The Socialist and labor star. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1911-1915, 1914-12-18
) HTjygnEHLY OLD PROSTITUTE.

We have lai President Wilson's message congress-
carefully in Cur efforts d the grounds which ne anG ms
noves base their claims that Wilson represents the best IN
iest q Tie American people whole. Taken II its entirety
he Presidents message to the 63rd congress plainly shows that
interest hs predecessors have been The President seems
u ha,v t that the lg business interest "oo lake
.rjus iu:srIue the seemingly reforms 2 40
voc41 fool the general public that he fastened 10 explain t!at
H. - were for ,ra relief ouy and that the crisis
was 2ust tie would again be turned u private 7on
c In his rlcsSe the shipping Dill no" pend
in: before congress >i". Wilson said:
The government open these gates of trade, and
or them VIDE open before it is altogether profitable
% open them capital to open them at venture II IS
nUS i !. estiUI government monopol2ng the HELD II
o faJe ao 10 make il certain that transportation
recs0nta viii be promptly provided even where the
carriage profitable; and then, when the car
rage become sufficiently profitable to attract and engage
private capital und engage in abundance the government
ought 10 withdraw very earnestly hope that the congress
viii be of this opinion and 1hat both houses will adope this
exceedingly important bill!
This shows plainly whose interest Mr. Wilson has in view
The growth Of the and the Europe makes it abso-
v necessary that efficient merchant marine service be es-
nj but lust now it rather risky business for private
I M = IiI not be- PROFITABLE Al FIRST; mote these
v0s 50 Tie President would not ask private capital to make
the venture But the gates OF trade must be opened and 1t u.s.
together unreasonable ask private capital 70 open them at
2 VENTURE 81 Mr. Wilson asks the government assume the sk
The bubbles expense and establish merchants marine for the
benefit OF the big business interest during crisis when 1t is not
profitable and 10 assume them suc reasoaoe A5es !oi car
Tia and the service could not be profitable at fst ana then aller
o had made and assumed al risk and worked
service up paying basis gust 20 SNOW Dig business thS
the government incroach on the sacred rights OF
private capital onopoze and rob the public the government
yI Withdraw and the entire business over to private
cYtjon Of CAPITALIST When Mr. Wilson said he earnestly
d that houses Of congress would adopt bill OF TINS KIND
he but voiced the hopes desires Of the big business interest
and the transportation corporations profitable business always
attracts capital because profits the very te OF capital and
: % 70 be expected that after the government, at the pucs
EXPENSE have established marine service BY taking al risk that
attract sufficient private capital 10 take II over 2l te SAKE
- the profits But after the government has gone the trouble
and expense end taken the risk TO establish merchant marine
service should they it private monopoly to ron
tie 10c After making the business profitable why Slouidn
the Bubble n given the benefit Of those profits instead Of turning
them e% t. private capitalist? It indeed strange to us how
nan who claims to represent the people could ask the pubic
to establish and put profitable basis and then
turn it over to private capital be used to exploit the public
The government has already given private caplta monopoly on
our national resources and railroads. the light by and the