The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-11-02
CIVIC CONFERENCE
COMPROMISE RESOLUTIONS IN.
D0RsEb At CHICAGO MEETING.
Labor Delegates Agree to Mod
crate Demands, Paving the
Way to Harmonious Action.
Railroad Rate Agreements
Considered Desirable.


Considered Desirable.
Chicago, Oct. 28.-Resolutions franz
ed as the concensus of opinion Of the
trust conference of the National Civic
Federation for remedial legislation,
were unanimously passed as the clos
ing act of the conference, and are to
be presented to President Roosevelt
and congress by special commission.
It was reported that there was q
warm session Of the resolution COM
mittee during the morning, and that
the charges of the labor delegates
which had threatened to disrupt the
federation forced a compromise which
allowed the resolutions being reported
and passed unanimously.
EARLY in the day Talcott Williams,
of Philadelphia, and Samuel Gompers
issued statements that peace had been
arranged and that the perpetuation
of the federation was assured.
While the legislation recommended
is not so drastic as the measures ad-
vocated by some of the delegates, and
contains no radical features, there
was but little discussion provoked
when the resolutions were presented.
Their adoption seems to indicate that
they were generally regarded as step
forward in the direction towards limit
ing the powers. for evil doing by the
trusts of the country.
Resolutions Adopted
The resolutions presented by the
committee are as follows
First-Inmediate legislation per-
hitting agreements between railroad
corporations on reasonable freight and
passenger rates, subject in all respects
to the approval, supervision and &C
ton Of the interstate commerce COM
mission.
Second-Congress is urged to pass
without delay legislation providing
for nonpartisan commission to con-
slider the subject of business and in
dustrial combinations and to report
such proposals as to the formation,
capitalization, management and regu-
lation-so far as may be subject to
federal jurisdiction-as shall preserve
individual initiative, competition and
the free exercise Of free right of con-
tract in all business and industrial re-
lations. This commission to make q
thorough inquiry into the advisability
of inaugurating a system of federal
license or incorporation as condition
for the entrance of certain classes of
corporations upon interstate commerce
and also into the relation of the pub
lie interest by the purchase of the
franchises or corporate stock Of an
other.
Third-To extend the examination,
inspection and supervision of the
great producing and manufacturing
corporations by the department Of
commerce and labor, so that complete
publicity in the capitalization, &C.
counts, operations, transportation
charges paid and selling prices may
be one kind.
Fourth-To leave to the United
States supreme court the settlement Of
the conflict between state and federal
authority raised in many states over
railroad rates.
The resolutions were presented by
DR.. Albert Shaw, who said that they
represented the unanimous sentiment
of the committee Of flfty.fve appoint
ed to draw up platform for the CON-
ference. made an appeal for Esprit
Of compromise" in the consideration
of the resolutions.
II know that some of you are dis
appointed not to see your pet ideas
incorporated" he said. II know I
am. But feel that this statement
represents our common ground. Few
will dissent from this. Let Us, there
fore, put aside our pet predictions
and agree upon this simple platform.
With harmony we may get something
DONE"
The resolutions were carried with a
unanimous shout Of approval when
finally put before the conference.