The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-03-28
REDETELD DISCUSSES OUTLOOK.
Tells OF Mistakes of Government
system of Laws.

spectacle of a member OF the cabine
OF Democratic president praisin,
the policies and works of the Pro
gressive party was presented here to
day when Secretary of Commerc,
William c. Redheld, in delivering al
address before the University Of Cal
ifornia on the larger outlook, said
Indeed. the program of one of ou1
political parties takes shrewd advan
tage OF the social consciousness ant
bases its plea for power on the work
ing out by law of social reforms"
Secretary Rcdheld's theme was tn,
nation wide awakening of the peopl,
to their larger responsibilities. Ht
declared that the larger outlook
which is not socialism because it is
not based on the teachings Of any in.
dividual philosopher, includes the car.
ing for the many by the many, rathe,
than for the individual by the indi-
vidual.
The truth is," he said, that q new
social bill of rights is being worked
out in our land. Men have not known
that they were working out a revolu-
tion. If, however. we were now to at
tempt to set back the car of social
progress to the point where it stood
even ten years ago we would speed
lily become conscious how far it lad
run in that interval"
The tendency to investigate de-
ranged industrial situations, the Sec
retary declared. is an outgrowth of
the assumption of this broader re-
sponsibility. The people have come
to feel that local ills affect the entire
nation. The work OF some of the in
dustrial leaders in bettering conditions
OF employment also is an outgrowth
Of the new ideal, he said.
Preventable social and industrial
losses occupied the secretary chiefly.
The fact that there have died in the
United States from preventable caus-
es during the last year six hundred
thousand persons more than fell in
the American Civil War. concerned
the secretary deeply. The word pre-
ventable" attached to these statistics
he declared, shows that the people
have been criminally negligent.
THE government spends over four
and a half millions annually on the
forestry service, but little over half
that To protect health" said the sec
retary. and asked II trees are more
valuable than men. "Our advocates
OF peace attack war. / do not recall
them as being wildly excited over the
massacres of peace. Yesterday two
thousand people died whose lives we
knew how to save. A like number will
die today and again tomorrow. Yet
1t Is not what the politicians call an
ISSUE"
The secretary advocated moro ma
tional health "rk. I'VE issue bonds
for the slaugh OF war;" he said.
I'VE do not iss' them to save the
killings Of peac.
"The money ;alue OF these deaths
In peace he declared, 'is estimated
ut a billion dollars a year. enough to
pay off the national debt, to build
many battleships. and support great
armies"
Tho secretary then took up the
question OF loss by fire in the United
states. Since 1906 he said the fire loss
i'm this country has never been as
low as 5000. 100000. lie quoted an
authority to the effect that 81 900 a
minute goes up in smoke and flame
in this nation. To fight fire there is
maintained larger army than that
for national defense; more is expend-
ed in fire lighting than in building
battleships; more money is expended
for water with which to fight fires
than for ammunition. a Panama ca
nal could be built once year with
tho money lost through fires. This
loss. tho secretary of commerce
wishes to check.
Turning To subject of carriage, Mr..
Redheld declared that the cost of
moving freight on wagons is at the
very least twenty-five times as great
as that OF moving it on railroads.
Millions upon millions. he declared.
are wasted, annually by continued
use Of the system which includes
from seven to forty carriages Of pro-
duct between producer and consum-
er. He declared the Improvement of
rural roads would mean a tremen-
dous saving to the nation.
On the subject OF flood preven-
tion. Secretary Redfield declared ii
not TO be IL local matter. The QueS-