The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-08-20

criminal prosecutions Vbelo sagh PRES
ecuiions would be eerislo 10 AH We
lAaYa found by ac,nal esrer'aart lh'l
la july which nl'l slea|S pua'sA ar
h6f ion b, cue io instance 500 n.-
alst tlio indiylduai member. q n.-
eofforstioh We proceed as,ins, iAeu
ictimngil Becanse Of those veg lAilgs
(Which toFpc ton which nf1 o.
rect ta epaEgel Aas done. 10 . rscnrr
lease agahs the Llcorlce rras' We
inaletedapd trte two eorppIisilr.
and fheIrs tespe etiYe presidents Tie
eontraets ana ransao'ipns
tabHshIng Me a d the corppraiiopF
i were made thToa md 8 Ear as l,oF
We're In writing were sisnsa By iAs
1.-TWO presidents yet the ipfy convip'-
led the two eoFppg lions and nrqnll'sc
the two men. 80 could mt
possibly have corfsc but az
EnRrently thea efge ipismn WISHES
to see trusts brolSea ~ any Is quite
ready to fine egspot lpp Aself'
but Is very reluc q md the aeis
proven beyond q feasonebiu doubt.
when 1t cones to senains 70 iBii 1eq-
ltable member ne busnps cont
muntty for doing ast the business
4 community has pnhsppliy grown ln
4recognize as wei normal 81 busl-
mess. Moreover uade tlie nee SAN
technicalltlss of criminal eoeeeet
lings, often. tie onl man sho raa he
reached crimi1aliy viii he some sab
ordinate Who Is mt he resl gully
party at an.
None Too Bic Eot Fuplshment.
Many men 81 large iih aaYs Hcea
guilty Of conduct which from IS NOR
al standpoint II criminal and iheir
lmisdeeds are to d peculiar rea rfr-
lrehensible because thoss commirlat
them have no excaseS ot Banl q Pow
! erts, Of weakness ana gncrapee lc "
fer as partial atonement Whea ln "a
dftlon to moral onslbslity semea
have a legal responsip ich can
be proved 50 as 70 imp iadg4
an jury, then the deparslnenl WI
strain every nerve to reach them sTi'u-
inally. Where this Is impc mn
1T will take what aetioa sin be
most effecttye under The artnn Cur
ditions:
In the last six years we have saoNr
that there Is no indiYauai ann 10 cor
poratlon 50 powerful tha be uf n
stands above the possiblllB Il pin-
ishment under the law Or am IS
to try TO do something effective oar
purpose sto stamp out he esn; We
shall seek 10 find the mo Effective
device for this purpose ana ee Sian
then use II, whether he device can
be found In existing law n mast be
supplied BY legislation sioseov=,
J when we thus take action against ne
wealth which works ihiqulty " m
acting in tile Siiteres Of eyefy man u
property who acts decentIs lid fairly
lby hissfellogs ana NE IRE Iensitnr-
ing the hands % those WHO psoposs
/ fearlessly to defend spropefs asainsE
tall unjust attacks No indIsidnai m
corporation obeyins tlie inv ~ any
thing to fear tom this adnln saaiio.-
/ very earnestl hope 7ie leg4r
llation which deals with s1lailr4
lof corporations engaged d llersla's
business will also deal Win III rislla
and Interests Of the va I'm
ployed by those eorp0 ION Aelioa
was takenby the eoagfess ~ yeu
limiting sy number 81 Ion lal faii
way employees shonld8b einplpy Tbs
law is a good one but q prscsirs
1t proves necessary to slEeh pea Is.
1T must be strengthened Me hwe
now secured a nationai empieyefs ia
bility law; but ultima npte In.
reaching and thoropsh cing M ms
be passed. tits no1stfous I'm z mau
or woman who Is crtppls d q ~
dustry, even as the result 81 adns
: what are the neces saIy q Tie
occupation, Should bere iohear
the wholeiburden Of Thst
burden should be dtstffbn Cd IN MT
placed solely upon tlie veal lndI
vidual, the one least able earrs Is
BY making the employer liable lhc
loss viii lltlmat ely he Jim "a
among all 1.-THE beneaclafies 81 ne bei-
mess
Governments Must Mors osether
! also hope that Their Niii Re lssiE
latlon increasing the poEer l1e ia
itional government TO deal sFilh eaflaiq
matters concerning the heslih q our
people everywhere the tedeFal aeihu,-
tiles, for instance, should JON vim n'
the State authorities n warning
against the dreadful sconfse q inhss-
cuIosis Your own Stats goy sTnmeiE
here in Massachusetts deseFvss high