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Show COLONEL ROOSEVELT'S CONFESSION OF FAITH Advocates Measures Which He Says Frankly May be Denounced Either As Socialism or Anarchy. Chlcsgo Theodore Roosevelt made bis "confession of faith" on Tuesday to the National Progressive convention. conven-tion. The former president struck out boldly into new ground, advocating advocat-ing measures which he said frankly would be denounced either as Social-Ism Social-Ism or anarchy. The delegates listened list-ened to his speech with the understanding under-standing that they must either adopt a platform substantially In consonance, conson-ance, with his views or look elsewhere fur a nominee for the presidency. These are the conspicuous points In the Roosevelt program: Recall of Judicial decisions. Colonel Roosevelt now advocates Its extension exten-sion to apply to federal as well as state courts. He favors the establishment estab-lishment of machinery to make easier eas-ier of amendment both the national and statu constitutions. I'so of the government to assist workmen to become part owners of the business In which they are employed. em-ployed. Control of the trusts through retention re-tention of the Sherman anti-trust law and the establishment of an Interstate Inter-state Industrial commission. Conditions determining monopoly prices to be controlled where tmse concern! deal with the necessaries of life. Adoption of a number of measures to secure "social and Industrial Just-Ice Just-Ice to the waae-workeis ' Legislation to Increase popular control con-trol of nil governmental ugem ies. Including In-cluding a national law for presidential primaries, election of United States senators liy direct vote, the short bal-j bal-j lot, corrupt practices acts aplying to primaries as well as elections, quail-tied quail-tied adoption of the initiative, referendum refer-endum and recall. Woman suffrage. Stiengthenlng of the pure food law. Establishment of a national health department. Creation of a permanent tariff commission. com-mission. Measures to relieve the high cost of living. !evc!opmcnt 1y the federal gov. eminent of the Mississippi river as a deep waterway, by use of the plant employed on the Panama canal zone at completion of the canal. Fortification of the Panama canal, .vivy to be built up steadily un... reduction re-duction of armaments Is made possible possi-ble by international agreement. vivltig the way for tho even more 'progressive proposals to be made lator to the convention by Colonel Roosevelt. Roose-velt. The temporary chairman was Work of the national committee on contested delegate cases caused a delay de-lay of nearly three-quarters of an hour In the assembling of the convention. conven-tion. During the wait the delegates amused themselves with songs and yells composed for the occasion, while a band near the flag draped steel rafters and a Grand Army fife and drum corps on the stage vied with euch other in playing patriotic airs, given the closet attention throughout. Once he mention President Tart, In connection with his approval of the Payne tariff law, and Instantly there came a storm of Jeers and groans from the crowd. The standing committees were appointed ap-pointed in the usual way and then before be-fore the first day's proceedings were brought to a close James It. Garfield of Ohio moved the appointment of a committee Of fifteen to Invite' Colonel Roosevelt to appear before the convention conven-tion Tuesday at noon. The motion was carried with a whoop and. with due ceremony, the colonel formally accepted. ac-cepted. Governor Hiram W. Johnson of California, seemed agreed upon Monday Mon-day night as the vice presidential nominee nom-inee of the National Progressive party to make the first fight of the new political po-litical organization with Colonel Theodore Theo-dore Roosevelt. |