The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-12
CIVIC FEDERATION
NOW IN SESSION
PRESIDENT Low TELLS OF PRO-
GREss ORGANIZATION HAS
MADE.
COUNCILS IN % STATES
INTEREST OF MEETING CExTERs
AROUND question OFF FED
ERAL REGULATION or
THE TRUSTS.

NEW YORK. Jan. 12.-Because an
attempt was 10 he made to place
the Civic Federation on record as eth
er favoring or opposing Federal regu-
lation OF the trusts. there was an
enormous attendance of delegates
when the eleventh annual meeting was
called to order to-day In the Hotel
Aston Delegates representing TWEEN
ty-four State councils were on hand,
and 1t was planned to devote all of
to-days sessions to the discussion of
the combinations. Gilbert II. Monta-
gaes William Dudley feouIke, Samuel
Untermyer and others who have been
active participants In the enaction
of antitrust legislation by Congress
and the several States outlined their
views on the subject and suggested
remedies for conditions that are now
being complained of.
In calling the meeting to order
President Seth Low said that, as the
Result Of the efforts OF the Fedora
ton and the American Bar Assocfa-
ton, 1T Is likely that within the next
few years uniform laws will he en-
acted by all OF the States covering
the regulation OF corporations, work
mems compensation and compulsory
arbitration. There have been organ
lied. Low said, State councils in TWEEN
ty~three Statss and the District OF
Columbia, and as the result of this
action these councils and the execu-
tive committee of the federation are
working to push through the uniform
laws already decided on without de-
lay.
The big obstacle so far discovered.
according to President Low and the
executive council members who held
the floor to-day, is the differences in
the existing State Constitutions Some
things which are permissible In cer-
tain States are absolutely prohibited
in others 1t was agreed, however.
that the limitations would not inter-
fere with the basic principle of the
various bills. although there would
necessarily have to BIO some changes
in the text.
President Low in his opening ad-
dress said In part:
! am glad to be able to report that
the National Civic Federation has had
successful and useful year. The
movement which was begun last jan
uary by the convention. held under
it's auspices at Washington, to pro-
mote uniform State laws upon mat
tiers OF common interest, has made
great progress during the year. Prin-
cipally through the excrtions OF Mr..
Ralph NJ. Easley. chairman or the
executive council and Of Mr.. John
Mitchell. chairman of the trade
agreements department. twenty-four
State councils have been organized
IN twenty-three OF the States, and In
the District OF Columbia.
These State councils have been or
ganized In harmony with the gem
eral scheme OF tn. National Civic
Federation. They are TO keep In touch
with the executive committee of the
federation and to do. each one in It's
own State. what It can to further
uniform legislation by pressing for
the adoption Of laws which have been
approved by the executive committee.
Each OF these state councils includes
IN Its membership the Same range of
representation rs the Federation itself,
namely. employers. workingmen ana
tho general public. In many instances
the governor on the State called the
meeting for the organization OF these
etate couKcilA and presided Mt Il.
N cthsS cassa the KovarnQy wa4 QTss.