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URGE DISBARMENT
OF NOTED LAWYER,
JOSEPH H. CHOATE
Former U. S. Ambassador to
Great Britain Charged with
'Selling Out' Client
LOSING LITIGANT ACCUSER
American Bar Association Asked
to Expel Its Most Shin
ing Light
[Associated Press]
V" CHATTANOOGA, Term.. Aug. 31 —
V Lawyers attending the American Bar
■ I association meeting here were aston
■ I (shed at the publication In an afternoon
. ypaper of the report that sensational
/charges had been preferred in the as-
E ( Boclatlon against Joseph H. Choate of
7, New York, former ambassador to Great
'■). Britain.
/ ; All agre the charges have been made
B nt least twice before In meetings of
I file association, but most of the dele
-j, pates wore In ignorance of their pre
sentation at today's sesion.
George W. Chamlee of Tennessee on
•': the floor of the convention today an
• I nounced he had . a petition to offer.
President Llbby repelled that the peti-
I tion would be received.
This petition, which was received
■without being read in the convention,
•■' '.contained the charges against Mr.
X ■ Choate, prepared by James R. Watts of
I New York.
I The charges have not been presented
Hto | the grievance committee; In fact,
i the grievance committee ' has had no
I 1 meeting here, us there were no griev
-1 i : ances to come before it. ,
,; ' But two members of the committee
,':- are present, and they have heard noth
-11 ing of the alleged charges. The mem
- bers present are Fred Lehman of St.
Louis and George R. Peck of Chicago.
■I President Libby was asked tonight
' for a statement in regard to the mat
/ ter. He replied:
WILL. NOT DISCUSS CHARGES
"'■'. "There Is no reason for me discussing
./his affair, as there is no such question
pDefore the convention."
y. Had the charges been referred to the
I grievance committee no action could
, have been taken within a year.
n The charges recite that Joseph H.
tChoate has been. guilty of violation of
I jthe constitution of the American Bar
(association in a failure to uphold the
j honor of the profession of the law, and
:': a petition that he be expelled from the
■' bar association' was also presented to
the association today.
." These charges were filed by Watts
■ through his attorney, George W. Cham
: lee of this ctiy, a member of the bar
j association. Th© charges are that Mr.
I Choate has violated the confidence of
; .his clients. James R. Watts and wife;
that he violated the canons of ethics
of the American Bar association, has
been guilty of divers and many offenses
"-■ln - violation of good morals and fair
dealings, and has brought dishonor and
■■ disgrace upon the American Bar assocl-
I 1 talon of the United States of America.
■i The first charge has to do with, cer
tain litigation entrusted to Mr. Choate
jiand-his associates in the firm of
i's Evarts, Choate & Beaman of New
York city and In an associate partner
ship with Treadwell of Cleveland.
DETAILS OF CHARGES
■ ; In 1885 Mr. Watts engaged the firm
of Evarts, Choate & Beaman to b:mg
suit against Walter Weston and Al
■ ; fred Weston, former business, as
sociates, for $250,000 damages. This
B suit , was filed. The petition alleges
,that not long afterward Mr. Watts
if. was In the office of Mr. Choate and
.: overheard by accident a conversation
i between Mr. Choate and an attorney
%In which -this attorney, representing
I Weston Bros., offered to Treadwell of
■'Cleveland Choate's "trial attorney,"
"; the sum of $50,000 to compromise the
:'• case. ' ■ •
"~ Mr. Watts now says In his petition
'i to the bar association that he believes
his lawsuit was "sold out," or "thrown
away;" only nominal damages were
■gTanted, the sum, in fact, being 6 cents.
• ' ■ Other charges relate to an alleged
.wrongful appropriation of $750 col
lected by the firm .of Evarts, Cboate
1 & Beaman for Mrs. James Watts and
* the alleged wrongful detention' of notes
i' for $3000 against solvent parties placed
'f« In the hands of Mr. Choato's law firm
for collection In 1891, and the failure of
•'. Mr. Choate's firm to bring suit for
: $25,000 said to have been wrongfully
V In the possesion of Walter Weston in
1885.
