The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-12-03
MESSAGE Continued


such approval should be- the listing
with the government ug ail owner%
and Hteekhoidera. both hy tho cor
poratiun owning such stock and hy
the corporation in Witch ZACH stock
lH owned
To confer upon the national gov
eminent la connection with tho
amendment ! advocate ia the anti.
TRUST law. power or supervision
oNee BITS business concerns enFHrrd
Ia interstate commerce. would bon
cflt tnEm az Il has benefited tho
national banks IN the recent bua
mess crisis u 10 noteworthy that
the institutions which failed were
Institutions which Nere not under
tho supervision and centred Of tto
natsonal government Those which
were pndsr nattouel control stood
the test
Would Benefit Corporations,
National control If the Kind
above advocated would Doe a. mo
benefit 81 evcrs well managed fali-
way. From che standpoint 81 the
pebble there Is need Tor additional
tracks additional terminals and
Improvements in the actual hand 3
Inns of the railroads. aud all THIS az
-wptdiy as pnsHihie Ample safe.
and speedy transportation fRclll-
ties arr even more necessary than
cheap transportation Therefore.
thnre e. need Tor the Investment ef
money which viii provide Tor an
these lhtnes white at the same time
securing as FAR as d possible bot
ter wages and shorter hours fur
Ia al
there must b. just aud rrNanua Bile
regulation IT rates We should be
the first a. protest against any ar
bitfnry aud uuthiuktnF movement
Go cut thein down without the guN-
est and most careful consideration
of all interests concerned and Of
the actual necds 81 the situation
only 4 special body ~ mon acting
for the national government under
authority conferred upon ig by the
cnnErvsa IL competent 10 pass ludg b
mcut on such a matter.
No Cause For Fear.
Those who fear. from ANY rcason.
the extension % federal activity Will
40 wetl % study the history not
only IL the national banking act but
90 tho pure food law and notably
the meat inHpeefiun law recently
enacted Tho pure food law was
opposed ~ Violently that ita pas
aaee Was delayed fnr decade yet
81 has worked unmlxrd and immeai s.
ate good The meat inspection lHw
Was even more Violently assaulted
ard the same men who now de-.
uuunce the attitude - the national
government tn seeking 20 oversee
and control the workings of later
state common carriers and business
concerns. then asserted that W.
were DISTRIBUTING and running "a
great American Industry Two
wars have NOT elapsed and al
rrAdV % has become evident That
the great benefit the law ronfrrH
Upon the pubilr e. accompanied hY
an equal benefit 10 she reputable
packing establishments The latter
arr better ou under ths law than
they were without &C. The benefit
Is Interstate common carriers and
business concerns from ghe leeiafa-
ton advocate would bv equally
marked
Pure Feed Lae Usampls.
Incidentally. % the passage ~ ire
pure food iaw lhr action - the
various state fsod and dairy rom-
inisHiaurrn showed ia HtrtAiuE
fashion igow mitch good for tue
V hole people RESULTS from thr
iHearty cooperation II the federal
ana state officials ia securing "a
given reform II 10 primarily 60
thr action of these state commits b
sionera that we aWe thr enactment
10 this LAW for they aroused thr
people, first % demand the enact
usrnt and enforcement n state lah .
on the subject. and thea tbs enact B
meng % thr federal law without
whtgh the state ia9a we're lAfErN
ineffective Theirs must ha thr
cioseag ee-operatien bets cen thr
national ard state governments tn
administering fheHe laws