The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-09-10
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Teddy Does Not Mince Words
at Columbus, Ohio
Audience Composed Largely
Of Strikers
Street Car Men Who Walked
Out Gather to Hear Him

Columbus. o., Sept 10.-Coming to-
day to the scene of the street car strike
riots which kept Columbus in a state
of disorder for weeks. x-President
Roosevelt in a speech here denounced
in the strongest terms the acts of law
lessness and the men who committed
them.
The state capital is still being guard
ed by militia, and Colonel Roosevelt
was escorted by United States troops
from the Columbus barracks
AS the strike is still on =. A. Met.
calf chairman of the Roosevelt recep-
tion committee asked President Taft
to assign regular troops to guard the
ex-president today and the president
consented.
Colonel Roosevelt was met at the sta
ton by the regulars and state militia
and a committee representing the
Chamber Of Commerce and citizens OF
the city. He proceeded at the head OF
the parade to the park half mile from
the station where he delivered his
speech. Mayor George S. Marshall oc.
cupied a seat on the platform from
which Colonel Roosevelt spoke.
1t has been announced that after to-
day Governor Harmon would with
draw his control of the situation here
and the municipal government under
Mayor Marshall will have full crarge.
What Teddy Told Them.
Colonel Roosevelts speech was as
follows: Before / came to Ohio I of
course knew of the lamentable condi-
ton Of things which had continued
for SO many weeks here at Columbus,
the state capital. AS soon as / entered
Ohio, and since / have from time to
time been addressed by letter and even
personally by both sides, asking me to
come to Columbus and speak.
Il will say frankly that did not
like to come here, but like still less
didging and so have come. / notice
! have been advertised to speak on the
subject Of law and order and so / shall.
But shall also speak on Justice
THE first requisite To the establish
ment of justice is the establishment
of law and order and woe TO the man,
public official or private citizen who
fails to realize this fact. And espec-
tally should we abhor and reprobate
the conduct of the public servant who
for any reason fails in his duty in this
public servants and ourselves, the peo-
pie are also are as responsible as pub
lie servants.
IF we stop content with the mere
establishment of law and order we fail
TO do our further duty which is by a
thorough going investigation to find
out whether justice has been denied
and injustice committed and then TO use
fh6A hrN1a
right any wrong that has been done"
1t has been alleged to me that the
trouble began because of the dismissal
by the company of some of its en-
ployes for asking higher wages 1t
is also alleged that II has continued
because of the open or covert effort
OF the corporation to prevent the for
nation of union among the employees.
Both the allegations are denied. You
should get authoritative information
as to whether they are true or false.
"Of course to dismiss the men for
asking for an increase OF wages would
be such an infamy that / can hardly
believe 1t occurred but you should
find out definitely. To dismiss men
for membership in or for proposing 60
join union would be almost as bad.
The union is just as much necessity
of our modern industrial system as
the corporation itself.
Both must obey the law, but each
is a necessity. Under modern condf-
tions II is oftentimes absolutely necee-
sary that there should be collective
bargaining on the part of men and this
can only come through union.
i am an honorary member OF a
union myself. If / were a wageworker
engaged in manual labor | should
certainly join union"
Crowds began to arrive early today
Con4snt,1I -,