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


children. We wish 10 ensure az iaiE
treatment for the small town as for the
big city; Tor the small shipper q S foE
ahe big shtppee. 49,
1T Is because IN my Judgment. plsb-
lie ownership of railroads is highly un-
desirable and would probably i'm this
country entail far-reaching disaster
THAI 4 wish 10 see such supervision ana
regulation of them in the interest OF
the public as 1t Will make evident that
there is no need for public ownership
The opponents OF government resulsA-
ton dwell upon the difficulties TO be
encountered and the Intricate ana IA
volved nature OF the problem Their
contention is true, 1t Is Il complicated
and delicate problem, and all kinds of
difficulties are sure to arise In conaec-
ton with any plan OF solution, which
plan Will bring all benefits hoped for
by It's more optimistic adherents. But
while | fully admit the difficulties an
the way ! do not Tor moment admit
that these difficulties warrant us III
stopping In our effort to secure Wise
ana Just system. At present we face
such utter Lack of supervision, sneh
freedom from the restraints of laws,
that excellent men have often been 1T
orally forced into doing what they
deplored because otherwise they were
left at the mercy OF 7tnscrupulous COM
netltOfS. 10 0SStll Jlls liltlA NAlp lle'' y
done as they best could under such
circumstances, accotnplishes little
What wo need TO do is to develop am
orderly system: and such a system can
only come through the gradually Ia
creased exercise OF the right OF efii-
ciont government control VILE.
MESSAGE OF DEC. 2, 1896.
In his message TO Congress at the be-
ginning OF abe second session OF the
F[fty-ninth Congress, Dec 2, 1906 the
president said;
rather anlusingIy falsihed The predie-
lions. both Of those who asserted THAT
It would ruin the railroads. and OIL
Abose who assorted th3t IL qua ilot IL, 4"
a,enough aud would accomp ism
Joing During the last tiVc months
l,iilr roads have shown Increased
finEs and some of them unusual
6ends; while during the same pc
UDl<the mere taking effect OF the law
41a produced an unpreceden'ed, ana
hitherto unhenrd of number of volun-
tar-y reductions In freight rates and
faress by the RAILROADS, "
must not be supposed however, thul
,Vitsi the pnsgAge OF these laws 1t WILL
ho possible to stop OF PROGRESS along
of increasing the power OF tho ma
tional government over tho use OF CAP
example. there WIFE ultimately be need
Of eniargiug The powers OF the inter
states com mefpf commission laiOns
several dlffeTant lines so as TO give
larger control over the railroads, II
cannot TOO often be repeated that eN-
perirnce has c0ncluslVeN SHOWN lhe
imposslbillty Of securing by thn Ac-
lions ~ nearly half a hundred differ
emit state legislatures anything but IN
effective chaos In the way OF dealins
with the great corporations which do
not operate exclusively within the
limits Of any one state. In some meth
cd. whether by NATIONAL license law or
I'm other fashlon. we must exercise and
nd an early date. a far more oomplele
control, than at present over these
erpHt cofpuratiDus---a control that Will
among other things prevent the evils
of excessive oyetoapitaliza1ioh and
hnt will compel thc disclosure by
each big corporation Of iLs stockheld-
,.l-s and OF It's properties and business
whether owned directly or through
subsidiary or affiliated corporations
This viii tend 10 pus a STOP T. The
securing nj inordtnate profits by favor
ID lndlyldulls at tho expense, whether
81 the general publ g or che sloeknoll ~
erg, or lhc wage workers, Our ct
TORT should be not so much 10 prevent
consolidation as such, but 80 10 SAL
pervisn and control II az TO see tlNt IL
RESULTS In nh harm 10 the people
WORKING ON COHERENT PLAN,
"ln cnacItng and cnIoTcpg such legis-
laton as this C0ngFcss already has 70 lie
credit wc are wOrking On a coherent plan.
Wish steady EFFORT 20 SECURE tho ndcded
reforms before the Joint actl0n % ihu
moderate men, ale plain naeu who no nor
wlsh naythinR Iyslfncal OF dangerous.
bit who 40 Intend 70 deul ln regllute
common sersc fashlon wish roal and grcat
evils or Ebe present system The faac-
alonarlfs and The violent pAtgemlats SHOW
~ mptons % iolnlng hands With W. Both
assefted for inatatlce, that " radical we
should 30 to govcrnmclt ownership OF