'».. Mr. Choate Is charged also with al-
I leged failure of his firm to account for
'-'1 about $1000 collected by a receiver for
I the sale of certain business.
■ CHARGES WERE EXPECTED
' NEW YORK, Aug. 31.—1t was known
I in New York several weeks ago that
■' charges • against Joseph H. Choate
were to be filed with the American
• Bar association by Mr. Watts. Some
features of Watts' complaint appeared
* In the newspapers hero at that time,
'together with a statement by the com
l plainant that he intended to press the
•'matter. .\■'.-;' i
Watts Is a coal broker and lives on
Staten Island.
REFUSES TO DIBCUS3 CASE
P REFUSES TO DiSCUSS CASE
9 STOCKBRIDGE, Mass., Aug. 31.—
I Former Ambassador Joseph H. Choate
-declined to comment on the charges
' preferred against him by James R.
W.ttts , before the American Bar as
. sociation meeting. I
i , +—•
BTKA£IER ASHORE; CREW SAVED
» NCjIeTH SYDNEY. N. 8., Aug. 31.—
The* 1- Newfoundland whaling steamer
Cajpwi'lot, (apt. Amundsen, i« ashore
oj*"<)ni La Isle, 1 badly damaged and full
<;to nifrjr. The crew reached shore In
I «oi>ic % -The whaler was engaged in
ought off Haws Harbor, Labrador, and
I sense (rty-two whales aboard.
.' estiiru •-»■• i
a^ln 1- 0F 11 YEAR 3 MARRIES
he tal, 1,a., Aur. 31. -Ruth Harding I
arid cralusa, La., Is one of the youn«
us ofidfis on record. .She is elevi .1
and old, It Is said, auri was married
or I yest'Til'iy to William Brefhiml,
ford 19 years
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LOS ANGELES HERALD
FORMER AMBASSADOR
ACCUSED OF CONDUCT
UNBECOMING LAWYER
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HON. JOSKVH 11. OIIOATK
INDEX OF
HERALD'S NEWS
TODAY
FORECAST
Los Angeles and Ticlnlty^—Fair Thursday;
light west wind. Maximum temperature yes
terday 80 degrees; minimum, 64.
LOS ANGELES x
Between five anil six hundred colonists from
east arrl. c In Southern California
dally. PAGE 1
Boy burglar caught In Alvarado hotel
. shoots himself In effort to commit suicide.
PAGE) 1
Woman who married at 15 sajm wiles were
used by man to - win her, and that ha
proved cruel husband. PAGE 8
Effort of Pacific Telephone company to se
cure restraining: order to prevent new tele
phone rates going In effect* will bo fought
In court today. PAGE 8
Third Pentecostal zealot dies of starvation;
fourth not expected to survlce. PAGE 9
Two men befriended by Prison Reform
league are followed by misfortune to the
grave. . . PACIB 6
Shippers to explain refrigeration charges
before Interstate commission. PAGE 9
Ixxi Angeles sums up case In fight for
readjustment of freight rates - to San
Joaquln valley points. PAGE 9
Location of monument to California volun
teers "In Central park being slightly
changed to make way for cement walk.
_ PAGE U
Society, club* and music. PA9H I
Mining and oil fields. PAGE 6
Building permits. PAGE C
Shipping. PAGE 6
Citrus fruit report. PAGE. 7
Markets and financial. PAG 7
News of the courts. PAGE 8
Municipal affairs. PAGE 8
(Sports. - PAGKS 10 11
Editorial and let!"- box. PAGE 12
City brevities. PAGE 13
Theaters. PAGE 13
Marriage licenses, births, deaths. PAGE 14
Classified advertising. PAGES 14-15
i y.
SOUTH CALIFORNIA
Pasadena board of education lets contract
for third bungalow at high school.. PAGE 14
Mrs. Earl Nlttlnger, wife of Santa Monica,
fire department chief, seriously Injured by
fall from street car. PAGE 14
Man passing on car near Manhattan notes
woman .jtruggllns In surf and rescues her.
