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Show CONDITION" I IS NORMAL I Roosevelt Gives His Po H sition on the Trust Question Chicago, Oct. 19. Colonel Roo&o- elt. after a long conference with Hfl Francis J. Honey of San Francisco, HHJ today mado a clear for the purpose of HBb publication his attitude on the Indus- HHJ trial commission with which he pro- IHBb posed the truBt situation should be BVJ controlled in America. HHJ His nLitement, brought from- the HSJ sick room by Mr Hcney, was in HB reply to writings of Louts Brandcls H ' and speeches of Governor Wilson, in HHJ which Colonel Roosevelt is accused of HHJ ' "endeavoring to legalize monopoly" by HHJ a commission, "which would hare po- HHJ lice powers to say to a fovered cor- H poration, "Van are legal," and to an HHJ unfavored corporation, 'You are 111c- HHJ B I 'This is as near the anithesls of HHJ 'ray position as any declaration well H could be made," said Colonel Rooae- Hfl I volt. '1 explained In part my posi- Hfl ) tion in my Milwaukee speech when HHJ , I mid in effect that tho Idea I had in Hfl .effect W2s tiat there bo passed new HHJ laws or that tho Sherman anti-trust HB jact should be amended in such a way HHJ that there would be a definition of Hfl .what was wrong, eliminating the rule B I of reason' features; this commission HHJ 'which would have tho power to 'Bit B in' In the company 9 books and bus!- HBi ness and should have the right to HHJ I bring about obedience of the law HHJ whatever factions arc concerned. HHJ I "It for instance, a corporation should HHJ j be crushing out competition 1 woUld HHJ .have the statute say point blank, witn HHJ no loophole for escape, that the co.- HHJ ' poration was guilty. M I "I would give the commission the HHJ L power to enforce tbe laws and demand HHJ that they sec that the statute waj HHJ enforced. HH "The commission empowered to put HHJ men on the books of a corporation si HHJ that the responsibility of that corpora- HHJ tlon and Its methods of conducting HHJ business would bo at all times within HHJ the view of those whose duty It is to HHJ enforce the law. HHJ "I find I am accused of wanting to HHJ give the commission the power to fix HHJ prices. I do not want no v.- to pro viae HHJ that. I fancy the commission would HHJ be sufficiently busy for a time in en-. HHJ forcing laws that it would not want HJ to concern itself with prices. -4Hfl "Then I would provide tais Indus- HH trial commission with funds and poa - HH or to put men on the books of th. HHJ corporation so the government would HJ know whether tho law was violated HHJ and the further power to compel cor- HHJ porations to observe the law. HJ "That would put corporations tin- HHJ der as complete control as the rail HJ road situation is today." HH Chicago. Oct. 19. "Colonel Thco- H doro Roosevelt will leave Mercy hos- HJ pltal next Monday afternoon at 1:30 HJ o'clock, over the Pennsylvania rail- HJ This was the announcement made HHJ today by Dr. Alexander Lambert, the HHJ colonel's family physician, after the HJ examining physicians had Issued the HHJ following bulletin describing his con- HHJ dltion: H "Pulse 70, temperature 9S, respira- HHJ tlon 19, breathing easier; resting HJ well, condition good, convalescing HJ satisfactorily. (Signed) HJ "JOHN B. MURPHY, M. D. M "ARTHUR D. BEVAN,. M. D. HJ "ALEXANDER LAMBERT. M. D. HJ "SCURRY L. TERRELL. M. D." HJ Colonel Roosevelt declared the J news to be tho best he had received H since he first was assured that the IH wound would not be fatal. IJ Preparations for the start began at B once Theodore RooBevelt, Jr.. ob- J talued from his parents tho general HHJ Instructions as to tho departure and HHJ arranged with members of the Pro- HHJ gresslvo party In Chicago to look to HHJ train arrangements. HHJ Reservations wore ordered on tho HHJ train by the contingent of newspaper HHJ men and physicians accompanying HHJ the colonel nnd the hospital authorl- HHJ ties prepared to take up with the po- HHJ llco department the question of pro- HHJ vldlng an adequate guard about the HHJ building when the noted patient was HHJ to Tentative plans provide that he HHJ shall leave the hospital, not In an HHJ ambulance, but In an automobile, HHJ which will be driven slowly to the HJ Union station. A wheel chair prob- HJ ably will be there, in which Colonel HJ Roosevelt may be carried down tho HH long flight of steps to the train floor. HJ Ho will hav0 a private car and a HJ guard of Chicago policemen will bo HJ asked to accoompany the train to the HJ Illinois state line. HJ Last night was one of almost un- HJ broken rest for Colonel Theodoro HJ Roosevelt, who lies wounded in Mercy HHJ hospital here. He fell asleep shortly HHJ alter 11 o'clock and awoke onjy once HHJ betweon then and 7 o'clock today. HH when ho nnnounced himself ro.idy for HH breakfast. H Gives Little Trouble. HJ The wound Inflicted at tho hands of B a would-be assassin at Milwaukee M several days ago gave him little trou- M ble. Tho crisis in his illness now Is jH believed to have been passed and his HHJ rapid recovory Is confidently expert- HHJ cd. Blood poisoning no longer is re- HHJ garded ns a possibility 1- hi" attend- HHJ Ing physician. Tho only danger to HHJ (Continued on Page Fifteen ) B CONDITION IS NORMAL (Continued From Page One.) bo feared now is tetanus, or lockjaw, and oven this Is believed to bo remote. re-mote. At 3 o'clock Night Nurso Fitzgerald obtained a clinical record which was normal when the colonel awoke His temperature wns 98, pulse 70 and respiration res-piration 18. He had breakfast with Mrs. Roosevelt and asked for the morning papers. For the first timo since his confinement con-finement in the hospital.' Colonel Roosevelt was permitted to sit up yesterday yes-terday When Colonel Roosevelt appeared ap-peared this morning he was asked by Nurse Fitzgerald if the bullet was causing any Inconvonlcnce. "Not a bit," he ropllod. "I'm feeling feel-ing bully." It ha3 not yet been' decided 'what day t'J? colonel will bj. permitted to start for Oyster Bay. Monday or Tuesday has been tentatively' fired, but conditions may compel a chango in tho plans. Today the colonel will probably personally reply to soma of tie raauy letters that are constantly being received re-ceived Looking over such correspondence corres-pondence 'as his physicians and Mrs. Roosevelt will allow him to caro for, and the recoiving of a few visitors, probabh- will make up the greator part of the day for the colonel. '- oo |