The Washington times., 1912-07-27
ROOSEVELT WILL
URGE INDUSTRIAL
REFORM IN CREED
Progressive Keynote At Chi
cago Not to Be Purely
Political"

OYSTER BAY. July N--A savage at
tack on Bryanism as well as Ryanism
will characterize the speech before the
third party convention in Chicago. Au-
gust s. when Colonel Roosevelt will de-
fine the progressive ideas upon which
his campaign for the Presidency is to
be founded
The colonel intimated last night that
he Intends to tear the Bryan theories
to tatters. Roosevelt regards Bryan as
q platform orator who shoots arrows In
As to Ryanism, the colonel will main
tain In his speech that the financier Is
like all others Of his ilk, who are watch
ful to see that nothing In the way of
Government regulation curbs the greed
as the colonel will link the two are
equally hurtful in their influence upon
the progress Of real Democracy.
Draws Nearer Together.
In speaking of his forthcoming pro-
nunciamento. Colonel Roosevelt ex-
pressed concern to know how big
Business" was going to take 1t. He
hoped that the moneyed interests
would not shy at it,
What ne is aiming at. the colonel
explained. is the kind of regulation
that will. In the end, bring the huge
corporations nearer to the wage work
ers, so as to avert the economic revo-
LUTON that now threatens.
ed out in year or in Ave years" the
colonel went on. "No given set of
principles can be laid down. What We
must strive for is a greater diversifi-
wards Of prosperity system that
Will put a stop in q reasonable way
to unfair concentration of the coun-
try's wealth. Business should be the
must be adjusted to that end"
The colonel levels criticism in his
speech against the bosses, Republican
and Democratic" alike, who. he AYERS,
they can make for themselves out Of
country has been thrown. These
bosses, he says, have no real SYM
pathy with the political problems of
them to their own crooked advantage.
"Some may consider the ideas ad-
vance in my speech as socialism and
fset s aSvoste sIo.h the e1Srs
cialism and an antidote to anarchy
The Stanley committees report will
be attacked by Colonel Roosevelt as
absurd and futile in it's purpose to
If the committees proposals are carried
out the colonel will say, the country
will witness precisely the same kind of
"breaking up" Of the trusts as followed
the actions instituted against the
Standard Oil and Tobacco trust under
the Taft Administration. The trusts, he
argues, will merely be separated into
manifold parts, to 20 on, as destruct-
i've to competition as ever. under the
new order Of existence.
The minimum wage scale will be
tackled by Colonel Roosevelt as a new
feature Of his industrial doctrine. In
work Of women and girls in factories.
insisting that the wages paid are woe
fully low. He points out the danger of
these low wages, saying that from the
moral standpoint the position Of the
woman In the workshop must be amply
protected.
Wants Short Work Day.
A working week OF six days, with
three shifts a day. is what Roosevelt
calls the continuing industries" those
such as steel works. which run seven
days week is to be advocated.
1--WE have got to come to the mini
mum wage" said the colonel. In refer
ring to his part of his speech. 1.-THE men
who, control cur industries must wake
up to it. A complete readjustment Of
the Industrial situation is inevita ble."
Colonel Roosevelt's speech Is in the
hands of the printer now. His man.
ayers will send 1t to the newspapers
the latter end of next week. Compris-
ing more than 5000 words. 1t Is the
most comprehensive. document, SO the
colonel says. that his pen has yet pro-
duced. 4