Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-12-14

1ation Will generally be both unwisS and in
and with sober self-restraint Much of the
hssn GreHtea at the trusts would have
been entirely Ineffective In dealing with
dertake BY crude and iIi-eonsidered Iee e
ton to do what may turn out to be bad.
ing national disaster that it would be prefer
able to undertake nothing at all
the .. chief being over-capitaiization because
lutte and practical effort must be made to
correct these evils
Government Supervision.
1T Is no Limitation upon property rights
men receive from government the privilege OF
es Se om
and enables them to call into their enterprises
Upon aB.oIuteIy Truthful as TO
the value Of the properly in which the eapi
in interstate commerce should be regulated
II they are found to exercise license york.
much the aim Of those who seek for socia!
crimes ias s'' Of cunning as to rid the entire body
polite of crimes of violence. Great corpora
sn oa' safssuarded BY our institutions and Il
Is therefore our right and our duty to see
tutions.
Publicity Eemedy for Trusts.
"The first essential in determining how to
deal With the sr eat Ia 4bs
interest of the public. the government should
have the right to inspect and examine the
in interstate business. Publicity is the only
cn we can nGT IN the wav Of
governmental regulation. or taxation, can
Of P's Standardization e' The hrst requisite is
WHICH s be MADE 1uso to the xofG
Artificial bodies. such as corporations and
upon any statutory law for their existence or
privileges, should be subject to proper gov
Information as to their operations should be
made public regularly at reasonable intervals;
trusts, though organized in state, always
little business in the state where they are
incorporated. There is utter lack of uniform
state has any exclusive interest in or power
over their acts, it has in practice proved i'm
state action. Therefore, in the interest of the
whole people, the Nation should without in
matter itself, also assume power of super
vision and regulation over all corporations
cially true where the corporation derives
portion of its wealth from the existence of
some monopolistic element tendency in its
business There would be hardship in
in their case it is now accepted simple
matter of course Indeed. it is probable that
government need not go far as is now the
case with the supervision exercised over them
in order to produce excellent results.
II believe that law be framed which
will enable the National government to exer-
else control along the lines above indicated;
proftng by the experience gained through
the passage and administration of the Inter
state-Commerce Act. If, however, the judg-
ment of the Congress is that it lacks the
constitutional power to pass such an act
then a constitutional amendment should be
submitted to ,, confer the power oeoor
to be known as Secretary of Commerce and
at the last session of the Congress. 1t should
be his province to deal with commerce in its
things whatever concerns labor and all mat
tiers affecting the great business corporations
and our merchant marine.
Restriction 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 well of. it is absolutely
1t is therefore matter for hearty congratu-
lation that the whole wages are higher
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
islator and administrator should be bent to
secure the permanency of this condition OF
Bile. Not only must our labor be protected
by the tariff but 1t should also be protected
this country of any laborers brought over by
9ef toSdaTd n0 Of Vng So ds
pressed that they can undersell our men in
level ies a i regard it as necessary, with this
end in view, to re-enact Immediately the law
it wherever necessary in order to make
its enforcement entirely effective
so far practicable under the conditions
made to render the enforcement of the eight
hour law easy and certain In all indus
tries carried on directly or indirectly for the
United States government women and chill
dren should be protected from excessive
hours of labor, from night work, and from
THE most vital problem with which this
country. and for that matter the whole civ
ilized world. has to deal. is the problem
ciaI conditions. moral and physical in large
cities, and for another side the effort to deal
which we group together when We speak of
labor Very great good has been and will
be accomplished by associations unions of
thought, and when they combine insistence
upon their own rights with law-abiding re-
These Qualities in such bodies is a duty to the
| Nation no less than to the associations them
selves Finally, there must also in many
| to safeguard the rights and interests of all.
Under Constitution there is much more
municipality than BY the Nation. But on
points such those touched above the
/ National government can act:
| @Our present immigration laws are unsat-
! isfactory. We need every honest and eff
| cient Immigrant fitted to become 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 well in every way and to
| God -fearing members of the community. But
there should be a comprehensive law enact
ed with the object of working a threefold i'm
| we should aim to exclude absolutely not only
| all persons who known to be believers in
anarchistie principles or members OF an
| are of a low moral tendency of unsavory
| reputation This means that should re-
| quire more thorough system of inspection
| abroad and more rigid system of examina-