Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1905-12-09

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hits shown c0ncigalYeiy that a ls useisss
tu trb 81 get adequate regulation anu
Nit laiun ~ those ktfut corporations
~ t1tn nctinn. such fcguiltion anu
ciscd iY sovereign whose Jurisdiction
ia cu-eNtenaivc with thf field OF work
~ tne corporations is ny thc Ma
tlonni government. j beiltye that tnia
regulation fud supervision can 81 Oh.
tanned ~ iho enactment Of law hy tha
tsngftAs q this proves Impossible, ii
VIII 'tftnluTy De- necessary ultimately
W confer Ia fullest form such power up-
uu tht national government ON IA urupnr
amendment % the coaHtitutioA. lt would
obviously he urwier 90 endenvor to ac-
cure such ga amendment until y Is ceF-
inin thlt the result can NOT be- lhtninsd
under the constitution 49, u nor ". The
laws ~ The congrcsa and Of tho several
courts. have resulted moro often IN
showing that tho states have no power
IN the matter than that the nhtic1ai
pfeseni exists very unfortunate cUn-
gifion uf things. uudef which these great
corporations doing an interstate business
oecnps ,hs posislen Of subjects without
ment nor the natiOaal government hav-
int effective control over them our
ntsnaF aim should Dr .nS Legislation, cauf
uoosiy and carefully undertaken, bat
naoiutcly pcrEcycrd la, 60 assert the
eoyerglenty % the national government
hN Affirmative action.
Legislation Not innovation.
This la only in form sn innovation
ln substance a n merriy d restoration;
Tor from the earliest time such fcNuia-
iipn of industrial activities has hern re-
cuFuiNed in The action ~ the law making
bodies. and am that / uruuurf ia Az meet
the chNugpd cespdtiuus as such manner
" VIII prevent tho commonweaith abb
Hrascd. not only ~ ihla country bat alec
in England before nnd since this country
bccaiHo srparatc nation.
ID haa bgcn n misfortune that the ma
tionol Law on this subject have hitherto
bcen u negative or pfohlhitive rather
than nn Affirmative Kind, and Htili morn
that they have IN p4rt sought 10 PRO-
n!am shat could no, ne ciectiyely pro-
hlhitlon confuunded what should be- al
lowed Hnd what shouic not be allowed.
u " ecHcfaliy useless 10 try 90 prohibit
this rcutraint be- reasonable OF unrcaron-
able, and where it II not useless Il IL
generally hurtful. Etcnss have shown
that u " not possible adequately 20 sc.
cure ths .nfofcemcnt of any iaw OF
this kind ny incenannt apptpi a. she
eouftn. The department Of justice has
for the last four years doyotcd more NJ
tentinn 20 the enforcement of the anti.
trust lcHlalntlOn than 20 anything elise.
Much has hepa accomplished; aartiru-
iarlf marked has been the moral Vliect
of TIE prosecutions, but u h lncreAs-
ingly evident that shere will be a very
iuciiiclvut lrncnrlul result in the way ~
'cenunic change. The successful pros
law immedinteiy develops another de-
Vice a. accon,piish the same purpose
What is needed Is not Fwcfuiug pfuhi-
billion ~ every NrrshRement, nood nr
bad. whlch may fcnd % restrict courf
tiiinr. hiil ant'h adequate Fnnrffiainn
and regulation M wln prevent nny re-
atrirtiuu ~ competition from heinR 10
the drirlmcut ~ the puhlic as we'll ~
INI .
nrtNrnt other HnifHfH iu no way con-
nectea with rcaiyirtion ~ competition.
tif ihvHr abuses. prrhhilH 1he chicf, at
though lN no mrnur the only one, -
oVrf eauiiuiiaatlot-T generally taeif the
result ~ dishonest promotion -hrrHuFr ~
thp myriad evils V hfinga N lac train;
for H1rh capitalization often mean
sn lnlistion that Invites business nnntc,
a always vunrcnia tne true fNlNiion Of
iho profit earned tn the Cnpitni actually
Invested anil u creates g burden of
cause of Improper reduction in or linn
itation of NnHeNi n dumngCa the small
Investor, aiHcouraRtn thrift and eaeeuf-
n6rhaSas Worsi ~ aii s ihe iriei,asss end
dishonesty which d inpiirs for harm
ip mpfnln ia wQrEe than any posalll,'
nHFln % material Interests uuu ihr dc-
hauchrry nf poliiics and business by
Efrnf iiianNnesi corporations a. far
worse than ans actual material cNil
thel 90 The public luil she national
which iho. wisdom uf cnngfcaa mas rnr-
rcfl. prupUr control over the biz con-
puraiiong cngnred IA Interstate com-
~ ,6o sls @ SSst sa 's S ss''is ~ m
poss'hlc 70 denl p'rqnniciy With these
Not Without Difficulties.
! am we'll aware 81 the difieulliea 81
ond 81 tie 'in., need M sf tsni,efats sl.d caa.
tiuua action W. HcrnflnH n. / should umr
rhaiienily protest aeninni improppfls
'eH,eai on has,y assi"l, ths ntsi thing
iiuRE engaged ~ thl hunlueHs az inter
state transportation. A. said iu ny
WrnenHr % December last thc innic
icElelHtioa Is concerned, u ghe enact
nDul into iaN of euine achpme 20 nos
ours a. the nRentH of thc RoYernment
e resss insi''s chars..l by E ihe raiisosda of ihs
country fnHuNed ~ interstate trtffilc un
shalt summRrly ana eftociisfly prevent
~ .ml, d.iee,n q, gniss, iss,, nnsss.enl, a,s,as (
cniluisft stop 40 rebates IN every shape
ana form. 1his power 90 rcGnlata fatee
INC nll slmiler covers over the en.l,
fnp0rrntlon. caution. ana aelf-reatraint; ;
bat Il should cniBl. 10 that e can be of-
leetiscly cxorciscd when the need
arises
Tho fifst consideration 20 b. kept An
mind h thht .he power should bo az
nrulAtlFc AM. should he given % aOme
ndmlnlatfative bodv created b. the con-
afcHe. ~ given % ,.ie present inter
state commtfcr commission uf "a re-
srEnni1cd Interstate commerce come
uiffiuu. such commission should b.
made uncQulNoclNy administrative.
40 moi hrlloFN N the government lntera
ferlnE with private buaineas taore than
"a nacesnIr9 90 nnt believe iu tho
qugofnmrut undertaking any WORK which
can with proprlfty ~ left Va private
hands Hut neither do ! nrilefe iu thr
any work Wiien "a hocomea evident that
abuses are sure % obtain therein un-