The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-16

city Mr GeorHe W Ferktna apnAe a. fot
lows concerning the methods and r~-poa
abilities q Er~as corporations and te'
J future ~ Governmental coatroi
Tbs reOris. have Witnessed sbp.ss STAR
ins sss.s.sz. n s'szissss sss,ss4- They have
sIaerea undsr many az thess Tor years
ead lave s@sssz. &C ==sSsssy Eh=T base
been tod thai these abuse came abOu
largely because u the SIZE to wash c~Statl
Oustnes- eaterpri-~s had grown fOr van
Of better reason and fcr lack Of rsa
thought many have accspted that one
How uh-American 20 b. AFRAID cf thinl
because N = large Who has ben afraic
Of the United states - u has grown frot
thirteen State 20 fessy-sixs Nho IA.
wanted a law restricting our pOpulat,oE
because it - appFOas hing the one hundred
million marks The true American. he who
thinks deeply. loGbcaiiy. has no such feaI
or beli-f u isnt the axe that h. fears
q y the Methods folfbw-d. Ne fearA the
management of a giani en'erpri-e that =
] secrs'ive. that does not respect pubiiy opin-
! Ion. that doc not reaiiye that when ~
shares are owned b. tho public ~ manager
are substantially public servants lie fear
the methods OF the blind DOOl-that = all
lie wants 70 knoW ami he has right 10
| know. from disiniere-ted third nartis- what
- being done by . great business enterprise
i IN which his money v invested or Nhich =
handling Q commodity that aHect- his daily
life. The oni-ers Of Erea, corporations
should realize that saIch concerns arr more
nearly public Institutions than private
property ! Hrmly believe that suh-t aniial
progress In this direction - being made
while the agitation of the last few wears has
been unfair and harmful IN many Instances.
ON the other hand "a has sst business men
thinking has awakened the business con-
sci~uce. and has brought . new realization
Of the fact thar u 10 A. true oG business a.
u 70 of the individual that there is no per-
maneni success unlr~- u ~ ba~ed upOn
integrity Of character
let thO@e of sa Who are IN business ~ fair
uith the people aud the people will be fair
With ~ let Ne 49, and accept the tendency
Of the times iet ~ realize our respoRsibili-
tie~. and our problems ~iil be far easier Of
solution. 10 us believe tina; In our nrpublic
the peoples word - Law, ies " b-lieve " in
AL things aud u tho people have e,ided
that the time has come to take a hand IN
hos business shall u cOndnrted. - q not
plain business ~Nn~e to meet the question at
least half way rather than iRht "a AL he way;
foiitss hs- fought business aud business
has fought pOlitiss until both have been
-or~ly wounded. aud IN the general -rritn-
age the public has had pretty hard time
aad under the Circumstances has b~~r long
suffering aud Pa'isat.
Was recently Impressed hy tory I
heard Of q man vko stood ON the lstform
Of q littI- staiion in "a Indiana town vafihS
| for locaI tran. Aloag csvns the Ts ent iet h
century Limited. ard a. g pa-s~d thu water
tank dos rushed ont ard harkins furion-Ty
chas>d q few rods down &h~ platform
The -trsr ger turned 60 ths ~taiian agent
aud sad Doe that dog DO that often :
N~-.- answ~S~d -" agent. most every
d1y We'll ~.lia the stranger. ! sondsr
Il ~ expects ever 10 catch a. dor
krou.- replied the agent. b't I don
wonder much about that a. vhst IN thun-
der he thinks h. would do sHh q e b" ever
did catch u
Tho. " no AZ the pubIttto inv~., money
IN an eBt-Fpri~- are In honor bound 10 give
~. pHbltr Al stated intervals evidence that
the hu-iB~-- "a question - ably aud honestly
condU~t~d and they should b. not only
wiliirx bot giad thrt some auf IOrtv. I.r0p-
sFiy contributed ny our Government. should
say to .tocs holders aud the public fFOtu
time - tine that the management re-
port and methods % business are CORRECT
They should b. Wuling 20 do this for their
o~n r~li-f Of mind sinr@ the responsibility
OF tn~ mana <-fn~nt II q lars - corpGratio n
j. - great that the men IN cswerOl shosIld -
rlad e. have q shared by proper pnbl,.
orfict4l- r~prrs-nt.nR the people IN a GOV.
-rnussntal capacity.
Giant corporations - ould ~ not a men.
a.. but rr~at puhli~ benefit " managed
under 'aV. that would compel rrOp~r.FaIb-
licHv snd punish oT"~T- fOT iH proper
methods
Isow cau ~. ~ dor"7 Mere j. the prob
lem FOR ~ al 10 think stout Dor nv pNIt
OF Of the multitude of suRg-stion- fher-
s~~rts TO ~ but one pos bic course ma
tiOnaI control. accompanied by publicity.
STAT control 10 impo~stbl'. b@~su-e steam
ana "i--trtotty have lar e~lv wiped out STATE
linz "a commercial und"rtsAhgs-
some of 20. uho believe thai some sut.-l,.
tu'@ must D. found for the ruthle-- com
r.~'ifion that - 80 deadly IN close range
dghting 10 business have b-~n snd~Gv orinE
20 bIild . bridge from Old methods 10 new
from bsrbarou- com petition TO humane
,oou@TaiiOn Whether or not gill
succeed and the structure safely carry
only lime oan tell IL may break through
faulty construction. - b~~au~s vaRdai- our
.om- of the strands From either cause
many would % pT~~iL,,tAied INFO the - King
torrents D4' With the continuation "a Use
Of the instrument. With vhioh business j.
nov being ,onduct~,i. 0f one thing ua An
b. certain the World must. Tho gorld will
GOT acrO~- suCh brids~ ~ p~sceabs AMI
safe mefnfsns uaNft~. blf IN anf tent auu Q
a. 81 hazards u will ger acrO-. For hos
an we appiaud th. constant footing o.
the world with inventions aud d-vi,s-
for drawing n closer and closer together
in business and. social relations and ~ the
same time Condemn he novsmeni 10 Rst
a. AZ from RUTHLESS "Ompe'i'ion aud adopf
more cooperative methods.
IL a. many % - believe COOPERATION IN
business must sake and 10 "a Sing IN. place ~
rtlinous comp~titiOn. u "a ~ better for capital
!, mus be b~ttsr for ne consumer and t.tts-
for labor II u tsto endure hsti~ve thai ~.
. ho Think 'he problem out carefully tai ,
,BG Information from al <,ds- will bs fovc~a
10 The confusion thai The principle Of 90
operation mus largely tale the plao. Of
and that cooperation IN -
healt most no-J u-~fui form can be nrcl
more -a~.tively ptacti~ed by great oorpora-
iOns than small companies or nrm-- arl
b~can-e the ofncers are more apt TO regard
themselves a. servants and not a. owner.
uScond i-eeauee the relation Of the rr~a,
corporation TO ns labor - an entirely do
'erent relation from thai of the small COR
poration OF the Arm 10 its labor, IN thar ~.
JTHcers % great corporation iu~finstivsIV
o - ight 81 the interest," Of Anv one md
iunl and york for What IL the broade.,
most enduring interest u the many nj.
DiaoeS the Officers " The great corporation