New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-27

present moment the business hand is the most seri
Gus in which this country has ever engaged; IL Is
strictly business proposition. Is MIR. Perkins the best
man there is to put at the head of this Commission?
We think not
Mr. Perkins's point of view and the farmers point Of
view are so Numerically opposed. and Mr. PerkinsS
Ignorance of the problems confronting the farmer so
appalling, that feel that the appointment OF Nr.
Perkins to the Presidency of commission whose man
reason for existence Is to stimulate controi anu
the production of food would be little short OF disastrous
If we have not the confidence Of the producers or II we
appoint man who is antagonstic or whom tney peneve
to be antagonistc to them the whole structure 1als
We feel we are not only doing the State service Dut
also Mr. Perkins in asking him in all seriousness to
Withdraw his name Mr.. Perkins, allow for once that
the farmers Judgment is right when ne tells you that
you are not the for the place. that your on
the commission will discourage proauctoh anu VIC heeu
now to do all can to encourage IT,
MIR. PERKINS PROPOSES MONOPOLY:
Mr. Perkins said at Batavia n. Y, September 22d,
that he believes that the best way to distribute food ana
especially milk in New York City, Is by means OF pr
yateIy owned monopoly, under state regulation
Mr. Perkins owns millions of dollars, and is inter-
ested in and controls much more he has ample capital
We do not believe to be for the best interest or the
state to allow Mr. Perkins to use this money 10 FORM
food MONOPOLY no matter how well regulated it be by
the state But we asks this why Mr. Perkins Is work
ing SO hard and spending thousands of dollars to get
this appointment?
two billion dollars year for food. Do the people
want monopoly to control it? Do they want Mr..
Perkins to own the monopoly.
Are we dealing with an atrulstlc MIND, or are we
still meeting the same business spirit which worked
women IL hours day, and II hours at night TO make
money? If to sacrifice life to get cheap fooo
what better off are we?
regulated We understand Mr. Perkins, that as head OF
the Harvester Trust you did not hesitate to violate the
Federal Sherman Antitrust law in operating the D. NJ
Osborne plant at Auburn n. " for two years as an IN
dependent concern although it belonged to the Har
vester Trust all the time.
AS Senator Ottinger in opposing Mr.. Perkinss APP
pontment, states, These past few years nave neen
abnormal times owing to the tendency to forget prnc
Piles and to elevate the petty ambitions of men ~
day in these super-abnormal times, the Great Empire
State of New York has sunk so low that 1t has become
dependent upon the charity of indicted corporation
official"
The more we know of Mr.. Perkins's career in the
management of the Harvester Trust the more justified
do feel in opposing his appointment to an Office of
great public trust.
Mr. Perkins organized the Harvester Trust, and is
justly proud of it. 1t dominates the manufacture of
farm tools We understand Mr.. Perkins is still actively
interested in it. The farmers consider it unwise to have
man who is interested in the Harvester Trust Pres
dent of commission whose duties it is to investigate
supervise control and license all other manufacturers
of farm implements in this State, while he and his own
Harvester Trust would be uncontrolled.
Mr. Perkins says that President Wilson has called men
to his Advisory Boards who connected with the Har
veser Trust We believe that this is proper The Har
veSter Trust should be represented, and glad
that President Wilson has used these in advisory
capacity but have not heard that he has proposed to
put them in charge of the manufacture of farm machn
cry or as administrators of law in regard to same.
WHO WANTS MR.. PERKINS?
Senator Ottinger comes out frankly and says just
what the farmers beieve-"No one wants Mr.. Perkins
but the Governor" And the farmers further believe
that he is correct when he states that Sentiment has
been manufactured for this (Nr. Perkins, in in
decent manner in way that is insinuating in way
that casts aspersion upon every selfrespectng in
stituton in the state of New York; in way that at
tempts to nmidate the legislators and make towards
of every Senator"
Almost every farmers organization in the State is