Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1906-10-01
ATTACKING TRUSTS
v. R. Stubs OF KANSAS SHOWS
HOW TO DO IT.
He is, However, Behind the Times.
A. {. ShaIlenberger Makes the
Same Sugge StiOns in 1908, While
in the United States COngre sserOm
the Fifth District of Nebraska.

Several newspapers have printed an
interview with w. r. Stubbs, of Kansas,
in which interview Mr.. Stubbs suggests
plans for attacking the trusts. He ac-
vises the elimination of the watered
stock and compelling corporations to Oh
tain federal license before doing business
outside OF the state OF their origin. Mr..
Stnbbs' interest in these reforms is COM
mendabe, although he is several years
behind the times. The Kansas City
platform made suggestions similar to
those advanced by Mr.. Stubbs, while in
January, 1908, Mr.. A. G. Shallenberger,
then member OF congress from the
Fifth Nebraska district, and now the
democratic and populist nominee for
governor, introduced in congress a bill
which sought to enact these provisions
into law. For instance, section four of
Shallenberger's bill provided: "That
any corporation or association of indi-
viduals which may have been formed be-
fore the passage Of tt is act or which shall
be formed subsequent to it's passage un-
der the laws of any state or territory of
the United States for the manufacture
production, sale, or disposal in any man
ner whatever, or for the purpose of act
ing as common carrier of any article OF
commerce or trade, whereby said article
OF commerce or trade shall or is to be
shipped or transported from one state or
territory OF the United States to another
state or territory, or where the place of
manufacture OF production shall be in
a different state or territory from that in
which the association or corporation
shall have been incorporated or formed,
and whenever any corporation or associa
tion Individuals as above described
shall have been filed with the foreign
and internal commerce commission
complete and detailed statement of it's
resources and liabilities, and shall have
complied in every particular with every
provision of section three OF this act, and
which shall not have issued stocks or
bonds or other evidences of Indebtedness
against other than existing values of
actual money invested or property or
property rights in existence at a fair
valuation. the said corporation or associa.
ton OF individuals shall be granted by
the foreign and internal commerce COM
mission federal license empowering
them to engage in foreign or interstate
commerce in any article or commodity of
trade, or as common carrier of such
article or commodity OF trade, between
the several states and territories of the
United States, or between the United
States and foreign nations; otherwise
not; And provided further, that no au-
thority to engage in interstate or foreign
commerce shall be granted to any cor
combinations or corporations or to any
corporation engaged as common carrier
of articles OF commerce or trade between
the several states and territories OF the
United States which monopolzes or at
tempts to monopolize or control the
manufacture, production, sale, or trans.
portation in any manner whatever of
articles or commodities OF trade which
are the subject or subjects OF production,
manufacture, sale, or transportation hy
any corporation, combination of cor
porations, or associations of individuals,
empowered under this act to transact
foreign or interstate commerce, or OF
commerce between the states and terri
tories.''