The Detroit times., 1912-09-25

of each. But the conditions OF employ
mcnt are steadily improving and ar'
better here than In any other country
OF the world. The governor OF Sell'
fornia. In a recent address TO the en-
ployes OF the Packard Automooiie %
Iwnsraai GeSmany has carried
out every line OF the Progressive
party's program; Great brlta'h mas
done 40 In part p,,,on rhe srsI ~ bumsn
rights is the United states Here
alone we see the dollar placed
above the rights OF men women
and children
rect IN this. and N as he says the con-
ditions OF working men abroad are
better than here. N Il at least pertttt-
ent TO inquire why have upwards ol
eight million immigrants from every
quarter OF the world come 10 make
their home under our flag during the
mast ten wears? And why do they keel
on coming 10 our shores at the rate oil
nearly million year the taSt !.
which \ have quoted were addressed
are working under almost ideal condi-
tions.
solved and we must meet them fear
lesslv and honestly We cannot live
upon the achievements OF the past The
fact that we have performed well the
duties OF yesterday does not excuse u'
from performing well the duties OF TO,
dav we have great social and moral
questions vet 10 settle. growing out oi
new Industrial conditions. The reEu.
latIon OF the employment OF our grea'
army OF working women at such I.
wage and under such conditions as VIII
protect health. life and morals Is I'M
perative Already We have IN Michl,
gan the ntne-hour law Ter worklnE
women and for children under IN years
and our department. Of labor Is keenIi
alive 10 the great moral and socla,
questions involved In the employment
OF women I'm our industries upon sc
large scale,
More Problems 90 solve.
We have great Industrial and eco
nomic problems to solve growing out
OF gigantic combinations OF capital We
must nnd some reasonable and lus'
method OF controlling the great INDUS
trial organizations OF the country ~
we do not, there Is danger that the
servant may become the master. Some
OF the sreat corporations OF our day
have grown TO such proportions that
In wealth aud power. they rival tns
empires OF days gone by.
Take for example the great steel
corporation. In which the people OF
Michigan are vitality Interested because
OF its extensive holdings and employ
hundred thousand stockholders and EN-
ploys 200. 900 workmen. II owns more
land than Massaeh usetts. New Hamp'
shire and Vermont. IL supports more
people than live in Nebraska II EN-
ploys more men than fought at Gettys-
burg II sails n larger navy than Italy
IL makes more steel than Germany, II
gathers UP larger revenue than the
government of the United States itself
and represents more capital than al
tho banks OF New York
How TO handle such mighty combina-
tions OF capital without jeopardizing ouI
Industrial supremacy as a nation IL In
deed worthy OF the efforts of ouI
wisest and most patriotic statesmen
Such great questions cannot be SETTLED
oYhand. Whether we have been work
ing along the best lines In recent year,
is not yet clea. No one 10 wise enough
10 say with absolute confidence how
this great question will be ultimately
worked out. We must feel our way
Our policy must be one of growth. But
whatever methods employed tn,
Republican party insists that In III,