The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-23

Chicago. Oct. 22.- More than fiv,
4 hundred delegates, appointed by tn
governors Of AZ states, all men D
\ earnest thought, devoted to the hes
Interests Of their country, met today
lip convention in the Studebakei
theatre to discuss the problem OF
trusts and combinations.
The National Civic Federation
! brought them together to exchange
ideas and to recommend informally
some solution. 1t is by for the largest
gathering of well known people ever
4 assembled in the United States for
tho purpose OF discussing trade com
hinations In addition to the dele
gates appointed by the governors the
attendance includes representatives
0f many national organizations, such
as the American Federation OF Labor,
/ thu American Bar Association, the
American Bankers Association, the
| Farmers National Congress, the Ma
/ tional Grange, the American Society
/ of Equity. the National Cotton Grow.
ers Association and various whole
| sale trade organizations and the COM
mereial organizations Of industrial
conters.
The subjects outlined for diseussiy n
during the three days Of the confer
ence are as follows:
Governmental power over corpora
tions engaged in interstate com
nerce, the division OF power under
the constitution between the Nation
and the state. power concurrent in
| Nation and State.
! How should the corporation be
ccnstructed2 should there be National
corporations as well as State? the
hasis or. capitalization Of corpora
tons: them. Internal control; pro-
VISIONS. looking. to the protection of
fnrestorss.a the stockholders. as
we'll as fair healing with the public;
distinction between public service
aud other corporations.
The just and practicable limits CT
the restriction and regulation, Fed
eral and State, Of combinations In
transportation. production, distribu-
ticn and labor,
III the Tariff the Neither cf
| Trusts 2" is another subject that viii
receive much attention, and the dis
aussion. It is expected win be par
ticipated in by many of the best
known members of the American Pro-
tective Tariff Association and Of the
American Free Trade League. An
other interesting topic On the Pre-
gram will be presented by j. A..
EVeritt. the president of the Amerl-
can Society q Equity farmers or
sanitation with a membership Of
more than 100000 IN his speech
dr. EYedtt will discuss that organi-
zaiion's proposition to control prices
of farm products. The White Paper
Trust and the Labor Trust" VIII
also be subjects handled By Herman
Ridder Of the New York Stats
Zeitnng
full explanation Of the admins
tration's attitude on the trust ores-
ton will he made at the conference.
Herbert Knox Smith, commits sfrner Of
the bureau OF corporations, Of the De
nartment of Commerce and ahor.
has been selected by President Rocse-
welt to deliver the speech and ne will
cover the subject completely. describ.
ing the trust legislation now in force
what has been accomplished aud what
the administration intends to do.
Others 10 be heard along the same
ines are z. f. Clark OF the Interstate
Commerce Commission: F. b. KEEL
ogg. special assistant attorney gen
raj Of the United States in charge
the government case against the
Standard Oil. and Attorney General
1adley Of Missouri
The American Bankers Association
6 represented at the conference by a
delegation of ten members. among
them being ex-Comptroller Of the
Currency Charles G. Dawes OF Chi
ago and William Woodward of New
York The American Bar Association |
'aa sent delegation headed by John
= Milburn OF New York and Moor
deld Storey OF Boston.
Stn others Of prominence whose /
names appear on the program are
Ssnator-eIect Joseph F. Johnston Of /
Alabama. Gustav c. Pabst Of Wiscon-
in, Bartlett Trip Of South Dakota. |
archbishop Ireland If ST. Paul. Dr. Al /
bert Shaw. editor OF the Review Of Re |
7iews. Richard Watson Glider and /
Nathan Straus Of New York pr 81 /
lent Samuel Gompers OF the Ameri- !
an Federation of Labor. Dr. Lyman /
bbctt cf New York. President Nicho- /
rs Murray Butler Of Columtia Usi-l
sfsity Seth Low. exmaycr Ct New
ork Congressman Richmond Pear |
N Hobson Of Alabama. President
-arroll d Wright Ct Clark college.
resident Harry Pratt Judscn OF the /
University a Chicago. August Bel /
mont and Cornelius \. Bliss Of New
York Melville E ingalls, Of Cinci1- /
-atf Theodore W Moves Of Washing I
.on- D. c. Senator W. Murray Crane
= Massachusetts,. and Richard T. Ely, 4