PAGE 14
Blazing gasoline afloat on harbor waters
endangers shipping; man and woman
swim ashore from fiery launch. PAGE! 1
Testimony completed in San Bernardino suit
between orange growers and cement men
In which 51.000.000 Is Involved. PAGE II
World's famous astronomers busy studying
the sky at Mt. Wllaon. PAGE 5
Motorcyclist at Ban Bernardino crashes Into
buggy and Is killed. PAGE U
F"ames on harbor's water's menace ship
ping craft at San Pedro. PAGE 1
COAST
Great preparations made for celebration
of Admission day in Kan Francisco.
PAGE 4
Rev. George C. Adams, Congregational
minister In Ban Francisco, found un
conscious In Mill Valley home. , PAGE 4
EASTERN
Joseph H. -Choate, former American
ambassador to Great Britain, accused
of selling out client before American .
Bar association. . , PAGE! 1
Col. Roosevelt at Osawotamle urges
''new nationalism" as remedy for cor
ruption In politics. . . PAGE 1
Former Secretary Garfleld at Osawota
mle scores influence of special Inter
ests. ■ PAGE 3
Prof. Akeley. who was wounded In fight
with elephant la Africa. recovers
sufficiently to write of experience.
...... PAGE 4
New York policemen contribute money
'for rent when poor woman tells of loss
■ of pocketbook. ■ PAGE 4
Glenn 11. Curtlsn makes world record at .' ,
Cleveland In over water flight to.' sixty
miles.. . , ' , ,• .- , PAGE 1
Ital.roads on defensive In rate Inquiry at
Chicago may compel shippers to explain x
system 't profit. -•/' PAGE 2
MINING AND OIL
Dlamondfleld mines ■ make ore ship-
merits. PAGE 6
Mt. Diablo Oro comaany doclarea a 2
per cent monthly dividend. PAGE 6
New owners assume work on lilack Jack
oil property. PAGE c
Bits mine at Austin, Nov., will lncreaaa
payroll to $10,000 a month. PACE C
ATTEMPT MADE TO BLOW
UP SIX-STORY BUILDING
SEATTLE, Aug. 31.—An attempt to
dynamite a new Hlx-story concrete
building here tonight shattered .all the
windows within a radius of a block
and led to the report that an attempt
bad Ixm-ii made to rob the Canadian
Bank of Commerce, directly in the
rear of the building that was the oh-
Ject >>f tho attack. The damap
not. great. Two persona were
Injured.
THURSDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 1, 1010. P#r f 07Q
CURTISS SOARS
FOR SIXTY MILES
OVER LAKE ERIE
Aviator Establishes a Record in
Wonderful Flight of Hour
and Eighteen Minutes
AIRSHIP DASHES INTO FOG
Hamilton Will Attempt to Out-Joy
Ride Automobile at Fair
in Sacramento
[Associated Press]
CLEVELAND, 'Aus. 81.—Glenn 11.
Curtiss today established a new rec
ord for over-water nights, by traveling
over Lake Krie from KueliU beach,
Dine miles east of this city, to Cedar I
Point, approximately sixty miles dis
tant. The time was 1 hour and 18
initiates.
The aviator's own estimate of the
time was 1 hour and 19 minutes. Hia
overage time was 45 miles an hour,
although one Btrau-h of 20 miles was
covered at a rate of a mile a minute.
Be Intends returning tomorrow.
Curtiss used the eight-cylinder, 60
--horae power biplane of his own con
struction. In which he made his ro
cent flight down the Hudson river
from Albany to New York.
After waiting: two days for favor
able conditions, Curtiss ascended at
1:06 p. m., and immediately headed
his aeroplane westward to Cedar
Point. He was out of sight In the
fog off shore before tho spectators
were aware that he was engaged In
his record-breaking flight.
All during the flight < urtlsa had a
twelve mile wind at his back. He will
attempt a return flight this evening
Is the w.nrl subsides.
In lUa monoplane flight of last Mon
day at Havre, France, Leone Morano,
the French aviator, reached a height
of 2150 meters, or TOM feet, according
to the official figures determined to
day.
. This constitutes a world's record for
height, ci lipslMK the mark set by J.
