The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1894-05-25
TALKS TO WAGE EARNFRs.
Prof. Bemis Tells of a Solution for
Existing Evils

Existing Evils
In government ownership and con
troll of railroads rrnf. Beluis secs tn"
only solution of such evils aS lpgis-
la,ive bribery. cost rate wars. by
which many road is wrecked. pro
longcd strikes extending over vast
areas aud impoverishing thou-aud-
of men, unjust rebates and ~rct"j
rates, tn" Sralping system. parail |
lines built at "A u-UlrrS expenditure
ui millions Of dollars. and unjust
Determinations The audience ot
wurkingmrn which heard him at
kinhall hall last right agreed with
him. Many wage earu"rs made brief
speeches On the question that show
al much carrfut thunkiuH. High
charges ar" not the greatest an'Sr
the public suffers tn" hands IL
the railroads." Prof. iIrmis said.
"rhcr" are three greater evils First
| may put the corruption Uf l"gisla
tors. nay. whole legislatures. courts.
councils. asscssHrs. amd taxing bwiir-
by uneaus 81 passes and direct gifts
Vt money. Ia the state Of Wisrun-
sin Legislators demand pas~p- by the
Thousand for distribution among
their constituents. ! once asked a
legislator in Tennessee, why certain
measures calculated Ia restrain ia"
railroads were not enacted. 'Whv.
h." railroads hav" bought Us body
aud soul he said. \ short tine ago
one road sent half this body to
Washington To ia" inauguration aud
CAV" the at her halt frr" tran.puria
tiun tu the Mar,ii Gras at New
Orleans. These iuukrling tours arr
most prrniciuus III their influence.
ia. railroads furnish til" trauspur
tatiOn ard SOME oil her monopoly.
such ~ a srhu"l.bouk trust. provides
III. liquors. Tn" connection b".
tween the railroads aud our taxing
bndieS j. alarming. The pas ~ .l"rn
4huIld br prohibited by law.
A SECOND evil lies IN he ruin uf
iuuH'rut investors through the
InarhiuatiOns Of corrupt directors
aud managers. The tendency among
lh"m j. not to "unp"t" AZ all at Ger.
tain II rs and then to enter upon u
rate war that can but bring ruin in
many cases. Competition IL driving
many road Ia destruction. 80 il L.
not lrgiii mal" competition. Then
he honest Investor. Who has but
little cont rel Of his stock. has to SUI
fer. tn" third evil j. TIA" special
secret rates aud the rebates given To-
large interests by which ia" wralt h
81 munupnli"~ is abmurmally in
rr"a-rd. II j. claimed IN ,trIrn~r 81
this evil that the large ,hipImr d,,
serves thrS" rates b"Uau-" Uf TIA"
larg" business he gives Tia" road.
But this system j. carried Ia excess.
After the point IF IA ear load j. pass
"d there Is It'll" difference in tn"
expense 81 running suiid train aud
picking up ears from various points.
This r'bat" system j. very demon
alIIing aud j. one secret al he great
development Of cumhiuat ions aud
trusts ~ this country. IN thi. mat
ter "" should reach a higher stand
ard OF ethics aud il j. nbuui time
"" reached it now. IT the railroads
and the courts 10" - stand in ,h"
way "f remedies The p""rl" must IN
wv 'N'll' l''l ~
roads. But "" must prepare for
this. II il tuu tr"iu"uduu. a TAX t.
i" assumed suddenly.
"ln the interstate" cuuliurrcu law
aud the commission th"r" j. an IN
l"r"nt weakness that makes them
ineffective. TIL" interstate" law pro
vid"S penalties not for H." great cor.
pnrat inu, which i the criminal. hut
Tor IT," m"r" rh"rk who verbally gives
til" shipper ia" rat" uu,'rr order,
from his ~uprrlUr. I'll" law j. multi
ii"d. tuu. hy the recent decision If
III" courts that t">tim ny cauu"i H..
nht aiu"d FROM heads IL railroad.
against their will. This i a grrnl
stretching "f ia" luw aud -tr"lrh
ing uf il IN favor uf llr' "riuinnl. H.
Germany and Australia g,v"rumrn
tai control of railroads ha- worked
l." perfection and NON prup",' Il r.
turn to III" old system Tt" ninI
Pacific may s,"n Civ" III" govern
m"mt chance for this experiment.
! should not b" -urpri-,.d II this L"I
ing, wh,rh i. Il .v"I'piug through H."
Iopulisr aud Kindred movements.
should result IN thi, contamination.
particularly il the plan can u" p,,.,
pun'd tire" or four wear"