New-York tribune., 1901-12-13
CHARACTER AND BUSINESS
SORT OF MAN WHO SHOULD BE HEAD
OF NEW DEPARTMENT OF COM
MERGE - ADDRESS OF JAMES
r. DILL IN PHILADELPHIA.

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Philadelphia Dec Il CspeoiaD,-Among the speak
ers at the annual dinner this evening Of the Manu-
fscturers' Club OF this city James B. Dill, OF
Ner-Yrrk whose topic Character and i8usi-
ness" Nj Dill in opening. spoke Of the radical
change of base presented by the business and COM
rnercial situation to-day contrasted with tha'
yesterday, saying that the trend of commercial
energy has been away from mere individuallsn'
first into organ.zation and then step later into
mobilization. The government OF the United States
IS now taking official notice of the rearranser1ent
of the commercial and financial OF this coun-
wy II is recognizing officially the moblllzaton
into grand national army Of the financial ana
commercial cf this country, and thereioIe'
under the reCoInrD endatons of the annual message
81 the President, hill has been introduced 10
.es-sb blish department OF commerce under Fecos
,lized head. 10 he a member of The Cabinet Inc
speaker asserted that this country as TO CONNER
cial and financial matters. had passed through On
evolution. fortunately, without revolution ne
asserted that this Vas due 10 the growth OF IA
rionalisn. He added
This growth Of rstic,,alism recognizes that me
t7st problem Of to-day f not tire Suppression OF IN
dustria mohilE2 2tion but the This country
today admits, and the EoVernnl:sn, - Senart
uent Of commerce the growth of comhlnatloh ana
the resulting mobilization OF business III lhis co"''
The great problem Of to-day is to make of II an
;,-tzo The dancers As in the preparation for
this for any other conflct tnlS 1 utf
Ia.eS & ia b.I hen told of the perils of over
~ 1,egc into politics of the combina-
fior seeking control LEGISLATION with me
lion 10 the capital OF vast com olI40ns' ,e;
Ics or privately, Te influence and to procure 4esiS
is;ion But the crisis conIrons I No. Us rs control
the government proposes tC Iahe uI1e +b CONNER,
ihroS eh tie department OF commerce. 'iie coi4i4e
rbe eTest question presents itself to whether
this department goEsrnI1lsl @ onIoarcjal forces of
The country, shall thus become y ere5y bsa Of the
n Is u secretary
merce who becomes member OF tne taD,IeS; @ SoljS
IN his hands ma gnicent opportunities for good or
great power for evil
TRUSTEE OR TRUST
VII he be trustee OF trust 6 settied a bz the
character of the appointed II ne pc ,+icsI q MI
panG1g with an intent TO solidfy the sections OF
this country-North, South East or es'-SHe il +
so-caIled dangers of trusts and eom9lnaI5oeeS are
only featherWeighfS. No man 1 III 'ne Exercise such
potent influence over the future OF 'ns +S Te-rf
What are the safeguards? Political issues? Never
Legislation by itself No d FuoHc 1 Slito a+rieS us
through War of Independence successI
sTsteT of that great leader George Washington
which permeating through ms army anu anu aIa lae
people No is inclined 10 unoertaIe, T as an e.
nent of Of the issues in the controVs[sS
Iinconl col So too in the late commercial! evolution
under the wise guidance of a controlIg, NAM. NJ
a
Character of the late William Mckinley as being the
keystone OF the structure AND the answer TO the
proposition Of tonight.
GROWTH OF RATIoNALIsM.
The growth of rationalism both from within ana
without has kept pace with the growth OF industry
As 10 rationalism from without, President Hadley
was probably misquoted; he was certainly nlsuls
derstood in the statement accredited 10 hl1n ano
for which some inclined TO riotcule him. tral
the TO cure the trust evils was to ostracize
the promoter.
Nevertheless President Hadley struck the key
note of the correct solution in what he probapIy IN
tended 10 he understood saying, namely, tnel
he of industrial enterprises or
biuatious only the character OF the inoiVidualS
who govern and control them; that the public
should ostracize organization the character OF
leaders of which Is such that the leadefs theI-
selves would be socially ostracized.
The logical conclusion of President l1ildLeyy
the foundation Of all commercial success and su-
prenacy. and he right
As growth Of rationalisr from within, from
view point, character is at a premium
corporations Character counts more than 30 per
cent as a1 entrance qualification 10 position OF
trust in the great corbina tions The leaders recog
nfze necessity for this quality in their sub0r-
dinates. But. In the case or the steel frame
work OF the buildings. this personal character
must 90 from top 10 bottom, must Unite the
foundation and the capstona. Anything short OF
This lacks permnnency, and any requirement which
fhe insist to character among the
suhordtnateS falls short of the element of safety
until the leaders measure themselves by precisely
the standard
Ia conclusion the speaker dweit on the duty OF
men of position influence and wealth TO
public sentiment which demanded personal charac
ter first Quai:fica ttcn fer a leader