Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-12

BY the time Congress is ready to pass
more laws. he said, business would
have readjusted itself. The speaker
deplored the exaggerated statements
of conditions here which he said had
been carried to other countries put
ting this nation in bad light. The
statements might have an element OF
truth in them, but would fail to show
the actual conditions,
Mr.. Wheeler said he had heard 1t
argued that the present navigation
laws did not hinder American ship
ping on the Great Lakes, and there
fore would not interfere at the canal,
but consideration had not been taken
of the fact that il there was omitted
from the lakes those vessels carrying
coal and ore there would not be muCn
left.
Local boards of trade, the speaker
said, had done much to raise stand
ards of business and had conferred
great benefits on their municipalities.
but because the boards have not
been together they cannot get credit
at Washington as expressive of the
opinions Of the people.
Mr. WinsloW brought several laughs
at the expense of some of the other
speakers and also the Board of Trade
and concluded his address by declar-
ing that he believed the greatest
problems of the day were those de-
scribed as civic problems. which sug-
gested to him that the possibility of
having chamber of commerce and
boards of trade transformed into in
vestigating commissions of civic
problems.
1--WE could solidify all these ram
bling charities under one head. maxi
ing a civic organization which would
be of great benefit to the community"
Helm Is Faeetious.
Congressman Helm, "the silver
tongued orator" from Alabama, spoke
with the same dash which he last
displayed in this State when he
spoke for Governor Fielder during
the last campaign on two occasions
While his Congressional colleague
from Texas had declared against the
present "hysteria" of law making Mr.
Helm differed and declared himself
in favor of the present policy pur-
sued on the ground that new condi-
lions demanded new laws.
In the form of parable the speaker
treated his subject of the reunited
country talking for his own State
which he likened to a country maiden
wooed and won by Uncle Sam. He
described in a facetious way how they
lived happily together until 1860 when
Uncle Sam conspired to discharge his
wife's servant. Finding no redress
in the court of arms "she abandoned
her suit at Appomatox," Mr.. Helm
said, and that since then a reunion
had taken place and that Alabama
was there to stay in that union. He
then eulogized the spirit of harmony
between the various parts of the
country, north, south, east and west.
Mccoy on Trust Control.
Congressman Mccoy advanced nu-
merous arguments to prove to his
listeners that there was no need of
them worrying that the control of
the big trusts would not be done
in a safe and sane manner. He
went into the matter in great de-
tail and assured those present that
Congress was by no means going to
run amuck" on the trHst-control
situation and also that there need be
no fear but that the trusts would not
be allowed to destroy competition on
the part of the smaller companies
and individual businessmen.
In opening Congressman Mccoy
called attention to the fact that the
three largest political parties in 1912
all had planks in their platforms
pledging the regulation of corporate
interests. He granted that all politi-
cal platforms had more or less bun
combe in them. but said it would
have to be admitted that three great
parties would not "synchronize bun
combe on a most important question"
Congressman Mccoy stated that he
heard 1T constantly repeated by his
III Lon ID, h. IYaA
sidered the settlement of the trust
problem of greater Importance than
either the tariff or currency questions.
President Wilson emphasized the
Importance of the trust legislation by
calling 1t to the attention of Con-
gress and of the country in a special
message" said Congressman Mccoy.
You have probably read this mes
sage and even IL you have not I can
hardly be expected to be rash enough
to attempt to epitomize what was
said by a recognized master of the art
of clear expression" Continuing. he
said:
You will notice in the platform
propositions read there is no sug-
gestion of a modification of the Sher-
man antitrust act, That act is no
longer looked upon as an instrument
for the ruthless destruction of bust
ness. but rather as a new guarantee
of our rights under the Constitution"
Fifty Bills on One Subject.
There are over fifty bills on the
subject pending before the House
judiciary committee. Many of them
are duplicates and some are identical
with bills pending in the Senate of
which there are also a large number.
1t would seem that every possible
suggestion is to be found in them.
1.-THE only suggestions that have
been made are for legislation in ad-
dition to or supplementary of the
Sherman act and all that l shall try
to do will be to indicate very briefly
the status of the matter
Three of the bills that have at
tracted most attention are no tech
nioally bills but mere committee
prints of eo-called tentative bills
The Interstate Trade Commission bill
Is in the hands of the committee on
interstate and foreign commerce.
Tentative bill No. adds sections
to the Sherman act and is aimed at
in prices with intent
selling agencies, making a decree in
favor of the government under the
Sherman act conclusive evidence of
restraint or monopoly in actions for
damages brought by individuals under
section seven of the act; gives to in
dividuals the right to sue for injunc-
tive relief against violations of the
provisions of the act, right now