Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-05-06
California Senator Attacks
Project Of Oil Magnate;
Would Shield Children
From Learning His Ways
ATTACKS POLICY
OF PROTECTION
Saws It Does Not Protect
Workingman's w ge
Criticises Sherman Anti
Trust Laws Of Land.

Washington, d. c., May 5.-Efforts
In congress to incorporate the $loo''
900, 900 Rockefeller foundation were
scored today by Senator Works, who
declared them a proposal to farm
out to John D. Rockefeller and his
associates the right and power to
educate the people Of the country with
money accumulated by criminal
means" Senator Works statement
was made in connection with a speech
he delivered in the senate today on
trusts and combinations, the existence
of which he blamed to the high pro.
tective tariff policy.
'.The extent to which this may be
carried out is practically unlimited
The corporations and institutions OF
learning which may be established
throughout the country in the hands OF
people who will be subservient to the
interests and views Of Mr.. Rockefeller
and his associates are without mum
Der or limitation" said the senator.
Would save the Children.
i've as not want our children to be
taught the ways nor the methods of
John D. Rockefeller or his kind, nor
to be generous with ill-gotten gains
nor to touch, handle, or profit by gold
that should blister the fingers of the
man who has accumulated It by ex.
tortion, oppression, and crime, and is
now attempting to rid himself OF 1t by
giving it away, nor to become the re.
ceivers Of stolen goods in the name
and under the guise OF charity"
Sherman Law Inadequate.
The continued existence of trusts
and monopolies, the senator said, was
due to the inadequacy OF the Sherman
antitrust law, which he declared
should be 90 amended that specific re-
straints OF trade shall be unlawful,
with suitable punishment for. those
who violate the law. While he was not
in favor Of q high protective tariff
which fostered capitalistic combina-
ton, he said he would be In favor OF
an effort to protect the wage Garner
in his earnings and that he believed 1t
would be- IAN excellent thing to
harmonize the tariff and wages"
"The interstate commerce commits.
sion,' continued the senator, Should
be allowed to determine whether fair
wages are being paid by any concern;
and II not, to compel the employer EN-.
ploying foreign laborers and paying
European wages to pay the same
tariff on it's manufactured goods that
81 irNr q
tions until it's wages are increased to
fair scale for American workmen. II
a higher tariff did in fact protect the
wage Garner, I would cheerfully stand
for it's continuance, even at the ex-
pense Of higher prices to the con.
sumer The evident purpose of the SO
called tariff experts is, 50 far as prog.
ress has been made, to deprive the
farmers, who are themselves laboring
men and wage earners in most cases,
Of all protection and preserve 1t to the
trust and millionaire manufacturers.
This would be fatal mistake. In
most cases our manufacturers and
business men can compete in the
world and make profits. They can and
do sell their goods cheaper in foreign
markets than at home. With the
farmer. In many cases, it is different.
Equality a Reality.
''The wage Garner must be pro
tected In his earnings and reasonable
hours Of labor, the consumer In rea-
sonable prices, and the whole people
must be protected in their independ-
once and liberty. The equality Of all
men must be made reality and not
theory. II the democratic party can
and will accomplish these results, de-
manded by the people, it may live and
maintain itself in power. If 1t does not,
its reign will be brief. If neither OF
the old parties can or will restore the
government to the people as our fore.
fathers handed it down, then new
party will be raised up that will do the
peoples will. 1t will be a party Of the
peoples own making, founded on jus.
tice. fair dealing, and disinterested
patriotism. / am ready to give the
democratic party fair trial. am will
ing to wait and see and to lend my aid
to that party or any other to bring
about Just and beneficent laws
through and by which the whole peo.
ple may be brought into their own
and their just rights fostered and pro-
tacted " as2