The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-27
TROUBLE THREATENED
FOR Mr.. BRYAN.


NEBRASKA CITY. Ne5.. Sept. a.
William J. Hryan spoke here to large
crowd tonish.. The speech hai been
because Mr., Bryan had ANNOUNCED that
he would dcai with the trust question
as affected by the suit instituted by At
torney General smYth- 70 annul the sale
20 the National Starch Company, popn-
larry known AZ the starch trust
There were not many unfrtendly inter-
ruptions, hut evidently some had been
expected. for previous 10 the meeting the
mayer OF the city issued an order say
ing that there had been rumors OF trou-
Bile. and warning against II.
grounds and the people stood under the
trees and much OF the time In the rain.
Mr.. Bryan plunged into the trust question
MT the very beginning Of his speech. He
ing copiously from the Nebraska city Con-
sentative, published by ex-sccretary Of
Agriculture J. Sterling Morton. The COM
pany. according to the Conservative OF
May rs, 1903 competed successfully In
America ard Europe with the starch
trust. Nebraska city" said the Con-
servatiss. lin its cereal mills and Arso
factory has two successful plants which
no trust has as yet been able TO buy, bully
or wheedie-
About September l. 1899. the Argo com
psny Joined the United Starch Company
. New Jersey corporation. formed for the
nsten@ibia purpose Of lighting the National
Starch COMPANY Finally in August or
September, 1soA, the National Starch Com
pany absorbed tbs United Starch Com
pary Mr. Bryan continued.
First. we have an independent COM
rany. growing and prospecting upon It's
own merits; second, this Independent com
rsny Joins other companies 10 nght the
starch trust. and third. this independent
company, with itH associates. iolns the
starch trust. and competition - az last
destroyed.
Must Take II Home.
III the people 81 Nebraska city defend
TO defend an other trusts Tor II T. i'm
paFsihie for them 10 destroy trusts 10.
Gated elsewhere and defend trust located
IN their own city. IN. people 81 Nebraska
city are more i-teressed in the diss ,lu-
ton OF the starch trust than the people
% other parts % the state, When the
controlled by citisens az Nebraska city
and Nebraska CITY interests could he con-
sidcred by ile management But u the
National Starch Company. with head
quArters Ia New York. g. allowed o. alb
sorh thls industry. The control Will be
removed from Nebraska CiIy 80 New York
and thu wishes and interests 81 Nebraska
city wiil have little consideration.
The people ~ your town have already
seen a distiilery closed down ~ TIE Wits
by trust, What Il TO prevent the Argo
company from being closed down ~ tho
starch trontf When all the factories he
~ onr factory does not hfinK loss 10 tho
corporation. hcsa9se ise work can be car
ricd on somewhere else. The Arso cern.
pany. as an Independent company, could
not AFFORD 10 close down and turn OF ita
employees. but when the Asgo company
tscufres a member % The National Starch
Company. the employees have no way n
protesting themselves, because the work
here can he suspended while the employees
are starved bngN suhraHssan Under tire
trust SYSTEM strike in one faetcrS brings
ne leAs So the company hHt it doas bring
great ioss - the employees
"tf an order c0mes frufu the head nffce
In New York 20 reduce the wages IN all
tNn starch factories the men have Moth
Ire e. 80 bot % submit The samo greed
which leads trusts % raise nrices and ex
tort from consumers wiii allow u 20 lower