South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-10-31

many which was the moving cause in
Bismarck's conduct. A study Of his
life and purposes 5iscloses that he
wanted to build a wall around the
discordant and disunited German
states and to prevent, If possible,
their free access to the other nations
of the world so that they might,
gradually yet completely, become
welded into a unified empire, having
for it's object not trade nor riches but
supremacy in the politics of Europe.
This he could not accomplish If he
permitted his people to have free ex-
change with the rest Of the world.
\ Cosmopolitan People.
But no such condition can be
brought to pass in the United States
of America. We are not Americans
in the sense that we are homogene
Gus people. The present war in Eu-
rope discloses that we are rather
COsmOpOlitans.
"A people cosmopolitan cannot
isolate themselves from the world as
can a people who regard themselves
as the sole possessors of civilization
and culture and regard all others as
barbarians. Each of these kindreds.
tribes and tongues naturally desll IS
tha commerce shall flow freely be-
tween this country and the country
from which each came.
ut has been amazing to me TO lis
ten TO discussions with reference 10
the differences in wages at home and
abroad, as though the conditions
among the peoples with whom we
trade have anything to do with eco
nomic conditions 1t is a principle of
finance that gold seeks the country In
which Il can obtain the greatest re-
turn for its use. Modern methods of
transportation have made labor as
mobile as gold. From countries
where the relative difference between
labor and living is higher than it is in
America, come thousands and thou
sands to our shores Many do not
seek to become citizens of the United
States They arrive in the spring,
work until late fall and take passage
home for the winter This difference
in the labor world has been produced
by the expedition and cheapness with
which people can now be transported
from one part Of the world to an
other.
"The Payne-Aldrich bill has gone
forever. High tariff arguments will
not again put party In power.
Never Yielded Doctrine.
1.-The democratic party has never
yielded it's consent TO the doctrine of
the progressive party that monopoly
is here to stay, that il is an evolution
in our individual life and that the
most TO be expected is regulation and
restraint. In fact. the democratic
party continues to declare that a pri-
vate monopoly is indefenslble and
must be destroyed: that in nation
dependent upon the individual there
must not be any unjust methods OF
or industrial life TO pre-
vent the individual from having his
In, hnf nf
'It mas been demonstrated that the
Sherman antitrust law, when rigor-
ously enforced. will dissolve monopo-
lisdc trusts and prevent monopoly.
It may be asked. therefore, why the
democratic party gives its consent to
the creation OF a trade commission
and the enactment of an additional
which are turned over for enforce
ment TO the trade commission. the
federal reserve board and the inter-
state commerce commission and
whether we are not turning to 'bu-
now being set up IN the ma
TONS capital. These questions re-
quiTe an honest answer and am
frank To say that IL ! believed that
the creation of this new trade COM
mission and the enactment OF the
Clayton antitrust law were to result
In the formation OF a bureaucracy IN
the city Of Washington or in the bu-
reaucraZation Of our departments
there, much as / love the democratic
party, 1 would condemn IL in unmeas-
ured terms. Such, however, was not
the purpose of these new measures.
Praise for Shively.
The senior senator from Indiana
before you this fall for reelection, is
notable service. AS chair
man OF the pension committee and as
"a member of both the finance COM
mittee and the committee on foreign
relations he ranks high among his
and holds the admiration
Of his associates. BY reason of the
illness of Sen. Stone. chairman, Sen.
was in charge OF the commit
tee on foreign relations at the acutest !
stage OF the Mexican situation. His
brilliant and conclusive defense OF the
administration when the resolution
Of confidence in the president was be-
ing vigorously discussed prevented the
adoption Of a preamble submitted by
that distinguished publicist Henry Ca
bot Lodge of Massachusetts,, which. |
had II passed, would II the opinion Of
men. have resulted in war |
with Mexico. This service OF Sen
Shively was so great as to provoke |
comments OF laudation from the dis |
tinguished representatives OF foreign |
governments in America
Evils OF which you have disap-
proved once multiplied as the plasl -
Of Egypt. None has been born since |
March 4. 1913. II you want the |
womb OF the future 10 remain barren |
Of such evils. stand by the democratic |
praty and its great leader. Woodrow