The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-07
VIEWS OF ROOSEVELT
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VIEWS OF ROOSEVELT
TUMUAToUsLy CNEEEED
ST. PAUL, Sept. 8.--'rhe doctrine OF
"new uationSlisni,' which cx'Pgrsdent
Roosevelt onunciatcd III his speech nj
Osawatomic. Kan, last week, was sci
forth more clearly by him in his speoch
congress.
He declared emphatically for govern.
ment control Of the country's natural
resources.
OF it had not been for corporate in.
terests, especially those which muy be
described as predatory, we would never
have heard of this question of states
rjghts,' he declared, And later he
snid:
cit is not really question Of stnto
against nation. 1t is really question
Of special corporate interests against
the people, He said the corporations
were anxious to have the states take
up the work that they might escape all
effective control.
Throughout his speech Colonel Roose-
welt emphasized the need of giving over
to tho national government the task of
carrying on, in the main, the work for
conservation.
The outbursts of applause that greet
ed Colonel Roosevelt as he delivered mis-
speech in the auditorium, were as long
and loud as any he has heard during
his western trip.
Continuous Ovation.
Everywhere he went about the Twin
Cities, masses OF people lined the streets
to see and cheer him. School children,
with hundreds of flags saluted him,
bands were played and banners were
everywhere. Even the dome of the
state capitol was wreathed IN flags and
when Colonel Roosevelt arrived at the
capitol, the presidential salute Of TWEEN.
ty-one guns was given,
Colonel Roosevelt arrived in Mnneap.
oils Mt a. M. After breakfast he
came by automobile to st. Paul, made
his speech at the conservation congress
and then went to the state fair grounds,
between this city aud Minneapolis. At
the fair grounds he addressed the larg
est crowd of the day. He left tonight
for Milwaukee, where he Is to spend
tomorrow.
Speaking of the federal control Of
corporations. he said:
In addition to the fact that the fed
eral government Is better able to exact
justice from the corporations, J. also
believe that 1T is less apt in some gust
of popular passion to do injustice to
them -
81 should like to see the people,
through the national government. give
full Justice to the corporations, - he
said elsewhere, but ] do not want the
national government to- depend only
upon the good will of the corporations
to get justice for the people. -
In regard to the control Of waterways
by railroads. Colonel Roosevelt said:
Time for Action.
H'You people must not sit supineIy
and let the railroads gain control of
| the boat lines, and then say that the
men at the head of the railways are
very bad people. In other words, when
YOU Of your own will permit the rules of
| the game to he such that you are alb
solutcly certain to get the worst of it
al the hands of some one else, do not
! blame the other man.
Change the rules Of the game
When he came to speak of the CON
servation commission, he made what
was interpreted here as sharp thrust
at Congressman Bates T., Tawncy,
James J. Hill sat on the platform
close to Roosevelt and on one. occasion,
when the colonel was speaking Of fed
eral control of corporations, he turned
directly toward the railroad builder and
| addressed him
Warning to People.
IN speaking oI inc CDutIol Vi wa"
tcrways by the railroads Colonel Roose-
welt warned the people not to sit su-
pine and let the railroads get control,
only TO say later that those at the
head of the railroads were very bad
men.
The ex-presidcnt then turned to the
question of drainage, departing from his
prepared speech. Where the land to
be drained lay entirely within one
state. he said, IL might be well for the
time for the states TO take control of
tine matter
Swamps which extend over parts oi
more than one state. he said should be
Improved by the federal government. and
he thought il would he better II state
swamp lands should hc ccdcd back TO tho
Soecrnment that IL might do the drain
age work.
AN friends OF conservation" lie con
tinucd, should be in heartiest agree
: ment with the policy which the presi-
dent laid down In connection with the
coal, oil and phosphate lands and 7 an
glad To he able TO say that Mt its last
session congress fully completed the wort
OF separating the surface tltle to the
: land from the mineral beneath H.
THE average American Is an efficient
man" he added There is great reason
to be proud OF bis achievements. but there
Is no reason To think we cannot exec
our past"
Speaking of the railroad situation. Colo
| mel Roosevelt said:
Il There are classes OF bulk freight which
can always so cheaper and better by
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