Armstrong Drexel. the American avia
tor, at Lanark. Scotland, August 12.
Drexel rose 6732 feet.
HAMILTON TO ATTEMPT TO
OUT-JOY RIDE AUTOMOBILE
SACRAMENTO. Aug. Sl.—Charles
K. Hamilton, who arrived tonight, will
attempt to out Joy ride the automobile.
In the light of a powerful searchlight
the aviator will try every night next
week to onclrole the mile track at Ag
ricultural park In his 116-horsepowfr
Curtißs biplane, ahead of a high pow
ered motor car.
In addition, he declares he Is going
after the International aeroplane rec
ord for a mile, and says he expects to
set a new mark of forty seconds or
less.
These nnd other aerial stunts Ham
ilton promises for the delectation of
the crowds attending the fifty-seventh
annual California state fair.
When told a preliminary injunction
asked for him in New York to pre
vent Glenn H. Curtiss from Interfer
ing with his contracts for flying ex
hibitions had been denied in the fed
eral court, Har-Uton said there would
be no trouble from Curtiss in regard
to his flights in Sacramento.
"I merely asked for an Injunction
as a precautionary measure and not
that I expected any interference from
Curtiss."
COURT DENIES HAMILTON'S
INJUNCTION OF CURTISS
NEW YORK, Aug. 31.—The petition
of ('has. K. Hamilton, aviator, for a
preliminary Injunction to restrain
Glenn H. Curtiss from interfering with
his contracts for flying exhibitions, was
denied today by Judge Lacombe in the
United States court.
Hamilton complained that Curtiss
blocked him in his arrangement for
giving flying exhibitions in San Fran
cisco and at tho Harvard aeronauti
cal meet.
VERA FITCH WILL DIE,
IS PHYSICIANS' OPINION
\
NJGW YORK, Aug. 31.—Little note is
held out today for the reeoverl of
Vera Fitch, daughter of the
Henry Fitch of Oakland, Cal., vho
shot herself at the Hotol Astoj?- Mon
day night. The beautiful young wo
man, who came here from California
to gfltn fame as a writer, and becom
ing discouraged tried to end her life,
was identified early today by her
mother. •
Miss ritch still seeks to conceal her
Identity, saying to her nurses:
"You can question me until next
year, but I will not tell you who I am.
Ky people are self-respecting folk and
I will not bring them into this."
The young woman livid here with
her sister Grace, formerly a San Fran
cisco belle, now the wife of Koy W.
Conger, a nephew of the late Kdwin
H. Conger, former minister to China.
Mr«. Conger admitted today the Iden
tification had been made by her sin
ter, who told the authorities she waa
"Alice Cole."
The Fitches come from Atlantic
City a few days ago.
CALIFORNIA MATRON, FIRST
REPORTED KILLED, TO LIVE
f, MUNICH, Bavaria, Aug. 31.—Alwine
Goodrich was killed and Mrs. Aurellua
E. Bucking-ham of San Francisco was,
severely Injured In an automobile acci/
dent as they were leaving- the Priam
KegenteA theater last night. . The drjs
er had lost control of the car as it aP
proached "the main entrance to .p6
playhouse, and, swerving sudden!^ '*
plunged. into the crowd on thejffrl<'e "
walk. :...-• , ■■'».-" at
It first It was reported Mrs/Buck
;!i;un, who before her nmrrUpe was
l» >se A. Luchslnger, had bew'"killed.
i'might her, condition, was gj* tly im"
[.toyed, and she was out of Aif'Ker.
Some of the Colonists Who Arrived in Los Angeles
Yesterday, Seeking Homes in Southern California
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COLONIST INFLUX
MAY TOP RECORD
I ween Five and Six Hundred
■asterners Arrive in South
ern California Daily
Ith the colonist rates In effect only
six days thousands of easterners have
arrived in Southern California, and
hundreds are coming on evdry train on
which colonist tickets tire honored. The
influx, in the opinion of railroad men
connected with the transcontinental
lines which handle the traffic, will
smash all records.
