The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-01-03


committee which has been conducting
hearings to determine what changes
would be desirable in the anti trust
laws, Secretary Nagel does not def
inlteiy say. He favors, however, a
development Of the powers and scope
OF the bureau of corporations.
"A certain degree Of combination of
capital is admittedly essential to the
carrying on Of our great business en-
terprises," says Secretary Nagel. s4To
control properly such necessary COM
oinations we must have some admin
istrative federal office or commission
which shall make this work it's BUSH
ness.
we must have a permanent author
lty which shall by steady n con-
tinuous supervision and publicity safe
guard the public interests and at the
same time allow full scope for nee
essary and proper business efficiency
and development.
The decisions of the supreme court
in the Standard Oil and American To-
pacco Co. cases have brought forcibly
TO the public attention a fact repeat
edly presented in the reports of this
department-the imperative need for
the positive administrative regulation
OF great industrial corporations.
THE recent decisions and re-orpan-
izations which followed have made If
clear that another imperative step re-
mains to be taken and that this is the
establishment by appropriate leSisla-
uon' oil a broad system Of supervision
and publicity for all those Industrial
and commercial organizations engaged
IN interstate n international BUSH
ness.
whether this shall be done by
means of federal incorporation or by
a federal Office or commission exer-
cising powers of regulation and SUPER
vision may be a secondary question,
The first consideration appear to he
the establishment of permanent adj
m~inistrative publicity, regulation and
supervision. The time is peculiarly
ripe for such action. Public opinion
and the views of many corporation
managers are as one"
Secretary Nagel recommends that
the bureau of corporations be develop
ed to take up the form Of supervision
he suggests. 1t would be but a logical
expansion OF the bureaus operations
n policy, which he says, have relied
solely on publicity for the, last. eight
Years and have demonstrated beyond
question what a system of
supervision can do.
Mr.. NageI's report in full deals with
the years work in the many bureaus
and divisions over which he presides.
In connection with the immigration
SnTVIcnafhn Sn0Patn 4
any amendments to the immigration
ten to relieve immigrants Of
undue hardship without letting down
the bars against undesirables. Larger
should be lodged with ofi-
Gals, he thinks, to admit unfortunate
members of incoming families where
1t is shown that society would be pro-
tected against burden and danger. He
recommends also that examinations
of immigrants be made before thew
embark for this country and that the
time for deporting confessed criminals
extended.
Secretary Nagel refers in passing
to recent criticism Of the immigra-
ton service. He says the bureau has
endeavored to obey the general man
date of the law and relieve the indi-
vidual of hardship wherever the stat
ute allows 1t.
the meantime, LincoIn's advice
renewed application says the
secretary quoting the word, 'If both
factions, or neither, shall abuse you,
you will probably be about right. Be-
of being assaiIed by one and
praised by the other"
One OF the greatest operations Of the
year in Secretary NageTs department
the completion OF the thirteenth
census.
A very important investigation on
cost Of living is now being carried
on by the bureau of labor. THE re-
port promises to provide a basis for
intelligent discussion of this much
mooted question" says the secretary.