The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-08-29
PEOPLE OR TRUSTS2
PRESIDENT IN SPEECH ASKS
WHO SHALL RULE.
No COuntermarch in Governments
Campaign to Punish Wrongdocrs-
FavOrs National Incorporation

ITeSluelt roosevelt WIS the central Ep'
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
cut 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
mcnt under the interstate commerce
clause and. if necessary. under the post
roads clause of the Constitution.
An earnest word was spoken for leGis-
latiOn whicE will conserve the rights and
interests of wage-earncrS employed By
corporations engaged in interstate com
mPrce. Mr. Roosevelt said thai if the
law enacted last winter Limiting the hours
of work of railway employee 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 a 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 los. By making the en-
ployer liable the loss will be distributed
ultimately among all the benefcaries of
the business
Touching the matter of receivershipS
for trusts That 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
Lands of those who propose fearlessly to
defend property against all unjust at
tackS."
Concerning indvidualiSm and socialism
the President said at will be highly dis
RstrOus if we permit ourselves to be mis-
led by the pleas of those who see in an
unrestricted individualiSm the all-sufti-
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 countryncn who seem to ac-
ccpt the view that unless a man can be
proved guilty of some particular crime he
shall be counted a good citze =, no matter
how infamous the life he has .ed, no mat
ter how pernicious his doctrines or his
practices. This is the view announced
from time to time with clamorous insist
ancc, now by a group Of predatory capi-
talists, now by a group of sinister an
archstic leaders and agitators."