The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-01-16
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
(By Clyde Fl. Tavenner, Special
Washington Correspondent to The

(By Clyde H. Tavenner, Special
Washington Correspondent to The
RepCrter.)
Washington, Jan. II President
raft in his New York recognition
speech, declared in fine sarcasm that
those dissatisfied with his admin
stratiOn demanded IAN ideal state
in which the poor and oppressed are
to acquire property and cease SUI
fcring'
This and similar statements OF
tie president. indicate why his ad-
ministration was unpopular. He was
prejudiced against any kind OF re-
| form His is the same view that is
held by Morgan, and Rockefeller,
and the other money kings who have
made their millions as result OF
federal laws which gave them mon
opolies of American markets with
power to charge the people for trust
products any price that their greed
Indicated. =.
Morgan and Rockefeller also be-
lieve that all who are not satisfied
with the old conditiOns-the bribery
of United States Senators by the Oil
trust. the failure to send guilty trust
magnatcs to Jail as the poor are
sent to Jail when they violate the
law, the infamous PayneAldrich
tariff laws which permit the big in
dustrial combinations to be ever
boosting prices and increasing the
cost of living-Morgan and Rookie
fcler end Taft believe that all who
complain of these things expect and
demand IAN ideal state IL which the
poor and oppressed are to acquire
property and cease suffering.
This is not true. 1t is ridiculous
to assert that because the people de-
mand tariff revision to reduce the
cost Of living chat they expect to de-
nand IAN ideal state"
In asking for an income tax which
VIII compel the rich to bear fair
proportion of the burden Of taxation
which they are not doing now.
In requesting the election of Unit
ed States Senators by the direct vote
of the people, to prevent their cleo
ton by bribery:
In demanding enforcement OF the
crimina! provision OF the Sherman
antitrust law, which is not now be-
ing enforced by an encouragement
W:,o was formerly sugar trust
la yer:
In desiring legislation, safeguard
ing legitimate business from the
public evils of Safeguarding
In expecting effective regulation
Of child labor, an employers liaDil-
ity law and protection of women
wage-earners:
In demanding and expecting
these things the public is not, as
President Taft says, and as Morgan
! and Rockefeller pretend to believe,
either demanding or expecting Ian
ideal state in which the poor and OPP
pressed are to acquire property
The people are simply asking for
square deal at the hands of those
public servants" they have sent to
Washington to represent them.
Filipinos Desire Freedom.
Manuel L. Quezon, resident com
missioner of the Philippine Islands
to the United States, who has just
returned to Washington from Ma
Mia, says that every town in the ar
chipelego has endorsed the Jones
bill, which he hopes will be passed
at the extra session of Congress.
The bill purposes to establish a
provisional government, more liber-
al and autonomous than at present,
for a probationary period Of eight
years beginning July 4, 1913, and
that after July 4, 1921, the United
States shall relinquish all rights OF
sovereignty over the Philippines
and grant to it's inhabitants full and
complete independence. The United
States would retain sovereignty over
necessary naval and coaling station
sites and terminal points for cables.
not including the bay and harbor Of
Manila.
The Jones bill would vest the leg
islatiye power of the Philippine Is
lands in congress of the Philip
pines, a senate comprising thirty
eight members and a house of eigh-
ty-seven members, both branches to
be elective. The executive power
would be vested during the proba-
tionary period in president, APP
pointive for four years by the presi-
dent of the United States, and after
July I, 1921, to be elective by the
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