The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-22

TO charactsrize the Rand School of Social
Science rs "a cesspool OF political In
EQUITY"
81 do not fear Bolshevim for one MIN
ute II the country IL awake, but II In
menace if the country remains asleep, as
II has been"
Prof. Myers explained that there was a
wide distinction between socialism and
social legislation- He approved the lat
ter. explaining that hs believed II to be
the duty Of the state TO step In where
IL could 10 make equality Of opportunity
greater. Speaking OF Government con-
troll Of public utilities he said,
Zone of tho great in5ustioes Of Govern
Lmsnt control Of tho railways 10 20 the
employees OF the roads themselves. Most
employees have achieved their success by
personal merit Government control in
evitably viii mako their reward poiit-
ical one.
I'm Germany. where the principle OF
Government control has been carried 20
q greater extent than In any other coun-
try. It has proved an absolute failure
Germany has made an absolute failure
In the realm OF politics. because II was .
great machine without q soul, and she
has made an equally dismal failure of
the operation OF her railroads. There
has never been. am told by an expe-
rienced railway man, = single, solitary
Innovation or invention or new idea con-
nected with the operation of railroads
that came out Of Germany.
Government Ownership Hit.
'-There are failures wherever Social
ism has been attempted and as a perma-
nent policy II would result in a dwelling
down to a plane of mediocrity rather
than q ievsiiing up according 10 indi-
vidual capacities and ambitions exer-
cissd through equality of opportunity.
Government ownership OF railroads,
telesraphz telephones and other public
utilities are permissible only as a war
necessity.
"As a matter of permanent policy II
would be an entirely different matter
and q very serious one The marked de-
terioration that almost Immediately APP
peared IN the telegraph service is suf-
ficiSpt proof Of this fact
Secretary Redneld made a plea for
an increased appropriation for the de-
ahfoad.-He said:
Fin six years the funds annually
available for the development Of Ameri-
can commeroe have grown tenfold.
They are still less than large industrial
houses annually pay for the Develop
mont of their own trade. Tho increase
in this productive outlay has been criti-
cisco IN the Senate. but I make bold to
say that the annual sum Of s600.00O
now available is not half what 1t ought
to be to preach adequately the gospel
of American commerce in every corner
Of the globe.
do you think It II going too far "a
suggest that for the development in all
it's phases of the foreign and domestic
trade of this country an annual sum
equal to half the cost of one naval
cruiser IL not excessive? II a sum
equal to half the price OF such a vessel
of even moderate size were granted II
would be easily possible to work what
would seem like miracles"
Other addresses at the closing session
of the convention were made by @. II
Dorr. assistant director Of munitions OF
the War Department; Charles W Bacon
chief of the engineering and standard.
ization branch of the General Staff, ant
Edwin J. Prindie, patent attorney OF
New York. and Miss Frances A. Keller
of the National Americanization Com.
mittee.
Sets of resolutions were adopted call.
ing for the Inauguration Of certain re-
forms. including the abolition of the Ma.
tioral War Labor Board, the repeal OF
| moo ffication of those parts of the navi
cation laws that provide for the arbi,
| trary measurement of ships and the
Qualifications for able seamen. immiKra
I ton law reforms to provide for the ex
I clusion or deportation of persons guilt,
of preaching anarchy. the return OF tn,
I railroads and telegraph and telsphon,
lines to their original owners tex Law
reforms as applied TO industry and q
| national budget system