Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1909-01-07

evolutionary road pretty well, how
ever, and comes out Squurcly for
pensions and care for the helpless.
There should be no longer any palt-
cring with the question of taking care
of the wage-workrrs, who under our
present Industrial system become
killed, crippled or wurn-out as part of
the regular incidents of a given busi-
ness. Th" majority of wage workers
must have their rights secured to
them 10y state action" lie qualities
these statements 10y saying il is not
n, ccssary Ia go Ia tn" lengths that
European governments haN" been
forced To carry out. But nevertheless
the rcitcratious of the Socialists have
forced him to a conclusion whose in
cyitability was "A fOr"gonc conclusion.
The president further states that the
generosity of the United estates to-
wards its employees compares most
un.aNorably with that of every Coun-
try of Eurupr-"vcn the poorest"
Socialist teaching has don" some good.
Defends judiciary Against Labor
Leaders.
Roosevelt realizes that the cry of
the working class against "A prostitute
Judiciary is forcing It's hearing and
hc refers to certain leaders Of or
ganizrd labor who, al thu last election
N
upon tn" entire judiciary of tn" coun-
try. ~" complains against the
leaders who last year demanded a bill
providing that no Injunction should
issu" except IN protecting "A property
right. lie complains that the de-
mand was mad" that there should bc
trial Icy jury i'm contempt cases be-
cause the authority of the courts
would br seriously impaired" He says
the attempt failed and that ne hopes
the workingman Will b" taught "a
lesson not to demand anything un-
reasonable. III" gives dircful threats
of how IN" good people will band to-
z, thcr against the workingclass and
defend the unjust Judge IL these prac-
/ tiCcs at" persisted la. lie says that
clasS-Consciousnrss Is another nam"
for class-hatr, a and means class-snlr-
ishnrss. OH yes, tn" working -class
is selfish. We hu' fed YOU all for a
thousand years" Theodore simply
glorics over the fact that the Com
p' rs plan failed at the election. and
warns tn" workers not To- do So again.
IL" gives lot Of palavcr but h"
whitrwashrs tn" courts oven though
hr says. substantial injustice is often
suffered 10y employees i'm rons"quunC"
of tn" courts issuing temporary in
functions without nutiC, Ia them, and
punishing them for contempt of court
i'm instances where they haV" NO
knnwlrdg" of any proceeding" Yet in
spit" of this tn" workers are warned
against such proposals as thos''
mentioned above as they contain thu
vital error of being class legislation "
No, tn" worker must sit still and en-
dur" tn" OTHER class legislation.
However, about two-thrds nT the
messing" Is devoted tu tn" labor qu,s-
ton.
Rough House over Sctt,l service.
The part al tn" message relating To-
the sccrct service is what has rutsrd
tn" nation because il has reused tho
congrr ssmun, Roosevelt said they
had passed IN" secret service, amend
mont hrcausv they did not wish Ia be-
investigated. ana 50 congress wants
tu max" him ,at his words. and ap-
points committees of protest. aud all
that: hut il will all blow over. The
ruling uhligarchy cannot afford To-
quarrel seriously among themselves.
Flights Free Press.
The wordy war with tho newspaper
editors ana Tho extra messages IN the
Panama canal purchusr are certainly
adding to the mpTimHut uT nations.
Congress ruurrd when IL got the ir-
aScihl" message. and tho whole world
! laughed. l|ut tho Rie stick cannot
! lick ia" American press y,i.