Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-10
VIEWS ON THE
NEW TRUST BILL
What Newspapers in All Parts of
the Country Think About the
Clayton Measure.

There are two considerations which ap-
peal with much force to thoughtful people
at the present time, One Is that there IS
great danger in an overcentrallzed gov
eminent, and in too close political control
of Industries. The war in Europe has It's
| Industrial as we'll os It's political lessons.
| Imperialism in industry is as bad as inn
perialism In government Our people
have felt this, as has been shown by their
opposition to ship subsidies, to the Gov
eminent purchase and operation Of a mer-
chant marine and to extreme protection.
We have In the last few years seen an
enormous extension Of the functions of
the State. The new banking and currency
law is the latest manifestation of that
tendency. Possibly 1t will be Just as we'll
to stop at least long enough to catch our
Observation-Disclosures News.
II believe" Senator Bristow Is quoted
as saying, that the President knows ex-
actly what this conference report does
and that he Is supporting 1t because he
does know what 1t does. am convinced
that the President has surrendered his
Administration to the most sinister in
huences in this republic. There has been
no Administration since the beginning of
the Government which has so abiectly
surrendered to Wall street interests as
this one has done" Wherefore, in the
absence of any specific information as to
the terms of the conference agreement
we are inclined to think 1t must be a
very wise and wholesome one-Galveston
News
It is this bill also which embraces the
great principle that 'the labor OF hui
man being is not a commodity or an ar
ticle OF commerce" Hereafter no labor
union can be penalized unless 1t violates
the laws, and proceedings by injunction
and for contempt are wisely regulated.
There is no surrender hero. 1t Is rather a
triumph of good faith and good sense
New York World.
An unnecessary reafirmation of the
Sherman antitrust law and a little SOP
to the labor unons-prefaced with the
profound philosophic declaration that
the labor of a human being is not a COM
modify or an article of commerce" and
asserting that proper labor organizations
are not conspiracies in restraint Of trade
a fact which nobody had questioned
Thou say'st an undisputed thing in
such a solemn way"-the remark of Oliver
Wendell Holmes to the katydld.-New
York Herald.
This experimental antitrust legislation,
greatly increasing the scope of Federal
Government and widening immeasurably
its control over private business, strikes
most men of affairs regardless of politl-
cal affiliations as decidedly unfortunate.
That there are problems in the present
business situation admits of no doubt but |
that this is the way to meet them Is an |
other story. But we shall have to await |
developments with such patience as we !
can muster.-Boston Herald.
The Thoughtful lawyers and broad-mind-
ed students of economic legislation would
shed no tears If the omnibus Clayton bill
should accidentally or otherwise get lost
somewhere. The country has not studied
1t; Congress does not know what it means
or portends; it is as vague in its phrase
ology as it is drastic in its intent 1t is
a leap into the worst jungle of the twi-
light zone, or several such leaps into as
many jungles.-Chicago Tribune.
Here we have vicious, un-American class
legislation favoring the mighty capitalists
and the organized laborers against the
great middle class of society, which finds
tself each year harder pressed between
he extortions of the monopolists and the
'equirements of the workers for higher
wages and shorter hOurs ST T,ouis Post