Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-09-20
Differences Between Capital
and Labor Form Principal
Theme Of Former Presi-
dent in Wichita Speech.
NO REFERENCE IS MADE
TO COLOMBIAN TREATY
Address TO Statewide Meet
Ing Of ProgreSsiyes Is Along
Somewhat Different Lines
From Recent Utterances.
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wichita, Kan. Sept. ie.--Colonei
Theodore Roosevelt. addressing q
statewide meeting 1T the proefessiyef
here today. elucldaied his position
on importnnt subjects 81 legislation
He discussed the relations Of capital
ana labor az some length pointing e.
the Colorado labor troubles as illus.
tfailag the failure ~ national and
state governments to enact and en-.
force effective laws. aud pointed TO
the New York. New Haven aud Hart.
ford railroad scandal A. an example of
capital gone wrong In the absence Of
proper governmental control
Business. he asserted. - entitled 10
lts profits. and We must learn 10 a..
eept the principle Of combinations Of
capital as n the highest economic
value hut this acceptance. he In
sisted. must carry with II fair
share 81 profit to the empIoye. The
Industrial situation has greatly
changed in the last twenty-five years.
he said, for whereas az the beginning
81 the period mentioned only about
70 per cent Of the people were en-
ployes, at this time. he said, half OF
them live on their wages lie quoted
Dooley in illustration. Jefferson
was good man." said Dooley. but
he lived before the days OF open
plumbing"
Congressman erred In defeating re-
form measures proposed by proeres-
aiFes, the speaker asserted. mention
ing the Murdoch trust bills, the tariff
commission bill, the federal employ
ment bureau bill and the bin 10 the
abolition Of child labor. as measures
which he said were blocked by OPP
ponfnts Of the progressiyes.
Reform Political Machinery.
This opposition. he said. empha-
sized the need Of our demand for
reform Of the political machinery, no
iahiy the reform Of the presidential
nominating system. Expanding the |
labor theme, Colonel Roosevelt said:
There must be ful participation In |
me industry % the three big factors
adequate capacity capital. successful |
management. highly paid and highly /
efiieient labor. There must be fun +
and ungrudRlng recognition Of iabor's /
rights IN industry, and on the other /
hand no less recognition OF labor OF T
Its responsibility as TO output and is
share Ia the responsibility to the pub
~ ~ "t""At4 anu F'N%t III tU1NHNIls
Not only must we now Insist on /
certain types OF legislation but we
must take the lead IN educating the
public. in educating out people as a
whole because there can be no leglsla-
ion until we have an intelligent and
iroused public opinion. Often the
GENE not so much from a
conflict between right and wrong as
'etween one right aud another.
ON the other hand we often have
o face a situation in which both sides
AVE done wrong. although one has
lone more wrong than the other. In
uch cases, government authorities I
hould interfere. doing impartial JUS !
lee 70 both. and exacting Justice from i
9th
Cites Colorado Strike. I
In relation to the latter. Colonel |
Roosevelt cited the case OF conditions IL
4 Colorado IN connection with the
irike Of the Colorado Fuel 4 Iron
ompany 1
These conditions he asserted 2
are primarily due 70 our failure as II
nation following the failure Of the
eopie Of Colorado "a stafe), 10 h
roNiae the kind Of remedy and 10 Z
dopt the kind % attitude that ! adj d
p ate and thar all Of Us who feel as I,
90 are endeavoring 20 bring home o
the national conscience and to the o
Atlonal understanding. In the case v
The Colorado Fuel ad Iron company ~
g see the absolute neeatiun Of the b
Finciple OF Industrial democracy Ia
COLONEL Roosevelt declared the y
en- responsible fer the manaKemnt 81
IN company iHeslHt on their selfish
ID antoeratlo rights to manage the Of
lsiness as they see best and that It X
ID been conducted exclusively for In
cir profit without regard 10 the in
,hts Of the public or the wage
srkefe a,
referring to the violence accom- re
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