Between 500 and 600 colonists arrived
yesterday, the Salt Lake and Santa Fe
roads bringing? the largest parties to
Los Angeles. With few exceptions the
easterners who are taking advantage
of the low rate to California are com
ing to stay, and the number of per
manent settlers which will be brought
in before the special rate ends Is cer
tain to be Impressive.
States bordering on the Mississippi
or Missouri rivers are yielding the
largest number of home seekers. Sev
eral of those who arrived yesterday at
tributed the rush to California t# the
unusually severe winter and spiCig in
the middle west and the Joaeale
stories sent out from Callforf'a re
garding conditions here at fa time
when the middle west wa* having
severe weather. M.
"The argument that faring-nil tho
year Bound Is possible \$ California,^
with no snow or cold ws*ther to con-
(Coatinueil on Vno* Two)
CUPID DEFEATS PARENTS
IN FOREIGN LOVE MATCH
Miss Brumm, Man's Daugh
ter, Wed Austrian \
NEW TSpTtK. Aug. 31.— arrival
In New fork of Lieut. Bela Schwarcz
of the iwya' Austrian.guards revealed
a romance which will have Its culmina
tion Sunday ■In the * marriage of the
O fH cer /and Miss Margaret Amelia
Bruin"l . daughter of a wealthy New
or jj*lnsurance man. •
jab Brumm was taken from a New
Yprlt high school a few months ago by
\\ot parents, who wanted to get their
daughter out of the companionship of
!((»' number of young women, "whose talk
'was largely of beaux and similar
frivolities." . ■. ' ■: •;•"..«.-■
They decided to send her to a noted
school for ■ women In Budapest, where
the atmosphere Is said to be studious
and serious/- ' ,
But even <In the Hungarian > capital
they have occasional' dances; and at
one of these she met Lieut. Schwarcz.
The two - became fast friends and a
month ago Miss ,| Brumm returned to
surprise her parents wltji the news of
her : engagement. * The i prospective
bride was 16 years old July 22. - -
F. AUGUSTUS HEINZE
WEDDED TO MRS. B: G.
HENDERSON, ACTRESS
NEW YORK, Aug. 31.—At a dinner
Itlvrn tonight at the Waldorf-Astoria, F.
Augustls Helnze, the millionaire popper
man, announced his marriage today to
.Mrs. Iterates Henderson, an actress.
Thlt iviim the announcement: "Mr. I.
Augustus Ilelnze and Mrs, Berntre (Sold
«'n Henderson were married this after
noon at the home of l!ev. F. A. Hamlel
of Brooklyn, who for many years was a
personal friend of Vh. Henderson, Mrs.
(iolden, the bride* mother, gave lirr
away, and Char/es Warfleld of Butle,
Mont., cifTiriatrU as best man. After the
wedding tile party proceeded In automo
biles to lli» Waldorf-Astoria, where a
wedding Mpper was served. Only the
Immediate family and a few of
Mr. Hriaze's western friends were pres
ent at the ceremony." *
Only a fsw hours before he was mar
ried, a morning paper will say tomorrow,
he also was served with a summons in a
suit of Mrs. Lillian Unhurt French to re
tovet «2j,000. In bonds, which she says
Ili-inze gave to her, and refused to re
turn uhm she loaned them to htm dur-
Ing the, panic of 1007,
FLAMES FLOAT ON
HARBOR'S WATER
fSpeclal to The Heraldl
SAN PEDRO, Aug. 31.—Blazing gas
oline floating on the waters of San
Pedro Bay, causing flames thirty feet
high that threatened, for a few min
utes, the steamer Cabrlllo and the
wharves nearby, provided the most
spectacular fire at 7:50 o'clock tonight
that has been seen in San Pedro in
months. The actual loss was trilling.
The fire started when a five-gallon
can of gasoline en the launch Iroquols,
lying at the foot of Fltf.i street, ex
ploded, throwing blazing gasoline over
the water nearby. W. J. Wood and a
woman companl-u were on the launch.-
They dived overboard and got ashore,
although Wood's hands were badly
burned.
The blazing gasoline was carried to
ward the wharves and the Cabrillo
and a fire alarm was turned in. The
new automobile truck made a fast run
to the waterfront nnd firemen quickly
extinguished the flames.
