The evening world., 1912-09-02

Is a proclamation OF sympathy rather,
an indication Of the direction in which
the leaders OF the party would fain
sometime move. The programme lies
elsewhere, where the tariff Is spoken OF,
and the trusts. In that portion OF the
document there Is an air Of business
and a very definite indication OF what
Is Intended to be done, and by what
means.
1T may be interpreted in the light OF
some interesting things. Mr.. Roosevelt
has recently said.
"19r. 1oossvslt declares his devoted
adherence TO the principle OF protso-
ton. He declares that he 10 not
troubled By the fact that . very large
amount Of money u taken out Of the
pocket OF the general taxpayer ana put
into the pocket OF particular classes
Of protected manufacturers, but that
his concern 10 that 20 little Of this
money gets into the pockets Of the
employees. I have searched his pro-
gramms very thoroughly for en- In
dicataon Of what he expects to DO In
order TO see to IL that larger proper
ton Of this prize money gets into
the pay envelope, and I havS found
only one suggestion.
There Is a plank In the programme
which speaks Of establishing a
minimum, or living wage, for women
workers. and I suppose that We may
| assume that the principle u not In tho
long run meant to be conhded IN his
application to women only. Perhaps
we are justified in assuming chat the
third party looks forward to the general
establishment by law Of minimum
wage.
1T is very likely, take 1t for granted.
| that II a minimum wage were estab-
iished by law. the great majority Of
employers would take occasion TO bring
their wage scale as nearly as might be
down to the level of that minimum. and
| IL would be very awkward for the work.
Ing man to resist that process success
fully because II would be dangerous TO
strike against the authority of the
! Federal Government.
"korsovsr, most OF his employer
~ any rate. practically all Of the most
powerful OF his smploysru-would be
| wards and protsgss OF that Govern
msnt, which ID the master OF ~ all.
The Government u t. set mp . COM
mission whose duty II will be cot TO
check Or defeat II, but merely 70 regu-
late IL under rules which IL 10 itself
TO frame ana develop. DO that the
| chief employers VIII have this ire
1 msndous authority behind them; what
they DO they will have the license Of
the FEDERAL Government to DO, inolud-
ing the right to pay the wages sp-
proved by the Government.
ALWAYS THE OPPONENTS or
ORGANIZED LABOR.
And IL Is worth the while OF the
workinginen OF the country to recall
what the attitude toward organized
labor has been OF these masters OF con-
solidated Industries. whom the Federal
| Government is to take under its pa
tronage as well as under Its control.
They have always been the stout op-
ponents of organized labor, and they
have tried to undermine It in great
many ways. Some of the ways they
have adopted have worn the guise of
philanthropy and good will. and have
no doubt been used, for all ! know, in
perfect good faith. Some of them shave
set up systems OF profit sharing. OF COM
pensation for injuries. and Of bonuses
! and even pensions: but every one of
| these plans has merely bound their
wmkingmen more slightly TO them
selve,.
"Thsir rights under these various
arrangements are not legal rights.
They are merely privileges which they
enjoy 20 long ~ they remain In the
employment ana observe the rules
OF the great industries which employ
them. II they refuse to be wsansd
away from their independence, they
cannot continue to enjoy the benefits
extended to them.
"Whsn sou have thought the whols
thing out, therefore, You will And that
the programme OF the new party legal.
Ices monopoliss and systematically
subordinatss working mon to them and
to plans made by the Government both
with regard to employment ana with
regard to wages. ~ what means
except upon revolt, could We ever
break the crust OF our life again and
become free men, breathing an air OF
our own, choosing ana Living Lives
that we wrought out for oursslvss7
Perhaps this new and all-conquer.
ing combination between money and
government would be benevolent to US
perhaps II would carry out the noble
programme OF social betterment which
so many credulously expect of It. but
who can assure US OF that? Who will
give bond that II will be general anc
gracious and pitiful and righteous
What man or set of men can make u,
secure under It by their empty promis,
and assurance that II will take car,
OF us and be good?
"xt IL like coming out Of Q close AM
stiAaus air into the orsn, where ",
oan breathe fully again and see tn
free spaces OF tho heavens above NJ
to turn away from such . programme
the identical programme suggested &
committees OF Congress BY Mr.. Gar.
ana l4r. Perkins, to the proposals witt
which ths great Democratic thinker
Of the country OFFSET and oppose sucl
. platform
democratic leaders turn away from
any plan to legali.e monopoly and Civ
a Federal commission leave to say hoy
much OF 1t there should be, becaus
they know exactly what that woul,
mean. What they propose Is the res
toration OF freedom. What We need 4
the regulation of compe tition and tn
prosecution of what has created mon
opoly. When you have regulated 4,
you have In effect restored it,"
Falls Three stOriesy Dies.
Herman FLASHER OF No. IFS Broom