New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-29
Dual Control Causes Chaos.

Nowhere else in the world j. this at
tempted. and nov here else In the world
IS private business IN such state OF
haos az here i'm the nited states. ana
Ills condition. is due largely to this dual
control In my opinion the United states
should control corporations which 90 IN
terstate business on large scale either
through tho grant OF a federal license on
by substituting national incorporation for
state incorporation in such cases.
No particular difficulty has been cNpe-
rienced when business is done in small
units as II used to he done. and the SNs-
TEN which ! pTOpOs" need thcr' fore be-
applied at first only 10 IN" very large cor
porations whose enterprises are con
Quoted on a big scale and in many differ
eut states | favor tho fort 10 solve tn"
problem. in the first instance. by federal
license for state. created CORPORATIONS. b.
cause that is tho path OF least RESISTANCE.
and because. if it should he successful, it
would involve the least radlcd' departure
from present conditions.
If il j. the desire of the American peo-
pie to prevent monopoly In any line OF
private business, TO matter what, thcre
should be a law which would cause loss
of property 10 any one taking part IN
monopoly. This business OF breaking mp
combinations and al the same time leaN-
ing the property. as TAR as possible. ~
the ownership of the stockholders is
merely playing with the situation. The
moment the law makes IL clear that any
stakeholder embarkirg his money IN
iuOuOpOiN ~ Edu!c 10 lose Ills lIlpHfN III
Vestors will be careful about going into
such enterprises. The Sherman law cas-
lily may be made effective IN preNenuis
everything tending 10 monopoly by pro,
vision which shall attach 10 a preach ot
lis present prohibitions the penalty OF
actual loss OF property TO the stockholders
in any corporation found TO be in contra
vcntion Of the statute.
The department which the federation
orgauizcd in 1911 for the purpose OF con-
Quoting a series Of Investigations look'ns
80 the regulation OF interstate and mu-
niciral utilities made its report Oh a pro-
POSED plan. which would put all such uul-
tiles under state control. The efforts o.
the department have been directed chiefly
10 the DRIFTING Of sample bill Tor use
IN all states IN the country which nave
not vet acted on the subject
This report asserted that the signs Of
The. times pointed either To- public own
crship and operation. o. to public regula-
i!on of private ownership. and operation.
since competition had tailed completely 10
protect supposed pubic interests. The
proposed bill will ask for the creation u
q commission to exercise statewide Jurls-
dc,ion over public utilities Of all kinds.
The department of the federation en-
gaSed in the attempt TO obtain substi-
tuition Of worliingmen's compensation for
employers liability laws reported that it
had prepared as temporary expedient
an elective .workinsmenS compensation
act especially for Introduction IN New
York. state This provides for d choice
on the part Of the employer Of one Of four
rlans for the payment Of compensation.
and submits that, if such insurance be
made compulsory. the forms allowed
should be subjec; 10 equally strict state
regulation. The proposed act calls for the
creation OF a state board of wOrlunon' g
CONDENSATION commission 10 administer
the act and protect the employees in their
settlements. and for the arrangement or
a schedule Of compensation fixing SPECIFIC
amounts FOR particular injuries or deaths.
Parker Upholds Courts.
one Of the important reports Of the day
was that OF Alton b. Parker. OF the com
mjttee on reform In legal procedure.
Judge Parker warned the federation that
I, ought 10 oppose a joint resolution Ia
PRODUCED i'm Congress providing for the
determination by popular vote OF the ques-
lion whether an unconstitutional act
should stand as the law of the land In
spte. Of a declaration Of it's unconstitu-
,ionality by the United States supreme
Court. He condemned the resolution as a
..yiolent attack upon our whole scheme OF
government.
William Il. Wilcox. head OF the red
erAtion's welfare department, submitted
detailed report Of conditions in the
civ and the outlook with regard to the
movement in favor OF better safety law.
FOR yoiilinemen The afternoon session
was devoted to the discussion of pen
sions for government employees and OF "a
model bill for federal. state and munich
pal employees. 1t was expected that Com
missioner Waldo would be present but
ne teiephoned he would be unable TO APP
pear until TO-DAY.
The Colony club. through the courtesy
OF Mrs. Frances MacDougall Bacon j..
gave a reception last evening for the
delegates. Among those who attended
were Mrs. John HAYS Hammond. Miss
Anne Morgan. Mrs. J. Borden Hartman.
Mr. and Mrs. august Belmont, and Mrs.
w Murray Crane. The federation VIII
coiuplete it's deliberations to-day.
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