The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-09-27

Must Defend All Trusts or None.
These concerns are the largest and most
important manufacturers of line grades II
starch IN tHe United states. and their
transactions are m jhe aggregate Of euoy-
nous magnitude. About "a year later. TIL
is. in August OF September Of This year.
1879. tn" third step was taken, ana tn
| ultci starch Company Joined the trust.
First. Wc have -n Independent company.
growing and pru-peTlnS upon lis own mer-
it,. second this ihdept uLeHt company joins
other companies 10 fight the Starch Trust
ana. tairq. this ind, pendent company, with
ltS associates Is at last destroyed II any
competition IS at last destroyed. II any
citizen OF Nebraska city thinks that this
starch company is not a trust. let him real
the extracts from the Conservative which
/ have quoted. and he will IND that this
orSdn!zation has been recognized at ali
times as q trust
Mr.. Itr!au quoted extensively from edi-
toTial articles ii Mr.. NO.tons CouServa-
tive. showing hostility to trusts.
Comm, nting III general way. Ar. Bryan
If the people Of Nebraska City defend
tn" Starch Trust they must br prepared 10
defend all The other trusts. Tor II Is IN
possible for them % destroy trusts 'Or4le'
elsewhere an! defend a trust located IL
heir own city. Al, the people of Nebraska
city willing to subject themselves ana their
cguUtry men 10 the eAtOrtion practiced by
all thu trusts IA order 70 maintain one
trust which mas one factory in their city?
AS q matter OF fact. the people of Ne
hraska city are more Interested IN tao
dissolution of the Starch Trust tban the
people o3 other parts Of the State When
the ArcO was an Independent company II
was controlled 10y citizens Of Nebraska City
Hnd Nebraska city interests could be con
s,terad 10y its management. But If the
National starch Company, with heacluaF-
tcrs in New York. is allowed 10 absorb this
Industry the control viii b. removed rom
Nebraska city 10 New, York, and the
wishes and interests OF the people of Ne
braSka City will have little consideration
Logic of 4. II. Flint.
Mr.. Charles l.. Flint OF Roston IS one
ot the directors OF the United Starch Com
, pauy. and AIr. Flint made Speech in
Boston year ago last May III whieh
ne summed up the advantages Of the
trusts. One Of the advantages mentioned
hy him was that raw material could ba
bought at a lower price, because there
would only be one purchaser. Is this 10
the interest OF those who sell raw material
to the various starch COmpsnieS2 Another
advantage was that the least productive
plants could Doe closed down and the work
done at The more productive plants. The
people Of your town have already seen a dis
tiilgry closed down by the the Whisky
Lany frOra being CLOSED down by the Starch
Trust
When all the factories belong TO one
corporation. the closing Gown of one fac
tory does not bring loss to the corporation
I bC'auS" the work can be carried on some
where else. but the ArcO Company, as an
Independent company. could not close down
without serious loss. therefore. the chances
are greater In favor Of the local factory
being closed Gown under 4 trust tndn unicr
Independent management.
Mr.. Flint also Slgc ested as another al
vantage that IN ease OF local fires or strikes
fh. work could ho done. elsewhere without
loss II the employees or the Starch com
rauy az" urgc.! 70 support the trust for
fear If losing their employment, let ne re-
mind them Of Nlr. Flnt'S speech. The ArgO
company. as an independent company.
| could not aifoIi TO CiusC down and turn of
its employees. but when the ArCo company
becomes a member Of the National Starch
Company, the employees have no way of pro-
tcCtinE themselves. because the work here
can De suspended while the employees a.
starved into submission. Under the trust
system a strike in ore factory brings no
loss TO the company, but it does bring great
loss TO the employees.
III rnt. give YOU Il case in point The
Birmiugh ham Age and Herald Of September
i contained the following dispatch from
Bess"rner, Ala;
Would Destroy All Monopoly.
Work was resumed at the Central Foun-
dry ComnauY's plant yesterday. The men
who went out on strike early last week
-. turned 10 work on the cumpany's terms.
The management here r. not responsible for
the reduction in wages. II having been or
dered by the head office in New York, the
reduction prevailing throughout all the pipe
plants -ol0uEiug TO ihe company"
III an order comes from the head office,
in N"" York. to reduce the wages In al the
starch factories the men have nothing 10 80
but to submit. The same greed which leads
the trust to raise prices and eXtort from
consumers viii allow il to lower wages and
do Injustice to the employees.
The Attorney General is seeking to en-
fore a statute in Nebraska. The law is Z;
good law and ought to b. enforced, and the
ur,rre Of Nebraska city ought TO hold Il
mass mertinc to commend him rather than
condemn him. The fusion forces believe IN
orforCiuE both state laws and national laws
AGAINST the tr1Sts. The kgusas City plat
form Z. maudS the humiliation Of all private
ruano9olieS. and if the Democratic ticket il
successful believe legislation will he en-
acted which will make II impossible for the
Rational starch Company to buy. bully or
UftaaG1.' the Arcp FotnnJTy into joining a
trust. and vith tn" dissolution Of tn" starch
trust will come the dissolution Of all other
trusts which are now pluEdering the peu-
pie"
VIII Oppose Every Trust.
in concluding Mr.. Bryan said;
Il want You people 10 know that II We
pet control OF This Government. the Fed
,ral administration aS well as the State
administration will lay its hands upon the
Starch Trust I heard it said that you peo-
rla down here felt some EoSttiif" toward
ATTORNEY General Sms-th because uf his
r.hf .Gainst the trusts. but that they do
not feel any hostility toward me. | want
against the Starch Trust any other
trust iIT- Smyth is. and | viii a2at
them as hard as be does, and If. by the
aiI Of the people Of this country and IF
this state. am made President of the
United states. | Will promise You that I
will do all | can 70 dissolve the Starch
Trust and leave the Ar=e company an in
dependent Nebraska City company"
Mr. Bryan was followed by Attorney Gen
eral Srlyth. who said that he had been III
formed he would not be permitted - speak.
action which he had Instituted. saying that
he had done nothing more than to enforce
the law Of tho State His purpose was not
to close the starch factory. his only object
was to preserve IL as an independent enter
Mr. Smyth received respectful attention.