The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-06-10

Before a gathering OF more than 800
railroad men last night at the second an
nual banquet OF Terminal 7. NJ. c. A
Representative William sulzer. OF New
York, bitterly denounced the principles
OF socialism and urged tho preservation OF
individuality as opposed to centraliza-
tion, declaring that socialism meant ret
roEressiOD-
air. Suizer WIS tho second speaker OF
the evening. and be drew his remarks
from the address OF Chairman Knapp, OF
the Interstate Commerce Commission.
who was the speaker OF the evening. Mr..
Knapp pleaded for social and industrial
cooperation as the need OF the age, and
1t was the advocacy Of these principles
that the New York Representative took
exception.
Meaning OF Socialism.
''The 81 eat man Of the Interstate COM
merce Commission" said Mr., Sulzer.
has advocated cooperation IN Industrial
and social life. but am opposed to the
idea as meant in his remarks.
Cooperation means Capitalization and
Capitalization means socialism. and So
retrogresslon Of all human achievements.
7 am not a socialist, but am an IN
diVidualist I would preserve the iden-
tity Of the individual at all hazards. I
do not want 10 see the identity of the in
diVidual lost in cooperation. I would
not have all men on a dead level, for that
s. what socialism would have. / would
have each man stand distinct, forging
ahead. one in competition OF the other,
and all trying TO press forward, in a
righteous way, TO the goal Of human as
piration.
THE first great struggle Of our coun-
try was for national liberty, the second
was for human freedom, and the next
and the present great struggle is for
the preservation OF identity Of the indi-
vidual. The last century has been enc OF
Capitalization. The next viii be one OF
distribution"
Tribute TO Commission.
Then Mr. Sulzer turned his attention TO
the work Of the Interstate Commerce
Commission and paid a high tribute to its
members, and declared that II was one
Of the most significant government agen-
Cies.
IN opposing Judge Knapp's advocacy or
cooperation, Nh SulZer explained that
he accepted the word in the sense OF
bringing together Industrial and social
forces as the first speaker had indicated.
But" he remarked, III, by the use OF
the word you mean cooperation In the
principles as embodied in the Sermon
on the Mount, then l am for cO-opeFa-
ton; but IL you mean a cooperation TO
an end OF a few controlling the many, q
Few governing all, and a few owning all
the wealth, then l am opposed to Coop
Grafton"
B. r. Tolson was POSTMASTER. and
Introducing Mr.. Knapp as the speaker
OF the evening. said the railroad men
We're glad to know that he could find
time to leave his work TO 5oin them IN a
social hour.
Mr.. Knapp made a few remarks about
holding a place Of questionable" re-
spectability. and then launched out in
a laudatory speech Of the railroad men
of the country. declaring that no other
class OF men were doing more to con-
were the builders and operators OF rail-
roads.
Depends on Transportation.
Tho opportunity and progress Of man
depends upon conveyance and transporta-
ton" said Mr.. Knapp. and the great
est progress of humanity has followed
the tran Of the steam engine There
must come an end TO this social and in
dustriaI warfare that is going on. and
it can only be brought about by CO.
operation. There must be a closer afilia-
ton OF interests, and though some may
try to build up legal barriers. nothing
will be able TO stop the federation Of
progress that must come with a closer
cooperation"
c. W. Galloway. superintendent OF
transportation Of the Baltimore and Ohio,
made q few remarks. He said the public
and the railroads were beginning to uu-
derstand each other better.
Others who made brief addresses in
which the Y. NJ, c. A. was praised for
its wonderful work were 6. o. Smith,
president of the Y. n C. A; II. o. VII
liams. w. K. Cooper, A. NJ Keppel S.
c. McElroy. George H. Harries, and J. NJ
Rice. The banquet was held in the large
social room and the Y. NJ c. A parlors,
which were decorated In flags. palms, and
cut flowers.