Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-01-21
ROOSEVELT HAS BOTH
BLAME AND PRAISE TO
GIVE GERMAN PEOPLE

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Of business and, political privilege. :
der Governor Johnson. has tried to do
justice 20 the RAILWAYS as well az t.
exart Justice from them This effort
has been partially nulified BY the fact
TINT IN direct eontfayention Of one OF
the main purposes which the United
States constitution was designed to put
into effect, we have permitted inter-
state commerce largely to pass under
the control of the states instead Of
keeping il under the control Of The
nation When, for instance. Califor-
mia. apprceating the fact that rail
roads cannot possibly lie successfully
operated unless they are allowed bust
ness opportunities which viii enable
them 10 make IA reasonable profit
acted accordingly, the action was null
lifted by certain neiRhboring state
commissions CALIFORNIA; experience
has shown that It is impossible per-
manently to secure good results in
dealing with the instrumentalities of
Interstate commerce, tho railroads, do.
ing an interstate business. through
the commissions Of forty-eight differ
tnt states. and that the only way is
to have the whole business of inter-
state commerce and everything per-
tanning to It handled hy the admins
ttatiVe officers At Washington
National Corporation law
= believe IN a national ineorpora-
ton law for corporations Of amy size
engaged in interstate business
one Of the greatest drawbacks in
fealng equtablv with corporations is
The determination az professional an
ti-trust men To punish the corpora
tlonA for past abuses, the speaker said.
lie advocated laws for the benefit Of
farmers, workers and sehippers, but
asserted that IL these laws make it
impossible for the shipping interests,
for the railroads, or for any Of the
great business Interests concerned, to
do business at reasonable profit,
they create Il situation far more iniol-
cradle than that which they eEtfeavor
10 ftfftfiiNs NJ NUlHttlfftG AR|iilft0EAtAt
or railway commission. he said, is
worth us salt unless II stands un-
flnehingly against any popular clam
or which prevents the corporation
from getting ample profits. exactly as
il stands against the corporation
which, having secured ample prnfits,
fails to render proper service to the
public, To de justice to its employees
and "a act honestly toward all men,
Discussing Germany Colonel Roose-
welt said.
For the last eiEhteen months ]
have borne testimony with all my
strength against Germany because Of
its cynical disregard of the obligations
of international humanity. alike in its
dealings with Belgium, in the outrages
committed on non-eomhatants of oth-
er nationalities and in its assaults on
eur own people. Ii has been to cur
deep alseredit as nation that We
have not actively and effectively in
terfered against the cailous brutality.
BUT. exactly as | hold il to he an ao-
herrent thing IS show timidity or
weakness in dealing with Germany
where Germany is wrong where she
wrongs either ourselves or others 81
! hold it an nnspeakahie foolish thing
to refuse 10 pay heed to the German
example where this example should
be followed by other nations
Germany offers a striking exam
pie Of national efficiency on a eigan-
tic scale. Germany has been far in
advance If as Ia securing Industrial
assurance. cid age pensions and
homes. reasonable fair division Of
profits between employer and em-
pioyed. and the llke She has also
been far in advance If us in the way
she has both controlled and eneeur-
aged industry. Above all, she has