The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-10-22
DEVOTED TO BEST
INTERESTS OF COUNTRY
Administration S Attitude on
Trust Question Will Be
Fully Explained.


fBy Associated Press)
Chicago. M. pct More than
five hundred delegates. appointed By
the governors Of 43 states all men OF
earnest thought. devoted TO the best
Interests of their country met today
In convention in the Studebaker
Theatre TO discuss the problem of
trusts and combinations.
The National Civic Federation
brought them together TO exchange
ddcsa and TO recommend informally
some solution II is by far the largest
gathering OF wellkn0wn people ever
assembled in the United States for
the purpose of discussing trade CONF
bnations IN addition to the delef
gates appointed by the governors the
attendance includes representatives
OF many national organizations such
as the American Federation of Labor
the American Bar Association the
American Bankers Association the
Farmers National Growers Associa
tion and various wholesale trade or
eanizations and the commercial or
sanizations OF industrial centers
The subjects outlined for discussion
during The three days OF the confer
ence are as follows:
Governmental power over corpora
tions engaged IN Interstate commerce;
the division of power under the Con
stimtion between the Nation and the
State. power concurrent in Nation
and state
How should the corporation be con
stamctedg should there be National
corporations as well as State? The
basis of capitalization OF corporations
their internal control: provisions look
ing to the protection of investors and
the stockholders. as well as fair deal
ing with the public; distinction be-
tween public service and other cor
porauons.
The Just and practicable limits Of
the restriction and regulation, FEEDER
al and State. of combinations In trans
portation. production. distribution and
labor
us the Tariff the Mother Of
Trusis?" Is another subject that VIII
receive much attention, and the dis
cussioh. 10 is expected viii he part
cipated I'M hy many of the best known
members of the American Protective
Tariff Association and OF the Amerl-
can Free Trade League. Another ln-
terosting topic on the programme VIII
be presented by D. A. Eyeriu, the
president Of the American Society OF
Equity. farmers organisation with
"A membership of more than 2.oOo.Ooo'
In his speech Mr. Eyeritt viii discuss
that organization proposition to con
troll prices OF farm products The
white Paper Trust and the Labor
ia handled
by Herman Ridde~ of the New YORK
Staats Zeitng.
A fum explanation of the adminis-
trgtion's attitude ON the Trust qhes-
zion viii be made at the conference.
H9erbert Knox Smith, commissioner oil
the bureau OF corporations o' the pe'
partment OF Commerce and Labor mas
been selected by President Roosevelt
10 deliver the speech and he VIII COW
er the subject completely. describing
the trust legislation now I'm force
what has been accomplished and what
Hhe administration intends 10 do
others who viii bee heard along the
same lines are h T. Clark OF the in
terstate Cutmmorce Commission II
n. Kellogg. special assistant attorney
general of the United States in charge
~ The Government case against iht
STANDARD on. and Attorney General
Eadley of Missouri
The American Bankers Association
as represented at tine conference hy
delegation of ION members, amons
ahem being exCompuoller of the CUR
rency Charles C. Dawes of Chicas
aud William Woodward of New YORK
The American Bar Association has
sent a delegation headed oy iohn O.
hllbnrn OF New York and Moorhei.
Storey OF Boston.
Stin others of prominence whose
names appear on the programme are
Eenator-elect Joseph r. Johnson o
Alabama, Gustav c. Pahst OF Wiseon
sin. Bartlett Tripp OF south Dakoia
Archbishop Ireland OF 81 Paul Dr
Albert shaw. editor OF the Review o
Reviewc. Richard Watson Glider au'
.athan straus OF New York Piesi
ent samuel Gompers OF the Ameri
in Federation OF Labor, DR. Lyman
3bott Of New York, President Nicho
Murray Butler OF Colombia Uni
sity. seth LOW e2Mayor of New
lrk., Congressman Richmond Pear
m Hobson OF Alabama. Presidou
Ruou d. Wright of Clark College
resident Harry Pratt Judson Of th'
diversity Of Chicago, August Bel