Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-01
ASSOCIATED Press)

OSAWATOMIE, Kas., Aug. 31.-The-
odore Roosevelt declared in a speech
here today his position in regard to
great questions which concern the life
Of the nation.
He outlined in detail his idea of the
policy which the nation should pursue.
While in many respects his speech was
reiteration of doctrines which he es-
poused while he was in the White
House, in other respects he took a more
pronounced stand than before. Several
times during his speech the former
president used the term new national
ISM" He spoke of new nationalism"
as something without which we cam
not hope to deal with new problems
He asserted that new nationalism re-
CARDS the executive power as the stew
ard of public welfare" He said that
only the national government was able
to cope with many problems Of The day,
and that its activities must be in
creased
Col. Roosevelt's speech is regarded by
those who heard it as a studied decla-
ration of the principles for which he
stands. Since his return from Africa
more than two months ago he has been
silent in regard to his views on spe-
cific issues of the day, except in few
masses in which he has spoken of par
ticular local issues. The former presi-
dent broke his silence today in a speech
which left no doubt as to where he
stands.
TALKS FROM SHOULDER
He made no direct reference to the
Taft administration, although he ex-
pressed his views emphatically on a
of questions with which the ad-
has been and is dealing.
= Col. Roosevelt said that the issue OF
= ha 1oxr fha ola M
to gain and hold the right of self
government as against the special in
terests, which twist the methods of free
government into machinery for defeat
ing the popular will"
1--WE cannot afford weakly to blind
ourselves to the actual conflict which
faces us today" said he. 1.-THE issue Is
Joined, and we must fight or fall
After saying that in order to insure
equal opportunity for all men the pres
ent rules OF the game" must be
Col. Roosevelt put himself on
record in favor of the following pro-
posals: 4
RULES LAID DOWN ~
1. Elimination of special interests
from politics.
q Complete and effective publicity of
affairs.
g. Passage of laws prohibiting the
use OIL corporate QAICSNAy VI AA04-
rectly for political purposes.
A. Government supervision of the
not only of putlic service
but of all corporations
loing an interstate business.
5. Personal responsibility Of officers
and directors of corporations which
break the law.
6. Increase in the power of the fed
sral bureau of corporations and the in
erstate commerce commission to con-
.rol combinations In industry more ef-
'ectively.
TARIFF REVISION NEEDED
7. Revision of the tariff, one schedule
It a time. on the basis of information
supplied by an expert tariff commits
Iion.
5. Graduated income tax and gradu-
tied inheritance tax.
8. Reimbursement of the country's
financial system in such way as to
prevent repetition of periodical imam
ial panics.
TO- Maintenance Of an efficient army
md navy, large enough to insure for
he nation the resp ct of other nations,
IS a guarantee OF peace.
IL Use OF national resources for the
fcnefit of all the people.
s12 Extension OF The work of the de-
a artments of agriculture Of the national
nd state governments and Of the agri-
ulturai colleges and experiment sta
ions, so as to take in all phases Of life
n the farm.
IL. Regulation of the terms and con-
itions of labor by means of cpmpre-
ensive workmens compensation acts,
tate and national laws to regulate
hild labor and the work Of women,
of better sanitation con-
itions for workers, and extention of
he use of safety appliances in industry 8
nd commerce both within and between 8
he states. 5
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