The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1910-02-18
SEC. NAGEL TALKS
OF FEDERAL CONTROL

. but the plain. practical call for an a1i-
tnority that is equal to the occasion
with which it mas to deal. Realizing
that we have a national commerce.
We are naturally calling upon national
authority to control it, and to pro-
| Iect it,
| Secretary Nagel recited the devel-
npment of business enterprises in the
! ,9untry, showing the gradual growth
| to the big corporation and the at
| tempts of the states to legislate and
the resultant trouble because OF the
varying laws, and he pointed partic-
nlarly to one result OF conditions as
they existed.
Not only is commerce subjected
to inconsistent, conflicting and often
destructive regulations" ne said.
but the inevitable effect of such acti-
witty is to create false competition be-
tween the states at the expense OF
that commerce. The state OF lowest
standards forces the hand of all the
rest. Attempts at progressive legis-
lation are paralyZed just as one unfair
competitor always lowers standards
everywhere. Nor will the efforts of
the several states to promote unity
- legislation meet this difficulty.
aese efforts are most praiseworthy
Oh respect to all subjects which rest
lin the exclusive control OF the
raj states; as to national 'tjects
" are worse than useless.
All cooperation in matters politi-
ca means government, and Why re-
so to mere understandings without
biz ling force among the states, when
we have common government to
deai with a common cause? Why not
have our Federal Government legis-
late where our Governors can only
confer and recomsnend?"
The need and purpose of Federal
control of corporaticrs. the Secreta-
ry stated he beliegg : to be simply
to place a private business company
in its commercial activity precisely
where the Constitution undertook to
put the citizens OF the United States
The purpose is to organize compan-
les that may engage in interstate
commerce under regulations fixed by
The Federal Government and free from
the unnatural and uneconomical en-
harrassnents which so far any state
mas been at liberty to interpose."
Another phase of the question dis
cussed by the Secretary was the inter
national commerce of the country. Up
to the present time, he said, the
country had rested ON the belief tnat
development, of domestic commerce
WAS sufficient. Other countries felt
the need of intern ational commercial
development long ago and the Unit
ed States. he urged. must do all that
was necessary to meet what it's com
petitors We're doing in that line.''
I'VE are now engaged in establish
ing relations with foreign countries
continued the speaker looking for
the opportunities of our commerce in
their midst. We are shaping our
treaties 70 secure open doors and
equal rights with other countries. In
what form shall this commercial en-
terprise make it's appearance in 9TH
@r countries ii not in the form Of the
accepted corporate organization?
Does 1t stand to reason that we
can successfully depend upon a cor
noraticn large enuoEA to engage in
f~~eign coname rec, and at the same
time too large to he admitted by most
Of the states composing our union?
Will 1t be seriously contended that we
win be blind enough to engage in
foreign business under federal protec-
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