Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-09-17
FOR
PUBLIC Good
Exchange of Ideas on the
Trust Problems Will Be
Beneficial

NEW YORK, Sept 17.--That the
national conference on trusts and COM
binatons which is to be held in Chi
eago in October will create unusual in
terast already is apparent Scores of
letters from men prominent in the
various pursuits have been received |
by the National Civic federation, under
whose auspices the conference is to |
be held. Almost without exception the
Expressions of the writer's are highly
commendatory and the opinion that
great good will result from the ex-
change Of Ideas appears to be general.
Among those who have written in
this vein are the Rev. DR.. Lyman Alb
bott, D. D., editor of The Outlook;
Samuel Gompers, president of the
American Federation of Labor; Rich
ard Watson Glider, editor Of The Cen
fury; John Mitchell, president of the
United Mine Workers of America;
Judge Peter G. Grosscup of Chicago,
Bishop Henry c. Potter Charles G.
Dawes, the Chicago banker; John M.
Stahl, president of the Farmers Ma
tional congress, and Nahum ]. Bachel-
I der. grand master of the National
Grange.
We Need Light, Not Heat.
DR.. Abbott in his letter. voices the
sentiment which runs through all the
communications when he says "This is
time when we need light, not heat"
Nearly all the writer's believe that the
greatest good win come from the wide
publicity which will be given the trust
question as result of open discus
sion by the leaders of thought who will
| take part in the conference. at seems
to me fundamentally true" writes DR.
Abbott, ''that the interests or the rail-
roads, the shippers and the general
public are essentially one, and that
1t is of the utmost Importance that
men representing all these classes
should get together, compare views
and endeavor to come to some agree
ment as to the general principles by
which these common interests can be
| best served"
Mr.. Glider believes that This talk
will help to bring caImness and cool
ness TO the public mind, and heaven
knows it needs Them
7 Judge Grosscup says that it is full
time that the corporations which
have grown up as developments of our
business life without much reference
to their relations to the people as IN
stitutions of and for the people be
looked into as institutions of and for
the people"
Bishop Potter believes that by
bringing the whole subject of the adj
nanistration of corporations into the
light we may be assisted by the best
intelligence of the land" in clearing
up subject concerning which there is
$50 much ignorance and so much curl
GUS m!sapprehension."
That the conference will be produc-
tive of much good in that it will allow
all sides to meet and fairly express
their opinion on what he regards as
one of the greatest subjects the
country has to deal with is the opinion
of Pres dent Gompers. John Mitchell
also sees much possible good in open
and free discussion. Mr. Dawes re-
CARDS the calling of the conference at
this time as highly useful piece of
work. He believes that the Industrial
problems confronting the country to-
day demand consideration by the best
brains of the nation.
The questions to be discussed at the
conference are declared by President
Stahl of the Farmers congress to be
-the most important pressing for solu-
ton before our people today" Grand
Master Bachelor believes it is time
for serious people to discuss the trust
problem when Presidnt Roosevelt and
the law officers of the government,
whose duty 1t is to enforce the Sher-
man ANTITRUST act, openly say that
under it the business of the country
cannot be done today without violat-
ing It."