Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-17
Startling Statement Made by Hon. James
Bruce In Speech at Weekly Luncheon of
Hawkeye Fellowship Club at the
Auditorium Hotel Last Tuesday.
MOST SERIOUS NATIONAL PROBLEM
Big Business VS.. Little Business the Subject Of
Discussion Led by the Iowa Ex-State
Senator and Banker.
tFrOm chicago Tribune. }

At the regular weekly luncheon OF the
Hawkeye Fellowship Club at the Audi
forum Hotel last Tuesday, by Invitation,
Hon. James L. Bruce led In the discus
sion Of the subject: big Business VS.. Lit
tie Business" II was reported that in his
speech the Senator had made the broad
statement that the Beef packers were
not guilty" Explanatory Of the report.
In a personal Interview he submits the
following for publication:
''on that subject | quote from my re-
marks:
"'In my judgment the beef trust
packers are not guilty OF creating oE
causing our most serious national prob
lem In which We need the. help. aid, and
cooperation of all such great and wealthy
men in its solution While II was not
stated at the time. my remarks referred
to the fact that there has been a constant
and alarming annual Increase In the cost
TO consumers. and awful consequences re-
sultlng from its use. of intoxicating
liquors. Last year consumers paid for
liquor over two and one-fourth billion
dollars. or s24I7 for each man. woman
and child.
Il am opposed to all drastic. unwar-
ranted and eOnfiscatofy legislative inter-
ference and deplore the agitation and
threats along that line BY professional
agitatOrs ana pOhsical chaIist gns who. n
this way, seek TO secure or hold office
Fl ON Opp0sed 10 a evsefn..o.',a. .. ..sAl-
vidual policy that places premium on
lmbecility,r and favor one that acknowl-
edges success as the goal Of American
ambition, and that in the abundant APP
probation? lasting affection and gratitude
Of the American people. grants liberal
rewards to all who wisely use and dis
tribute OF the the results OF their success
for the good Of humanity.
The occasion referred to was my first
public offense' since about three years
ago. When l turned mi back so to
speak, upon an active business and
political career in Iowa OF over
inirty years. with all ambitions and fur
tner prospects in either. ana have since
devoted my entire tine to a worldwide
extension OF tine benefits VI the Neal
Three-day Treatment for Alcoholism.
The work mas been 50 peasant and
inspiring 10 me that 4 would not today
IG.enus Senators Cummins or kenyon,
Wno nUnOF themselves and the 1ranu
state OF Iowa they 80 ably represent in
tne senate Of the United States-aithough
/ frankly admit that the attainment OF
that nigh honor was the one great am
b!t.on OF all my life; and also that
should have crossed swords with Sena-
tor Kenyon and others in the Iowa legis-
latiye senatorial contest last winter, mad
IL not been for my Neal work. Instead Of
possible political honOrs today, / have
the supreme satisfaction Of knowing that
while the Neal is yet in its infancy Il
may be truthfully said that 1t Is The
worlds greatest treatment for alcohol
lsm-'
THE first Neal institute l established
n my home state at Des Moines,
Iowa. two years ago. Starting WITH that
one, the Neal today international in Its
scope, with its nearly three score splen-
did large Institutes IN successful operation
In Substantially all the large cities in the
United States and Canada. in which al
ready over one thousand persons are be-
ing cured Of alcoholism each month-at
least 1000 others made happy.
Its wonderful merits and marvellous