The damage to the launch will not
oxr.'ed $15, as the gasoline was blown
clear of it when the explosion oc
curred. Efforts to learn the name of
the woman who was with Wood were
unsuccessful, as she hurried away as
soon as she got ashore.
NEEDHAM WILL OPPOSE CANNON
FRESNO, Aug. 31.—Congressman J.
O. Needham, In a letter to Chairman I
M. B. Harris of the congressional i
mlttee. announces that In the ev>i
hla re-electton he will not vote
Joseph Q. Cannon for speaker of 'lie ;
house.
UIVUTP ( lOI>I I^tJ • DAILY 2r. ON TRAINS Be.
>^J.l> VXIJ-TJ VUrlJjk). BLNIIAVS sc. ON TRAINS ID,-,
BOY THIEF, SEIZED,
SHOOTS HIMSELF
Burglar Fails in Effort to End Life
When Caught in Hotel.
Police Seek Pal
After entering several rooms at the
fashionable Alva:.. lo hotel at Sixth
and Alvarado streets Tuesday after
noon and stealing a small sum of
money, Robert Fr>ernan, 18 years old,
c ,sn ' the sumo offense yesterday
afternoon. He was discovered prowl
ing about the hall and when seized
by an employe of the place, drew a
revolver and attempted to commit sui
cide by shooting himself in the left
side. The" bullett struck a rib and
glanced, inflicting a superficial wound.
The young thief struggled desperate
1. to break away from his captor after
finding that the wound was of no
consequence, but the report of the
shot attracted other occupants of the
house and Freeman was securely
bound and locked in a room pending
the arrival of the police.
Detective Grant Koberds and Patrol
man 11. L. Hilf entered the place and
took charge of the prisoner. The lad
was ylng on the floor in a corner of
a small room and. was bleeding pro
f ely from a wound m his left side.
The hotel people had taken great care
to restrain the young fellow and the
officers experienced some difficulty In
untying the ropes that held the bur
glar's hands and" feet.
Freeman was taken to the receiving
hospital. The police surgeons found
tliut the bullet had struck the tenth
rib on the left side and passe<l out
9, few Inchhea from the point of en
trance. After the wound was dressed
the accused was questioned by the
officers.
TELLS OF FORMER CRIMR
According to the story of Freeman,
he and a friend, whom he says he
met In a downtown theater several
days ago, went to the Alvarado ho
tel Tuesday, while most of the oc
cupants were' away In the afternoon,
and ransacked several rooms, getting
small amounts aggregating $6.50.
The young men evidently were
frightened away before they had an
opportunity to make a thorough
search of the place and when they
parted after the robbing the rooms
they arranged to meet at the same
place the following afternoon.
Prom his rtory to the detectlv-
Freeman, it appears, reached
place at 3 o'clock yesterday un
entered the building and v
end of a hall on the
where he had agreed ' part
ner.
The accoippllo> of n , it
seems, did n ,mcc.
Freeman , l Bhe
called v l:ao o'clock and
.: to appear then,
rob lie pleuce without
rept from his
i of <h_e hall
innolter fho place.
(ConUni'V i>b i"i<« Tw«l
McENTS
ROOSEVELT URGES
NEW NATIONALISM
TO SAVE COUNTRY
Colonel Declares Nation's Life
Depends on Radical Change
in Existing Politics
PRESIDENT PUBLIC STEWARD
Issue of Day Said to Be Struggle
of Free Men to Gain and
Hold Their Rights
OSAWATOMIE,, Ka«., Aug. 81.—
clear and emphatic fashion Theodore
Roosevelt announced his political creed
here today. It was a creed of prog-res- .
tin' Republicanism. It aligned him defi
nitely with the progressive movement
within the party as a whole. It placed
him on record as an advocate of some
policies which find favor with the Insur
gents and as an opponent of every "spe
cial Interest" which he believes exer
cises a sinister influence on the affairs
of the people.
