The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-07-27
Expects to Be Called An
archistic and Socialistic,
and Maybe Both
ALBANIAN is FIRST
DELEGATE TO ARRIVE
Is Charles II. Scott of Montgomery.
Roosevelt Attacks House--lndig
nant at Refusal to Accept
BattIeship Programme

Oyster Bay. n. Y. July 26.--The con-
fessionn of faith of Colonel Roosevelt
Is now down in black and white, the
finishing touches having been made to-
day. When he has completed the re-
eital of his doctrines in Chicago on the
night of August he probably will be
called socialistic or anarchistic. and
maybe both, he said tonight. But he
insisted that the measures he advocated
must come.
''rhey are corrective to socialism
and an antidote to anarchy he de-
olared
Two of the more striking measures
favored by Colonel Roosevelt are the
fixing by law of minimum wage scales
for women work ers and guarantee
by law to workmen employed in what
he calls the continuous industry of
elght-hour shifts and one days rest in
every seven.
Give Glimpse Behind Veil
Although Colonel Roosevelt has
taken unusual precautions TO prevent
the contents OF his speech from be-
coming known prematurely, he gave
glimpse behind the veil tonight. He
dealt almost entirely with broad eco-
nomic problems and gave the impress
sion that he will lay emphasis chief
ly upon subjects of this nature which
he says both the democratic and re-
publican parties have ignored rather
than upon matters which might be
placed under the head Of partisan pol
| ltics.
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he had not wished at the present to
take up new things but mad come to
| the conclusion that he must develop
some of his doctrines In his Chicago
speech and had gone farther than ever
before in advocating what might be
regarded by his opponents as radical
measures. He said he was curious to
see how his speech would be received
| by the large business interests and re-
called the opposition stirred MP among
business men by his speech n Column
bus. Ohio, lass February. In silich he
/ first advocated the recall OF juCrciai
decisions. The things he now has %
say, he added he hoped would NOT
frighten these men, for IL they were
wise. he asserted, they would see that
he was acting in their interest
Encourage Business
| Business should be encouraged in
every legitimate way he said, but at
| the same time business propriety should
be made the hand maiden of the peo-
pie" and the tendency should be to-
ward diyersihcation of the ownership
of property. The lines along which
business has developed recently at best
illustrated by the formation of huge
corporations should be recognized, he
said, and the effort should be to cor
rect attendant evils rather than at
r4..f. q -.
restrict their size. 1t was In this con-
nection. he said he favored the estab-
lishment of minimum wage scales for
women. and he added that later II
would probably be necessary to make
similar scales for male workers. His
proposal of a guarantee of six-day
work and the eight-hour shifts be re-
stricted to the Continuous industries"
IKE the steel mills, I'm which work Is
kept up "a hours day and seven days
a week.
Colonel Roosevelt mentioned these two
measure merely TO illustrate the kind OF
legislation he believes should be adopted
to meet existing conditions lie said 1t
would be foolish for him to say he knew
just what steps should be taken to bring
about a solution of all the economic prob
lens that have been raised.
First Few Steps
but II is poSSIDle, ne continued, TO see
the first few steps and after they have
been taken Ii will be easier 10 see what
should be done next
Proposals of the democrats, Colonel
Roosevelt said, were futile. He cited
the Stanley congressional investigation.
Recommendations that no corporation ne
permitted TO control more than 30 per
| cent of a business he declared to be fool
| ish The democrats some times before.
| he said. favored the same plan, only with
| a different limit, and he asserted that n
an attempt were made to put 1t into
effect the only result would be series
| of lawsuits for four or five years, ter
rninating in decisions similar to the recent
| rulings In the tobacco and oil cases, which
| in his opinion have accomplished moth
| ing.
The democratic party. he said. offered
no solution of these problems and as for
| the democratic platform he viewed 1t