The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1908-12-08
ROOSEVELT IN
MESSAGE BANS
SHERMAN LAW
Sides With Hartman and Full
fills Prophecy of Magnate
on Antitrust Act.
NEW RAILROAD MOVE.
President Wants Them Solely
Under Interstate Board
Favors Honest Trusts.
NEW RAILROAD MOVE.


WASHINGTON, Dec. s.-The most
striking feature of the last message of
President Roosevelt to the Sixtieth
Congress. read in the Senate and House
to-day. Is a passage which makes good
recent prophecy uttered by E. ii,
Hartman at banquet in New York,
Mr.. Hartman said at that time. speak
ing OF the forthcoming message:
Il told the Presiden: OF the United
States three years ago that In passing
the present Interstate Commerce act
without changing the Sherman act he
was inviting a great deal OF trouble
Now he will probably recommend the
very thing which l suggested"
And President Roosevelt in his mes
sage to-day makes the recommendation
that the Sherman Antitrust law be
replaced by a law which shall expressly
permit combinations OF capital. but will
place the interstate railways OF the
absolutely under the control
Of the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion. The enforcement of the Sherman
act, the President says, works almost
as much hardship as good.
Not Word About the Tariff.
The President studiously refrains
from making any reference. however
is the more noticeable from
the fact that he has something TO say
A bout nearly everything else. Appar-
emily President Roosevelt is leaving the
tariff matter to be handled exclusively
by his successor, Mr. Taft
A little matter of 10000 words was this
message. 1t was a typical Rooseveltian
production, touching upon nearly every
living question and lot of dead ones,
and Astounding in Roosevelt words and
phrases. such as "empiricism," fair
dealing" anarchist" ''reactionary,'
'wrongdoers of great wealth" honest
business men" ''corruptionist," ''bribc
liver" preacher Of class hatred" well
,eaning but wrong-headed men, abuse
If wealth" reign of an unrestricted in
supervision of corporate
predatory wealth" the reign
If plutocracy," greed and rascality,'
'wealthiest and most formidable Grim
nails" the common people" blind and
gnorant resistance" corrupt crea-
ures," 'odlous vice OF class selfish
,ess," twentieth century economic phi ,
osophy," traitors TO the people" 'or- l
lerly self-restraint" and tainted with |
The President devotes the bulk of his |
Message to q discussion OF the corpora
ions, the courts and labor. He sheds |
bout 1900 words, with some quotations |
rom Marco Polo, on the condition OF
.ctions of northern China, where forests
ave been destroyed-this to Illustrate |
ONE photographs sent as an appendix
q the message. He asks for postal saw |
nGs banks, parcels post, big navy APP I
and laws TO place dnter- .
tate commerce corporations under rigid .
federal supervision. The message is an ,
cho of most OF the other messages
PRESIDENT Roosevelt has sent 10 the Con-
,ress.
President Roosevelt starts right out
With the modest statement that the (
financial standing of the nation at the
present time is excellent. and the finan-
ial management of the nations inter-
SITS by the Government during the last
even years covering President Roose-
,elt's term OF office has shown the
most satisfactory results, From dis
ussion OF Government finances he
makes quick shift TO the question Of
corporation control In this connec-
ion he says: