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2 THE TRUSTS BYROOSEVELT : ' i : , ' President Royally Banqueted tfy Milwaukee Merchants WAS BRILLIANT OCCASION Covers Were Laid for 530 Citizens Responded ! to Toast i 1 yVAS RECEIVED BY COMMITTEE HEADED BT MAYOR ROSE AND DRIVEN TO NATIONAL. SOLD IERS HOME WHERE HE AD DRESSED THE OLD VETERANS. MILWAUKEE, Wis, April a. Pres ident Roosevelt's special train reached this city at 2 p. m. and was met by a large crowd. The President donned his great fur coat for the first time on the trip as he reached Milwaukee. The weather was quite chilly and a tkeen wind was blowing. A reception ''committee headed by Mayor Rose, received the distinguished guest and his party, who were imme diately driven to tne National Soldiers Home. The President had as a special escort a troop of the Wisconsin Na tional Guards. The drive to the Sol diers' Home was over a ten-mile route and took In many of the prominent streets and many thousands of citizens turned out to bid the President wel come. Arriving at the Soldiers' Home, 2.000 veterans were reviewed by the President, who afterwards addressed them from the' grand stands. The re mainder of the program consisted of a public meeting at the Exposition build ing, receptions- at the Deutscher and Milwaukee Press Clubs. i At th Evening Banquet. Milwaukee, Wis, April, 3. President Roosevelt j was ,the guest of the Mil waukee Merchants & Manufacturers' Association at a banquet at the Plank in gt on House tonight, the occasion be ing the climax to the President's ten hours' visit to Milwaukee. Covers were laid for 530 representative citi zens. At the, President's immediate right sat United States Senator Quarles, while K. D. Wad hams, presi dent of the Milwaukee Merchants & Manufacturers' Association, and the toast-master of the occasion, was seat ed at bis left. After the banquet had been, served Toastmaster Wadhams introduced President Roosevelt, who responded to the toast, "The President of the United States." The President took this-occasion toigive his views on the subject of Trusts." Mayor Da vid S. Rose responded to the toast, "The City of Milwaukee. Enrouta To Minneapolis. Milwaukee, April 3. It was near ly midnight when the President con cluded his address and. as the train was due to leave over the Chicago & Milwaukee Road at midnight, he left the banquet hall before the program had been completed. When the Pres ident arose it seemed to be. the signal for a general departure of the guests, and the banquet program proceeded no further. The Presidential party left for Minneapolis shortly after mid night, j The President in his address upon "The Trusts," said: "Mr. Toastmaster, Gentlemen: To day I wish to speak to you on the ques tion of the control and regulation of those great corporations which are popularly,' - although rather vaguely, known as trusts; dealing mostly with what has actually been accomplished in the way of legislation and in the way of enforcement of legislation during the past eighteen months, the period cov ering the two' sessions of the ; fifty Seventh Congress. At the outset, I shall ask you to remember that I do not approach the subject either from the standpoint of those who speak of themselves as anti-trust or anti-corpora 1 1 on people. - nor yet from the standpoint of those who are fond of denying the existence of evils in the trusts, or who aparently proceed upon the assumption that if a corporation Is larpe enough it can do no wrong. "I think I speak for the great ma jority of the American people when I say that we are not in the least against wealth as such, whether individual or corporate: that we merely desire to see any abuse of corporate or combin ed wealth corrected and remedied; that we do not desire the abolition or de struction ! of big corporations, but, on the contrary, recognise them its being In many leases' efficient economic in struments, the results of an inevitable process of economic evolution, and only desire to see them regulated and con trolled so far as may be necessary to subserve the public good. We should be false to the historic principles of our Government If we discriminated, either by legislation or administration, either for or against a man because of either his wealth or his poverty. There is no proper place In our society either for the rich man who uses the power con ferred by his riches to enable him to opress and wrong his neighbors, nor yet for the demagogic agitator who. in stead of attacking abuses as all abuses should be attacked wherever found, at tacks property! attacks prosperity, at tacks men of wealth as such, -whether they be good or bad, attacks corpora tions whether they do well or ill. and seeks. In 4 spirit of Ignorant rancor, to overthrow the very foundations upon which rest our national well-being, y ,Tn consequence of the extraordinary industrial changes of the last half cen tury, and notably of the last two or three decades, changes due mainly to the rapidity and complexity of our In dustrial growth, we are confronted with problems which In their present shape were unknown to our forefathers. - Our great prosperity, with Its accompany ing concentration of population and of wealth, its extreme specialization of faculties, and its development of giant Industrial leaders, has brought much rood and some evil, and, it is as fool ish to Ignore the good as willfully - to blind ourselves to te evIL : The evil has been partly the Inevit able accompaniment of the social changes, and where .this la the case ;lt can be cured neither by law nor. by the administration of the . law, the only remedy lying In the slow change of character and of economic environment. But for a portion of the evil, at least, we think that remedies can be found. We know well the danger of false rem edies, and we are against all t violent, radical and unwise change. But we believe that by proceeding slowly, yet resolutely, with good sense and mod eration, and also with a firm determin atlon not to be swerved from our course either by foolish clamor or by any base or sinister influence, we can accomp lish much for the betterment 'of condi tions. :i ; j i": ""Nearly two years ago, speaking at the State Fair in Minnesota. I said: t " It is probably true tha the large majority of the fortunes that now ex ist in this country have been amassed, not by injuring our people, but as an incident to the conferring of great ben efits upon the community, and this, no matter what may have been the con scious purpose of those amassing them. There Is but the scantiest justification for most of the outcry against the men of wealth as such; and it ought to be unnecessary to state that any appeal which indirectly leads to suspicion "and hatred among ourselves, which tends to limit opportunity, and ; therefore to shut the door of success against poor men of talent, and. finally, which en tails the possibility of lawlessness and violence. Is an attack upon the funda mental properties of American citizen ship. Our interests are at bottom com mon; in the long run we go up or down together. Tet more and more it is evi' dent that the State, and if necessary the Nation, has got to possess the right of supervision and control as regards the great- corporations which are. its creatures; particularly" as regards the great business combinations which de rive a 'portion of their importance from the existence of some monopolistic ten dency. The right should be exercised with caution and self-restraint: but it should exist, so that it may be Invoked if the need arises i i "Last fall in speaking at Cincinnati, I said: ,. " The necessary super! vision and control. In which I firmly believe as the only method of eliminating the real evils of the trusts; must come through wisely and cautiously framed legisla tion, which shall aim in the first place to give definite costrol to some sover elgn over the grat corporations, and which shall be followed, when once this power has been conferred, by a system giving to the Government the full knowledge which Is the essential for satisfactory action. Then, 'when this knowledge one of the essential feat ures of which is proper publicity has been gained, what further steps of any kind are necessary can be taken with the confidence born of the possession of power to deal with the subject, and of a thorough knowledge of what should and can be done in the matter. We need additional power, and we need knowledge. j Such legislation whether obtainable now or obtainable only after a constittiuonal amendment should provide for a reasonable su pervision, the most prominent feature of which at first should be publicity; that Is, the making public, both to the Government authorities and to the people at large, the essential fact in which the public is concerned. This would give us an exact knowledge of many points which are now not only in doubt but the subject of fierce con troversy. Moreover, . the mere fact of the publication would cure some very grave evils, for the light of day Is a deterrent to wrongdoing. It wouH doubtless disclose other evils' with which, for the time being, we could der vise no way to grapple. Finally, it would disclose others which could b grapled with and cured by further leg islative action ' J "In my message to Congress for 1901 I said: " In the Interest of the whole people the Nation should, without interfering with the power of the states In the mat teY, itself also assume power of super vision and regulation over all corpor ations doing an interstate business. ' The views thus expressed have now received effect by the wise, conserva tive, and yet far-reaching legislation enacted by Congress at its last ses sion. - : 4 ' "In its wisdom Congress enacted the very important law providing a De partment of Commerce and Labor, and further providing therein under the Secretary of Commerce and Labor, for a Commissioner of Corporations charg. ed with the duty of supervision and of making intelligent investigation into the organization and conduct of corpor ations engaged in 'interstate commerce. His powers to expose illegal or hurtful practices and to obtain all Information needful for the purposes of further in telligent, legislation . seem adequate; and the publicity justifiable and proper for public purposes is ! satisfactorily guaranteed. The law was passed . at the very end of the session of Con gress. Owing to the lateness of its passage Congress was not able to pro vide proper equipment for the new De partment; and the first few months must necessarily be spent in the work of organization, and the first investi gations must necessarily be of. a ten tative character. The satisfactory de velopment of such a system requires time and great labor. Those who aie intrusted with the administration of the new law will assuredly administer it in a spirit of absolute fairness and Justice and entire fearlessness, with' the firm purpose not to hurt any cor poration doing a legitimate business on the contrary to help it and, on the other hand, not to spare any corpora tion which may be guilty of , illegal practices, or the methods of which may make it a menace to the public wel fare. Some substantial good will be done In the Immediate future; and as the Department gets fairly to work un der the law an even larger vista. ; for good work will be opened along the line indicated. The enactment of this law Is one of the most significant con tributions which have been made in our time toward the proper solution of the problem of the relations to the peo ple of the great corporations and cor porate combinations. - , t "But much though this Is, it is only a part of what has been done in the effort to ascertain and correct improp er trust or monopolistic practices. Some eighteen months ago the Industrial Commission, an able and nonpartisan body, reported to Congress the result of their investigation of trusts and in d us trial combinations. One of the most Important of their conclusions was that discriminations in freight rates ".Continued .on pag 5.). 'SIIsl UP BEFORE GRAND JURY Veveral Prominent Chicago Commission Houses UPON SERIOUS CHARGES Evidence Produced Tending to Prove Them Guilty of Bucket Shopping AMERICAN BORN GERMAN BOY VISITS GRAND PARENTS AND IS IMPRESSED INTO EMPEROR'S ARMY WASHINGTON f HOTEL KEEPER KILLED. " ! :' CHICAGO. April 3. As a result of a bitter fight that has sprung up in the board of trade oyer the question of "puts and calls," evidence has been laid before the. grand jury tending to prove that several of .. the most prominent commission houses in the city have been guilty of "bucket shopping and the jury has voted seven indictments. No bills have been returned "as ' yet, and this step will not be taken before tomorrow when seven members will . be called upon to give bonds for their ap pearance in court, : ' Impressed Into Army. Everett. Wash, April 3. Alfred C gherwinski, of this city, aged 18, has. according to bis , father's statement, been Impressed into service in the German army. ; Young Sherwinskl left this city recently to visit his grand parents in Germany, and, .upon his fail ure-to secure a passport, .was Impress ed Into Emperor William's army. The boy is .American bom, and Bis father has secured the services of local attor neys to open negotiations with the Sec retary of State to bring about the re lease of the boy.' Shot By Masked Man. Spokane, Wash, Aprli S. A special to the Spokesman -Review from Go van. Wash, says: C F. Tennis, proprietor of the Hotel Govan, was shot three times and almost instantly killed this evening by an unknown masked man. No motive Is known for the crime. Tennis walked into the saloon conduct ed by a man named Pletchettp and sat down. The only other occupant of the saloon was L. G. Gleep, a lumber deal er. A minute later an unknown man walked in, and paying, "I've got you now," fired three shots at Tennis, each bullet taking effect. The man ran to the back door and escaped in the dark ness. .....' . ... Ran. Onto the Rocks. San KraneiscD. Cal, April 3. The steam schooner Albion River, sailing from this city last night with forty passengers from Point Arena, ran on the rocks iu Bodega Bay. The passen gers were safely taken ashore this af ternoon by the United States Life Sav- In Crew of Point Reyes. The schoon er will probably be a total loss. Had a Narrow Escape. Wllkesbarre, Pa, April 3. An cxplo sion of sras occurred this afternoon In a mine of the Lehigh' Wllkesbarre Coal Company, in the southern part of this citv. One hundred men were working in the mine, but all were rescued with out injury. , TO ORGANIZb LEAGUE GOOD ROADS ENTHUSIASTS OF LIBERTY WILL HOLD A MEETING TONIGHT. ' The srood roads enthusiasts of the Liberty neighborhood will hold a meet ing at the Liberty school house this ev ening for the purpose of organizing a local good roads league. Bruce Cun ningham.' Daniel Seiverts, Wv H. Gra benhorst, Roy Ohmart and J. H. Dan. ils, the members of the committee ap pointed at the meeting held ,on Wed nesday evening, March 25, held a con ference witl County Judge John H. Scott relative to the steps necessary to be taken to. perfect permanent organi zation, and the committee has prepared a complete set of by-laws which will be presented for consideration at to- alght's meeting. ; The members of the committee report Increased interest , and much enthusi asm in the matter. among the enterpris ing residents of Liberty, and " a large attendance is expected at the meeting this evening. A great deal of crushed rock was put on the road leading from Salem to Liberty, last year, and the result has been very' satisfactory, so the Liberty people propose to take, ad vantage of " the opportunity, afforded them by the Marion county court,' and will make good use of the rock-crusher. which will be allowed to remain in their district during the greater part of the coming season. .' s IN COUNTY COURT V DAY DEVOTElTTQ CONSIDERATION :OF PETITIONS FOR. ROAD, IMPROVEMENT. (From Saturday's Daily.) ;. The third day's session of the Marlon county commissioners court,' held at the court house yesterday, was devoted to the consideration of various road pe- tlons, and other matters of minor im portance. .The court room' was crowd ed all day by farmers and other citizens who were interested in the different pe titions before the court, and the mem bers of the court listened attentively to the arguments made In support of. and adverse to- the various petitions under consideration, - .