Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-08-22

scrupuiouS to safeguard the rights oil cor
porations as TO exact from them in return
u full measure of justice to the public.
| believe in national Incorporation law for
| corporations engaged In interstate bust
ness. believe, furthermore, that the need
| for action Is most pressing as regards
those corporations which. because. they
are common carriers. exercise quasi-puo-
| lie function; and which can be completely
controlled, in all respects by the federal
| government by the exercise of the power
conferred under the. Interstate commerce.
| clause, ard. If necessary, under the post
road clause. of the constitution.
Like Control of Banks.
| During the last few years we have taken
| marked strides in advance along The road
of proper regulation of these railroad cor
| poritions: bat we must not stop in the
work rhc national government should
exercise over them similar supervision
and control TO tha. which i exercises over
| national banks We can do this only sy
4 proceedins farther along the lines marked
1 our by the recent national legislation.
1 III dealing WIZ any totally new set OF
hes, tisIs, and experiment. Such has bees
| our experience in dealing with the enor-
nous concentration Of capital employed In
/ interstate business Not only the leslsla-
] tures but tine courts and the people need
| gradually to Ice educated so that they may
see what tho real wrongs are and what the
/ read remedies. Almost every big business
| concern is engaged in interstate commerce.
and such !. concern mus, not be allowed by
a deNterous shifting of position, as has
been roo often the ease in the past to es-
cape thereby an reanohslolilly elite s, no
| State or 10 niailon. lHe aHieIictth i'eol'ie
/ became iilnlN convinced OF lllt I:tsu " :
control over these great ;iSt,fstsatioils or
capita' esiiecialiy whe.. .i'eS nau ~, -, a
! oDoiistc 5cEGencY, before theN osI ,.
quite clear Us 70 ths proper Wy oi aciiast
4 ing ,he control Ihroush thelr feI 's5,.ll
w ~ .ye NJ Inast a::
! inlcrpretcf by tho courts. contradictory.
ON the one hand under the antitrust law
biaation. whc ther it was or was not hurt
4 full or beneficial to the public.
Tho sner,,sn avn
'''S o''S' '''e''
On the other hand, through the inlerS.a ;,a
commerce law beelnHlnG was mac ~ =,
exercising sueh s'ips,sls!on ana e2n, ,e w
ovef aS 20 W.. hndv nn,itic
Ing anNtAiiis harniui 10 ~, lne POLY p"I.., y,
me iif5t Law. .hr ,o-ealeeu .oust !; ian, re-
mas nlled z sef ,'lace, lai "
tile ioil pein"n ".,i .ns ~ ;nd
people a!iaii delini.eiS iiiahI Up - iia., ,.
tilat u VIII eSe.oise .iie -.
por;it9ns tha' h9Iougmsolhs a,u ~
G ,.. Mi.i en-. ~ - Tram
ms. necessary
Ihe pisn,.ple on ,ne ohtiil,'.,. ~ ~ ~
as pronlpi,s con Mtiicn,
tf p'sfl'.st on ..tsii eNe,,t W p' ,,t
trtsr. ;sfe h'.r.ilul y" .i1c p'''iie i''''. 81
W." ,,,s. DC pI,.selnIa h,, .;,t, ra.son.h,a
Dl'imateis, ana nope Mi,n $500 ~ ~
speed me natloiial sonnln;ealt nus as
laws winch, While increasing she sulei-
/ visorN and regulatory power OF tils EoN-
ernmen,. also perm. Is such use,u eoilinn-
ations as are made with abso,n ~. 2peiinsss
4 ana as the representatives OF ti,e soNeit ~
ment may previously ;pproNe. SUI ~ wiz
not ne possible 20 pefnli' Suci. soiiinii 10.
tons save MS the second siege ~ a course
OF pf9ceenihss on Whieh t ne ,is. 80 ,,,s,
must he the exercise OF a laf more cor!
