Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-03
WILSON TELLS OF
TRUST WAR PLAN
We Propose to Prevent Pri-
vate Monopoly by Law"
Says President.

New York, April 3-President Wood.
row Wilson makes a declaration of his
attitude toward monopolies and indi.
cates what is believed by many to be
the course the administration will pur-
sue to secure a possible remedy for
this condition by the terse. but spe-
cltlc statement We purpose TO pre-
vent private monopoly by law" in his
fourth article on the New Freedom"
which appears in the current issue Of
Worlds Work.
The article, "Renevolence or Jus.
tee declares that Colonel Roose.
Welt attempted to effect a benevolent
( partnership between big business and
Inc government The president de-
cl&res that under such a partnership
the result upon the people would de-
pend entirely upon the benevolence OF
the contracting parties. whereas the
people want justice, not philanthropy.
"Benevolence never developed a man
or a nation he says. I'VE do not
want a benevolent government. We
want free and lust government"
/ President Wilson deals at length
with the Roosevelt, or third party pro-
gram, regarding the regulation of
trusts. as outlined in the platform of
that party in the last presidential
election.
The president says in part:
The new party platform Iegalizes
mCnUpOlies. You cannot use monopo-
lies to serve q free people. The
Re Oseveit platform is very long. but
very tolerant. The Roosevelt doctrine
admits that monopoly is inevitable.
i absolutely protest being put into
the hands of trustees. I do not want
to live under 4 philanthropy. Shall
We try to get the grip of monopoly
away from our lives, or shall we not"
The phrase The national admins
tration having for IS years been vir-
tUaily under the regulation of the
trusts indicates clearly the presi.
dents ideas about the administration
Of his two predecessors.
The article, in part is as follows:
Our purpose is the restoration of
freedom. We purpose TO prevent pri.
vGte monopoly by law TO see to il that
tae methods by which monopolies have
been built up are legally made i'm
possible. We design that the limita-
tons on private enterprise shall be
removed, so that the next generation
Ct youngsters as they come along will
not have to become proteges of benev-
client trusts. but will be free to go
about making their own lives what
they Will; that We shall taste again
the full cup, not of charity. but OF
liberty, the only wine that ever re-
freshed and renewed the spirit of a
people
Mr.. RoosevelJs conception Of gov
eminent is Mr.. Taft's conception. that
the presidency of the United States
is The presidency Of a board of direc-
tors l am willing TO admit that IL
the people Of the United States can
hot get justice for themselves then it
IS high time that they join the third
party and get II from somebody else
The justice proposed is very beauti-
ful; il is ve~y attractive: there were
planks in that platform which stir all
the sympathies Of the heart They
things thar Ne all want to do.
But the question is, who is going to
do them? Through whose instrument
talitv? Are Americans ready to ask
the trusts to give US, in pity, what
We ought in justice to take?
The third party says that the pres
ent system Of our industry and trade
aas come 70 stay. Mind YOU. these
artifcially built up things, these
things that can't maintain themselves
I'll
come to stay and the only thing that
the government can do. the only thing
that the third party proposes should
be- done, is TO set up a commission TO
them.
Don't you realize that this is a blind
alley? You can't find your way to lib.
e-ty that way.
Shall We try 10 get the grip Of mo-
nopOly away from our lives or shall
We not? Shall We withhold our hand
and say monopoly IS inevitable; that
all that We can 90 is to regulate II?
Have We come TO a time when the
president OF the United States or any
man who wishes to be president must
def his cap in the presence OF this
high finance and say, You are our in
eNitable master. but We will see how
We can make the best of Il?
= don't care how benevolent the /
master is going 70 be. I will not 1--we {
under master That is not what
America was created for. America
was created in order that every man
should have the same chance as every
other man 20 exercise mastery over {
his own fortunes. L you will but see
= il that The weak are protected. I +
viii venture = wager with you that ,
there are some men in the United
States. row weak. economically weak. :
-t- have tr-.1s enough 20 compete