The Holly chieftain., 1901-12-06

you'd be to incur the risk of such far-rseeh-
able to undertake nothing at ali.
AN this 10 true: and yet II il also true
that there arc real and grave evils. one Of
of its many baieful consequences: and q reso-
lutte and practical effort must Be made to
correct these evils.
Government sapervisiea.
''It n NO limitation upon property rights
or freedom CT contract to require that when
men receive from government the privilege Of
frees them from individual responsibility.
the capital of the public. they shall do 10
upon absolutely truthful representations as to
the value OF the property in which ths capi.
tai is to be invested Corporations engaged
in interstate commerce should be regulated
II they are found TO exercise 4 license work.
Ing to the public injury. II should be ..
oetterment to rid the business world Of
crimes Of cunning as to rid the entire body
tions exist only because they are created
and. sa!eguarded by our institutions and II
is therefore our right and our duty to see
that they work in harmony with these insti-
tutions.
Publicity Remed, for Trusts.
THE first essential in determining how to
deal with the great Industrial combinations
is knowledge OF the facts-publcty. In the
interest of the public. the government should
have the right to inspect and examine the
workings OF the great corporations engaged
In interstate 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
of administration. The first requisite is
knowledge. full and compete-knowiedse
which may be made public to the world.
Artificial bodies. such corporations and
Joint stock or other associations depending
upon any statutory law for their existence or
privileges. should be subject to proper gov
Ornamental supervision. and fun and accurate
information rs to their operations should be
made public regularly al reasonable intervals:
The large corporations, commonly called
trusts. though organized in one state, always
do business in many states, often doing very
little business in the state where they are
Incorporated. There Is utter lack of uniform
ity in the state laws about them: and as no
state has any exclusive interest in or power
over their acts. 1t has in practice proved i'm
possible to get adequate regulation through
state action Therefore, in the interest of the
whole people, the Nation should. without In
terfering with the power Of the states in the
matter itself. also assume power of super
vision and regulation over all corporations
doing an Interstate business This is espe-
ciaily true where the corporation derives a
some monopolstic element or tendency In Its
business. There would be no hardship IN
such supervision banks are subject to 1t. and
in their case II Is now accepted a simple
matter of course. Indeed It is probable that
supervision Of corporations by the National
government need not go 30 far as Is now the
by conservative state as Massachusetts,.
in order to produce excellent results.
~ believe that law can be framed which
will enable the National government to exer-
else control along the lines above indicated;
profting by the experience gained through
the passage and administration Of the Inter
state Commerce Act. II. however, the judS-
ment of the Congress IL that 1t lacks the
constitutional power to pass such an act,
then constitutional amendment should be
There should be created q Cabinet ofiicer.
to be known Secretary Of Commerce and
Industries. as provided in the bill introduced
be his province to deal with commerce in Its
broadest sense including among many other
ters affecting the great business corporations
and our merchant marine.
Restriction ON Immigration.
with the sole exception of the farming
interest, no one matter is of such vital mo-
ment to our whole people as the welfare of
Wage-worker are well on. it is absolutely
certain that all others will be well off too.
1t is therefore matter for hearty congratu-
to-day In the United States than ever before
in our history. and far higher than In any
other country. The standard of living is also
higher than ever before. Every effort OF leg
islator and administrator should be bent to
secure the permanency of this condition Of
things and its improvement wherever posi-,
by the tariff. but 1t should also be protected
SO far as 1t IL possible from the presence In
this country Of any iaborers s o.ouIht % over .y BY
yet represent q standard of living 30 de-
pressed that they can undersell our men in
level. l regard 1t as necessary, with this
end in view, to rc-enact Immediately the law
excluding Chinese iaborers and to strength
en- 1t wherever necessary in order to make
its enforcement entirely effective.
"Our present immigration laws are unsa.
isfactory. We need every honest and EN-
c.ent immigrant fitted to become an Ameri-
can citizen. every immigrant who comes here
to stay, who brings here a strong body, a
stout heart. good head, and resolute pur-
pose to do his duty we'll In every way and to
bring up his children law-abiding and
God-fearlng members Of the community. But
there should be comprehensive law enact
provement over our present system. First,
we should aim to exclude absolutely not only
all persons who are known to be believers in
anarchistic principles or members of an
archistic societies. but also all persons who
are Of low moral tendency or of unsavory
reputation. This means that we should re-
abroad and more rigid system of exAminn-
tion at our immigration ports the former be-
ing especially necessary.
tlon law ought to be to secure by q careful
and not merely perfunctory educational test
some intelligent capacity to appreciate Amer
can citizens. This would not keep ont all
anarchists. for many of them belong to the
Intelligent criminal CLASS. But II would 90
witt il also in point. that 10. tend to de-
crease the sum Of ignorance. 70 potent In
producing the envy. suspicion. maisnant
anarchistic sentiment inevitably spring.
Finally, all persons should be excluded who
are below a certain standard of economic ht-
petitors with American labor. There should
be proper proof Of personal capacity to earn
an American living and enough money to In
sure . decent start under American cond!-
tioua This would stop the influx Of cheap