Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-12-08

strides BE- the direction af securing
nfnpa supervision and cunfroi oy tha
HHtidnai auVrrumrni over corporations
ongfgct in interstate mialnCas-aud the
on1rnuua majority NJ corporations ol
anF eitg ARE engaged ln Interstate hutl.
hfi. and only ip less degree me pas.
HnHH uf ere pure foGd NIli. Hnu lHe pro-
vision for lngreaeinE nud fendrriuE more
rnlrtltt national control over fhu hfrf.
packing Industry. mark hn important
advance in Che nfurCf direction fn ihf
short session b nili perhaps hf dimCult
lu un much nrhef nlonH thia iinf ami
"a may un beet 90 wait until ihr laws
have nfNu 81 operation Tor q number af
mouths before rndHatufinr tu InerrHNr
their scope. because only operation VIII
ahnN with eNHcinttH their merits and
thclr shortcomings and thus giVo uppnr.
tunlif Go define what further remedial
loNiNlnflun ll needed Yet ln ms iudr4
ment % Hili in che end ha advisable ln
connection Win enc packing house in-
apociion law go provide Cor putting
date nn che label end Tor charging thc
COST ~ Inspection tu she uaekrrH Az
these lave have already Justified their
enactment fhn interstate commerce
INV, for INSTANCE haa rather Hmusinr'Y
faiaincd the prcdicUunf both of thuHo
who asserted fHnl ID would raih che
railroads and az thrse who asserted That
% 0ll NOT 80 far enough ana would nc-
eumpiiah nuthinr During the last five
months the railroads have shown in-
creased tarninqH aud some oi them un-
usual dividends. while durinR the tame
period the mere taking encfi ~ The law
has produced an unprecedented
hitherto unhonrd 81 numhof nf vulun-
iarY reduction IN ffcighta ANA furea
hy she railroads. Since she fnundluE
~ the commission there has never been
. time Of equal length in which uny-
thinF like 90 many reduced tnfiiIa have
been put into eject. On August 20 FOR
Instance, tpa days before the new law
vent into effect. the commission rccoiy-
- noticca N uNeS ave thousand arpar-
nte tariffs which represented REDUCTIONS
nom previous rates
must nos pc supposed. however. that
with she pasHaNe Of these laws d viii
hc possible tu stop progress along the
iine ui Increasing the power % tho mae
tionai government ever the use ~ capi-
tli in Interstate commerce For cg-
ample, there VIII ultimately ne need ~
rnlofNinF enc powers nf She interstate
cofnmerrc commission alnng several dif-
isisnt lines. ~ a1 90 ave Is larger
hnu more enlcitnt control ovef the rail-
roads
% con not 500 often De- repeated that
gNporiencc has conclusiyciy shown the
lmpoaalnhisF 90 atcuFine hy ihe actions
~ nearly hale hundred different state
lgHlalaiurf7 anything but IneHcctlVc
chtna m ihe Way nf dealing WITH ths
AFeat corporations which do not nnrr.
aig .sclusireN within tho limlta of any
enc ttNtr 10 some method. whether hg
q national ilenap law or ln 0tkfr FASH
. iQn. we must exercise. and that Dc an
carly date fur MORE complete control
te4n.ni prosoni over these great corpor-
ntlonH- control that win among other
things prevent che evils uf oKrnaHit0
over capitalization. ana that Wiii compel
the hiHNIN1'ift nN Uurn NlH corporation
hnd nua.nesa whether OWNED directly 0r
fufu subsidiary ur nlniIHIeH rnrnlrlr
tlouH This WITH tcud 40 pat ator ~
w.. N,iNh Ni lhettlnAtt rfunN 90 far
inll. llhais n ihe expense whether
Ni l.f tfntrtl pNhic enc atuckhpiaNiH.
of the ahsewnf'ier1 our emuri should
~ NOT 90 much to prevent consolidation
aR fuoh. bHt Hi o. aunetfise amt control
j. ns io rge thai d results lu un harm
tp the pgepic Tho rCactiunnfy ur ultra
conservative puulngifa fuf lhD misuse
ui wealth. usaHll Che effort So sarurD
.urh control boz ncp toward socialism.
o. inltier uf iHci "a o. thpae reaction.
