Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-03
he nations in tho days TO como.

the nations In tho days to come
We have already been providcut in
this great matter and supplied our
selves with the Observation-Disclosures OF
prompt adjustment. We have created.
ia the Federal Trade Commission. Il
means OF inquiry and Of accommudat ton
IN The Held of commerce which ought
pom l" co-ordinatc the enterprises Of
our traders and manufacturers and to
remove the barriers of miSundcrsiand-
ing ana OF too technical iaterprctu.
non OF the law In tho new tariff com.
mission we have added another instru
HchlailtE OF observation and adjust.
meht which promises to bc ImmcJInicly
S"fElccablc. Tho trade commission
substitutes counsel and accommodation
Tor the hnrShcr processes of legal re.
s'raint. and the tariff commission
ought to substitute facts for prc iudires
and theories our cxno-tcrs have ro,
some time had tho advantages of worl, .
ing IN the new light thrown upon for
"iGn markets and opportunities o.;
trade BY the intelligent INQUIRIES and
activities or the Bureau Of Foreign and
Domestic Commerce (which tho Demo-
cratic Congress So wisely created in
'?'2. tn" tariff commission complete.
IN" machinery by which we shall be
enabled to opcn up our Legislative
policy t" tho facts AS thcy devotion
ri -
ti"unl Drovir"ialsm. We arc To nIuy
leading part IN the world dram,
wh",hor "" wish i, or not We shat,
lend. not borrow: a"t for ourselves not
initiate or follow. organize and initiate.
MOI poep about merely to 500 whore vc
may get IN
We have already Formulated ANA
aGrooh urcn "a policy of law which viii
"Srliri'ly remove tn" ban NOW sun
posed I" r"st mon operation
"'nonr"t our c%r"ri"rs in seeking and
occurring thnir proper rla"o IN tho mar
frro. tho inEtruu,trtsiitic5 al han,I u
viii only rowaiu for the masters cr en-
t'rnrisr amouegt III 10 at in cuercc,j..
concert. mud for tho government nr
III" United states 10 INSIST uron tho
maintenance throughout tho world cf
sven handed tIu,i"r III tho commercial
dealing 90 tho nations lvith ono an
H'hrr ur"u witch, after an. m the l,et
aha'Vfr- Tho peace and ordered nc ~
thu world ,uu-t ult,n,atel, der~nJ
81 homo 3i-o rlur. Sc =, ~ ria,
tho men VII" r'ar and develop and
direct cur huttno-s ont~rrriScs shall on !
l"f h"hnl'o an'l settled .cn,iiii"na %
Law. r"li,y accommodated g." tho
freet' pr"rr"eG W" have So, tho Just
kind 80 unfair competition under Tho
ban and rcralty ~ ,hc law W., have.
barred monopoly These fatal aud urlv
things hctnG rS"lud"d wc must now
Hul"N"n action aud f;."ilItair enterprise
w 'N"ry Just means Within our choice.
Thor" viii hc pea" III tho business
world. and. with peace. revived con-
nd"ur" and life
w" ought both TO husband and 10
d"Nol"r our natural resources. our
mines. our forests, our water power
! wish We could have made more prog
ross than VIC have made In this vital
matter; and ! cali once more. with the
deepest carn"stncSS and solicitude, upon
nc advocates Of careful and provi-
dent conservation. on tho one hand.
and tho advocates Of "a FREQ and invit-
ing field for private capital, on tn"
other TO get together in n spirit Of
genuine accommodation and agreement