The Mena weekly star., 1908-12-17

I rfrsfning oreev issue othefwise than oh notice. except where irreparapie ihJais would otherwise result and in such case a hearing on the merits or tne otoef should be had within short hNeu " riod and, if not then eon0nneo aIse r pe.gtng f sbouid forthwith lapse De- csions should be rendered imn'seiaseis and the chance of delay minlmlzed lh every way Moreover ! believe that tne procedure should be sharply defined anu the judge required minutely 10 stats KY KY particulars both of his action and ot hls reasons therefor, so that the coneress can if 1t desires examine and inYesue@'e the same
 For many of the shortcomings of fustlce in our country our people as whole are Themselves to blame, anu 1ne 1 judges and iuries merely bear their ! share together with the puohe as whole It is discreditable to us as | people that there should be difficulty m l convieting murderers, or in bringing to l justice men who as public servants 1 have been guilty of corruption or Who have profited by the corruption oL 1 public servants. The result IS eaaaiiy | unfortunate whether due to halrspiit- 1 ting teehnicalities in the interpretadon I of law by judges to sentlmentality ana class consciousness on the part CT l iuries or to hysteria and sensational i ism in the daily press, For lnucn Vi l this failure of justice no responslpilly i whatever lies on rich men as such, We l who make m the mass of the people l cannot shift the responsibility from our l own shoulders. But there is an impor- l tant part Of the failure winch has spe- l cial,y to do with inability to hold l to proper account men of wealth who I behave badly.
 The Modern Corporation.
 The huge wealth that has been accu- as.-4I q ls. s4f l years, in what has amounted to so- l cial and industrial revolution has been as regards some of these individuals ! made possible only by the improper use of the modern corporation. \ certain 1! type of modern corporation, with its l officers and agents, its many Issues or securities. and it's constant consolda- 1 ton with allied undertakings, finally 1 hecomes an instrument so complex as l 10 contain greater number Of ele- l ments that under various judicial de- cisions, lend themselves to fraud ana 1 oppression than any device yet evolved 1 in tho human brain Corporations are necessary instruments of modern busi- ness. They have been permitted to herOme a menace largely because the 1 governmental representatives of the | neople have worked slowly in provid- ing for adequate control oyer them Our great clusters of corpora l lions huge trusts and sfabulously wealthy multmiilionaires employ the very best lawyers they can obtain to pick flaws in statutes after their passage; but they also employ class of secret agents who seek under the advice of experts. 10 render hostile l legisla ion innocuous by making t un- constitutional often through the inser- ton of what appear on their face to be drastic and sweeping provisions against the interests of the parties inspiring them; while the demagogues. the cor rupt creatures who introduce black i mailing schemes to strike corpora tions. and all who demand extreme and undesirably radical, measures show themselves to he the worst ene- mics of the very public whose loud mouthed champions they profess to he
 Real dana ge has been done hy the manifold and conflicting interpretations O. the interstate commerce law. Con trol over the great corporations doing interstate business can he effective only If 1t is vested with ful power in an l administrative. department, branch Of the federal executive, carrying out a federal law. it can never be effective if q divided responsibility is left in both the states and the nation. t can never tbe effective if loft in tue hands of the courts to be decided by lawsuits,
 Respect for Law Must De Upheld.
 The courts hold a place of peculiar and deserved sanctity under our form of gov fernulent Respect for the law is essen stiaa to the permanence of our institu- litions and respect for the law is largely lconditioned upon respect for the courts, Tt is an offense against the republic to isay anything which can weaken this re- spect save for the gravest reason and in the most carefully guarded manner. In no ,other nation in the world do the courts wield such vast and far-reaohIng power ' t1s A rtg. fa 4sf essary is that the courts a wnGte should exercise this power with the far sighted wisdom already shown by those ! judges who sean the future while they act in the present. Let them exercise this great power not only honestly and braveiv, but with wise insight into the needs and fixed purposes of the neop> so that they may do justice and work equity, so that they may protect all per SO ss in their rights, and yet break down the barriers of privilege, which is the foe of right
 Forest Preservation.
 1T there is any one duty which more than another We owe it 10 our childrer Go perform at once. it is to save ihe for. ests of this country for they constitute the first and most important element 1T the conservation of the natural re sources of the country. Just a: farmer. after all his life making hi, living from bis farm. win, if he Is an ex pert farmer leave it as an asset of in creased value to his son. so we shoul( leave our national domain Co our chi
 dren, increased Tn value and not worI out There are small sections 0f our owI country in the east and iu the west ir the Adirondacks. the White mountain' and the Appalachans, and in the ROcky mountains, where we can already see fol ourselves the damage in the shape o | Inf trfs fa i4a tf river systems which comes from reckless deforestation. It matters not whethe this deferestaiion is due 10 the actua reckless cutting of timber, to the fire ihat inevitably follow such reckless cut tins Of timber. or to reckless and uncon troiicd grazing especially by the grea 1 migratory bands Of sheep the tin checked wandering of which over th country means destruction to forests an, disaster Go the small home-makers, th settlers Of limited means
 Thanks 10 our own recklessnes. in the use of our splendid forests we have already crossed the verge Of timber famine in this country, and nt measures that we now take can, at leas for many years. undo the mischief tha has already been done. But We can pre- vent further mischief being done; and | would be in the highest degree reprehen sihle to let any consideration of tenn pogary convenience or temporary cos in,erfere with such action, especially a. regards the national forests which th
 nation can now. at this very moment control
 The lesson of deforestation in Chin, is a lesson which mankind should hay learned many times already from wha has occurred in other places. Denuds ton leaves naked soil. then gullyini cuts down to the bare rock and mean