The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-05-08
ROCKEFELLER Is SCORED
BY SENATOR WORKS
IN oney Accumulated by Oppression
and Crime" Says
Senator

Washington, May 5-Eno-ts in con-
gress to incorporate the $100,000,OO0
Rockefeller foundation were scored to-
day by Senator Works. who declared
them PROPOSAL to farm out to John
d. Rockefeller and his assoc ates the
right and power to educate the peo-
pie OF the country with money accum-
ulated by criminal means"
Senator Works statement was
made in connection with speech he
delivered in the senate today on
trusts and combinations the existence
of which he blamed to the high-pro-
tective tariff policy.
THE extent to which this may be
carried out is practically unlimited"
said the senator.
"We don't want our children to be
taught the ways nor the methods OF
John ID. Rockefeller or his kind. nor
to be generous with i'll gotten gains.
nor to touch, handle or profit by gold
that should blister the fingers Of the
man who has accumulated 1t by extor-
ton, oppression and crime, and is
now attempting to rid himself Of 1t
by giving It away. nor to become the
receivers of stolen goods in the name
and under the guise of charity"
Sherman Law Inadequate
The continued existence of trusts
and monopolies the senator said was
due to the inadequacy of the Sher-
man antitrust law which he declared
should be SO amended that specific
restraints Of trade shall be unlawful
with suitable punishment for those
who violate the law.
While he was not In favor OF high
protective tariff which fostered capt.
talistic combination he said he would
be in favor of an effort to protect the
wage Garner in his earnings, and that
he believed 1t would be an excel ent
thing to harmonic the tariff and
wages"
"The interstate commerce commits
sion," continued the senator, should
be allowed to determine whether far
wages are being paid by any cen
cern; and II not, to compel the en-
ployer employing foreign laborers
and paying European wages to pay
the same tariff on its manufactured
goods that are enforced against for
eign importaticns until it's wages are
increased to fair scale for Ameri-
can workmen. II high tariff did In
fact protect the wage Garner I would
cheerfully stand for its continuance
even at the expense of higher prices
to the consumer.
Tariff Experts Ignore Farmers
The evident purpose of the So
| called tariff expert is, so far as pro
gress has been made, to deprive the
farmers, who are themselves labor.
| ing men and wage earners In most
cases, of all protection ana preserve
II to the trust and millionaire manu-
facturers. This would ne a fatal
mistake. In most cases our manufac'
turers and business men can compete
with the world and make profits
They can and do sell their goods
cheaper in foreign markets than at
home. With the farmer, in many
cases, it Is different.
'The wage Garner must be protect
ed in his earnings and reasonable
hours Of labor, the consumer In rea
sonable prices, and the whole people
must be protected In their indepen
dence and liberty. The equality OF
all men must be made a reality and
not theory. IF the Democratic par
ty can and will accomplish these re
suits, demanded by the people. II
may live and maintain itself In pow
err. II II does not, its reign will bt
brief.
New Party viii Arise
IF neither nj the old parties ca
or will restore the government to tho
people as our forefathers handed 4
down, then n new party will be rails
ed up that will do the peoples will
It will be a party of the peoples owr
making, founded on Justice, fair deal