The Keota news. (Keota, Weld County, Colo.) 1911-1922, 1916-12-08

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,he operation vi ,he railways VI the
country shall not be stopped or inter
rupted by the concerted action Of or
gaRixed bodies Of men until a public
investigation shall have been instituted
which shall make the whole question
Mt issue plain for the judgment Of the
opinion OF the nation Is not to propose
any such principle. It 10 based upon
the very different principle that the con-
certed action Of powerful bodies Of men
shall not be permitted to stop the In
dustrial processes Of the nation, Mt any
rate before the nation shall have had
an opportunity to acquaint itself with
the merits Of the case as between en-
ployee and employer. time to form its
opinion upon an impartial statement
Of the merits. and opportunity to con-
slider all practicable means Of concilia-
ton or arbitration.
can see nothing in that proposition
but the Justinable safeguarding by So
ciety of the necessary processes of
its very life. There Is nothing arbl-
trary or unjust in 1t unless it be arbi.
trarily and unjustly done. 1t can and
should be done with a full and scrupu-
lous regard for the interests and liber.
ties Of all concerned as we'll as for the
permanent interests Of society itself.
Other Legislation Urged.
Three matters Of capital importance
await the action Of the senate which
have already been acted upon by the
house Of representatives: the bill
which seeks to extend greater freedom
of combination to those engaged in pro-
noting the foreign commerce Of the
country than Is now thought by some
to be legal under the terms Of the laws
against monopoly: the bill amending
the present organic law Of Porto Rico:
and the bill proposing p,ore thor
ough and systematic regulation Of the
expenditure of money In elections. COM
monty called the Corrupt Practices Act.
I need not labor my advice that these
measures be enacted into law. Their
urgency lies In the manifest circum-
stances which render their adoption at
this time not only opportune but neces-
sary. Even delay would seriously
leopard tho interests Of the country
and Of the government.
Immediate passage Of the bill to reg
ulate the expenditure Of money in cleo
tons may seem to be less necessary
than the Immediate enactment OF the
other measures to which I refer: be-
cause at least two years will elapse
before another election in which fed
eral offices are to be filled /; but 1t would
greatly relieve the public mind II this
important matter were dealt with
while the circumstances and the dam
gers to the public morals of the pres
ent method Of obtaining and spending
campaign funds stand clear under re-
cent observation and the methods Of
expenditure can be frnnkly studied in,
the light of present experience; and a
delay would have the further very Sc
rious disadvantage Of postpOning nc
ton until another election was Mt hand
and some special object connected with
1t might be thought to be in the mind
Of those who urged 1t. Action can be
taken now with facts for guidance and
without suspicion Of partisan purpose.
shall not argue at length the desir-
ability Of giving a freer hand IN the
matter Of combined and concerted ef-
fort to those who shall undertake the
essential enterprise Of building up our
export trade. That enterprise will
presently. will Immediately assume.
has indeed already assumed. a neagni-
tude unprecedented In our experience.
We have not the necessary instrumen-
talities for its prosecution: 1t Is