, 1908-09-14

great good upon the smaller business
man and the farmer, whom 1t relieves
of oppression. Again, such saperYis- |
ion of accounts and management as
will prevent c~rookedness and oppres-
sion works good. directly or indirectly.
10 all honest people.
Exercise Of Care.
Therefore everything that al be
done along all these lines should be
done; and NO mans legitimate inter-
est would thereby be hurt But after
this point has been reached great care
must be exercised not to work injus-
tice to one class In the effort to show
favor to another class, and each natu-
rally tends to remember only its own
needs. The stockholders must receive
an ample return ON their investments.
or the railroads cannot be built and
successfully maintained; and the rates
to shippers and the wages to employees,
from the highest to the lowest, must
all be conditioned upon this fact.
prevsntIno Low Wages.
On the other hand, In q public SER
vice corporation we have no right to
allow such excessive profits as will
necessitate rates being unduly high
and wages unduly low. Again. while
in all proper ways rates must be kept
low, we must always remember that
we have nc right and no justification
to reduce them when the result is the
reduction of the wages Of the great
army Of railroad men.
Fair Working Arrangement.
A fair working arrangement must be
devised according to the needs OF the
several cases, SO that profits. wages
and rates shall each be reasonable
with reference to the other two-and
in wages | inclule the properly large
amounts which should always be paid
to those whose masterful ability is re.
| quired for the successful direction Of
great enterprises.
Lawful Combinations.
Combinations which favor such an
| equitable arrangement should them
selves be favored and not forbidden by
law; although they should be strictly
supervised Inv tho government through
the Interstate commission
which should have the power of pass.
ing summarily upon not only the ques-
ton Of the reduction hut the raising
of rates.
~ u.tro.d probIsvr.
This sr.i1road nroh,em =, it..,e, ona
NJ the nh.ae. NJ one of IN. .re.te.t
ana .,nn.t. intr,cata. nrpb,e,n. -. cur
We need NOT merely honest and. conr.
age Int ,udernent onoa .er.e ana on.
tira f.ivnotndaanesa nam.sn.r IN
such a matter 4. q. certain tn work
svt, "a -oourunt,on it.e,fs
rse..t.r >uo..ia, nee,,,ts
ras, m.r vbo nro,niee., to r.is. .ha
wages o. railroad emplove. tn the
hirha.t nnsnt and ar tha .sma .tma IN
reduce ratea IN tho lova.t noint n
nromtsina what neither
else c.n nsrform. and n the snnr+ N
nerform, i. were attemnted Ms.ster
would rasu,. 81 both shirn.r ana v.,e
worker ana min tn the. business IN.
-tereat. ofrtha country
Mar IN wrsnuae.r
The man n trust n such a m.t4sr
as thi. q The man Who, l,ka ma.
TAR dos. ~. nror,,.a tno, much ~
WIN ,oulds mot he, svayea rom ne
path n, dutv hv any hv a.y
c~onsiderafion, 4 HI, vsrs reient.
lesa war on the. s-ncca.nfuls vvnu,,anxu
amono rai,road men -. anon, All oth.
Or men. WIN will 10 all h ran he
dona to secnne lept,imatelv low rate.
to. shipuersI and absolute evenness
among the rates thns secured. but
who viii, neither ,romise nor attemut
IN secure rates On, INV that the wars
Garner would lose. his earnings and
the s~bareholder whose money built
the road nj. nrotstss
sore auinou. Exper,ments
He will, moi favor . ruinous erpert.
ment like government ownership Of
railways. ba viii, stand apainst anv
kina Of c~onfscattcn a. honestly acnnir.
ed property. hnt he will work effec.
lively for the most efsctent tvpe of
government aun.rviaisn and contro, at
railways, IN 4. 70 zecure lust and fair
treatment Of itbs sneopla IA a Whole.
The Question a. Trust,.
what Is, here .a,d, az. IN h,s ATTITUDE
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