Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-04-01


children. We wish TO ensure as fair
treattnent for the stnall town as Tor the
bis city for she snlall shipper as ioT
She big shipper. e
1T is because fl MY Judgment. pub
lie ownership OF railroads is highly ull-
desirable and would probably IN thls
country entail FAY reaching disaster
thai wish to see such supetN slon ana
regulation of them in the interest. OF
the public as II will make evident that
there is no need for public ownershtp-
The opponents OF government resnlsl-
lion dwell upon the difficulties 10 be
encountered and the Intricate ana In
volved nature of the problem. Inelr
contention is true, 1t IS complicated
and delicate problem. and all KINGS OF
difficulties are sure TO arise IN connec-
ton with any plan OF solution, which
plan will bring all benefits hoped LOT
by It's more optimistic adherenls, SUI
while ] fully admit the difficulties IN
the way j do not for moment admit
that these difficulties warrant us Ill
stopping in our effort to secure a Wise
and just system. AT present we face
such utter lack of supervision, snch
freedom from the restraints of laws,
that excellent men have often been Mt
orally forced into doing what Ihey
deplored because otherwise they were
left at the mercy OF unscfupnlous cotll-
retltors no assaiI the men who nave
done ais they best could under such
circumstances. accomplishes little
What we need to do Is TO develop an
orderly system: and such system can
only come through the gradually IN
creased exercise OF the right OF eitl-
cient government control WIZ
MESSAGE OF DEC. 2, 1896
In his message 70 Congress at the be-
ginning of the second session of the
Tlfty-ninth Congress, Dec. 2, 1906. the
president said-
'-The Interstate comm cree law has
,ather amusnsty falsilied the predle-
tI0ns. both Of those who asserted THAT
ii would ruin the rail ads anu OF
2.hose who asserted thlL IL ule' tlo ,l,, ~
s,snoush and would accomplish
ming, During the last i've months
krhllroads have shown Increased
iin6s and some OF them unusual
sends. while during the Same pc
LFthe mere taking effect OF the law
Vlas-produced an nprecedensed anu
hitherto unheard OF number Of volun-
tarv reductions in freight rates and
1arcsI by the RAILROADS IL
must NOS be supposed. however. that
Dv5tl the passage of these laws 1t Will
be possible TO stop OF progress along
of increasing the power OF the ma
tIonal govern mont over the use o. csLp-
example there viii ultimately be need
OF oniarging the powers of the inter-
states commerce commission hlon 8
several difrcrent lines so as 10 give
larger control over the RAILROADS. lt
cannot too Oft IN be repeated that eS-
uoricuce has conCiusYely shown the
linp0ssl billay OF securing by the Ae-
tlons oe nearly half a hundred diller-
emf state legislatures anything but in
effective chaos In The way of dealing
with the great corporations which 90
not operate exclusively within tho
Limits OF any one state IN some inettl'
Cd whether by national license law or
i'm other fashion. we must exercise and
nj an early date, fan more complete
control. than At present over these
urnut corpOratilnF-l control that VIII
among other things prevent the eNlls
OF cstcessivs overeApltellketton, ana
mat VIII compel the disclosure ~
zach big corporation ~ ~ stockhold-
el.s ana af its properties and business.
,vhethGr OWNED directly or thrO EBh
subsidiary OH lfiillatcd corpora lions-
This viii tend 10 put a stop te the
securing Of Inordlnate profits by tNvor-
ed individuals AZ the cNpensei WI etner
al the general publ or thn stock holl'
ogs or the wage workers. our el'
fogt should bo not so much to prevent
Generalization as such but 10 90 su'
porVlsr and control II as To SOC tlllt "
results In M hurm TO the people,
WORKING on COHERENT PLAN
I'm e,lArtns and enforcing such legis-
latiou az this Cungrcas already has 10 its
credit No are working On coherent plan.
with steady effolI % SECURE thu needed
reforma before the lOlni action " he
moderate men, tile palll men Who DO not
NNIsh nuythIng hYslenCa or dangerous
b,,t who 10 Intend TO deal ln Iesllute
common sensc fashion With rcal aia great
eNlla IN the present system Tho t0Ac,
tlollarles ma thg violent extremists show
symptoms dr Joining hands Nllh ~ hoth
asserted, for nsttlce, that " radical We
should so 10 government ownership OF