New-York tribune., 1912-08-31

SUPPOSED 20 be punished, while smali
competitors were tut IN a wors .,'l'.i ."ii
than before, and the cost OF llVihS wa va
raised 10 the public generatly' as "'e
products were increased in price. -.
The rcCommrndatio 3 OF the Sum
Committee do not deserve 10 be Tta,'u
seriously. If ado ted they, would prop - -
lily accom- 'lish nothing whatcVtr' pei
mere SCynl and fury. but II they q
accomplish anything whatever. IL Wold
he partial pqralysi- OF p Olrct'on; Whl j
world inc itahly roise he cos q llVl Ecn
After the decree against the Standard Oli
end TohaC"O t"usts Wall S'rF't VIZ ~, -
moment alarmed and showed symptoms
OF coming toward the plan or govern,
mental control and regulation which !
had so long been advocating But IN
very few weeks u was seen thAt lHs
decree against them was pure sham ana
rrockerv The trusts at once turned IN
W In enthusiasm TO uphold the DG'aI :
mcut Of Justice f. its advocacy OF the
antitrust law. and the STANLEY repoIss
has ben. quite rightly, sub1ect Oh
mere derision with all trust me9nates'
The attitude Of that portion OF the met.
ropolitan press controlled by Wall street
i'm favor Of the old Democratic ana ne
publican party ORGANIZATIONS ana aga,InS ,l,,
the Progressives shows tUn0luslVeiy now
Well they understand this fact.
The Democratic ard Re"uoilcan pat
forms uphold the antitrust law az ~
itself a sufi cient Uanacea. ana Ihe one
is hacked by the action or the Depa,ta
uent of Justice and tn other by me
House Of Representatives, Ihe Os
trusts cordially approve II both pat
forms: and they approve OF the Depal y
ment Of Justice and the Stanley com
Uittce.
out in the remarks OF Mr. Corey, eN-
president of the Steel Trust. In his :
cent announcement that he Is going 70
support the Democratic party ana theli
candidate. He and his friends are en-
tirely right in this position. But every
hon st and foresghted business man
great or small who wishes to put ousl-
ness on a really satisfactory condluoll;;
who n ieves n q roI'cN or ophH, -. =.
Of the United States shouid s'a"u
with us.
Pledges Social Justice.
"Cf all the planks Of the Progressive
platform. and they are all Of them good
said Colonel Roosevelt. "the two ~hicn
most 90 to my own heart are the one
which deals with social and industrial
justice and the one on country hfe.' lie
continued:
No platform previous 10 OUTS has ever
even shown an intelligent Understanding
OF what social and Industrial justice WeS'
our proposals are definite ana c9hcIete,
and they are absolutely pracu al. We
pledge ourselves to legislation .oking 10
ihe prevention OF indIs rial acc den's ana
UccUpational diseases We intcId To d al
with the problems OF involuntary u. EN-
ployment and of overwork. We intend 10
secure compensation Tor men o. m n
who are Killed or crippled In Industry; 10
prohibit sweated labor; TO seer mil, ,,,
mum wage 4. ndard for working " men
and living wage I'm all iId.s.ridl occu-
I.atons. We pledge ourselves to secure i,,
one days rest in seven TO all wage work
rrs. and an eight-hour day in continue ls
twenty-four-l our Industries the prom. ], ,
ton Of night work and the estabhshmfT,r. g. .
Of an ciCht-hour daV for women. W
pledge ourselves 10 the abolition OF the
convict contract labor system ana tne
application OF piiso ers' carr ings to the
SUI. port Of their dependent families, We
recognize thst Ia Hil matters such as these
women are as vitallv concerned as men.
We recognize that there cannot De lder-
titv o. fGnct'on tut = a there s. 0uid oe
equality of risht, between men ana Woni'
en-. and We are therefore FOR equaI SUI
fraCe for men AID women.