The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-08

posai to purchase ships by the national
Government 10 a proposal to prevent pri.
vate business undertaking the perma.
nent revival Of the American shipping
trade.
A regards the tariff We need q non.
partisan tartR commission Of experts
who shall treat the tariff as q business
proposition In the interests Of the bust.
ness Of the opuntry as q whole and OF
all our fellow citizens, so as both to
secure and adequately to distribute pros.
perity.
The message does not make clear
what 1t ls-if anything--which theP resi-
dent proposes In the way Of industrial
legislation or action. lie states that the
transportation problem lies at the very
bottom Of our efficiency AZ a people.
This statement could be moro appropri-
ately made Of the whole business prob
lem, of which the transportation prob
lem II only n side. although q very
important side.
Industry Neeas Greatest.
He seems to stand. and in one cen.
tence clearly does stand. for the reGula-
ton Of the railways Of the country.
There 10 an v greater need Of the
encouragement. and incidentally the reg
ulation. Of industry. We need efficiency
In railroadinS; but II there are no goods
to carry there Ii no use In having car
riers; and therefore the fundamental
thing il efficiency in business.
The trouble with OUR business IN this
country to-day Is that II U be trans
acted at loose ends, largely because our
BUSINESS men whose first desire 10 to obey
the law ave been and are in jeopardy
lest some governmental official. national
or State, may decide nat they have dis
obeyed the Iaws--these law themselves
being often in hopeless conflict With one
another.
THE honest business man Of great
capacity. whose great capacity should be
at the service Of the country. - often
unable to find out how his business can
be transacted legally on anything hat
approximates a large scale and that =
ditions and requirements.
I'm short. he President fails 10 mAke
n single constructive recommendation a.
regards industry.
The most noteworthy part OF the
message Is that In which he says that
the gravest threats against our national
peace n national safety como from
citisens Of the United States born under
other flags. who have been disloyal and
who have sought to bring the authority
and good name Of our Government into
contempt and TO destroy our industries
wherever they thought It effective for
their vindictive purpose. In this he ie
entirely correct.
Try Jackson's Remedy.
"But the remedy lies In action such
as Andrew Jackson Toe about nullinca :
ton. such as Grover Cleveland took
about anarchy In Chicago. He states
that We are without adequate Federal
laws to deal with the situation. He says
tina such laws are necessary In order
to save the honor n self-respect OF
this nation he a mat II Is possible
to deal with the d~isloyalty. murderous
anarchy and co~nspiracies OF which he
speaks very efYectually : but he d
that he need not suggest the terms In
which they may be dealt with
IF President Wilson has not adequate
power he should tell us exactly what he
wishes In order to get the adequate
power. He should demand that the ma
tional Legislature give him h power.
But az a matter Of fact Mr.. Wilson
is himself responsible for most Of the
conditions Of which he complains. he
has met a policy Of blood and iron with
a policy Of milk and water.
The President now walls to Congress
that he IL unable to control anarchy and
would like them to supply what is lack
Ing BY RAISING laws the nature OF which
he does rot Indicate. There would be
no n. I'd for this wall II ten months ago
when he wrote his note to Germany
stating that he would hold her to strict
accountability for outrages against US
he a meant what he said and had
made II evident that he meant what he
said. Such action would not provoke
war. II would prevent the cumulative
outrages which lay the foundation for
war. THEODORE ROOSEVELT"