Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-11
Representative Morgan of
Oklahoma Advocates De.
stroying Corporations.
0. w. WYATT ELECTED
PRESIDENT OF SOCIETY
Representative Russell Tells Of
Growth of Organization While
Lloyd Was Head.

Declaring the time has now arrived
OF or at least control, the business Of the
larger corporations. Representative Dick
L. Morgan of Oklahoma outlined the
present national situation in regard to the
distribution of wealth before the mem
bers of the Missouri Society of Washing
ton. at its annual meeting held last night
at Rauschers
Representative Morgan said that when
a corporation gained control of or mo-
nopolized the manufacture of a public
necessity. the business of that organ
ization ceased to be private affair and
became public business.
i am not in favor Of government SUI
pervlsion or private concerns" the Okla
homa representative said. but / think
the larger corporations now in existence
In this country should be destroyed and
competition thus restored, or they should
be put under the control of the fedora
authorities"
Mr.. Morgan traced the connection be-
tween the few men at the head of great
monOpol1zing corporations and the citi-
zenship of the country, through the dis
tributiOn Of wealth by wages paid these
citizens. their manner of living depend
Ing directly on this factor and their ef-
f1ciency as citizens. their physical char
acteristics and their culture being shaped
through their home lives. To illustrate
the enormous control of the nations
wealth by corporations Mr.. Morgan said
that nearly two-thirds of the nations
wealth. estimated at $4,000. 600, 900,
was owned and controlled by the cor
poratiOns Of the country.
The proper distribution Of this wealth
was characterized by Mr.. Morgan as one
OF the great national problems of today
and he declared that the revolution OF
the people. seen In legislation COM
polling the direct election of SENATOR
and the like, would soon radically
change present conditions. He de-
clared the Sherman "anti-trust' law was
ineffective in dealing with big corpora
tons, and must sooner or later be sup
planted or amended materially.
In Memory Of ]. B. Henderson.
Resolutions of regret on the death OF
former Senator John b. Henderson, who
was for years a member Of the Missouri
Society. were read by J. w. Within. chair
man of a committee which had been ap-
pointed to draft the resolution. The res.
olntion was unanimously adopted. The
other members of the committee We're
Lee T. Robson and W. c. Deane.
Representative Joseph j. Russell OF
Missouri made a speech commencing the
great growth and success Of the society
during the past two years, While Repre-
sentative James T. Lloyd, also of Mis-
souri,. has been president. He expressed
regret that Mr.. Lloyd refused to be a
candidate again, and placed in nomina-
ton the name OF 0. w. Wyatt for that
office. This was immediately seconded,
and Mr.. Wyatt was elected unanimously
Other Offices elected were: First vice
president. Representative Thomas L,
Rubey of Missouri; second VIDE presi-
dent, Mrs. Sarah n. Andrews; secretary,
Hubert T. Newsom, former president OF
the organization. and treasurer, O. ].
Singleton, who has held that office for q
number OF years.
Following the election of officers. Maj.
Richard Sylvester, chief Of the metro
politan police department, made a speech
expressing the regret Of the Organiza-
ton on losing the retiring officers. and
presented the president and the secre-
tary, Willard N. Holmes, with beautiful
floral tributes on behalf Of the organiza-
ton. Both officers responded fittingly.
An entertainment program preceded
the election. including a piano solo by
Alex Crunkshanks. a recitation by Mrs
John Leavitt. a tenor solo by Clifford
Harwood and several selections by the
Nordica Mandolin and Guitar Club. led
by Prof. Walter Holt. Refreshments
were served.