Hties aud ultra. conservatives who ARE
fhNntflttf most potent iu increasing
H1cnliHtlf tctiuH Ono OF ms most ef-
Nrlent mrthodH nf aveHinE tho rpnHe-
HNtnett ni % dangerous agitation ..hlch
lA m per cent NronH o. a. remedy the
~ Nff Nrnt ~ rfli IH 90 which tno ngl-
mton o. vel fonndrd Tho best WAY 10
avert the fort undesirable nloVf fnf the
governmental ownership III riilwnrs III
~ SECURE hf thH government on behalf
"I tht irunle Ha a whole such aueuuatu
.onlfni ana reeulaiipu ~ thp great ia.
trrHtatr common carriers us wHl DO
away with the evils which give rlao tn
the agitation aEainat thew ~ fhc
pieptt hntidute Co the dangerous and
Mlcted agiiatinu ueainst thc men of
Mthtn ~ such D. in secure hY proper
legislation and eAecutiVe action the aha.
lhnn ~ the grave abuses which actual
aN Obtain in connection with thr husi.
nrHa utf of wealth under unr present
system nr rather uo fYsflhi-nf failnr.
i1 fAeftlHr nuN adequate control I'd nii.
Some persona rrruh rH M tho exercise
"l HNrh governmental cnntroi would dn
heaF With ihe freedom of Individual
Initiative and dWnrf indivnuai sQnri.
NlH tH NOS RI flNi. Us would uU "a VOritr
hhi' calamity go flii to rHt "a premium
upon inuitidnai Initiative individual ou.
htelN quo eHnrt upon thu enfnrY
character. and fnFfHlaht which D. ir -
lmpuruni in encourage ln enc lndi.id.
wL iini ns matter 0f face the dead.
HniuE Hnd degrading efIaat III nura 81.
rihiiHin. ana especially III Dos ertfrni
i.fm communion. AuA tHe destruction
az individual character which shes
M"Hw hflls iinut afe ia past achieved
hE tlie wholly unrfWiatDd competition
Whicn results ln single ndlt iduai goa
rifaufhfian rlHiuF ut fhu ufpf nsn af Hl
! NihftH nMih hlh ur HH rfr rnoffuaHi
rhrrh7 lu rnmneiiiinu nnd reilHerr fnr
inef rnmrfihnfa tn pneiiiun uf utirl
NfennritF HuH Standardization
ln t1aciiua hnd enforcing such tgiH
i"n nt thH cnnrnas pirends has g,
p'Hn, With thf sirHdY rnIrnyor tn ~
rnro inr needed raiOrm hY isU iulnt ac
unn ~ thD modrrlte uteu the ulnlf
: Urn Who De- uuf wish aup4nlur hyntfri
Gag hog hHngrrnuH. hut ahu 40 Intend q
Nffl lh ffHnluto commemorative fhahinf
T. Win che ffHl and great evils of an
& pfcNfnt aystnm. The rpHctinnariaH ani
tnr violent rNtrlmlHiH SLOW avuufumi
I az lniulnf hands HEHinHl na Both ~
stt' Tor instance thnt if lorit.u. VI
b should Hu tu government uwu0rshlp ul
b railroads nnd The IKE. lhe reurilannriea
hrnuen ln mifh an aHur thes thinN boz
lfnht would stand with Them whii
2 tur extremists cIrr rather fu urnHri
d nianoni"ni ana agitation ihGn t0 uohinVi
anid results A. matter nf nrt. nul
pnstinn IN hH rrmnio from ihnt ~ ih.
!. iinurnnu wnflluuarY aa from thnt ID ~,
II lmnwuiloihlo nr alnietUf ViainnHrf III,
. hNin fhui the government should na
q rnduci tnp nlaiurss Isl iho stntion biI
b T tuHt should UNorriNe Hurh Hunfrtl a
+ inn HH VII inHifr ltF hrlur pnuaulffH lf
Y inr iultrfHt uf thr nation Omf aim n
a I 90 nv IM mnl De- 90 secure fur 100 dD
p cent. hhnis WufklnF mru. equality uf OBJ
e Nnli hntN nnN equality nf nnfdfu.
+. Ihf actual NorklnE nf nur iHWs Do.
q shown That tho funu 90 rrahllAt 80
f. fnmninAiipn. good ui hna BE- nuNl0m
p where % iH uui nfnuhilNe Combination
; pr capital IKE combination III labor ia .
q nirtHHnlA rlrmruf ul our nrffs.nf indus
I irlN system h ls not fnHdlhlo rnm
1.tDlN iu Prevent b. Hnd Do li Ntru nna
2 .iMn Hurh complete prevention Nuui,
hn ulnlHFr tu thH naAE polite Mha|
SO nofH lH nnt NHlnN iu ify fn nrrgfrl
a NN ennNiuHtiHn Nll iu NlUtfN HtrN ia
2 ninHn NnH tnfHnifu fHfi Hnd suuef