New-York tribune., 1908-12-27
Many Surprising Manifesto
tions of His Ability to
Tackle New Trades.

.--..- 1-,,, believe IN paternalisrn and govern
,,,en+ enterprise" said the New Yorker 70 his
friend from AItrz1=ia last week 1 an gong 10
800 -or1 2 few surprises IN this town III take
,-o1 everywhere and guarantees thaf me
80 Of ---5v-s-= business won't touch you. Every
thing v-ou need viii be supplied by the state,
whether It's z pocket handkerchief OF 2 siass oR
beer We VIII travel. dine, shop and 60 70 4 Snow
under government auspices. and We may md =
cosey little gambling Joint conouoteo unoer l-7
szz7s OF collective society
when does the demonstration begin asked
the A1rr1rian -skepLiCaly.
plight away We're aboard streetcar now
shat * r7z1aged BY United States court Official
The whole system is IN the hands Of the govern
rreut and has been for more than a year ihe
private owners cant say a word 1ulJe COM
rIicared business II is, too involving milHpus OF
dollars = 7ear Now we'll get of at the next
C,-7z- cross = municipal pavement and enter 4
cafe where the drinks mixed BY federal au-
1horirv There Is q double guarantee on the cock
tails here because their ingredients are vouched
for by the Department Of Agriculture and they
are dispensed BY court bartender
= congratulate the government said the visitor
from AItrl-ria when he had enlptied his glass TO
the cherry. Is there trunk store handy where
7 could buy grip?
sure" replied the New Yorker. only I must
poIozfze for its disagreement with signs telling ~
z receivers sale These government shops are
sometimes fgursd that way But can take
Won 10 plenty OF stores that are gaudily marked
II
17jIJinerv whatever line you need for yourself ~
your folks At home. In most cases you wouldn't
detect the paternaI element At all. There is no
hardship in trading with Uncle Sam or Miss New
York STATE. The clerks act just the same as II
they were working for private employers
After ordering a pair Of federal trousers from
court tailor and investing in some utnkets in
and 10 cent store operated by the COLLECTIVELY, the
AItr7I-ian liz q United States cigarette and fol
lowed his friend into government motel Ihe
desk clerk wore the usual diamonds, and he hand
ed over the pen 10 register with the usual blase
air Everything was normal, from the beuooys 70
the waters who accepted usual tips
After dinner the programme was little Tecree-
tion A government newspaper. printed in Croa-
tan was consulted A sure enough government
theatre found, and the star OF the piece proved
Ia be . notable federal bankrupt In the small
hours Of ths morning the New Yorker took hls
friend through the Tenderloin in search OF cosey
Gambling Joint maintained by the state but failed
II ind it. Such resorts explained the New Yorker.
we're not very common. However, they came
across a government undertaking establishment
which suggested an harmonious finish 10 their eX-
.,,rsiou ia case they mortaliy sardbagEed BY
things 4 plot IA a government cemetery c'uid aso
a obtafued. The evenings jaunt ended with d re
t,-ffvirg bath in luxurious United States Turkish
establishment
..yVeu 7 see the social revolution has been ac-
,r7ulished IN this country. said the visitor from
AItruria If the people only knew It.
The technical name for the many paternal enter
Irises fourlshing II New 4OFh 10 IeIei'ot mp ~
go into the hands OF a receiver means lhe trans
Tsr of a business from private 10 public manage
r,eut as directed By courts OF the state and fed
ol ,r,,-ernruent II the courts continued the man
ss,a77ent indefinitely and did not consider the IN
,sr.sts Of creditors paramount they usually DO.
there would be realized d cooperative common
,-asItb At the present time hundreds Of bust
n4sses capitalized at scores Of millions OF dollars
ar. being operated by receivers Ia this city No
business is too gigantic too complicated for the
rrhl.r authorities To handle. The Indispensable
rrourietor Is dismissed the nrst STEP and only
the managers. toremen and acuVe ~orAers ara
..z,-.5 A court official who frankly knows little
or nothing about particular business. but under
stands business methods IN general. takes charge
os the enterprise The receiver vii manage any
thing from q bird Store coal mine OF rail-
yead, and he viii often make i IaZ+ he has s1-