The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1901-12-06


lauen viii rsnsraily BE- both unviio and in.
tAgcufe unless undertaken after calm Inquiry
and with sober self-reftrnint Much of me
egtlauen directed at the trusts would have
eea eneeediugiy mischlevous bad Il not also
neen entirely iuencctive tn dealing with
business Interests. for the government 70 un-
a,itA.e y crude and ill-considersd ieglala-
Won 70 90 What may turn out 70 be- bad.
-vull oe 10 Incur The risk Of such far-roich.
lnF national disaster that it would BE- prefer
abie % undertake NOTHING a. I'll.
q. AZ thla ia true. and yet II is also true
NAV there are real and grave evils. one N
the chief being over capitalization because
ot ~ many baleful consequences: and a rcso-
we and practical effort must be made to
Government supervision.
~ 4 no limitation upon property rights
or freedom Of contract 20 require that when
men receive from government the privilege OF
aolng business under corporate form. which
snd enables them TO call into their enterprises
the capital Of the public they shall DO 20
upon absolutely truthful representations az to
tai Il 70 be invested Corporations engaged
~ Interstate commerce should be regulated
u they are found 10 exercise a license work
much the aim Of those Who seek Cor social
battermant 20 rld the business world Of
crimes o eunnns as to rid The entire body
pouuc OF crimes Of violence. Great corpora
Tons exist only because they arc created
and safeguarded by our Institutions and Il
I, therefofe our r,rht and Our duty 70 SEQ
that they work IN harmony with those insu.
tutona.
Publicity Remed, Tor Trusts.
THE nui essential 10 determining how to
deal with the great iudultflui combinations
~ KNOWLEDGE OF the faeta-puhllcity, ln the
interest Of the public, the government should
have the right 10 Inspect and examine the
NofNng. Of the great corporations ENGAGED
IN Interstate business. Publicity IL the only
sur, emcdy which We can now Invoke. What
further rcmede ~ are needed in the way u
ksvorumoutal o.ulailou. or taxation. can
only BE- determined after publicity has been
obtained, BY process ~ Law, aud in tho course
o. administration. Tho Bret requisite lie
knowledge. full and complote-knuwledg
which may be made public TO the World
Artificial bodies. such 10 corporations and
Joint stock or other associations. depending
upon any statutory Law Tor their existence or
privileges, should be subject 70 proper GOV
ornamental supervis on. ard fuli dad accurate
information ~ 20 their operations should be-
made public regularly At reasonable Intervals.
The larse corporations. commonly called
trusts. though orFaulzcd In one state, always
do business In many states. often doing very
little business In the slate whore they are
incorporated. There IL utter lack Of Uniform
state has any exclusive interest In or power
over their acts, II has In practice proved inn
state action Therefore, In tho interest Of the
whole people, the Nation should. without IN
torferinE with the power of the states In the
matter Itself. also assume power Of super
doing an Interstate business. This ia csps-
c.ally true whore the corporation derives
portion OF 10 wealth from Tho existence Of
some monopol'gtic element or tendency in itH
business. There would be no hardship IN
such supervision banks are subject to q, aud
IN theif case u u now accepted ~ a simple
matter Of course Indeed u iaspruhabie that
supervision OF corpurat dua ny the Nniional
government need not 20 no Ear an ia now the
case with the supervision rNcrcIHrd over fhem
BY 70 conservative a slate aH NaHHachuneta,
IN order 10 produce excellent results.
believe that a law can be framed which
will enable ihc National government 20 eter-
else control along the lines above indcatedi
Fronting by Che experience gained throu4n
the passage and Administration OF the inter-
mont Of the Congress IN that Il lacks the
constitutional power 10 paga such an acc,
then a constitutional amcndmont should be
submitted 20 confer the power
There should be crea' % o Cabinet oifccr,
10 be known na secretary Of Commerce and
lndgstles, 40 provided IN ,hc bill introduced
BE- ,hla province 10 deal with commerce In lta
broadoat sense including nmong many other
thinga whatever concerns labor aud All mat
tiers Affecting tho frcat business corporations
and our merchant marine.
Restriction on Immigration.
with the sole exception Of the farming
interest. no one mater u Of such vital mo-
ment 20 our whole people as the welfare 81
Sns SSe we'll e IL absouteIy
certain that all others will be we'll on. too.
II u thercforr matter for hearty congrntu-
to-day In the United states than ever before
In our history, and far highcr than In any
ether couutry.f Tho standard u lynE y also
ialator and administrator should be bent ~
secure the pcrfuancncy OF tnl condition OF
things and - Improvement wherever posi-,
BILE Not only must our labor be protected
By the tariff. but u should also be protected
70 far as IL Is possible from the presence In
this county Of any labofera brought over by
mr. uF N
yet represent a standard OF living 30 de-
pressed that they can undersell our mon In
the labor market and drag them 10 lower
level. regard u a. necessary, with this
end In Wow, 20 re-enaot Immediately the law
excluding Chinese lahororn ana 70 strength
en- II wherever nccohsary IN order To make
ita enforcement entirely effective.
80 Tar no prac' elhli under the conditions
OF government work, provision should be
made To render tie enforcement OF the eight
hour law easy and certain, In all indus
tries carried on directly or Indirectly for the
unlted States government women aud chill
hours Of labor. from night work. and from
work under unsanitary conditions
The most vital problem with which this
country, and for that matter the whole civ
Hired world. has to deal. IL the problem
which has for one side thu bcttCrment Of 30
clal oond tons. moral and physical In large
cities and for another side the onort TO deal
with the tanElo Of far-reachng questions
which we group together when We speak o.
labor Very great good has been and VIII
y" aNANAllAtAAfA ~ AAANNtNhNhe " ~
wago-workers, when managed with fore.
thought and when they combine inslstenee
upon thor own rights with laN-abldlng TO.
apect for the rights Of others. The display OF
these qualities In such bodies II duty to the
Nation no less than 20 the associations them
selves. Finally, there must also In many
cases be action by the government In order
70 safeguard the rights and interests Of all.
Under our Constitution there IL much more
scope for such action BY the state aud the
municipality than by the Nation. But on
points such a. those touched on above the
National government oan act.
"Our present Immigration laws are unaa'
isfnctory We need every honest and en-
Gent Immigrant httod 10 become an Amor-
eau citizen. every immigrant who comes here
10 stay who brings here strong body,
stout heart a gSod head, aud a resolute pur-
bring up hia children rs law-nbiding and
God fearing members Of tho community. but
there should be a comprehensive law enact
ed with the object Of working a threefold i'm
proyomont over our present system. First,
We should aim 10 exclude absolutely not only
all persons who are known TO be believers In
anarchiatc principles or members OF an
archlstc aocietien, but also all persons who
are Of a low moral tendency or OF unaAvory
reputation. This means that we should re-
Qulro a more thorough system OF inspection
abroad and q more rigid system OF e1amina-
ton at our immigration ports, the former DO.
ing especially necessary,
1.-THE second object OF a proper immlEra-
ton law ought "a be 10 secure by careful
aud not merely perfuuctory educational taat
some Intelligent capacity 10 appreciate Amer
lean institutions and act aanely na Amerl-
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