pcte control by the hatlohai government
4 Cri:ninalty.
In ae,linp With those who offend against
.b..' antitr,,st and Interstate commerce
1amn,er manv and great difficulttes Often
men who have been guilty of violating
those l.,w. have really ac.ed i'm criminal
q, shifn and If nossible should be bro
,aedad .,nni,,st prjr,inallv. and therefore
i, ie advisai,le that there si,o1,ld he a
,.a,,se II, ,hnsn laws nrnyia;ae for sucf
eri,nins,l ar,ion and fnr mlnishment ID,
;,,1,,,.ico,,,,,snt as wen nc hv fine Io,1t as
~ Yell l;no,vn h, a criminal action the law
, is strictly construed in favor of the de-
;niit,, ,,,d mn ar,. ~. r,iorn inclined "a
. na,ssi,ier h.t; RIGHTS than they are the N.
tarast.s of the general public: while in adj
= d:tinn if i. .,l,vavs tr,,r that a mans cen.
antio,, viii lie when it may not be possibl,
i to convic, him of amy one criminal act
af ON. rellav,-ca,,atrvmen Who seem i,
,,ne,,', ~. ,i@,y ti,at 1,niess n nam, cam In,
, urovnd unity of some n.,rticn)a,, crime h,
, NAH he counted n GOOD citizen no matt q
how infamous the life he has led. no mat
I ire how ,,ern;cious his doctrines or hi
nr.ctjces TINS is the view announcet
i from lime to time with clamorous insist
, l.ence. now by a group of predatory cap:
: l.talisfs now sby a gruu,p of sinister ana,
, / chistin leaders and ngitators wheneye
special champion OF sl1her class, no miiI
. ~ a,.,, 5,,a sl,,,.ilii. ..,,,a srch y ,,;,y
, =; rs;a,9,,; ,,bai,,s,, ,,,,iiaa "a oan,+alict ~
. Era. i,a,,". 10 ,ii.h man or ,lnor mar
= i.ut u.,, nv. ~, $50 ,l,;s f.elj,,a mt, 40
,,,,, ,v,,, ~. r. 5eh.,fin,r ,yhethn,. 4, i
i ,,nsejhl" TO raj :, ,on>,irtios n, a rri,3ina
,r,,..,.d.,,S !,t,.,;st some ,ich ,,,,.t m
n,i ,,,.,,51.5 ~. ui,a.. lions are .ev.raI
~ hc .,,,,d.n,nn,l f.om ,he moral sn Cd
,.i.i .,,1,,inaif,t hi,f no ono Of ,vhn.e az
< ti,ns ,.i,..,,.I,, "a ost,lli,b e,,rb tech
q 3i'.,l ..,,lt ,e Vii nsnrc !, con,.ietIa,
q - r,.sffsr az eynadiapr, in nnfcrrinp m
!. ,,.,,,, !, ,ar,,, ,,.,,.,o,t.o, No nav.
9 .,l,d con ~ 10 ,vbeihe. n nraserutinn "a
), s,,,,,as.r ,il,. H., ,tntn,.,.,l two ana nc =
K whether We can be s,,tcessful I'm a cr;mj
,,,1 ,ction 5,e,tnst rho chinf indi,jd,,.,ls i
: ~ le,st he s:,icc,.ssf,,l in ), civil acto
l. .,,,,i,rst TIA co,.,,1,ration ;tsaif An
S ,ffenti,.e n,.tion ON tho mart n
Ii ti,,. Government ;s always ,biec; Q
4 ia ns a matter of toiir.e IL
n ~, ,,,.,,;,,.,. IL, ,,,a ,,a.,afTias;o,
y III. y-,,n1,s.las.rs and nv thei,. chan,nore
l. and often one OF no moss directive WY
q ~ ,t,.,g,si,,.e me action, m the rov,rn,nc1
e :. H., ohioctines ;n ,,ract;cal .tctio,, l,no
,h. ,,runfnd Mar Il docs NOR 90 +,
$ ,.nouoh One ~ mo r,,.,,.itn dnyiras =
8 tlo4e' who are really striving To nreve,
y mo f,,ro,.tn, al of thes,. law ;s ia c,.r,f
70 gar ,rrio1 az s,,ch sayeritv ma If ,.an ~,
i- Ia ,,,de,.tal.n hnr,l,,sn il ,yill ha rertai
" To- fail If tri.a
. An Instance OF this is the demand ofte