New-York tribune., 1911-10-15
Thinks Elimination of Exclu-
sive Privileges from Rail.
roads VIII Restore
Competition.

TRING one Of the recent sessions OF
the Steel Investigators Martin Little
II Ton. an 8rtful cross-eXaminer him
SELF. remarked that Augustus Owsley STAN
',r. the chairman OF the committee. could
pick mans pocket with his eyes Gary,
Schwab and Perkins had come upon and
Ene away from the stand. Under the
0utcsv and sorcerv Of Stanley they
seemed willingly 90 tell all they could.
The examination into the history and the
rsct.ces OF he Steel Corporation will be
nsumed IN TWO weeks. Witnesses will be
Questioned Tor thirty days. a report Will
ten be written and referred to Congress
!or such action as may be considered nee
ssary. The managing officers Of great
1lWays Will be asked II a monopoly Of a
product in general use can be maintained
we're the monopollst deprived Of secret ad-
vsntages In the vital matter of transporta-
tor That will be an abstract inquiry
Ceneretely. the committee viii attempt 70
ascertain D. the Steel Corporation is receiv-
hg favors withheld from other shippers.
IN discussing the matter Of corpora
tons and railways. AR. Stanley said 20
ne writer
"A corporation. for instance. may build
tts1-mIe railroad from it's manufacturing
establishment % tae main line Of a rail-
'oad TWO hundred miles long In the di-
vision q tHe money paid for carrying a
ca'load OF 'tg own freight the corporation
nay receive 1ne-half OF tho whole amount
"lected from the purchaser. or, by re3-
Na o. such payment or allowance, it may
e enabled to underseu its competitor. The
PINT is that 10 some manner II gets as
nuch .of hauling car OF merchandise ten
niles as the railway gets for hauling tho
~ two hundred miles.
BEATING REBATING Law.
There are several known methods Of
.desung the law penaizing public car
lsis guilty of discrimina tons. II John
'lllh and John Brown. one at the head Of
$4,000 corporation and the other at
.e head of a $1,000 corporation, each pro-
--e'lg the same manufactured article, can
mp exactly on the same terms there VIII
- Competition. The little concern, II we'll
'--2ged. viii grow Meanwhile. it viii
'1sl some influence on prices. especially
's own zone The railways are the key
.ne whole trust situation
"nai did you think OF Judge Gary s
s'Fy that the national government may
-haIeiy be- required 90 regulate the
.'.7s OF Manufactured products"
was appalled,, entirely unprepared, 10
mat the head OF the United states
Corporation should be I'm perfect ac-
s4 with Victor Berger. the Milwaukee
-'iisl Furthermore. Berger unhes,tat-
- admits that such is the case. In a
.4uy with me on the floor Of the House
representative he declared that he was
more hostile 20 the creation Of trusts
~ ne was TO the Atlantic ocean. the
.s.pDl River or 10 anything else, as he
pressed &c. that is the natural outcome
'Aoiuons.' The axiuG Of prices by the
ninent he asserted, would be u first
49,. Inward the national ownership OF the
lie went on 10 explain that n he
,.,s Hsnt to say how much should be
d. Toy my house he would have a
0lnd anu "' was
zen -sleFer the government establishes
r,r 'oi The products OF a corporation 10
p-,e.. - necessity De compelled 10 limit the
is.,., winch the corporation pays for ma
isi,,,. ano labor Ownership would GER
nan. 'o1ow Instead Of governmental
eo,,,-,,i''nt Of the trusts-as monopolstlc
The 'ohs are termed-for the benefit Of
m. VINO own the trusts. giving them
Gene etc, we should have, by the
shi, !, o' me people, governmental owner
he ~, me trusts and the distribution Of
lion "oata , to the public either in a reduc-
70 ~ p'ces or Of taxes. The Socialists
are ~ n'y men Ike Gary and Berger
70 certain point. in agreement.
S1 De asked. DO the capitalists