The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-08-20
TRUST PROBING HAS
NOT BEEN STOPPED
tcontlnod prom raee onol

for such criminal action. and for
punishment by imprisonment AZ
well as by fine Hut az 10 well
known. IN a criminal action the
law h strictly construed IN favor
OF tho defendant. and Ia our eoun
try. AZ least. both judge and jury
are FAR more Inclined 30 consider
hts rRhtH than they are the btnr'
osts OF the general public while
Ia addition e ia always true that
a mans general practices may be
go bad that n civil action viii lbs
when q may not BIO possible 10
convict him OF any one criminal
act
Criminal Prosecutions.
"One of tho favorite devices OF
those who are really striving 10
prevent tho enforcement OF these
laws 81 to clamor for action OF
such severity that Il can not be
undertaken because Il VIII be Ger
tain 90 fail II tried An Instance
of this Is the demand oftcn made
Tor criminal prosecutions where
such prosecutions would hc certain
tu fail We have found By actual
experience that jury which VIII
GLADLY punish corporation BY
fine. for Instance will aCquit tho
Individual members 81 that corpora
uuu n We proceed against thom
cHmlnally because 81 those very
things which the corporation which
they direct and control has done.
In the last six years We have
shown that there f. no individual
and no corporation 40 powerful that
he or Il stands above the posi-
billty ~ punishment under the
law our aim 10 % Try % do some
thing effective Having this IN
yicW. The department 81 justice has
recontiy taken steps % see Y Il -
not possible. Ia certain conuuEon.
Giles and for certain purposes. 20
put thu trusts that are guilty OF
wronEdolng In the hands ol recelv
era The purpose ~ The admin
lsiratlon IL % stamp out the efil
that wo shalt seek 90 find tho most
effective device fpF this purpose
and that we shall then uae it
whether tho device can be- found
ia existing law or must be- supplied
hv legislation Moreover. whcn we
thus take action against the wealth
which works lntaultY. wr are act
ing In the interest ~ every man n
property who acts drceuily and
fairly by his fellows
Rights OF wsusvorbcrs
4 very earnestly hope tina, the
legislation which deals with the
regulation ~ corporations engaged
ia Interstate business will niso deal
with the rights and interests u the
wHEewnFkara employed b. those
corporations Aetioa Was taken BY
the congress last year limiting this
number uf hours that railway EN-
piuyea should be- employed The
las Ia good nue. but n IN prac
tica a. proves accessory ca strength
rn So. Il muat b. strengthened.
no Let W.
-nurinE the present troubles IN
the marAet I have 81 c0ugua r.
cuivnd ceuntieHa references and
auEscstiuna that should say % DO
aaamethiuG 81 ease the situation
There ia q wurid wide financial
disturbance ard most 81 g. ] ilallnTw
% b. due % matters wholly un
Connected With AmY governmental
action. hut q may wuli De the do
termination ~ the E0vvrnmonl tn
which 10 has started NOT "a saver.
bat Co punish certain maiefactoru
% Erpai wcaith
have be0n responsible for
some % Tho trouble. ] believe. "a
The exfcnt % having caused these
men 90 c0nfFtsa tn hrinE aa much
financial strife a. possibi. IN order
10 diacsntit the policy ~ the GOV
eminent and thereby secure a re-.
veFaal % opinion ~ the policy. 80
thar they may onioy. unmoleafed.
TIE fruits % their 0wa evil %.
lnga
They have minied many good
people into believing that there
should Dc such a reversal of policy
u possible.
lot me say that az FAR as nin con
cornod and for The - months 81 ms
remaining there viii BE-
so change Ia the policy se have
steadily pursued 90 let az. in the
efforts 90 secure an honest ohnnr,
vance % tho Law. Tor ! regard this
contest "a one TO determine whn
shall rule this free country.
Foes Of Liberty.
Those prufeased friends u 10
erty who champion license arc the
wnrst foes Of liberty and tend BY
the reaction their violence causes
10 throw the government back into
the hands Of the men who cham.
ulon corruption and tyranny In the
name % order So u is with this
movement for securing Justice to
ward an men. and individual
This does not mean
that We can afford 10 neglect icgls
lation Il will BE- highly disastrous
IL Ne permit ourselves 20 be- mis-.
led b. the pleas Of those who ace
10 an unrestricted individuaiiam
the an sufficient panacca for 40
clal evils. but it viii be- even more
20 adopt tho opposite
pauacea OF any aocialiatic system
which would destroy nh individual,
Ism. which would root out the fiber
~ our whula rifigenHhiB