Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-11-21
ROO REPLIES
Answers HaTfman's Criticism of Government Regulation
. Of Railroads Interesting Event Of Kansas
City Banquet Not on Program

( Kansas City, Nov. he most In !
teresting feature Of the Commercial
club banquet had not been announced
beforehand. IT being Edward q. Har-
riman's criticism Of government regu-
lation of railroads and Secretary Of
State Roots vigorous reply. Mr.. Har-
riman in his address said
In mis- speech in Harrisburg recent
tly President Roosevelt said that the
executive and legislative departments
of the government should be given adj
ditional power to deal with public
organizations.
prosper the power which President
Roosevelt desires added to the gov
eminent, I hope, will be added to the
other organizations. 4 hope that some
of 1t viii come our way. q
Here Mr.. Hartman paused and turn
ed to Secretary Root, who sat two
seats rearWard.
81 1T often is Important to city Or
to a country whether we do certain
things whether We develop. q terri
tory, 81 Mi. Hartman continued, .or
leave It dormant
Often we cannot give develop
to state because OF the action Of GER
tain people for political prestige. !
believe there Is to be change OF at
titude which soon III TO be fell. The
people are coming to believe IN Amer
icanism and that means fair play
Root Makes Prompt Reply.
Secretary Root accepted Mr.. Har-s
riman's challenge promptly and pre-;
faced his prepared speed by saving
Before begin my talk on the sub
iect which has been assigned TO me-
Idesire to make q few remarks IN
answer to MT. Hartman. The best
regulation Of railroads can be brought
about BY the railroads themselves II
they will only do 1t. Their power,
Mr.. Hartman, should be supplement
ed BY governms entail control, such that
would prevent them from doing wrong.
SIT is doubtless the case that a rail-
road by special compensation or spe-
ciaI rates can help to build up q big
ger and better business. Neverth e1ess.,
B science Of government always gives a
/ chance. The privilege of the railroads
B III discriminating in the matter of spe-
cial rates and compensations is too
often abused. as we have seen. s35
1t is the common tendency OF rail-
roads to give advantage to the wealthy
shipper against the weaker Or smaller
/ one.
ut Is that tendency SO often display
ed tendency to crush the weak.
For this reason say that it is neces-
1 sary, 1t As essential to freedom and
/ independence, that the railroads should
be held under control to prevent dis
elimination. The slight advantage
that the railroads would gain by more
power the power that Mr.. Hartman
3 asks for would be SO greatly Offset
BY the evil that such q proposition
would not be conside Tered 9 moment, & 81
sWITcHMEN GIVEN INCREASE.
Agreement With Delaware, LacIsaWan-
ma and Western. s5
Scranton, Pa, Nov. ~ The Della
ware, I1ackawanna and Western rail-
{ road and its swift chmen have arrived
at a satisfactory adjustment 81 the
demands of the latter and entered In
to an agreement which win continue
for one year from Jan. i next, when
the present agreement expires. The
men wanted an increase Of i0 cents
per hour and ten-hour day on all
divisions Of the road The settlement
I made calls for an increase of cents
All hour Id the Scranton and Buffalo
yards, the smaller yards to have q
1 proportionate increase. The ten hour
4 day is granted on all parts of the syss
TEN, the wages that were paid for q
twelve-hour day being made the ten
hour basis, on which rate the increase
/ Ii TO be made