Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-09-02
interstate commission to avoid injus.

tee in Encouragement and control.
"The important part that railways
play as the arterial circulation in the
business Of the country, the million
and half Of their employees and the
million of their stock holders, the I'M
portance Of their purchasing power as
affecting the prosperity of general bus
iness-an require in the public inter
est that no unfair treatment should
be accorded them. But am glad to
note that the railway managers have
acquisced in the fairness of the present
bill, and propose loyalty to comply with
it's useful provisions. 1t was supported
by the whole Republican party in con-
gress, and that party is entitled to
credit for it's passage. The whole dem
ocratic strength was exhibited against
1t in both houses. It was a perform
ance Of pledge of the platform and
only needed time to vindicate the wis
dom of it's enactment.
Postal Savings Bank.
"The postal savings bank bill has
similar history. It is one of the
great congressional enactments. It
creates an epoch. Like the tariff bill
and the railroad bill, this was put
through each house of congress by a
republican majority, and was signed
by republican president. The legis-
lation of congress in respect to the
navy department is full compliance
with the promises of the republican
platform.
"The republican party at the last
session of congress, again exhibited
its deep and sincere interest in the
general welfare of the working men
and women of the country by import
ant enactments to it's already long
record of legislation on this subject"
In this connection are mentioned
the establishment Of the bureau of
mines, among other things in prevent
ing loss of life; ampler laws, giving
power to the Interstate commerce
commission for the prevention of acct
dents to employees and passengers, per-
fecting of the employers liability act
to enable injured employees more easily
to recover just damages; creation of a
congressional commission to report a
practical bill for the fixing of work
mems compensation for injuries re-
ceived in the employment of interstate
carriers.
Conservation continuing, the latter
says:
Zone Of the great questions which
has been made a national issue and
aroused public interest through the
insistence of President Roosevelt Is
that of conservation of our national re-
sources" Measures in the interest of
conservation are reviewed. The let
ter continues:
There remains to be considered and
settled the question of the method of
disposing Of public lands so that the
government may retain sufficient con-
troll to prevent a monopoly in their use
and to secure the public against ex-
tortion for coal, oil, gas, phosphate,
Or water power on the one hand, and
yet may give to private capital suffi-
cient inducement to bring about a
normal development of the wealth con-
tanned in these lands to aid in the
building up of the country. Neither
the democrats of the house nor the
democrats of the senate. as body, al
though their platform formally declar
ed in favor of conservation, have TAX
en- any active part or can be counted
upon to assist materially in the regu
lation of these complicated questions.
Improvement of waterways is de
clared to be a subject of pressing i'm
portance, the president giving his plans
; already known, for dealing with thu
question.
Statehood for New Mexico and Ari
|
are also mentioned as pledges re
deemed.
The president refers to the apprc
Z priations made to Investigate method
5 to reduce government expenses, an
f says:--
r II am confident that If full opportu
! nifty is given, and republican COL
E gress is elected to assist the cuttin
e down of the national expenditures TO
t the adoption of modern economic metl
r DDS in doing the business of the go'
r eminent, will reach to point of SAL
n ing many millions.
z AS to the future legislation, tn
d president says number of promise
n remain to be kept. He alludes to th
= provisions to regulate the issue {
& stocks and bonds by interstate raj
J. ways to which, he says, the democra
d ic majority in the senate gave its so
r. T. III onnositi0n on the ground that tn