Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-12-06

besn exceedingly mischisvous had IL no, niss
Ss,s, Sesn entirely ineffective. In dealing with
dertske BY crude and II.eonsid.Isaa sa' ,, TO In-
uon 70 90 what may turn out TO be had
Ing na,iena, sess ssa The risk Of such fsr.rs.eh.
Apis 70 undertake nothing at all
| tbs, -, ms Is true and yet It IL also true
The cbis, are are real and grave evils. one Of
| m1 m enlet be!ng oyer-capitalisatlon because
OF It's many baleful consequence: and a rssos
iu,e and practical effort must bs made 10
| Government sapervi.io..
~ no limitation upon property rights
CT freedom OF contract to require that when
| men receive from government the privilege of
s,ons business under corporate form. which
| ife.s them from individual responsIbIlIty,
ana enables them to call into their ent-rprises !
,he capital OF the public. they shall do SO
upon up shsoiutsiy truthful representations as TO
tai Is to be Invested. torporatioas snrsned
N Interstate commerce should be regulated
lns TO the public Injury. Il should be as
much the aim of those who seek for social
betterment To nd the business world OF
crimes OF cunning as to rid the entire body
polite Of crimes Of violence, Great eorpora-
lions exist only because they are created
Is therefore our right aud our duty 10 see
that they work In harmony with these inat-
| tutIons.
Publicity Remed, for Trusts.
| The nrst essential In Determining how to
| combinations
Is knowledge OF the faets-pubIIeIty. In the
Interest OF the public. the government should
have the Fisht TO inspect and examine the
in Interstate business. Publicity Is the oaly
sure remedy which Ne can now Invoke. whR,
further remedies are hsTdsi in the way OF
governmental regulation. or taxation. can
only be de'.rminsd after publicity has been
obtained. By process Of laS, and In the course
knowledge. full and compis,e-Eno~Icdse 80
which may be made public to the World.
ARTIFICIAL bodies. such as corporations and
ioint stock or other assoeIailons. depending
| upon any statutory lA~ for their existence or
privileges. should be subject to proper gov
ornmsataI supervision. aud full and accurate
Information as To their operations should 30
nsfs public regularly At reasonable interval,
The large eoFpoFAuons. commonly called
trusts. though orsanirsd In oEs state. always
DO business in HiAny states, oftsn doing ysfy
little trsiness IN the state where they afv
Incorporated. Thsrs is utter lack Of uniform-
ity In the state laws about them. and as no
state has any exclusive int-F.s, In OF power
over their acts. Il has 10 practice proved i'm
si.,s ar,isa. Thsss,sf., In ,ss intsT.s, on ,hs
Whole people. n. Satiau should. without in-
tsri,EiHk -its The power Of The states Ia the
tision and regulation over all corporations
doing al taierstats business, This is es97-
ealiy true .h.Is ne corporation derives a =
sarn- r.oEopoiisiie element or tendsney 10 TIA
business. There would te no hardship In
10 i tssis esss i is sss sSstsisa as g sinSls
matter Of eogrse. inase,i. ID is pfpsshis that
sppsrTislaa Of corporations BY the SstionAi
eass rt,h Ii. supsF.t.ioa ebrfrissi over thsfn
By so conservative q state as sssssrhusstts.
In ofas, 20 p,oiaee ststiisn; r.aiis s,-.
ill enable the National Government 60 essf-
eiss eantFel aioak the lines above lniieaifi2, ),
he passage sni siHilhis,Taiisa Of The later
s,A,s.Conmsfce Act. " however. the Iuiz-
meat OF the coasFoss 10 that !, lacks the
Ia an
,ssa q constitutional atasnirusst shSuii be
submitted 20 sgafsT tho parsr.
,o - iss.a a. s.r,.,ssy OF csnasrsS and
iniustri~s. as provided In the bill inirosusei
At The las; session Of the cansr,sss Il should
b his province TO deal pi,t rosnasefrc IN It's
tfaAssst srass iHciuainx among many Other
things whatever concsfus labof sni all riAs.
tsrs arse;ias The srsA, eas'Esss eefPpf-iiSas
sni our fasfehAni marine.
Restriction on Immigration.
