The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-13

National Antitrust league conference that
Is now being held in Central Music hall. IT'S
members are OF every political party In the
country, and It's promoters declare that II will
be the rallying point from which the oppo-
nents to the formation OF combination VIII
begin an aggressive campaign.
The names Of many Of thoHo attending the
eenfercnce assure It's radical character Those
on hand are'a unit against the corporations
in restraint of trade, but vide enough mar
gin TO insure something more than mediocre
Or unehalenged declarations is expected. Tae
cunferees are seeking some platform upon
which all can Sandstone remedy that can he
applied.
Chicago. February 12.-Tonight at the close
OF the FIRST days proceedings Of the anti
trust conference called by the National Anti
Trust league, good progress had been made
with the set speeches. Of which dozen VI
more were delivered. The resolutions com
mittee was busy this afternoon and tonight
while the main body of delegates we're listen
ling to the speeches at Central Music hall
/ set Of resolutions was formulated by the com
mitee covering the following points Gov
eminent ownership Of all railways aud tele-
graph lines, tho abolition OF all special prl-
vate business by legislative enactment. plae-
Ing on the free list all trust goods aud direct
Legislation by petition from the people
! The discussion in committee was carried out
oh these lines An amendment was offered for
the taxation OF all franchises. but was voted
down on the ground that such action would
simply lesalize special privileges.
Al tonight,s session Of the committee on
resolutions tho single takers made deter
mined effort TO capture the organization. but
A AUDI ant 80. l. liza
for legislation requiring owners Of unworked
coal mines and oil wells to pay a royalty to
the government. The committee adjourned
TO meet At IL O clock tomorrow morning. The
report Of the resolutions committee will be
presented TO the conference tomorrow.
MANY requests have been made TO extend the
conference until Thursday In order to give
all the speakers who have prepared papers
an opportunity to be heard. One hundred and
two speakers have asked for places on the
programme. hut the managers have decided
that as 1t will be impossible to accommodate
all II VIII be useless to continue the con-
vetiop another day. #
At loss o'clock this morning the nn-trust
conference called by the Antitrust league
came to order In Central Music hall IN this
city President Lockwood OF the executive
committee called the meetug TO order He
said, In part: 1.-THE power Of secret rebates
{ from the railway companies has mouopol:zed
~ Tue uduuS OF the faNOftu lew almost every
Industry In America The awful crime OF
railway discrimination has destroyed the
equal rights OF the American citizenship. It
u has monopolized the industries of the country
, IL mas gone on and en-, creating monopoly,
: transferring the wealth created by the niasses
into the hands OF the few until today almost
every developed resource OF this great land
ID under the control OF some kind OF an ac-
cursed monopoly
Now, what is the remedy? In my opinion
one OF the most Important remedies is tue
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country, the highways. For say to you thai
O there Is hardly monopoly In America today
mat has not been created and maintained
II BY railway DETERMINATIONS. Establish equa
d rates over the railways OF the country, sucl
y as We would enjoy under government owner
Il snip 50 that every man can go to narke
with tho products OF his handlwork, with thu
products OF his mill, or his mine, or his farm
10 luSt as cheap as any other man, and mopopol!
:, will withcr away
IL But how can this reform be brought about
i Only by the ballot. Only by the organization
of ereat political power Independent o
. party, independent Of party bosses, stronl
n mononolies and trusts and put in their place
ia men prompted by impulses for the publ
"A welfare. When YOU have done this. the res
" Is easy"
e Mayor Harrison welcomed the delegates OF
Is behalf OF the city, He denounced trusts II
Is general as dangerous and threatening tn,
Ir integrity Of the Nation, The time had come
q he. said to do away with trusts. Already, h.
% said, the senate Of the United States had beer
+ reduced 10 small convention OF the owner
Is and representatives Of trusts. few year
Is more would see the house and our judleier,
n reduced TO the came condition He called oi
"a the delegates 70 educate the people 20 elee
y a legislative body TO give force to whateVe
" scheme they decided upon for the abolition o
s inonopolies and tho election OF an exeoutiv
with enough patriotism TO enforce the law
"a formulated.
Z Former Judge William preuuss o, Illinoi
- was ,electtd temporary chairman. Frankh,
y II, wentworth OF Chicago was elected tenn
d porary secretary, The following named wer
SssSp ye GSn to:N EzSS
~ letk. Richard Dalton, Kansas Tom L. John
y SOL. ohio Judge Tulley. Chicago. Genera
J, WaTSsar, ohie; Judge cleEg, Louisiana; F. 4
l. sass Rev. o. slsdeu, illinois; f. Vaavorhee.
T. inaiana, and Governor Lee, South Dakota.
on melton Of General Weaver OF Iowa III
chair appointed chalrmen irom each Stale o
the following committees; Programme, pol
inanent organization, resolutions. ways an
means, National orsaniEatlan and rules, III
In TALL on the resolutions committee
Captain W H. Black OF Illinois then ad
g dressed the conference on the trust question
~ pmcng us, has grown out OF the corporal
r. system, and its most malignant aud bant
:, tul fruitage Is the dcbauch.ng Of public sent
~ meut consequent upon It's practices"
-, tioally obtained the corrupt control OF ever
w department Of government" Mr.. Black toe
to hp lnt IutHiiNu OF remedies lie claimed TN
the trust was a direct outgrowth Of eorpor.
70 tons and their practices and that with I
al private corporations there would be no trust
e. not publicity nor any special attempt AZ req
nj lation; but such change In the law as wou
n. make every stoekholder In any corpora
-, enterprise civilly liable as principal or q
81 partner therein. and liable for ali criniiu
H. practices OF agents or employees commit,
MT under such circumstances as 10 import gul
on knowiedse, or from which criminal acts HI
VI shareholder accepted henent, lie further a
~ guod that corporations being the creatures
~ state law, no man had right 70 demand Il
ll' enactment or continuation OF such ieglsl
IT. ton.
TO lie suggested as me.hed OF cheekn1atii
~ the corrupting practices OF the managers Al
n. dependents OF the corporation" the adoption
~ the initiative and referendum. Such refer
by he believed, could De adopted and put M on
Sc ration, and. once In operation. the peor
ige could BY legislation which the courts could i
annnl, dominate the whole question
Captain Blacks speech aroused much e
thusiasfn. Az It's conclusion the rcnfereu
recessed until nm.
tia. II was nearly half an hour past the n,
ma, set when the deiegates reconvened howey,
Governor Andrew Lee was the fret SPEAK
siA OF tho afternoon,
lev The foilowipg is the committee % resol
are tons Louis r Post Illinois w j. A
tbott llinoik ". /. Lockpe cd Fsans.