The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-04-30


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mdstsreMult IN
means that We must rely upon national
legislatlon 70 prevent yns coMtnercia
ABUSES th0tSnoWNeEiSt andstne5 others that
are sure 10 arise unless sOme&sefftcten
governmental body mas adequate power OF
c0nsrol over theIns AT present the faiiufe
o1ftne congress to- utilize and exercfIethe
SreaI powers conferred upo IT as REGARDS
interstate comI1erce leaves this commerce
70 Pc regulated, not by the state nor ye5
and nscassa Si 80 7. I, ~ Ia anassiidod
action Of fha federai I,,Giciarv HoweveT
l,1Drirhf ana ahie 3 cos,rf 10 Il nan,,nf
L Tivelye nr desfr,,ctiv ai ca as an an assncw If
poyernrnents ana this ,naens ehas ~
Courts are and mlst aiwavs be unable
Ito deal ereetiveiv w,tL ~ nrahiem like
the present with rea,,iras constr,,ctiye
| acfion Aacn,,rt car5 doaa;Sa srha IL fss,Ity
mi, - q ,a A.c 80 can d te y, Mh het ~ ra M. ! !
lit tins finds ~ IA fa,,,tv There should
be an-efficient exer,tive holy created wirh
enough eh 70 wnr 10 o eorf fbs c a1unsa a prob STEMS
1 tha fb;s yrsa, oo,,,trss hos da,,a,nnas, IT
/ il NOT s,sff3aian nbiection +, say thpt such
A. ndy maW Ia s,3iliv nnwisdom ar
e. po ah,,s asa ps suisay = u MAJ
whefher ) con ~, . con,nnissinn whethsr
executive. Iepislafiye ar indiciai. If given
WORK for sona - n,i = , liza ,newitablv "a
ceiya enn,,yh nowart make II nossihiv
effecfiva fn1 avii
Therefore. il is clear that (unless a ma
tional incnrnnra finn law ran he
enacted1 soma hndv ~. hodies in fhe exc
cutive service shoy,ld he yiven mower 10
pass upon any combination or agreement
in relation 10 intarstate commerce.. and
! every slich comhinafion or agreement not
| thus annrnysat1 sno,,id no trca ted as IN
Violation OF law and prosecuted accord
inelv ,rha iss,,arra NJ the securities Of
any couhinafin doin~ interstate business
should be under the Supervision OF the
national government.
49, n
abuse OF FoWe
a strong EFFORT has been MADE 70 fave
TABOR organizations completely eSeIhPtso
from any of the operations OF this law.
Whether or not their acts are insrestralht
OF trade. Such exceptlon Wouiu IN al
~ropabill make the Dill unconstttullonal
and the legislature mas no more fign1 70
pass a Dill without. regard 70 Wnether u
Is constitutional than the courts nave
lightly TO declare unconstltutlonai a law
winch the legislature mas sole1nniy en-
acted. The responsiblnty IS as great on
me one sloe as on tne o.IisI, NY AZ
one direction is equally to be con-
demned, with an abuse of power by the
courts in the other direction. II IS not
possible wholly 70 except labor Dor 9aganiz "a
they who insist upon totaly excepting
them are merely provld1ng that their
status shall be kept wholly ~unchanged,
and that they shall continue to be eX-
posed to the action which they now dread.
Obviously, an organization. not formed TOR
profit should not be required to furnish
statistics in any way as complete as those
furnished by organizations Tor proft.
Moreover. so far as labor is engaged IN
production only, its claims to be exempted
from the antitrust law are sound. This
would substantially cover the right OF la
borers to combine, to strike peaceably,,
and to enter into trade agreements with
the employers. But when labor under
takessin a wrongful manner to prevent the
distribution and sale OF the products or
labor. as by certain forms of the boycott,
it has left the field of production, and It's
action may plainly be In restraint or IN
~terstate trade, and must necessarily be
subject to inquiry, exactly as IN the case.
ton is contrary to sound public policy.
The heartiest encouragement should be
given to the wageworkers to form labor
unions and to enter into agreements with
their employers; and their right to strike,
so long as they act peaceabiy,. must be
preserved. But we should sanction nelth-
er a boycott nor a blacklist which would
De illegal at common law.
m pafv;aa n,v. over
law Oe'y'h9 Lays ove'.
The measures ! advocate are in the in.
1erest both OF decent colrporations and Of
ianor uIlens. Ihey are.
moreover, pre-emineHffy IN the interest
Of the pubic, for N my the
Aanerlcan people nave defnstely MADE UP
thelf minus lhal slle OF me resi- OF
the great law-defy4Eg and laW-evading
corporations are oyer, and that from this
time on the mighty organizations OF cap
ltal necessary for the transaction or busl-
ness under modern conditions. while en-
ccurased 50 long as they act honesty
and N the interest OF the general publ-c,
and Tea1,a sion of 4 kind SO etfective as to
ins.ss their acting in the interest of the
people as a whole.
Allegations are often made to the ef-
feet that there is no real need for these
laws looking to the more effective control
of the great corporations, upon the ground
that they will do their work well without
such control. l call your attention to the
accompanying copy of a report Just sub
lnitted by Nathan Matthews, chairman of
the finance commission, to the mayor and
city council of Boston, relating to certain
eytl practices of various corporations
which have been bidders for furnishing to
the city ron and steel. This report shows
that there have been extensive conbina-
tons formed among the various corpora
tons which have business with the city of
Boston, including, for instance, a care
fully planned combination embracing
practically ali the firms and corporations