The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-09-16


making 10 the right Of every shipper or
every person ussng . pubic tssne7fse t5
have disclosed 60 nina 10 sny time every
contrast and agreement made with any
other person. you viii snd there viE -
little di1lcuity about avoiding the enforce
mens Of the penal sfatute FOR 10 vii not ~
transgrcssed. We want a snpie sssfnss
Of publicity and : beiseve that Vii cnscs
the snectai sAvorA
~ 0obsestoo - C~-~p~vDssoo.
I'VE do not object 70 the principle sf
operation. Corporate existence ~ the NAT
urnl evolution of the paxtnersaap. IL %
scheme by which men. strangers 20 each
other. can cooperate IN production. wn5is
partnership vas . scheme limited Co men
who knew each other and weve eompessed
10 worn sogesher But the mara o~m~nt
Of corporations nns been me biach<sf paon0
ia our history. tappasussl
~And she public Indignation uafor-unsse-
~ which ought 70 be exp<nd~d upor ne
corporate management. whfch - rcspen~f-
bic for this shame has too often been VISIT
I'd upon the stockholders ard the corpora
lions themselves who have been ne We
tins OF that infamy.
PuDassSsy IT, U~W~1y.
TO ali this, my friends. the remesy 10
publicity. statute which would modtfy
but slightly. IL st ALL the ~xiSssnx laws ef
every state would make this spesses sf
fraud impossible
mo corporation has a rtght 20 secrecy
IN the discharge ~ IL ftsiesl yo corpora
tion anxious IN perform nsnezt ~rvfse 20
the public and in stockholders WI s~~s
secrecy or viii insist upon 70. Remenn~r
that this secrecy ID no. nsosed ~ cor
porate members AGAINST she public any
more than 70 - aantnse their own srp<isr
holderx
ladies' sDd sentlsm~n. vs hsws s.e ~
provide . single sezfusaI arD. tnns zny
j stochho5der shall have sbs flgn6 60 snnm-
inc sfe books - . eomp~uy and know
svsryth5ug abouf it, crncsyu assbouuH -
oWno bux one share IN ad<31tfcn 90 ta4<
every ccrpsszsiun should h ceMpssssd 20
nle wfsh shs sscresnsy ~ sexxe. vn~n 70
orxanisss. a sssfsment eT prop~rry snd ~
let the pubic buy sf any capitalization 10
report to some compssenr suths<fsy . r1lI
statement Of its osxonsssl That - the lsw
To-Day Tn nearly every state. and n - sl-
ways evade1. Tne repor&s ar. m6ss~n<1zuu
where hey are noe facompr~aenas3~ r~r
shere reports ~ mir. nouev -sas~m~nrs ~
their bustnes0 and then snaEIy -xt~ud sn~
powers ef your ss1perfntendenfs ~ fnsur-
anee ans: banking TO slf corporation. and
let fhsse reports bs verified. and then voss
viii have honest manaxemrnf of enrporz-
r.ons. and ! premf>s you thas this Dssnlsr
Sssfruse and hatred % eorporafe ~rrfsz~~
win disappear from no nspsse of a liberty
iovfne p~op3e. vho s-~ bus se~&lnx rs.-
tics- even through thsfr 5r~ssss'c~" APP
plasD~1
wss So90esesoos - Gore gvsss.
MY friends these ar. my Suggestions.
Publicity for corporate nfs<nansS~rent,
prohitsticn under p~nxfsses eer sp~~isl sa~-
ors. tight II action sxasnst any rorpors-
ton whoe~ service - ~fsr~uf~si exr~ps m
aa~oluse defense proved r1af ~ vs~ az all
tines ready to isscx0 WITH fts empsow~-
QUESTIONS at lssue wsfh fs~rn by seencl~s
81 their selection
'sr am told however. ma. . ~ prs~rss-
this cooperation Ne vfii DESTROY !ntfyss1-
uaIism fnffvfftAIs<sn - smother ~ sh@
phrases which hav~ h~ezs Specially srv-vsesi
for ras perps>xsfy - rsank.nf Irsisvss5s aw1-
ism. IN its lac analysis. s4vaxery. rse
sapiss.sR. v1o from the nsasr snYrfia No.
fFosn psr cent. 20 D@r cent. sa,sss s~rw~
bis fellows IN epsrz e TA.r~ y a@1x ar~
way ne car srrrsas~ t1e prufssx II ak~ rau-
frat. AMI thar 70 20 sucr>s.z~ -. srusflsaz1~-
sy II was sske<. 10 ssfn@ tn~ ero-eszfrs
effect of humanity. thar shsrh rns<<zs shfs
u
ray q was Sse Substitution - sr~~ l~hssr
for slavery
The change from free fsko- - .zaz~
labor has worked an ex -rsBrtizary rSsuxp
throughout ne world Trars heaven -
have turned away fr1En ~ au@~s.nr -
foreign wars srf exterior trsrFsg2rse@ %
Internal esrssssons and fgrr~zr3e prump~r-
from fnis prgsDe-sry. | 80 0of sea~ ~
~ Ia
ear ne corturesf saTsrt~ns zEte s8seay
ss sns. lay m wh&h w@ hns~ afressss~
srhsevss spi~rff36 progress We run@r
extend ttse prtrcs7le - brszh~rnesai srsa
eo-ar,eratirn faro sor s-<fssfrsaE swss~-n
frr /, 1. ssz% w~frss unde~fse@ - e - 80
origin - tsf. Industrial sys+~-r nusss a-or
freedom enlarged rot na~r~fy sn~ T@sf -
man IN rstlx~nshfp bas nf~ rartn~-~ssn -
fs1s-ry ard shen sk~ a~4xst - wnhen VAR
has .sr~xdy risen wsie - sse gafrz sru-s
wh!rh ne can ssrveT w.fh soneter~-
wsts strength snf sfsssrratr2sfen 10 ~slf8
greater 1~sxst~ snss s,~ssia ~rnosss Mira
eFroIens~d en~~rsJ
The Dsy s~s.sss.
worsfsxrnen. rr-sss asinsr~nzs sssoeszes
- srxs4 tzx rneors>~ snt sssat@bs. s<
pnlsstea5 ~v-ouorry uer~ a~ar-s ,astsy az 80
,htrs day's ~~@on - fn~ sr-~s o1-<~---r~
.~9s her~. ssr~ ~ ts~ sr@az~rz spsk@ =
v.xgrosa terms axssnw iadzissrsst 1sans-s,.l
ard trsnwpa~s~rson egrnalns~ Ts~ pruos~ra
IN - resarsens 20 worsasxHsn ~ax a1a--
exz~es
Tss io1s Hss ~ prn<nfn~uf ~rs~n~~x az
soune.1 s1~ sDssy served - 1rsw 10 a~x~
- rrowrf ~ sae snn<er~nn@ rhe -muxznes-
Zee on r~~oanrssns nxn~1 ~ ts~ epmf~r-
~n<s vs~s~~szv s~sa 80 arxs m~~~anw xf 80
rAsx rssrnzrx asf arxzn zpss - sseestnx On.
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