- " .: Today the Judge and commissioners will go out tor the Fruitland country "to look after roads and bridges.' A num ber of complaints have been made ret garding the unsafe condition of differ ent bridges throughout the county and if all reports are true it will necessitate the expenditure of a large sum of mon ey for bridge repairs during the coming season - W. M.'Cline and others petitioned the court for the location and establish ment of a county road in township 6 south, range 1 west, and the court made an order appointing J. M. Kyle, S. T. Hobart and H. D. Mount, viewers, and B, B. Herrick Jr.; surveyor, to view and survey the proposed location and report upon the same at the May term of court. The time for the meeting of the viewers and surveyor was set for April 27. " .'-'r-- wT- - -.7 The petition of S. Young and others, for the location and establishment of a county road in township S south, range 1 west, was dismissed by the court tar the reason that the same was not drawn up and presented in' proper form, i The petition of R- R. Ryan and others for the location of a road near the Bon ham' and Winstanley farms, north of this city, was "dismissed for a similar reason. - . , A warranty" deed was filed In the court by George W. Pearmlne and wife, conveying to Marion county a strip ol land off the south side of their1 premises in township 7 south, range 3 west, tb same to be used for road purposes. An order was made by the court instruct ing, the county clerk to have the deed placed on record in the Marion county recorder's office. ' t The petition of Jennings Smith an, others asking for county aid to Millard Stevens, a resident of the Howell prai rie country, was disallowed by the court. ', : . LEWIS AND CLARK LEAGUE LADIES OF SALEM ORGANIZE EN THUSIASTIC SOCIETY FOR BIG FAIR, " V ' A large number of Salem's enterprls ngl ladies turned out yesterday after noon to hear the address delivered at the First M. E. church by Mrs. Judge Win. Galloway, of Portland, on "Wo men's Work for the Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition. Mrs. Gallo way's address was an able and inter esting one, and created much enthusi asm among the ladies present. At the conclusion of the address a club war organized by the Salem ladies and the following officers were elected: Mrs. C P. ' Bishop, president. Mrs. J. L. Cal breath, vice president; Mrs. H.B. Thiel- sen. second vice president: Mrs. Russell Catlin, secretary; Miss Helen Qalbreatb assistant secretary; Miss Sail IS Bush, treasurer. The club was organized with a roll of twenty-one members, which number will be rapidly increased when the organization gets down to a working basis. t THE BENEFIT OF CHANGE. iWe are like house plants. We neec" a change of soil now and then to b replanted. New scenes.: new experi ences, new surroundings a change of climate, dry air instead of moisture sunshine in place Oi - cloud, v ,This If sometimes essential to health) There are conditions near at hand that . are better than Europe can offer. Take s month or two in California. Plant yourself for a time where 'jtrtere'jare no, irritatior.s, where the hotel is be yond criticism, the landscape pleasing, and where warm sunny .weather in vites to walks and drives. Jure-janc" dry air, and the increased elect In fluences of sunshfne are vastly help ful. ' ; - You can make this trip at very lit tle expense, and enjoy a ride oven the scenic Siskiyou and Shasta mountains which, at this , time of the year, with their' snow-covered peaks, are unsur passed for their grandeur. n-jfbr complete information regarding rates, points of interest, and delightful hotels in California, address - . W. E. COMAN, General Pass. Agent. S. P. Co, Portland, Oregon WILL BEBIG CROWD ONE AND OjtfE-THIRD FARE WILL. BE GRANTED CONGRESSIONAL. CONVENTION AT EUGENE. W. E. Coman, the general passenger agent of the Southern Pacific lines In Oregon, has granted ar; reduction in fares to those desiring to attend the Republican Congressional Convention in Eugene on Thursday next, April The' convention win open at z p. ,m. Following is the wording of the official order of Mr. Coman?7 ' "Referring to your favor of April Z, beg- to advise that we have made a rate of. one and one-third fare from points on; Oregon lines to "Eugene and return. account the Congressional Convention at that- point- , It will De necessary to secure recipts for fares paid to Eugene In order to receive benefit of reduc tion. . . PRDDICTS HARD TIMES PRESIDENT SMITH. OF MORMON CHURCH. OPPOSED TO GEN I TEEL. PROFESSIONS. SALT LAKE CITY. Utah. April 4. The seventy-third annual conference of the Latter Day TSainst was opened In the tabernacle today by President Jo seph smith, fully 12.000 ntembers " of the Mormon church listening to his address. . In- his ' opening address - President Smith warned the ' members of the church , that they should look at any time, now for a period of hardship and financial oppression. He advised them to pay their obligation' to God. Smith declared ' that the one thing the saints most needed was manual training for the- boys, and severely, scored the gen teel professions. "If I had millions of money," he said. T would be ashamed of my children if my boys did not know how to handle a pitchfork and my daughters to cook." DECREASE OF TUBERCULOSIS. It' is a comfort-to reflect that con- Sumption has decreased M.5 per cent In: its death record r since 1840. Pneu monia may be more devastating or not, but it can never have the dread to Its name that consumption has had. for pneumonia is a disease which usually yield to scientific treatment and the resistance of a good constitution, but consumption is nature's worst treach ery to humanity. 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