Gilpin observer., 1901-12-05

and with sober seif-restraint Much OF the
ieaislstion directed at the trusts would have
business interests. for the government to un-
tien to d. d. what what may may ~ turn out to be sisd bad.
would be % incur the risk OF such far-reach-
ing % nationsl "a & disaster that II would be prefer
IAN this is true; and yet 1t is also true
that there are real and grave evils. one of
of its many baleful consequences; and reso-
Lutte and practical effort must be made to
| correct these evils.
Government Supervision.
'!t is no Limitation upon property rights
] or freedom of contract to require that when
| men receive from government the privilege of
doing business under corporate form, which
and enables them to call into their enterprises
the capital Of the public. they shall do SO
the value of the property In which the capt
tai is to be invested. Corporations engaged
In interstate commerce should be regulated
u they are found to exercise license work
Ing to the public Injury. 1t should be as
much the aim Of those who seek for social
betterment to rid the business world OF
crimes of cunning as to rid the entire body
polite OF crimes OF violence. Great corpora
tons exist only because they are created
and safeguarded by our institutions and II
fs therefore our right and our duty to see
that they work In harmony with these insti-
tutions.
| Publicity Remedy for Trusts.
/
| deal with the great industrial combinations
is knowledge of the facts-publcity. In the
the ' Rs To- ae snd b
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
obtained. by process OF law, and in the course
OF administration The first requisite Is
which TN ha
Artificial bodies, such as corporations and
Joint stock or other associations. depending
privileges, should be subject to proper gov
Ornamental supervision, and full and accurate
made public regularly at reasonable Intervals
The large corporations. commonly called
trusts. though organised 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
state has any exclusive interest in 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-
portion of IT'S wealth from the existence of
some monopostic element tendency in its
business. There would be hardship in
such supervision banks are subject to IL, and
in their case 1t 10 now accepted as a simple
matter Of course. Indeed. it is probable that
supervision of corporations by the National
government need not go so far as is now the
case with the supervision exercised over them
by SO conservative state as Aassa husetts,
in order to produce excellent results
- believe that law can be framed which
else control along the lines above indicated;
proftins by the experience gained through
the passage and administration OF the Inter-
ment of the Congress is that 1t lacks the
constitutional power to pass such an act,
then a constitutional amendment should be
submitted to confer the power.
There should be created Cabinet oficer.
to be known as Secretary OF Commerce and
Industries. as provided In the bill introduced
at the last session OF the Congress. II should
be his province to deal with commerce in it's
things whatever concerns labor and all mat
ters 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
the wase-workers. 4 the farmer and tho
certain that all others will be well on. too.
II Is therefore a 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 Lying Is also
islator and administrator should be bent to
secure the permanency of this condition Of
things and It's Improvement wherever posi-:
BILE. Not only must our labor be projected
by the tariff, but It should also be protected
SO far as 1T is possible from the presence In
contract. or OF those who. coming freely.
yet represent a standard Of living SO de-
pressed that they can undersell our men In
the labor market and drag them to n lower
level. regard II as necessary. with this
excluding Chinese laborers and to strength
en- II wherever necessary In order to make
m .T snss1
of governHnent work, provision should be
made to render the enforcement OF the eight
tries carried on directly or indirectly for the
United States government women and chill
sours 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
iii.ed world. has to deal. is the problem
which has for one side the be,terment of So
cities, and for another side the effort to deal
with the tangle OF far-reaching questions
whieh we group together when I'VE we speak % ,,i 81
be accomplished by associations or unions Of
wage-workers. when managed with fore
upon their own rights with w-abiding re-
spect for the rights OF others. The display OF
these qualities in such bodies is a duty to the
selves. Finally. there must also in many
cases be action by the government In order
to safeguard the rights and interests OF all.
Under our Constitution there is much more
scope for such action by the state and the
than py tne Nation. but on
points such as those touched on above the
National government act
"Our present immigration laws are unsat-
isfactory. We need every honest and en-
cient immigrant htted 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 well In every way and TO
bring up his children as law-abiding and
God-fsaring members Of the community But
there should be comprehensive law enact
ed with the object Of working 4 threefold i'm
provement over our present system First
We should aim to exclude absolutely not only
all persons who arc known to bo believers In
anarchistic principles members OF an
archistic societies. but also all persons who
are OF a low moral tendency or of unsavory
reputation. This means that We should re-
oure . more thorough system OF inspection
abroad and q more rigid system of examinn-
tion at our immigration ports. the former be-