New-York tribune., 1920-01-19

portant of these, has to do with
profiteerng," he said. "The darkest
blot on this war was the fact that
while our boys were bleeding abroad
we were being bled on this side by a
band of conscienceless profiteers. This
is thing that must be regulated. To
do this it is necessary to have ma
chinery. The courts are open to the
business man who has any complaint
man wishes to compain of the
profiteerng methods of a business
man. What recourse has he?
1--WE should have trade commissions
in every state as we'll as the national
commission. We should have trade
commissions in every city and munich
paity as we'll as in each state. Thus
it would be possible for any man who
felt that he had legitimate complaint
against profteering to state his case
and obtain redress"
Mr.. Bryan expressed himself as
favoring government ownership of all
guarding of the personal liberties and
right to free speech of the people.
ut is strange that we should have
to discuss, in this democracy, the right
to free Speech" he said. "By free
speech people express their convictions,
and | say they should nave the right
to express their views on any sub
ject so long as they do not advocate
use of force in carrying them out.
The question Of government owner
ship to-day is a national issue. All
private monopolies are massing for an
assault to overthrow the right of the
people to attend to their own busi
ness. The issue to-day is between
private monopoly and government
ownership. | say that whenever COM
petition is impossible in private
monopoly the monopoly must be owned
by the government"
After charging that private monop-
o!ies had been responsible for corrupt
ing the government in the past, he
leaned over the table and said to his
audience:
Il will join you in your fight against
those who attempt to destroy this gov
ernment by force. if you will join with
me in fighting those who attempt to
destroy it by cunning and power.
Private monopoly is the greatest cause
of plutocracy."
Folk for Reservations
MIR. Folk said in part:
The reign of law is established in
domestic affairs. So also it should be
HAcu Ill lulCTNdllOE31 matters. The
law Of the jungie still applies between
nations. We have just fought a great
war to bring about the reign of law be-
tween nations as it is now established
in domestic affairs. The armistice con-
Guiding that war was settled upon the
foundation Of the reign of law based
upon the consent OF the governed and
sustained by the organized opinion Of
mankind.
IF these principles are carried out
we may confidently look forward to the
coming of the day when there Will be
a reign of law, peace on earth and
goodwill in the hearts of men, but are
they being carried out?
Shall the principles Of democracy
and self determination for which the
war was fought now be repudated?
II so, the war will have failed of it's
highest purpose and victory will have
been robbed Of her most precious Jewel.
Not until nations are compelled to
ease international robbery and to re-
'pect the rights Of smaller nations can
he principles of law long applied be-
wcen individuals be said to be applied
between nations.
The treaty should be Amcricanized
~ reservation and then promptly rati-
ied."