Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-15
GOVERNMENT SL0THFUl
SENATOR DOLLIVER RAPS UN-
Gle SAM IN LECTURE.
Asserts at Baltimore Time Is Ripe
When Corporations Should Be
Investigated.

BALTIMORE. December Ex-senator
J. =. Dolliver of Iowa lectured
last night at Mount Vernon Place Meth
odst Episcopal Church for the benefit of
the City Missionary and Church Extension
Society. and in the course of his remarks
fayed the government for its slotilfuI-
ness In taking up important questions Of
the day and acting upon them.
The topic Senator Dol,iver was 10 have
discussed was "A Poor Mans Govern
ment and a Poor Boys Country but he
touched only slightly on this subject. dis
cussing. among other things. sociology,
socialism. economy. politics and religion.
The speaker was introduced by Rev.
Charles W. Baldwin. president Of the
society for whose benefit the lecture was
given.
Senator Dolliver said on taking tic plat
form that he was unaware until he ar
ri, ed in the church Of the subject he was
20 talk upon. In his opening remarks he
paid high tribute to the late President
Mckinley. Later in his speech Senator
Dolliver said
Many Questions Await Attention.
II have been associated with the gov
ernment for the last twenty-five years,
and | believe it is time that the great
questions that confront should he
taken up and discussed and Some legis-
lative action taken upon them. Our race
question FOR instance. remains unSulveu,
though since the foundation of the re-
public it mas been Il source of worry to
ns. We have had it since our first
fathers arrived here. Capt. John Smith
was worried by 1t. as was shown by his
diary, which is still preserved. Last year
saw 1.Haa typical American land agents
en- Oklahoma a
few men. the remnants of what was at
one time mighty race from their
earthly possessions. And simply because
they were red men.
Experience With. Chinese.
and for years We have had that As one
of the burning questions. \ few years
ago we attempted to make a question
with the island neighbors Of the Chinese,
but we found mighty quickly that they
knew how to handle gun and had
regularly drilled body of soldiers, so we
let the question suddenly drop.
I'VE also have question nearer home
that OF our coloTed brethren, who came
here with our forefathers and of whom
we now have 1O,W@,nT' under our flag.
They are presenting questions for solution
that the politicians steer clear of. If
remember rightly. there was come feeble
/ discussion OF TINS question III MdTVldili
not many months ago. but this. too. died
out
I'VE VII eventually lave an industrial
level in i,;n United States At present
there are two To one of which you want
your son to aspire. But ! predict. and
with rea son. that will eventually come
to this single industrial level
Not Prejudiced Against Trusts.
Speaking OF corporation in the United
States. Senator Dolliver said the sentence
of the ice trust pleased him.
Il am not prejudiced against trusts or
corporations said he, but / do say
that the time is at hand when every cor
poration that enters the great American
market will have to be investigated. II
will not be a question OF law or public
r,olicy soon but whether a man can steal
or not. These abuses Of the trusts and
corporations, however wisely dealt with
will exist until. by the same method.
the men and the women of the country
reach that stage where they will have
that insight into public questions SO that
they will be able to penetrate the FRAUDS
that are practiced upon them.
THE sons of the rich have my SYM
pathy This Is the world where the poor
boy has the better chance. And why?
Because none Of us do anything until We
have to and the poor boy has to wage a
fight from the time he is old enough to
talk.