.'wIih the sole .seeg,ioa Of the fsrminz
tntsrsst no 6ns matter u OF saeh vital mo.
msn, 10 our shals people as ihs Setafe ot
.. s.ssss's;s I'll Il ~ is'sr .su,.s ssh y,
certain ,has al others uiii Be ~sli oa. TOO.
II is thstsiorr . matter trF hearty eaaEfAtu.
,e.ssy % is ths rsiisi states thsa ever before
In our history. ssi far hlshsf ihAn in shp
s,hsr eesaiTJ. Tbs standard o. h.iss . also
isiaiar aai sdflinis;ra;er sh9uii b. TINT Z.
ssrurs tie psffashsney ot this eoniluon of
,slhs. ..s r. ,sie,sT'PI, I,i Its's Z. sroIsst.a
~ the ,afi- but u shpgd also - protected
SO far as u 10 rSssihl. from ths pi.ssse. "
sgrtraet or o, ihssc rhp. coming freely.
Jst represent a STANDARD oi litins 80 &c.
sr,.s ,s., ,s.y .a s,sa sSs'i ,s.n 'a 10 me- i6-s
level ! regard u ss usssss.iy. rih ihs
sni in sgsr TO rrscnaei Immediately the l.H
,,riuatns Chinese iabor,rs and 70 sifensth-
~ \, .ksfsyrr psses.ary To order 10 make
ia enforcement entirely ea.eii!s. ,,,,..
-. 20 rsassr the sufofcsasat ot tho eight
hour Law easy sns certain IN sN indss-
tries .Arrisi on ili.s;ly o. ,na.rss "a s' mi.
sfru should b protected from eS.sssNe
sours of labor. from Hish, .efk. and HOtn
.,fss mos, Vital problem With which this
-oun;ry. and for that matter the Whole cit.
lined World. hss 70 deal y, s,,,,.,, W, ~ ss.
sisi conditions, moral ard phJsisal 10 lsiss ,,
SitI.s. ana for another side The effort 20 lsal
-i,h the ,.nsis ,hsr Of ,sTsisa" ss.p IS .pspE Of
'.iabSr ysfy great good has been and sil,
be accomplished ~ association, o, Hs'' DOR. -
,hnass, aud when they combine tnslstcnec
Snsf, Their oUu rights -lth las s-abiiinE r.
spec, for ,as tish,s y 9,p S,lr. Il. = sgiy 10 ,Sc
S,,Io,, ns Ices than TO the assoslaiions them
.siYes Finally. there must also IN i,any ,y
80. h action by the government IN etuI' et,,
e ss,rsrsrd The fiEhis and Interests OF aIl.
,,9,ssf " our ceasutuiioa there Is much more or.
s,-o Tor saeh action by The state ana ths
ssS,,..isissIity than by the Nation. Hut .n
,..ia,s sues as those touched on above 'he
National government can ae', 49,. nasal.
"DaF pfessnt immigration laws hc uus. -,
,...stsrs we need every honest ahs III
sSsn, Immigrant htcd TO become i.s. an A'ie hsTs
- st,IFsn every Immigrant Nho couss
40 stay, vho hrinEs here suonE ,,,,c 49, y,,,'
sSss 10 DO his duty well IN essfy , ssy shn "a "a
Is,rs 40 his children "a lsw.abldlng nn1 a1i
DIl..S ~. S,,,tnr members Of the community. ba'
,hs,s should te comprehensive lag -, snIg, ~
VI s .t,b ,bs object Of working thTceto'J Ir.-
~ ~ sIs',.t over our present system flIst.
we should aim to exclude Absolutely hSs IL
VI aa,.sns who are known TO be bcHoy'ts W W
sn,srbistIc principles or members .. ,bo
srShistic societies, but also all ~ ,,s,y,Ty
s.su,s,inn This means that W tnus..,i,-,
tpp..s more thorough system OF inspseitlSs'
sute a nsprc fisld system OF eNan'nh-
Az ~ our immigration ports. the former o'-
| inE especially necessary; --,,,, ir,mItra-
lion law ought TO 70 TO seeurs ur,,oS,ta,.i oS tss;
uonp un nat merely psftunctory educa,u0hs,, ,,c,.
.l,, ana "Ip,sIiissnt capacity TO apprce,ate ,n-I