Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-21
WANTS IT DEFINED
Mr.. Utter Seeks Information
on Progressive Movement.
SAYS VAGUENESS PREVAILS
Discusses Before Unworthy Club
Problems the Country
Is Facing.

The progressive movement in politics in
this country today Is for something differ
ent from what We now have. But what
that something Is none Of the so-called
proeressives seem able to explain. have
talked with many OF them at the Capitol.
l have read their statements In the public
press. There seems to be no great prin-
cipie involved in the movement. but mere
ly desire for a change. impelled by a
feeling Of unrest abroad In the country
In this manner Representative Utter of
Rhode Island. . republican member OF
the House. characterized the progressive
movement in an address delivered before
the University Club last night.
Touches on Many Problems.
His subject was .kambles." and the
Rhode Island representative touched upon
many of the problems which are facing
this country today. in the course. OF his
address. including the corporation. labor
ana political brand of problems. He
urged the university-bred men to remem-
Der that they had been educated not
merely to advance their own interests
in the world. but to have q care for the
interests Of their fellow men. They mus,
not, he said, become inbuod with the idea
that toll was in any way degrading and
tnat they were above toll. particularly
toll with the hands, the toll of the labor.
Ing man. College men. he said, must
take their place In the world as leaders
IN the maintenance Of q government OF
the people, for the people and by the
people
Without the great aggregations of
wealth, from which developed the cor
porati0n, this country could not have
reached its present great development"
said Representative Utter. I'VE all must
realize that" He added that the cor
poration was q cold-blooded AFFAIR. and
that the danger lay in the fact that they
divorced men from their personal inter-
est In others. He deplored the fact that
that feeling of personal interest in his
fellows was gradually being lost to the
American citizen.
Bonds Of Sympathy Loosened.
The dictates Of society as organized
today. he said. were tending to break
down all the old bonds OF human SYM
pathy between the citizens Of this coun-
try. The growth Of q class OF million
aires. who had nothing In common with
the rest Of the population. the tendency
Of thousands of men and women to en-.
terrain their friends and acquaintance in
public restaurants on "frappe." rather
than to take them into their own homes
| were factors in this demolition Of thu
old social order. said Representative
Utter.
The tendency was noticeable. he said
| even in the colleges and universities OF
the country. When q member Of the
community became i'll In the old days
there was always q half dozen persons
who would gladly go In person to aid ir
| making the stricken man or woman more
comfortable and bestow their persona
| sympathy. Today, he said. instead o.
showing this personal interest they con
tribute toward the salary Of q traine<
nurse to care for the sick.
| Representative Utter touched upon Ia.
Dor and unionism. saying that he realized
the necessity. too, for labor unions. but
| that they had their weaknesses also, tax.
ing the individuality from the man. He
deplored what he said was q growing
| feeling among the laboring classes that
| the governmental institutions were In q
| way separated from them: that they
were distinct from the governing class.