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tendencies Of great corporations that are
engaged in interstate commerce. Pun.
ishment for individuals a. well M cor.
porations that yielate the Law, was urged,
and the executive declared that punish.
ment by Imprisonment as well as fine for
fragrant offenders would be the aim of the
| department of justice.
| He declared he was determined to fms
out who was to rule the government--the
people through their governmental agents.
or the wealthy few?
Mr.. Roosevelt gave his direct sanction
to q national Incorporation law for con-
Germs doing an interstate business, saying
that 1t Is his belief that such corporations
can be controlled by the federal govern
ment under the interstate commerce
clause and. If necessary, under the post
roads clause Of the Constitution.
An earnest word was spoken for legis-
latien which will conserve the rights and
interests Of wage-earners employed by
corporations engaged in interstate com.
merce. Mr. Roosevelt said that IL the
law enacted last winter limiting the hours
OF work Of railway employees was not
strong enough it must be strengthened.
For strong Employers, Liability Law
Declaration was made that more far.
reaching and thorough going employers
liability law must be passed. The Presi-
dent said: 1t is monstrous that man
or woman who is crippled in an indus
try. even as the result of taking what
are the necessary risks of the occupation,
should be required to bear the whole bur-
den of the loss. By making the en-
ployer liable the loss will be distributed
ultimately among all the benefciaries Of
the business"
Touching the matter of receivershipa
for trusts that are guilty Of wrongdoins
Mr.. Roosevelt said that the desire is Ito
do something effective" and that more
over, when we thus take action against
the wealth which works iniquity we are
acting in the interest of every man OF
property who acts decently and fair by
his fellows, and we are strengthening the
hands of those who propose fearlessly to
defend property against all unjust at
tacks.'
Concerning individualism and socialism
the President said: ut will be highly dis
astrous il we permit ourselves to be mis-
led by the pleas Of those who see in an
unrestricted individualism the all-suf6-
cient panacea for social evils; but it will
be even more disastrous to adopt the
opposite panacea Of any socialistic sys-
tenn which wonld destroy all Individual.
ism, which would root out the fiber Of
our whole citizenship"
An echo of his recent undesirable cid.
-
passage from Mr.. Roosevelt's speech:
There is unfortunately certain number
Of our fellow countrymen who seem to &C.
cept the view that unless man can b
proved guilty Of some particular crime be
shall be counted good citizen, no matter
how infamous the life he has led, no mat.
ter how pernicious his doctrines or hia
practices. This is the view announced
from time 10 time with clamorous insist.
ance, now BY group Of predatory capi'
talists, now by group Of sinivter an
archistic leaders and agitators."
Supervise Railways Like Banks.
In touching upon the railroads tia
President declared: THE national gov
erHment should exercise over them q 50
pervision and control similar to that
which 1t now exercises over national
bankS. We can do this only by proceed.
ing farther along the line marked out b.
recent national legislation" M
Concerning the matter Of national con-
troll AZ II might conflict with the rights d
the States Mr.. Roosevelt said:
1T seems to me that such questions ~
national sovereignty and States righta
need to be treated not empiricaIly or aca
demically, but from the standpoint Of the
interests Of the people as a whole. Ma.
ticnal sovereignty Is to be upheld In %
far az 1t means the sovereignty Of the
people used for the real and ultimate good
Of the people; and States rights are to b
upheld In 30 far rs they mean the peoples
rights. Especially Is this true In dealing
with the relations Of the people as whole
to the great corporations which are the
distinguishing feature Of modern business
conditions"
Mr.. Roosevelt said word concerning
what might be accomplished In time ID
the way Of making easier the path Of use
full combinations, but he said fatty thai
the day could not come before there was
far more thorough control by the national
government. On this matter his wordi
were.
ultimately. and hope with reason
able speed, the national government mus
pass laws which. while Increasing tha
supervisory and regulatory power Of III
government, also permit such useful COR
binations a. are made with absolute open,
ness and a. the representatives Of the go~
eminent may previously approve. But \
win NOT be possible to permit such COR
binaticns sase as the second stage In .
course Of proceedings Of which the firM
stage must be the exercise Of far mors
complete control BY the national govw0
menf."
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