-
fled their enactment. but recommends
the amendment OF the meat inspection
law as to put dates on tine labels OF
meat products, and also to place the
of inSnecfinn the hackers rather
than on the government Continuing on
this subject OF the control OF corporations
by the federal government he says:
at cannot too often be repeated that ex-
perience has conclusively shown the i'm
hearty half hundred different state
legislatures anything bn, in nei,s ihe
exclusively within the limits OF any one
state. In some method. whether by a
We must exercise. and that at an early
date. far more complete control tnah
az prssee Control that Will among oti s-
things prevent the evils of Excessive
decentralization. and that will compel
OF its stockholders and of its properties
and business. whether owned directly or
This will tend to put a stop to the secur,
ing OF inordinate profits by favored
individuals at the expense wiener OF OF
the wageworkers. Our effort should be
not so much to prevent consolidation as
such, but so to supervise and control II
as to see that It results in no harm to
the people. The reactionary or ultracon-
sentative apologists for the misuse OF
wealth assail the effort to secure such
control as a step toward socialism As
matter of fact 1t is these reactionaries
selves most potent in increasing socialis.
tic feeling One of the most emcient
methods OF averting the consequences OF
a dangerous agitation. which Is " per
cent. wrong. Is to remedy the 20 per cent
of evil as to which the agitation is well
founded. The best way to avert the very
undesirable move for the governmental
ownership of railways Is to secure by
the government on behalf of the people
as a whole such adequate control ana
regulation of the great interstate COM
mon carriers as Will do away with the
evils which give rise to the agitaticn
against them. So the proper antidote
to the dangerous and wicked agitation
secure by proper legislation and execu-
tive action the abolition of the grave
abuses which actually do obtain in con-
nection with the business use of wealth
under our present system-or rather no
system-of failure to exercise any ade-
uuate control at all. Some persons speak
as IL the exercise of such governmental
control would do away with the freedom
OF Individual initiative and dwarf indi-
yidual effort. This Is not a fact. II
would be a veritabIe calamity to fail to
nut a premium upon Individual Initiative.
individual capacity and effort; upon the
energy, character and foresight which
1t is so Important to encourage In the
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