New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-12-14
KELLOGG FOR REGULATION
FaV0rs Federal Control OF Rail-
roads and Corporations.
"NEW NATIONALISM" OLD
Born with the Republic, He Says,
While Only Imperialism Is
That of the Law.

Frank s. KELLOGG was the leading
speaker before the Economic Club last
night at its first dinner of the season, at
the Hotel Aston. He upheld the affirmative
OF the proposition that the powers of gov
eminent should be concentrated in the fed
cral government. He explained, however,
that he lid not mean that any new powers
should he granted, but that the power al
ready possessed should be exercised. espe-
clally in the matter of regulating railroads
rand the great corporations
THE people do not wish TO cramp indus
try. he said, but to ge it. But
they do not believe in unlimited freedom
OF railway managers or unlimited comb'na-
ton of wealth. / know that these doctrines
are by some declared revolutionary.
II have heard much of late about i'm
perialism, and these views of governmental
control are called New Nationalism' and
denounced invading the constitutional
powers of the states. ] know of no i'm
perialism except the Imperialism of law.
v hjch was created by the Constitution OF
the United States, as construed by the high
est court of the land. ] know of no New
NationaIism' but that which was born al
the dawn of the last century, when new
republic lifted its light of freedom into the
western sky
Mr.. Kellogg recalled that when Presi-
| dent Cleveland called out the army to pro-
tect the railroads capitalists were not at
all alarmed. and he expressed the view
that this act was. with the exception of the
calling out of the army tn save the Union,
the greatest exercise of federal control ever
people, he said. considered that act as one
of the greatest of Cleveiands administra-
ton.
After chiding capitalists for being timid
Mr.. Kellogg caused a laugh.
We have seen too many times when the
states have invoked their power 10 control
commerce." he said; these capitalists i'm
mediatey become advocates of the exer-
else of federal power, and, on the other
hand, when the federal government has
invoked its power they Immediately be-
come converts to the doctrine of state
rights. This is human, l admit, but it is
not statesmanllke.
With regard 70 the regulation of railway
rates by federal power. which he advocated
as indispensable because the trade of the
nation had become almost entirely inter
state commerce. he asked: Are you will
ing to return to the days when railroads
Disseminated and paid rebates?'' and later
will ever reduce rates as low as the rail-
road managers reduced them during the
years of paying rebates and cutting rates.
With regard to the control of big cor
porations Mr. kellogg said II saw the
other day an announcement by former SEN
ator Smith, of New Jersey, that he was in
favor of regulating large corporations. hut
doing Il through concerted and uniform ac-
ton of the states. ] suppose the honora BILE
gentleman meant that if all the states
would agree with New Jersey then We
would have uniform action.
John G. Nilburn. president OF the club.
presided, and William Loeb jr, after pro-
ducing n laugh by his statement, II have
nothing to declare said he Was doing his
best to protect the honest merchant by
making every one pay equal duties
Albert SlidellUm, member of the Ger
man ReichStag. said municipal ownership in
his country had been success Il have
heard Tim Sullivan say that If municipal
ownership prevailed in New York Tam
many would control for thousand years.
s.,ia tho sneaker THAT is the only thing
I have ever heard Tim sullivan say against
Tammany.