The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-08-31
PEOPLE OR TRUSTS2
PRESIDENT IN SPEECH ASKS
WHO SHALL RULE.
No COEntermnrch I'm Governments
Campaign to Punish Wrongdoers-
Favors National incorporation

President Roosevelt was the central fig.
ure at Provincetown, Mass at the laying
of the corner stone of the Cape Cod Pill
grim Memorial monument. The Presi-
dent delivered the principal address at the
ceremony. He reiterated the purpose OF
the administration to curb the criminal
tendencies of great corporations that are
engaged in interstate commerce Pun
ishment for individuals as we'll as COR
porations that violate 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 find
out who was TO rule the government-the
people through their governmental agents,
or the wealthy few?
Mr.. Roosevelt gave his direct sanction
to a national incorporation law for con-
Germs doing an interstate business saying
that it 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-
interests of wage earners employed by
corporations engaged in interstate COM
merce. Mr.. Roosevelt said that if 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 thorougk-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 receiverships
for trusts shat are guilty of wrongdoing
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
lacks"
Concerning individualism and socialism
the President said ut will be highly dis
astrous If we permit ourselves to be mis-
led by the pleas OF those who see in an
unrestricted individualism the alAsuffi-
cient panacea for social evils; but it will
be even more disastrous to adopt the
opposite panacea of any socialistic sys-
TEN which would destroy all individual
ism, which would root out the fiber Of
our whole citizenship"
An echo of his recent undesirable citi-
zen" pronouncement is to be found In this
passage from Mr.. Roosevelt's speech:
''There is unfortunately a certain number
of our fellow countrymen who seem to ac-
cept the view that unless man can be
proved guilty of some particular crime he
shall be counted a good citizen, no matter
how Infamous the life he has BED, no mat
ter how perncious his doctrines or his
practices. This is the view announced
from time to time with clamorous insist
ance, now by a group of predatory CAPT.
talists, now by group of sinister an
archistic leaders and agitators."
Supervise Railways Like Banks.
In touching upon the railroads tho
President declared: 1.-THE national gov
eminent should exercise over them su-
pervision and control similar to that
which it now exercises over national
banks We can do this only by proceed
ing farther along the line marked out by
recent national legislation"
Concerning the matter of national con-
troll as it might conflict with the rights of
the States Mr. Roosevelt said:
1T seems to me that such questions as
national sovereignty and States rights
need to be treated not empirically or aca-
demically, but from the standpoint Of the
interests of the people as whole. Ma
tional sovereignty is to be upheld in so
far as it means the sovereignty Of the
people used for the real and ultimate good
of the people; and States rights are to be
upheld in so far as they mean the peoples
rights. Especially is this true in dealing
with the relations Of the people as a 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 in
the way of making easier the path of use
full combinations, but ne said fatty that
the day could not come before there was
far more thorough control by the national
government. On this matter his words
were:
Ultimately, and hope with reason
able speed the national government must
pass laws which, while increasing the
supervisory and regulatory power Of tho
government, also permit such useful com
binations as are made with absolute OPEN