Col. Koosevelt declared for a wide In
fluence of the national government, that ]
II might assume greater activity In con
trol of the corporations, and In working
cut the policies which he believes should
be adopted. He, declared Tor the "new
• nationalism" as be termed inch an In
crease in governmental power, i
■j Col. Koonevclt cbaracterled the Issues
of the day as the "struggle of free men
to gain and hold the right of self gov
ernment as against the special Interests,'
' who twist the methods of free govern
ment Into machinery' for defeating the
popular will."
"The Issue Is Joined and we mast fight
or fall." mill he. ■ -
(Associated Press)
OSAWATOMIE, Kas., Aug. 31.—The
odore Rooseve't declared In a speech
here today his position in regard to
great questions which concern the life
of the nation.
He outlined in detail his idea of the
policy which the nation should pursue.
While in many respects his speech wan
a reiteration of doctrines which he es
poused while he waa In the "White
llouso, in other respects he took a more
pronounced stand than before. Several
times (luring his speech the former
president nscj the term "now national
ism." He spoke of "new nationalism"
as something- "without which we can
not hope to deal with new problems."
He asserted that "new nationalism re
gards the executive power as the stew
ard of public welfare." He said that
only the ntaional government was ablo
to cope with many problems of (he day,
and that its activities must be in-
creased
Col. Roosevelt's speech la regarded by
those heard speech studied decla
'e who heard it as a studied decla
ration of the principles for which he
stands. Since his return from Africa
more than two months ago he has been
silent in regard to his . views on spe
cific Issues of the day, except in a few
mases in which he has spoken of par
ticular local Issues. The former presi
dent broke his silence today in a speech
which . left no doubt as to where ho
stands.
TALKS FROM SHOULDER
He made" no direct reference to tho
Taft administration, although I he ex-'
pressed his views emphatically on a
number of questions with which the ad
ministration has been and is dealing.
- Col. Roosevelt said that the issue of
the day was the "struggle of free men.
to gain and hold the right of . self
government as against the special in
terests, which twist the methods of free
government into machinery for defeat
ing the popular will." .
"We cannot afford weakly to blind
ourselves to the actual . conflict which
faces us today," said he. "The issue la
joined, and we must fight or fall.".
After saying that in order to Insure
equal opportunity for all men the pres
ent "rules of the I game" must bo
changed. Col. Roosevelt put himself on
record In favor of the following pro- j
posals:
f RULES LAID DOWN , !•• '
1. Elimination of special interests
from politics.
2. Complete and effective publicity of
corporation affairs.
3. Passage of laws \ prohibiting tha
use of corporate funds directly or indi
rectly for political purposes.
4. Government supervision of 'the
capitalization not only of put lie service,
corporations, but of i all corporations
doing an interstate business,
5. Personal responsibility of officers
and directors ;of corporations . which
break the law.
6. Increase In the power of the fed
eral bureau of corporations and the in
terstate commerce commission to con
trol combinations in industry, more ef- .
fectively. , . .
TAIUFF BEVISION NEEDED - .
7. Revision of the tariff, one schedule
Revision of the tariff, one schedule
at a time, on the basis of information
supplied by an expert tariff! commis
sion. ;,;.
8. Graduated income tax and gradu- \ r _
ated inheritance tax.
8. Readjustment of the country's
financial system in such a way as to
prevent repetition of periodical finan
cial panics. -
10. Maintenance of an efficient army
and * navy, . large <vipugh ; to insure for
the nation thr- respect of other nations,
as a guarantee of 'ace. :.
H» rUse of national resources for the
bi-nefH of all. tha^ people. .
*'i 2. Extension of the work of the de
partments of agriculture of tb* national
and state governments and of the agri
cultural colleges and experiment sta
tions, so aa to take in all phases of Ufa |
on tho < (arm. '" / •- ■ . ;'
13." Regulation of the terms and con
ditions of labor by means, of cpmpre- ;
henslve workmen's compensation acts,
state and national laws to regulate
child labor and the work of women, ,
enforcement of better sanitation con- f
dltlons for workers, and extentlon of;,
the use of safety appliances In Industry c
and commerce both within and between m
the states. t,
14. Clear division of authority tx»-
(Continued on Vat* Thrte)