The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-09-05

ROOSEVELT TALKS
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Ills Best sFflsids RdHlbBf8d
Among Union Organizations.
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DISHONEST LEADER CURSE.

Ex.Presldont Takes Up Subject Of
Standard Of Living at Fargo, NJ. o.
In Long Address-Deals With En-.
ployora' LiabiIity-Favors Planles Of
Federation of Labor. y
Fargo. N. D.. Sept 5,--Tdday. on
Labor d9y, speak in one sense espe-
cfally TO those personally and vitality
Interested. in the labor struggle. and
yet speak of this primarily as one
aspect of the larger social struggle
growing out of the attempts to read
just social conditions and make them
MORE equitable.
The nineteenth century was dis
tinctly one of economic triumphs-trl-
umphs in the domain of production,
including transportation and the me-
chanlcs Of exchange. The marvellous
progress made In these respects multi
piled mans productive power to an
=
almost inconceivable degree.
In the matter Of the production OF
wealth MS much progress was made
during the nineteenth century US dur
ing NIL previous periods since history
dqwned-thnt Is, the changes brought
in n single century through machinery
and steam have becn prenter than tbc
snm toto, ~. M ,,,,noos i, ,,,o No
ao,,,n. .,,,,a.,., - So -, -
Seae atels " e'ts' a anp : ' te:' .
very enanses alia tiiis'iliAter1al prog.
ress nave thrust upon US social ana
poiitcai problems OF the hFst maEni-
tude. ~
me American wage Garner faces
this larger social problem III dual
capaeity-first US citizen of the re.
public charged with the full duty OF
citizenship and next as4 wage earn.
er-as a wageworler who, together
with his fellow workers. Is vitality
concerned In the question OF wages
and general conditions Of employment.
which affect not only his well being
and that Of his wife and children, but
the opportunities Of all workers for /,
higher DEVELOPMENT.
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'n NJ peop'e worA eo.ec.n e.s'
1850 un otne, nios. '. life. IN!
eolHt'ions ~ eihIios lletit must r.
in"in "tseiy ou'slue u soHerlllieht
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tiec eoi''h''ct oe.Weeii esil''o.ets
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ieu, = 'nls mercy - iiio..iuua' ae.io ,ii
isans the npso e.l, ue ss,lt o. iiai'
.uua!is'., ior "hete ny inuiviuuni i
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e.' peeon'es '''efe sipii' una muck f;'
eiy. ~.
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" preserve 70 .he iarsest ueeree oul
system VI ,huin.uial'sii, .hat ,,er.
sno ., W eieet NV, anu otealiiHeu eoi
les'iEe ar.lon. ine Wase earhcrs mus
ne. Io,n .ntunsn .ns ,oeess ~ su.
cntcrnr,scs finlv t,ns can t,,ov Iva M,
upon n plane Of economic equality wifi
their corporntc EMPLOYERS.
Only thus Is freedom of contrac,
made n real thing and not n mere lega
4 fiction. There are occasional occupa
lions where this is not necessary; but
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