The sun., 1913-11-23
ROOSEVELT ATTACKS
JUDICIARY IN U. s,
colonel at Santiago, Chile,
Points Out Faults in
system Here.
BIG BUSINESSES NEEDED
Ex-Prpsident Says People Must
Insist ON Cooperation Of
Profit Sharing.

SANTIAGO. Chile. Nov. 22-rheodore
Ecose,e Welt, In n speech delivered here to-
night. attacked the judiciary Of the United
states. ealing Il ultra-conservative and
saving their whole training and the
sloo,ness Of their position on the bench
preven, their having any real knowledge
Of or understanding sympathy with the
lives and needs Of the ordinary hard work.
ing toller."
col, Roosevelt was received here with
a srea, popular ovation. He called on
President Barros Luca and the President
returned the visit in the afternoon.
Col Roosevelt had luncheon At the
cavalry school before his speech this eve
ming at the University Of Chile.
His speech. which was entitled. 'The
Democratic Movement in a Republic was
listened to for the most part by univer.
s,y students. The greater part OF II was
devoted to AN analysis OF economic condi-
ions in the United States during the
twelve years since Roosevelt became
President.
Among other things. he said that big
business has come to stay. and that the
pcoplc must insist on cooperation OF profit
sharing and partnership as regards eni-
ployer and employee.
Again he declared that conditions in your
country have reached a point where Judges
hay, become "in reality irresponsible
lawmakers with a strong natural bias
AGAINST every species Of reform legisla-
ron for social and industrial relief and
4. fAr play.
Mr.. Roosevelt's speech.
H. speech in part follows:
"ln the early days of the nineteenth
yphen covernnent almost eyery-
where was In the hands Of the few. the
rights Of the many could best be secured
and entrenched abuses overthrown by re-
s,rc;ing the use of the powers OF govern
ment and by claiming for every man the
exercise OF an almost unrestricted indi-
,iduali>m.
"A century later the growth of the
country In wealth and industry had re-
suited in the creation of conditions which
'conclusively showed that in order to achieve
the objects which the early Democratic
leaders had at heart II was necessary TO
reverse the processes by which these early
Democratic leaders thought the objects
could be achieved.
one OF the standbys OF the re-
actionsries was the judiciary. In the
days when the people suffered from the
tyranny of irresponsible power it was
absolutely vital that the courts should
be independent of this irresponsible power,
80 that they should possess complete In
dependence in the exercise OF their judicial
functions. Accordingly. the independence
81 the judiciary became one OF the vital
features Of the Democratic programme.
Blu, during the last half Of the nineteenth
century the leaders OF reaction In the
United States. political and financial alike.
gradually grew to recognize in the
Judiciary their most powerful potential
ally. There was very little actual cor
ruption on the bench; on the contrary,
our Judges have been on the whole both
able and upright public servants. stand
ing on a level probably higher than that
Of any other civil servants OF the Gov
eminent. But their whole training and
the aloofness Of their position on the
bench prevent their having as a rule any
real knowledge os. or understanding sym
psthy with. the lives and needs OF the
ordinary hard working toiler.
"In consequence their tendency is to be
ultra conservative in all matters where
the fancied rights OF property are In
voked on behalf Of the big privileged in
terests as against human rights, as
against the ordinary rights OF ordinary
men and women. The reactionaries in
business and the bosses In politics thus
found these well meaning and upright
Judges instruments already fashioned for
their use Their purposes were served by
sradualy clothing the Judges with non
judicial functions. including especially the
ilght to interpret and authoritatively and
finally TO declare the meaning Of the SUI
preme and fundamental law OF the land
The Constitution. This made the Judges
N reality irresponsible lawmakers, with
strong natural bias against every
species Of reform legislation for social
and industrial relief and fair play.