Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-12-01
"ENEMIES OF LIBERTY"
Term Is Applied to Those
Who Would Extend Activi-
ties of Government.
PUTS TRUST IN COUNTRY
Belief Expressed That People
viii Put End to Pro-
posed Tyranny"

NEW YORK. Nov. 30.--Charles i.
Hughes, speaking tonight before the
institute Of arts ana sciences at Co
iumbIa university asserted that "Rov-
ernmcntal enterprise tends constant
ly TO mcffiCicnCy.' He character
lied as "cnrmics OF liberty" all
those whose interests lie simply In
extending the activities OF govern
Inent SO as to embrace all industry
Discussing conditions following the
war. hc declared that rcadJustmen;
should be brought about as soon rs
practicable and that war powers
should not be used to control peace
conditions Such control he said.
would constitute a most serious Of
Tense against American institutions
THE question Of government own
ership and operation Is, after all. a
severely practical one" said Mr..
Hughes or course there are those
whose interests lie simply In extend
ing the activities of government so as
to embrace all industry and who are
endeaVOrinC to proceed along what
they conceive to be the line OF Least
resistance in trying To keep In gov
ernment hands in time OF peace what
has been taken temporarily by reason
Of the eXigcncics OF war.
Trusts People.
THE instinct of the American peo-
pie. | believe, can be trusted TO
thwart the insidiOus plans OF these
enemies OF liberty. who. II given
their way would not stop short OF a
tyranny which. Whatever name II
might bear, would leave little room
for preference as compared to Prus.
sianiSm.
1T Ia rpgrettable, hut II Ia true,
that governmental enterprise tends
constantly 10 incfficiency. IL
cannot fail to be observed that oven
in connection with the war, despite
the endeavor and patriotic impulse
Of countless workers, inefficiency In
important fields OF activity has been
notorious. The notion that the con-
duct OF bushes by government tends
to be efficient Is a superstition cher
ished by those WHO either know moth
| ing Of goVernment or who know
nothing OF business. The tendency
| IL strongly the other way.
Along with this Is the grave ques-
ton of putting the direct operation
OF these great activities unnecessar'
! ily unicr political control That Is
the most serious 90 sstiOn. The dove
failing OF government with business
is apt to injure both"
Wants Sensible Plan.
Mr. Hughes edded. however, that
undue decentralization would be a'
dangerous to national prosperity a'
decentralization. Congress, hC
said, should provide a sensible plar
for railroad regulation permitting
sound credit and growth, stabilizinl
securities and insuring adequate
service at reasonagle rates He also
declared cooperation In industry tc
be Just az essential in peace time al
during the exigencies OF war and
that big business was needed. u
soundly organized aid properly su'
pcryIscd.
lie further declared that serious
labor conditions were looming on thu
horizon and suggested that in ordei
Ito take up the labor slack. an effor
should be made 10 start immediately
Ian important public work through
out the country which had been helt
up during the war. 20