The sun., 1903-09-29
MN. LOGAN'S ESSAY ON YRUsrs
Ex-senator Mandcrson Explains tAe Tech.
meal Status Of the Sam6.

Ex-senator M1ndcrsOn Explains tic Tech
meal status Of The Samt.
To THE EDITOR OF The SUN-Sis: At the
recent meeting Of the American par Asso->
citation the committee on commercial law,
In the guise Of report, presents& a socio-
logical essay. which the chairm$ Of the
committee asked to have aceptedwithout
reading. II was read. however, ID thor
ouxhly discussed. with the result bat the
whole matter was referred bach 70 the
committee with instructions TO port in
legislative form any cure for lawful
trusts which the committee should Ind 10
exist. II the committee follows TIPS in
structions, II will come down out the
clouds and. it Is to bs hoped, will ssent
categorical indictments. with pr POSED
legislative cures that will be worth de-
liberations OF the American Bar Apcia-
ton.
Apropos Of the committses first port,
ex-senator Henderson has sent out CIR
cular letter as follows
OMAHA, Neb., September, f8S.
1send you the attached report u the committ>e OIL
commercial law Of the America Bar Association,
written by Mr Walter S. Logan u New York. cAir-
man of the committee, which bSigncd | fearlby
other members without the consideration du} 70
q subject 80 important Al INT glance loSks
like q very inofiensve d0cumCLl but examination
shows II 10 be most perncloIs The effort Of Nr
Logan 10 have II accepted Without resdine was
defeated and its consideration NJ the aspocistIou
led 70 refusal to either accept or sAaopf H. II vas
sent back 70 the committee with lN1stu,ctSous u
further consider the matters In the seord portion
Of the report and report next speciAc remedies
IN legislative form Tor any undutuI coalbinatioas
which may threaten commercial knssruoHrsS.
The report grossly nlsreprseuk L. fncts. indulgss
In condemnation OF corporations known u be pro-
ductiVe OF good seems 10 think all tions OF
capital 10 be unlawful. dubs therSn ali trusts and
suggests for remedies Of evils 1t combinations
both Imaginary and real, the following startling
and communistic remedies
First-"rax them 10 death" This Is invoking
ME methods OF the ASSASSIN In legislation and EN-
pioying the weapon Of the legislative coward who
fears to make open attack. Thai, taxos shall bs
uniform and imposed without Naturalization does
not disturb the c0mplacent equAnimity of tho
writer Of the report
Second-"Compel combine capital to furnish bet.
ter and cheaper service by fixing by lawtAe price to
be- charged" This brings bankruptcy by process
OF law. ignoring the time honored safeguards Of
the Constitution and Forgetting that private prop.
erty shall aot be taken for public use without due
compensation, This Is . species Of Legislative
grand larceny
rhlrd~-I.et the Sta,a enter the Industrial neld
as producer The distinguished promoter OF
what he call, the hundred billion doilar trust looks
farther backward than the exiting gulshed Edward Bel
lany. and gravrly suggests that the United Ststes
shall raise. slaughter and sell beef: mino and sell
coal: make Iron and steel: and build and operate
railroads, Why stop short of the logical sequence
Why not e. paternai I'ncle Sam furnish all with
which his cnitren are TO be fed and clothedf Let
him bc farmer. tailor and shoemaker. whenever
these producers combine TO obtain what the con-
sunet thinks are unfair profits for their products.
When The labor trust aud the trades unions compel
BY rlkes ami hoycotts advance In wages. let the
Federal Government take charge OK sn labor and
nx the wage 10 he paid 70 ell artisans end lsborers.
We are q si To he assured by Mr.. Logan that this
Is as far from socialism as In pole from pole" IL
not socialism, 1t Is communism gone crazy.
The American Bar Association Win look with
interest TO tho nexs production fEOn tho pen OF
MT Logan, who In emitting his mani sCinullatiOn
should bear In mind the remark Of the Hon. Tim
Campbell OF his own city; What y the Constltu-
,ou among friends" CHARLRs ,. MANDERsoN.
1t is probable that the foregoing letter
indicates the sentiment Of very large
ma ajority Of the members Of the American
Bar Association. and It Is to be regretted
that the press Of the country. through ap-
parent misapprehension. has treated this
report as though it had been accepted and
adopted by the association.
H. d EsTABRooK.
Nrw yoRK Sant aS