The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-21
Executive Fears Result if
Change Is Made in Organi-
zation of Congress.
BELIEVES THAT BODY
HAS DONE GOOD WORK
ROoseYelt's Letter Outlines His
Views Upon Leading Is
sues Of the Hour.

NEW YORK, Aug 2o.--A letter
written by President Roosevelt TO Con
gresham James f. Watson of Rush
vile, Ind, reviewing and approving
of the work Of the present Congress
and declaring 'to change the leader
ship and organization of the House at
this time means to bring confusion
upon those who have successfully en-
gagged In the steady working out Of
great and comprehensive scheme for
the betterment of our civil and social
conditions was made public today
through the Republican congressional
committee
The President also declared that
such change would result in a hurtful
osclllatlon between the extreme radical
and the extreme reactionary The
President also said he hopes the pres
cnt Congress will enact laws prohibit
ing political contributions by corpor.
atoms, lowering the duties on imports
from the Philippines and limiting the
number of hours for railway en-.
Ployees. Or the tariff Mr.. Roosevelt
says:
We stand unequlvocally for protective
dustrial prosperity which are now enjoy.
ing is not lightly 20 he jeopardized for il
would be 70 the last degree foolish 20 secure
here and there a small benefit at the cost of
general business depression. But whenever n
given rate or schedule becomes evidently dis
advantageous 70 the Nation. because of the
changes which SO on from yenr tc year. in
our conditions. 0rd whore it is feasible TO
chanee this rate or schedule without too much
disiocatIon OF the system. II will be done.
while a general revision OF the rates and
schedules Will be undertaken whenever il
shall appear to be the sober business sense
Of our people, that on the whole the benefits
to DO derived from making such changes will
outweigh the disadvantages that is when
the revision Will do rOod ih1r larYN
Approves Work Of Congress.
Mr.. Roosevelt then enters upon re-
view of the work of the Congress and
the important measures passed by it,
measures which, he says, are more than
important in any partisan sense. be-
cause they subserve the welfare of the
whole people. He gives credit TO Con
gress in the matter of the Panama
canal, saying:
The interests banded together 20 oppose
the canal are numerous and bitter and most
their opposition. Had Congress been either
timid or corrupt and had not the leaders
of Congress shown the most fRrsighted reso-
luton in the matter. the work OF building
the canal would never have been begun, Or
ii begun. would now have halted.
Strong approval is expressed of the
attitude Of Congress toward the up
building Of the navy, and then the
President takes up the measures dealing
with Government regulation of business
Tho tremendous social and industrial
changes IN our Nation have rendered evident
the need of larger exercise by the National
Government of its power 10 deal with the
business of wealth and especially OF
corporate wealth, in interstate business IL
Is not too much to Say that the course of
Congress within the last few years and the
hearty agreement between the executive and
Legislative departments of tho Nation in TAX.
ing the needed action each within its sphere
entering upon the career OF proper
performance of duty in these matters
President Roosevelt reviews and ap-
proves the measures taken to secure Ger
tain rights to wage-workers, including
the employers liability law and the
eight hour law.