The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-09-01
ROOSEVELT FAVORS
RADICAL POLICY
Continued from Pnge Two.

Continued from Pnge Two.
and far more enective-a graduated in
heritance tax on big. fortunes. properly
lsafeguarded against evasion and increas-
J ing rapidly in amount with the size OF
( the estate.
Stable Currency Needed.
! The people OF the United States suffer
from periodical financial panics TO de-
gree substantially unknown among the
other nations which approach us in finan-
cIal strength. There is no reason We
should suffer what they escape. It Is
Of profound Importance that our finan-
cial system should be promptly investi-
gated and so thoroughly and effectively
revised as TO make It certain that here
after our currency will no longer fail at
at critical times TO meet our needs.
| It is hardly necessary for me to re-
peat that believe In an efficient army
and navy large enough 10 secure for us
abroad that respect which is the surest
guarantee of peace. Justice and fair
dealing among nations rests on princl-
pies identical with those which control
justice and fair dealing among individu-
uals OF which nations are composed.
with the vital exceptions that each ma
ton must do It's own part Of international
police work National friendships, Ike
those between men. must be founded on
respect as we'll as on liking, on for
bearance as we'll as upon trust In all
/ gt Fc Att % "a
United States 10 set a good example.
OF conservation 1 shall speak more at
/ length elsewhere. Conservation means
| development as much as II does protec-
ton. recognize the right and the duty
Of this generation 70 develop and use the
! natural resources of our land. but I do
not recognize the right 10 waste them or
/ to rob by wasteful use the generations
that come after us. The natural re-
/ sources must be used for the benefit OF
all our people and not monopolized for
the benefit OF the few. That IS one OF the
| fundamental reasons why the special in
| terests must be driven out OF politics.
| OF all the questions which can come be-
| fore this nation. short OF the actual
| preservation OF its existence in a great
war; there is none which compares In i'm
| portance with the great central task Of
| leaving this land even a better land for
| our descendants than II Is for us and
| training them into a better race 20 in
habit the land and pass II on. Conserva-
ton is a great moral issue. for II in
wolves the patriotic duty OF insuring the
safety and continuance OF the nation
| Let me add that the health and vitality
OF our people are at least as well worth
/ conserving as their forests. waters. lands
and minerals, and that In this great work
the national government must bear a
most important part.
WOuld Aid the Farmer.
I have spoken elsewhere also Of the
great task which lies before the farmers
OF the country to get for themselves and
for their wives and children not only the
benefits OF better farming, but also those
| OF better business methods and better
/ conditions Of life on the farm. The bur
/ den OF this great task will fall. as It
should, mainly upon the great organiza-
| lions OF the farmers themselves. l am
glad II will. for I believe they are well
able 70 handle It. In particular there are
strong reasons why the departments Of
agriculture OF the various States. the
| United States Department OF Agriculture,
and the agricultural colleges and expert
ment stations should extend their work
to cover all phases Of life on the farm.
| instead Of limiting themselves. as they
have far too often limited themselves in
! the past, solely TO the question Of the
production OF crops.
| Nothing is more true than that excess
! Of every kind Is followed by reaction. a
fact which should be pondered by re-
| former and reactionary alike We are
face 10 face with new conceptions OF the
/ relations OF property TO human welfare.
chiefly because certain advocates OF the
rights Of property against the rights
Of men have been pushing their claims
too far. The man who wrongly holds
that every human right is secondary
to his profit must now give way TO
the advocate of human welfare, who
rightly maintains that every man holds
his property subject 70 the general right
to the community to regulate its use TO
whatever degree. the public welfare NAV
require It. But I think we may go still
further. The right 10 regulate the use
Of wealth in the public interest is uni
versally admitted.
Let US admit also the right to regulate
the terms and conditions OF labor, which
is the chief element OF wealth. directly
| in the interest Of the common good. The
fundamental thing TO do for every man
is 10 give him the chance TO reach a
place in which he will make the greatest
possible contribution to the public well
fare. No man can be a good citizen IN
less he has a wage more than sufficient
to cover the bare cost Of living and