The Tupelo journal., 1906-12-07

itself on trial. The triumph OF the
mob is just as evil a thing as the tri-
umpn Of the Rlusocracy: and to have
whatever II we sucuumb to h other.
In the end h honest man, whether rich
or poor who earns his own living n
as much to fear from the insincere
m unworthy demagog. promising
much and performing nothing. or else
performing n9thi mg but EVIL. who
rich, as from the crafty corruptfonist,
who, for his own ends, o permit
the common people to be exploited by
government fall into the hands of men
OF either of these two classes. we shall
show ourselves false to Americas past.
tionist often rne work od"h hand in aha hand cc There
are at this moment wealthy reaction
aries of such obtuse morality that they
regard the public ervan who prose-
cutes them when they violate the law.
or who seeks to make them bear their
proper share of the public burdens. as
being even more Objectionable than
the violent agitator who hounds on
the mob to plumber the rich. There is
nothing to choose between such a re-
dictionary and such an agitator; funda-
mentally they are alike in their selfish
disregard of the rights of others; and
1t is natural that they should join in
opposition to any movement of which
the aim is fearlessly to do exact n
even JuStICo " Oil.
Railroad Employees Hours.
He asks for the passing Of the bill linn.
iting the number of hours Of
classes the measure as a very moderate
one. He says the aim of all should be
to steadily reduce the number of hours
of labor, with as a goal the general in
PRODUCTION of an eight-hour day, but in
sists that on the Isthmus of n the
conditions are SO different from What
they are here that the introduction Of an
eight-hour day On the canal would be
absurd, n continues, Just about as alb
surd as it is. so far as the isthmus is
concerned, where white labor cannot pc
employed, to bother as to whether the
work is done by alien black men or alien
yellow men,"
Investigation Of Disputes.
He urges the enactment of a drastic
child labor law for the District of Co.
lumbia and the territories, and a federal
Investigation of the subject of child ana
female labor throughout the country.
He reviews the work of the commission
appointed to Investigate labor conditions
in the coal fields of Pennsylvania in 1902,
and refers to the wish of the commission
that the state and federal governments
should provide the machinery for what
may be called the compulsory lnvesuga-
ton of controversies between employers
and employees when they arise" AFTER
referring to the fact that a bill has al
ready been introduced to this end he
says:
MANY Of these strikes and lockouts
would not have occurred had the parties
to the dispute been required to appear
before al unprejudiced body representing
the nation and, face to face, state the
reasons for their contention. In most
instances the dispute would doubtless be
found to be due to a misunderstanding
by a of the others rights, aggravated
by an unwillingnesS of either party TO ac-
cept as true the statements of the other
as to the justice or injustice Of the mat
tiers in dispute. The exercise of a 1u-
dicial spirit by a disinterested body
representing the federal government,
such as would be provided by a commits
sion on Cancellation and arbitration
woul tend to create an atmosphere OF
friendliness and Cancellation between con-
tending parties; and the giving each side
an equal opportunity to present fully i,s
case in the presence of the other would
prevent many disputes from developing
into serious strikes or ~lockouts, and IN
other cases, would nable the commits
sion to persuade the opposing parties TO
come to terms.
"In this age of great corporate and Ia
Dor combinations, neither employers nor
employees should be left completely at
the mercy of the stronger party TO a aiss
their respective claims. The proposed
measure would be in the line OF securing
recognition of the fact that in many
strikes the public has itself an interest
which cannot wisely be disregarded; an
interest not merely of general conven,
fence, for the question OF a just n
proper proper pu 1n If po Iesisl misn a Of this is kind kind
it is we'll to advance cautiously, testing
each step by the actual results; the step
proposed can surely be safely taken, u1f
not bind the parties in legal fashion, and
yet would give a chance for pubic opin.
ion to exert its full force for the right.
Control of Corporations.
oonc;Jorohlo povfton Of the mpgSaC e
is devoted to the subject OF federal con-
troll of corporations in what ne refers 70
the passage at the last session OF ths
rate, meat inspection and food " and
says that all of these have already just
fed their enactment, but recommends
the amendment of the meat Inspection
meat products, and also to place the
cost of inspection on the packers ratner
than on the government. Continuing on
this subject of the control OF corporalohs
by the federal government ne says:
"It cannot too often be repeateo ina eA-
perience has conclusively shown the i'm.
possibility of securing by the acton sfa fa
legislatures anything but ineffective
chaos in the way Of dealing with the
great corporations which do not operate
exclusively within the limits of any one
state. In some method, whether by a
national license law or in other fashlon,
we must exercise, and that at an cary
date, a far more complete control tnah
DIT plSSCh oNSL
tions-a control that will among other
things prevent the evils OF excessive
DISQUALIFICATION. and that will compei
the disclosures by each big corporation
of it's stockholders and of it's properties
and business, whether owned directly OF
thru subsidiary or affiliated corporations.
This will tend to put a stop to the secur--
ing of inordinate profits by, favored
individuals at the expense Whether OF
the general public, the stockholders, or
the wageworkers. Our eHort snoulo os
a~< CO ,t,o 10 praxnnf concentration as
such. but so to supervise and control 1t
as to see that it results in no narm 70
the people. The reactionary or ultraconee
wealth assail the effort to secure sucn
control as a step toward socialism. AS a
matter of fact it is these reactionarles
selves most potent in increasing soeialis.
tic feeling. One of the most efnclens
methods Of averting the consequences OF
a dangerous agitation, wnicn n Is so Per
of evil as to which the agitation is Well
founded. The best way to avert the very
undesirable move. for the goVerninehta q,
the government on behalf of the people
as a whole such adequate controi anu
regulation of the great interstate COM
mon carriers as will do away with the
evils which give rise to the agitation
against them. So the proper antldote
to the dangerous and wicked agltatlon
secure by proper legislation and execu-
five action the abolition of the grave
abuses which actually do obtain in con-
nection with the business use OF wealth tn
svstemNof failure to exercise any ade-
1uats control at all. Some persons speak
az il the exercise Of such governmental
control would do away with the ireedom
viduaI EFFORT. This is not a fact. Il
would be a veritable calamity, to fan to
put a premium upon individual initiatiXe,
energy. character and foresight which
it is SO Important to encourage IN the
Individual. But as a mattersof fact tne
deadening and degrading eHecs ox p me