The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1903-12-10

second session of the l'ifty.eighth Con.
eress Is substantially as follows.
TO the Senate and House Of Represen-
tdttues.
With nation as with a man the most
important things are those of the house
hold, and therefore the country Is espe-
cially 10 DO congratulated on what has
been accomplished In the direction of pro-
viding for the exercise of supervision
over the gleat corporations and combina.
tops Of corporations engaged In Inter-
state commerce. The Congress has GRE
atsd the Department Of Commerce and
Labor, including the Bureau Of Corpora
tons, with for the first time authority to
secure proper publicity Of such proceed
ings Of these great corporations as the
public has the right to know. 1t has pro"
vided for the expediting Of suits for the
enforcement Of the Federal antitrust
law; and by another law it has secured
equal treatment to all producers In the
transportation of their goods, thus taking
long stride forward in making effective
the work Of the Interstate Commerce
Commission.
Department Of Commerce and Labor
The establishment Of the Department
Of Commerce and Labor. with the Bureau
Of Corporations hereunder, marks a real
advance in the direction of doing all that
Is possible for the solution Of the questions
vitality affecting capitalists and wage
workers.
Functions Of New Department.
The preliminary work of the Bureau
Of Corporations In the department has
shown the wisdom Of It's creation Pub
lcty in corporate affairs will tend to do
away with ignorance, and will afford
facts upon which intelligent action may
be taken. Systematic, intelligent inves-
tigaton is already developing facts the
knowledge Of which Is essential to right
understanding Of the needs and duties Of
the business world. The corporation
which Is honestly and fairly organized,
whose managers in the conduct Of Its
business recognize their obligation to deal
squarey with their stockholders, their
competitors, and the public, has nothing
to fear from such supervision The pur-
pose Of this bureau Is not to embarrass
or assail legitimate business, but to aid
In bringing about better Industrial con-
dition--a condition under which there
shall be obedience to law and recognition
Of public obligation by all corporations,
great or small The Department Of Com
merce and Labor will be not only the
clearing house for Information regarding |
the business transactions of the nation
but the executive arm Of the government
to aid In strengthening our domestic and |
foreign markets, In perfecting our trans
portaton facilities, In building up our
merchant marine in preventing the en-
trance OF undesirable Immigrants, In i'm
proving commercial and Industrial condl-
tons, and in bringing together on com
mon ground those necessary partners In |
Industrial progress capital and labor
Commerce between the nations Is stead
fly growing In volume, and the tendency |
Of the times Is toward closer trade rela-
tons. Constant watchfulness Is needed
to secure to Americans the chance to par |
ticlpate 10 the best advantage In foreign |
trade; and we may confidently e. ect
that the new department will justify 'he
expectation Of Its creators by the exer-
else Of this watchfuness' as well as by
the buslnessike administration or sucf
laws relating to our internal aflalrs as
are intrusted to Its care
In enactnr the laws above enumerated
ina Coupress nroceoded on sane and con-
servotlye lines Nothing revolutionary
was ottempted; but a common-sense and
successful effort was made In the dlrec-
tlon or seeing lnal corporat'oi's are GU
handled as 10 suosefVe 'ne PUBIC soou,
Ihe leelsiallon was illouera'e' ~ Was
characterlzen throughout ny tue iuea t,'a.
we were not attaching corporations pul
endeaVorihg 10 proViuo lot uo',s away
with any eYii III 'he'n' l''a' wo uiew tne
line against MISCONDUCT not asaihs,
wealth, slauiy ieuoshiN'hs '''o sleu' soou
done py capitalists VIM aiohe Vi ~
conjunction WIN MS iehows' uoes ms
WORK along proper anu iesi'''''a,e l'''es
The purpose OF .he les'slatlom, wn'ch pur'
pose VIII uhaoup'euiy DC luil'lieu' was "
1aVof sucil man wheh no uoes well Hnu
10 supervise MS ACTON ohiy 10 prevent
MN from DONG III fupllcily call uo no
harm TO inc honest corporation, IN,
only corporation mat mas cause " uieau
II 10 inc corporation Which siirn'ks lroih
the llght, ana aoou. 'he welfare Vi such
corporations we neeo not DO oVefsehsltiVe'
inc WORK OF the department o. Com,
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