Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-09-16
DEBATING 7IE TRUSTS
Labor Leaders Have q Field Day at
Chicago Conference.
RESOLUTIONS ARE OFFERED.
Trade and Industrial Combinations
Declared to BE Harmful to the
Public, and Laws Demanded
For Their Abolition.

| Chicago, Sept. 16-Workingmen, So
sialists, advocates of the single tax the
Dry and students of political economy
were heard at the third days session at
the civic federation conference on trusts
and combinations
| A majority of the speakers vigorously
opposed industrial, financial and trans
portation combinations. The problem in
lts relation to the workingmen was dis
cussed in all its phases.
The committee on resolutions held it's
6rst meeting and organized by clecting
Ex-Governor Luce of Michigan chairman
and Ralph NJ Easley secretary. 1t was
decided to name a subcommittee Of five
to receive and consider resolutions that
might be presented and report to a gen
eral committee.
The morning session drew large au-
dience. but the programme was over
| shadowed by the announcement that In
the evening William J. Bryan of Nebras-
ka and w Bourke Cochran of New York
would speak from the same platform.
The political prominence Of the two ora
tors gave rise to Il general feeling that
the night session would be of more politi-
cal than economic interest.
Louis f. Post. the New York advocate
Of the single tax. was the first speaker.
His address was enthusiastically cheered.
Mr.. Post anal zed the trusts as, first,
those that are mere combinations of COM
petitive business.
"These would be beneficial" he said,
but do not exist
The Basis of Trusts.
According to the speaker, the real
trusts rest upon monopoly. The trust
question is at the bottom of the monopo-
y question Trusts are buttressed by the
protection, or have direct special privi-
leges, like railways, or peculiar land ad-
vantages. In the last analysis trusts
cannot be perpetuated unless they come
to own the natural sources of supply and
distribution-thr land.
"Abolish the tariff" he declared,
abolish all monopolies that can be abol-
lshed, take public highways for public
use and collect from land owners the an
nual value Of their special advantages
do that and you put an end to the trust.
You cannot do it in any other way
Thomas j. Morgan of Chicago followed
On 1.-The Trust From the Socialist Point
Of View"
Henry White, secretary of the United
Garment Workers of America, spoke on
the relations of the trusts to trades I'M
ions.
NJ. M. Garland. billed to speak on "An
Iron and Steel Workers View of Com
binations," and +. b. Clark, grand chief
Of the Order of hallway Conductors were
not present when Chairman Howe called
their names. and John w. Hayes, secre-
tary of the knights of Labor, was called.
He said in part:
II maintain that those great combna-
lions are an assault upon the inherent
and constitutional rights of the citizens;
that the real and vital advantage to be
gained is the dcspotic control over labor.
violence is not the only means OF
making conquests and enslaying the peo-
pie, and il can be proved beyond any
question that the methods of the trusts
are the methods of the invader, and the
ends to be accomplished by the instlga-
tors of the trusts are exactly those in
tended to be accomplished by arms di-
rected by military genius. Taking this
view of the trusts, | assert that they are
the enemies of society, and us such should
be destroyed"
Resolutions Submitted
The following resolutions have been
submitted to the conference and referred
to the committee on resolutions:
Whereas, Trusts and industrial combinations
have been formed for the purpose of gratifying
the greed of their promoters at the expense of
the general public; they destroy competition,
nullify the operation of the economic laws Of
supply and demand, deprive the young men Of
the country of opportunity to advance take away
all incentive to invention and improvement and
hold out inducements to deterioration and base
inspired Ivy no other or higher mo.
tive than the Unsuitable greed of their promoters,
they hold the snail merchant, the wage Garner
and consumer subject to their arbitrary distates;
they the evil of the hour, and their sup
preston is of momentous importance to the
American people, therefore be it
Resolved, First That unaerably op-
posed to all trusts and monopolies as in deroga-
ton of the common right.
Second, That we demand of the several states
and cities that they take such action as will lead
to the public ownership of all public utilities,
and demand of the federal and state govern
ments such legislation as will etfectually control
the railways and prevent eXtorton and discrim-
nation.
Third, That we demand of congress and the
legislatures of the several states that they abol
ton is required to destroy monopoly.
Fourth, That in our judgment no candidate for
public Office is entitled to the sufrages of his fell
ow citizens who does not earnestly declare his |!
hostility to all combinations in restraint of trade |
'r the further granting of any special privileges
md openly avow his purpose to favor such legis.
alton as will suppress them.
Fifth, That it is the duty of the people by or |
yanized effort to secure the nominations by the |
political parties of the opponents of trusts and
Who have the integrity, courage and ability to
leienu the rights of the people against impend-
ng industrial slavery |
Sixth, That the growth of private industrial
corporations under the general laws of the sew
raj states and the advantages given to such ar
ihcia persons by such laws, therein the ex-
inction of all natural persons competitors
With them in every line of business.
We therefore recommend that the several states
axe immediate action to limit the purposes for
which such corporations may be formed and dis
ourage their further formation by the adoption
# such measures their wisdom may advise
The resolutions were signed by the
following delegates: w. L. Grogan, Tex
Is chairman; A. l.. Lockwood, pcnnsyl-
'ana; Cecil Smith. Texas; Lawson
'urdy, New York; II. V. Johnson, Colo
ado; W. B. Caggeti, Idaho, and w. s.
NcComas, Maryland.
1t is claimed the resolutions represent
he sentiment of the antitrust delegates
o the conference, who, according to their
'wn claims, prepondcrate in numbers
ver the conservatives and pro-trust men.
The resolutions will be referred to the
ommittee on resolutions without reading
II debate.
A German Spy Arrested In France,
Paris, Sept. 16.-A German spy has
zen arrested at Lacroix sur Mouse.