The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-12-02
ANNUAL MEETING
OF FEDERATION
Civic Organization viii Hold
Sessions in New York in
January.
FOR LEGISLATIVE HARMONY
VIII Discuss Regulation Of Corpora
tions, Combinations, Railroads
and Municipal Utilities.

The eleventh annual meeting Of the
National Civic Federation VIII be held
January -, 10 and 1f. 1911. I'm NcW
York CITY The state councils. organ
lied by the federation during the past
year to promote the unification and
coordination Of state and federal
laws. viii hold their first national
meeting I'm conjunction herewith. In
addition there viii be special meetings
or the various departments Of the fed
GRAFTON. The important topics OF the
hour. in which the federation has been
especially interested and which will
BE- considered. are.
Regulation OF corporations and
combinations.
Regulation OF railroads and NUM-
Compensation for Industrial acct
dents.
Arbitration and Cancellation.
The announcement OF the meeting
thus describes the program;
Trusts end Combinations.
state and federal regulation OF cor
porations" and questions dealing
with the limitations Of combinations
in restraint Of trade. whether in man
ufacturinE. finance. labor. agriculture
or other fields. will be considered at
this meeting a feature Of this part
OF tine program viii be a thorough ex-
position Of the new act which went
T.
This act provides that upon applica-
zion of six citizens who complain
against n corporation n judge may or
der that a commission Of three be
named. one member by the complain
ants. one by the corporation and the
third by the two thus selected. The
commission is required TO make an
extended inquiry and publish report.
which must be accepted by the cor
poration within ten Gays upon penalty
OF n fine Of $1,000 n day.
Another feature OF the program will
be a description OF the potash syndi-
cate recently organized by the German
government. I'm which the government
itself has a minority interest. The
syndicate is practically a pool fixes
prices and regulates the output under
government supervision The same
principle Is being applied In that coun-
try to the electric and whisky indus
tries.
The regulation OF ombiuatious I'm
England viii also be described.
While the United States Supreme
court ls expected 20 define clearly the
sherman antitrust act in the Stand
ard oil and American Tobacco cases.
and iu the injunction and anti-boy-
colt cases against the officers OF the
American Federation Of Labor, that
decision VIII not necessarily have any
bearing on the forty or more state
Railway Regulation.
The need for uniformity On state
regulation Of railroads and other pub
iic utilities. the coordination Of the
laws governing the state railroad COM
missions and the interstate commerce
law. made evident az the recent hear
iuEs ON the railroad rate question.
and also the regulation Of public utili-
ties by commissions will be discussed.
Tho controversy over the PROPOSE
ton 20 Increase railroad rates. now
before the interstate commerce com
mission. IS or tremendous concern not
only 10 the stockholdors merchants.
manufacturers and other shippers. but
also to the Z. 1000. 600 employees work
ing on the railroads and I'm the shops
81 the railroad supply manufactures.
il directly concerns the millions OF
dcpositors in savings banks ana policy
holders IN Insurance companies which
are large investors I'm railroad securi-
ties.
Compensation for Accidents
A proposed uniform bill on compen-
sation for industrial accidents will be
presented for consideration. This
measure is the result OF a years care
ful study or tae question by a com
rnittce composed OF members Of off,
Ciai state compensation commissions
the commissioners on Uniform state
laws OF thirty-two states. represent
atives OF the American Bar association
IN eighteen states. representative en-
ployers. labor men and social experts
In no subject Is there greater need Tor
uniform state action than I'm the mat
ter or com pensaticn FOR Industrial ac-
cidcnts. This IS clearly proven by the
increased cost OF insurance resulting
under the application or the New
York compensation law. which An
some cases has doubled the rate, and
a
work hardship on New York employ
crs who have to compete with en-
ploycrs I'm other states
laws on Labor Disputes.
In view or the recent street railway
strikes in Philadelphia and Cdlum bus
and tho express strike IN New York
CITY there viii be considered ques-
tons Of special interest to the public
at this time. to-wit: How far is the
Canadian concilation and arbitration
act applicable TO and desirable for the
United States? Can the state laws or
mediation and arbitration be made ef-
fectivc in handling Industrial disturb
ances in general shall special legis-
lation DC advocated. applying 70 street
railways and other municipal utilities
shall the Erdman act. which Is so ef.
fcctve iu the case or interstate rail-
WAYS. be extended 20 telegraph. telc-
phone and express companies2
The following statement IN the an
nounsemcnt Tor the annual meeting
describes the work ~ the federation IN
promoting legislative harmony be-
tween the states.
Whether we call Il the new nation.
SIS alism'' or the odd m0ralities.~ the fact
remains that there is an intcrminabl,
conflict between the states themselves
on some matters and between the
states and the federal government or
Others I'm respect TO many OF the vita
problems Of the day. which can only
be terminated by legislation framed
after serious and sane consideration
1t is clear thai there are many Qucs
tions with which the states alone car
and should deal through uniform &c