The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-11-30
JUDGE GARY WANTSU.S.
TO CONTROL INDUSTRIES
BIC CORPORATIONS ARE DE
CLARED Me- ESSITl.
But Their Power Should be nder
Federal Direction To Pre-
vent Misuse.
Politics Should he Divorced From
Business; rye. Publicity Of
Corporation AhairS.

~ Arttl NfsION. % q $50. 10 f...
rrt u Carr. executive head ~ rho
-nited states Steel corporation. made
plea for bIE bgsinrfs' today b..
ipf" tha 5euafr cnmm.f'~o ou inter
siato commerce. el.th .r s-arrAIng
Tor solution of Ih" pr.seut tr,iat
problem in th" r.fed states
big corporation arc essential 90
M" development 90 the country and
mo maintenance o. busiu..- prosper.
iy. b" ssia To prevent their mlsus.us
me enprmoua power that comes with
wealth and control of Industrial agen.
'l"a. ho thought tl. government
should take hold ~ them. through a
corporation or trade commission. ulth
Hhholuto power Co regulate their az
iairH. Add fo this "a clear law a. 90
what can aud What cannot bo done
the strong light or pablclt. ou all the
affairs 81 corporation. and tlr elm
nation % presidential and other 30
Aiicai issues from tho huslu-ss world
ana the unrest that has spread over
tho United State, sail largely disay
pear. said SIR. Carr
Name Judges fer LIE
The coming election is already dis.
iurbing business. boz added lie sad
members of the courts ought o. be- Al
pointed for life. that the President
ought 10 bo elected tor eight wears.
without the privilege OF reelection.
40 that hc would be- I'm e. position
ana frame ~ mind vhero Le would
not Do tempted fo "luok ln huy dlr,c.
'ion or toward any interests lu seek
4aE reelection.
Mr.. Gary dWclt 90 length upon tho
political situation BE-. said h,. had ul,
particular President 300 mind. but that
he believed fewer elections and less
reason Tor seeking public ar private
support FOR political purposes Would
aid greatly in keeping business a. a
level.
lie promised 20 appear again before
the committee next week
How would the commission know
whether an agreement amuns steel
men 60 tx tho price 81 rails az s2S
vas restraint OF trade" asked Sen
aior Cummins
1T would soon become competent fu
know that returned Judge Gary. AS
the Interstate Commerce commission
has becom" competent fO decide
whether ratca are just and reason
able"
Opposes Unrcstrtcted Competition.
He declared unrestricted competi-
ton meant the ruin of the small in.
dividual or concern and the gradual
strengthening of The natural Wonopo-
ly 81 tho larger Opposed Goo this. h~
urged that the government rcroguil ile
the need ~ partial agreements be
tween corporations and individuals. -
that an actual competition might sun
no maintained That would to FAIR and
free 90 an interests
Is there auy thing now PARTICULARS
forbidden by the sherman law that
you think ought Co hc permitted
asked senator Cummin-.
Mr.. Gary Thought NOT. but ho said
the business difficulty iay iu deciding
beforehand what amounted to % "ro-
straint ~ trade
The famous "Garv dinners. uhs-e
steel men gathered to discuss their af.
fairs. we're NOT fo fS prices. Luf fo die.
close their business condition fo each
other. be- said
Every gentleman there. 10 hc vas
gentleman. could gD away with a
full know ledge of Doe ,ompefI-o-s
Affairs and could shape Die business
80 as not 10 ruin Dos competitor said
ar. Gary
Law Not Clear
Hc added that hc Rad rut dared
even 90 hold these conference lat.f, .
that there Was ru means of knputue
exactly what constituted o. violation
Of the sherman las and tnaf some .1,
erum"ntal commission ought fo have
power tu pass ou HErermsrra r- rr.rr
ers that would rebound fp the public
good. and af fHr same rms b.rrlt
the Industrial interests concerned
-COuErrss should f.sf fr. rI4.. r.
fho supreme DUHr. .u .rtfrtrrf nrf fr
virtually make tHr i.af st.I rrofra
For james s. Gray of fIe rftersIf.
Of Minnesota VINO followed V~ Cars
before the senate committee. .Vla
have apparently como fr a r..r.
ehsrc ne national legislature I.
about ~ b. HhuU .Irf Tho ,n.-f.
are intcrrr". ".InE tHs lF. and ff. ono
who interprcfs ffe av is actually tho
one who makes
Pro-. Gray reruwuHr l.H frr .--4H
lishmcnf of t comm .-.ou fu .rt.ra-e.
the Laws. tIls forcing upon t.. e~