The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-08-09


way seems 10 be To get into the court
and obtain a decree telling them wha
or industry Is an interstate one tn
government should prescribe the form
i'm which IL must adjust itself, withou
IL having To go To the courts for "A de
cree. We brag about out export
abroad and attempt To strike down tn
compete with Germany. Italy an,
France I'm the markets OF the world
and we must have as perfect an or
ganization backed by the entire coun,
| try IL we are To hold our own w,
have made no move to meet this com.
cessfully we must adopt adequat,
measures. The tendency is To lean &c
the department of justice for anything
relating 10 laws on the subject II
must interpret the laws but the de-
| partment of commerce and labor
should fix the rules.
/ have the title of secretary of com
merce and labor but as far as com
merce is concerned / am hardly In
the game The amount appropriated
for the department is less than many
European governments provide for the
maintenance of a consulate at New
York. The department should be con.
suited on every question of internal
tional commerce. with agents and bu-
reaus in every part of the world.
Millions of dollars are appropriated
for the department OF agriculture.
Why not do as much for the depart
ment of commerce and labor.
Where Shoe Pinches.
In conclusion, Secretary Nagel spoke
on protection and referring to the
votes i'm the senate of the schedule
OF the Payne-Aldrich tariff showed
that all the southern senators voted
for the schedules relating to products
of their own states. from conviction
hut voted against the bill as a whole
because of their party platforms The
public mind is the same the country
over. he says. and the same motives
rule, but somehow il is much easier
to discuss a wool scedule than a cot
ton schedule.
The meeting yesterday afternoon
was presided over by William Kelly
OF Vulcan. chairman of the board OF
control, who assumed his duties after
a brief address by President McNalr
of the Mining school Mr.. McNair ex-
pressed on behalf of the college, tho
gratitude felt for the hearty coopera-
tion Of the people of Houghton in
making the celebration a success. The
college, however. was not local. but
a state institution he said, and had
received its support from all parts Of
the state and other parts of the coun-
inviting of the president to partici-
pate. Mr.. McNair paid a warm trib-
ute TO the men who lad been appoint
ed to- serve on the board of control
during the twenty-five years of its eX-
istence and thought it was matter
mcnts had been made regardless of
political considerations. but with a
view only to the fitness of the person
appointed.
Mr. Kelly referred to the statewide
interest i'm the celebration and in the
work of the school and introduced as
the first speaker Governor Chase S.
who would speak not only as
the chief executive OF the state, but
rs 'onc of ourselves"
Governor Osborn's Speech.
Governor Osborn humorously apollo |
,izcd for not signing the sidewalk APP
,ropriation bill for the college of mines. |
1T does one good to walk on good old, |
lear old. warm old mother earth once
n a while" he said. The feature of
he governors talk that received the !
most applause was his reference to the |
suggestion that has been made that i'm
ime the mining college, the state ag-
icultural college and the state uni
'orsity might be brought under one /
lcad OVERLAPPING subjects cut out and |
ion whose diploma would carry a
Prestige greater than that OF any other |
in the world.
"This is an age of applied things,
lot of dream" he declared. much has |
'een done i'm the development of this
ountry. its mines. its farms and its
tiles After part has been done we
ave reached the punctuation point.
Higher education we must have, but
ot to pave n way for a higher aristo-
racy. We have now a nation of 3,O00.-
90 square miles i'm area with pupula-
ion less than 1OO.OOO.OOO. What are
We going to do when with the same
rea we have a population six times
s great?
Education is the solution of part
f this question of higher education
which will 1T the youth of our ma
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