Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-12-05

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but. speaking generally. period OF goou
in them, and In q period Of hard times az
feel the stress to a greater or less degree
He points to the fact that IN tue past
'the ignorant or reckless agltator mas
been the really effective friend OF the
evils which he has been nomlnally oppos-
Ing In dealing with business interests
for the government TO undertake 9y
crude and ill-considered legislation 70 40
what may turn out to be bad would BE-
TO incur the risk of such far-reaching ma
tlonal disaster that II would be prefer
able to undertake nothing at all. Inc
men who demand the impossible or lhe
undesirable serve as the allies OK tne
forces with which they are nominally az
war for they hamper those VINO would
endeavor to find out in rational fasnlon
what the wrongs really are and 70 what
extent and In what manner II IL prac'
ticable to apply remedies
Remedies for the Trust Evil.
But while he says the above Is true. he
yet sees many evils for which there should
be remedies provided or these evils the
chief Is over capitalization because Oh
Its many baleful consequences, lie says
1.-THE conviction of the American people
that the great corporations. Known hs
trusts, are In certain OF their features and
tendencies hurtful to the general welfare,
is based upon sincere conviction mat com.
binaton and concentration should be not
prohibited, but supervised and. WITHIN
reasonable limits controlled, and In my
Judgment this conviction Is right
As q remedy for these evils ne says:
THE first essential In determining how
to deal with the great Industrial COM
bnatlons Is knowledge OF the, facts
publicity. In the interest Of the public
the government should have the right to
inspect and examine the workings OF
the great corporations engaged In Inter-
state business. Publicity Is the only sure
remedy which We can now invoke. what
further remedies are needed In the way
Of governmental regulation or taxation
can only be determined after publicity
has been obtained by process Of law and
In the course Of administration. The first
| requisite Is knowledge, full and complete
knowledge which may be made public
| to the world.
Artificial bodies, such as corporations
l ind Joint stock or other associations de-
pending upon any statutory law for their
existence or privileges should be subject
| 10 proper governmental supervision, and
| full and accurate Information as to their
operations should be made public regu-
larry at reasonable intervals
THE large corporations. commonly
called trusts, though organzed In one
| state, always do business In many states
often doing very lt,le business IN the
state where they are Incorporated. There
laws ABOUT mem, ana az no STATE mas
any exclusive interest In or power over
!. their acts II has in practice proved i'm
| possible to get adequate regulation
| through state action Therefore In the
interest Of the whole people the nation
| t,.t. ,,ttlt tla
| err Of the states In the matter Itself, also
assume power Of supervision and regula-
| tIon over al corporations doing m Inter-
| state business. This Is especially true
where the corporation derives a portion
of It's wealth from the existence OF some
| mopopolstlr element or tendency In Its
business There would he no hardship In
such supervision. Banks are subject to
| H. and IN their case It Ia now accepted
Ms simple matter Of course. Indeed Il
Is probable that supervision Of corpora
lions by the national government need
not 70 20 far as Is now the case with the
supervision exercised over them by so
conservative n state as Massachusetts In
order to produce excellent results"
The president believes that II will bs
possible to secure the needed remedies
for the trust evil under the constitution
ar Il now exists, hut II congress thinks
ttonal amendment be subm tied that will
COZ fer the 20 we necessary,
In connection with the trusts he rec
ommends legislation creating a cabinet Of
hctr, to h. known gs sect etary OF :nm-
nc,ce, whogc d ties would be to deal
with all gu lstions concernig commerce,
lsttr and the merchant maine.
Would Exclude the Chinese.
The message contains strong recon-
Mendation for lie reenactment at once
Of the present Chinese exclusion act, In
which connection he says.
Wages are hlgher to-day In the United
States than ever before In our history
and far higher than In any Other coun-
try. The standard Of living Ia also higher
than ever before. Every effort OF iSgis-
iator and administrator should be bent to
secure the permanency Of this condition
Of things and Its improvement wherever
possible. Not only must our labor be
protected by the tariff but II should also
be protected 30 far as It Is possible from
the presence In this country Of any Ia
borers brought over by contract or OF
those who. coming freely, yet represent
they can undersell our men In the labor
market and drag them to a lower level
! regard II a. necessary, with this end
In view, to resnact Immediately the law
excluding Chinese laborsrs and IA
strengthen II wherever necessary In or.
fsstive;"
an amendment to the interstate commerce
law, a. will protect the labor Of one stat,
from competing with the prison labor Of
smother state and also that the govern
ment cease being q party to this compst Il
tion by not purchasing goods made sIthe
by convict laDor or that In which womer
and children are caused to work excessiv,
hours or at night.
In the labor unions Of the present No sss
much that is good, in which connection n
says;
accomplished by associations or union
Of wagsworkcrs when managed witt
forethought and when they combine In
slstsnce upon their own rights with Law
abiding respect for the rights Of Others
The display Of these qualities In sucl
bodies Ia . duty to the nation no les
! than TO the associations Themselves
Finally there must also In many cases B
, safeguard the rights and interests of I'll
! Under our constitution there 10 muc
.. more scope for such action BY the stat
and the municipality than by the natioI
, hut on points such a. those touched o
above the national government can act
: when all 10 said and done. the rule Q
: brotherhood remains - the indispsnsabl
: prereauisits 10 success In the kind Of as
. tionai life for which we strive, Eas
!, man must work for himself, and unlss
1 he % works no outside help ean ava
I him. But each man must remember ~
!. that ne 10 indeed his brothers kssps
= ana that while no man who refuses
Z walk can BE- carried with advantage
|. himself or anyone else, vst thst stch
4 unss stumbles or haltA that s&eA
i times nssds 70 have the helping hand oul
. stretched 10 him. To be permanently .
. fsotivs aid must always take ~ form
helplna q man to help himself, ana y
cer 81 bsst help ourselves ~ Joining =
z esthss In the wsrk that 10 81 osmmsn
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