Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-05-08

q congress OF July 4 1880. The three
years limitation for participation in these
transactions has not yet elapsed. and the
SO complete that there should be no dir-
ticulty In the governments securing q cons
viction in this case.
I have submitted this report to the de-
partment OF Justice for thorough %investi-
cation and for action II acton shall prove
practicable.
above set forth emphasizes the need OF
further federal legislation, not merely be-
cause of the material benefits such legs
lation will secure, but above all because
this federal action should be part, and q
large part, of the campaign to waken eur
condemnation OF tie low standard OF
morality implied In such conduct on me
part of great business concerns; the irst
duty of every man Is to provide !? ltven-
hood for himself and for those !" eendent
| upon him: 1t Is from every star 2 Dc.
sirable that each Of our c%itize shonid
! endeavor by hard work and honorable
methods to secure for him and his such
q competence as will carry with It the op-
~portunfty to enjoy in reasonable fashion
the comforts and refinements Of life; and.
Furthermore, the man Of great business
fashion inevitably in SO doing confers q
benefit upon the community as g wnoie
and is entitled to reward. to respect, and
But among the many kinds OF evil. So
cial, Industrial. and political, which it ~
our duty as q nation sternly to compat,
L llGIC 40 HUI aL lAo chAAiS AAAA(
and more dangerous than the greed which
treats the plain and simple rules OF bon
ssty With cynical contempt Il thsy an, na-
| tica- we can not be held guiltless IL We
condone such action. The man VINO
breaches hatred of wealth honestly ac-
qulred, who inculcates envy and jealousy
and slanderous Ill will toward those OF ms
fellows who by thrift. energy. and m
dustry have become men of means, - .
| menace to the community. But his coun-
terpart in evil. is to be found In that par
ticular kind sot multimillionaire who Is all
most the least envible. and Is certainly
one of the least admirable, OF all our cit,
izens: a man Of whom It has peer vel
said that his face has grown T and
cruel while his body has grown SOFT:
whose son IS a fool and his daughter q
foreign princess; whose nominal pleas,
lures are at best those OF a tasteless ana
light, whose real life work, Is the ac-
s so%nia and h least us siev va form. In the
chaos of an absolutely unrestricted COM
mercial individualism under modern con-
| inent as inevitably as the marander baron
became prominent in the physical chaos
Of the dark ages; We are striving ZOE
give his type its f~ourishing prominence,
partly for the sake of what can be ac-
e partfy Because ny the Inc iie egislason marks mark; eaiI
participation In a great and stern moral
movement to bring our ideals and our cons
quot mo measua0 theodore roosevelt.
The White House, April q, 1908.
In the report OF the finance committee
to the mayor and city council OF Boston.
s%ubjofned by the president to his message.
the methods employed In the alleged col
lusions are considered under three heads
combinations among com
blnations among contractors for fire proof
Ing, and combinations between corpora
tons and firms engaged IN the
| ture or supply of structural steel.
Under the first heading the committee
charges that some. one familiar with the
operations OF the school house department
4 the names OF the other persons to whom
| Invitations had been extended. The con-
germs selected would then arrange be-
tween themselves as to who should do the
10 the division of the profits.
The report names two companies az the
corporations. found to be guilty of collu-
sive practices In bidding for fire proofing
contpssssss' f and th sey7 purpo rees e f parceiIins
out the work. Contract for contract was
/ generally conceded, although in some
cases money was paid as the price Of ap.
staining from competition This resulted
In high prices to the customer. and exac
lions were thus obtained from all sorts
and conditions OF men and ~pordtion
The portion of the report devoted 20
combinations in the structural steel trade
deals with what is termed .she Boston
agreement. and the charge is made that
.in order to preserve the appearance of
i competition and to ensure the success OF
the scheme of COLLISION, the parties to the
agreement would arrange the bids 70 Is
prearranged bid OF the concern to which
the work had been allotted
The members Of the agreement. did not
statements IN writing that they were
made In good faith, without fraud co1lu-
sion or connection with any other bidder