Arizona republican., 1921-06-05
SUNDAY MORNING. JUNE 5. 1921.
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 covernnent and Business
 slogan which came into prominence though it had been used before. loudly sounded he war; signifyins reaction against certain 1fxictfons and control which made necessary Less government in business. and more business n government.s slogan Is not rule of con- duct It is ssarily so brief that much must be left to explanation and Interpretation.
 We well agree with the slogan that there ought to be business in government and all must agree with that the experience of the country within the last sixty years taught that there must be good deal of government in business
 In h1s attack last Friday upon the Capper- Tfncher bill to control the grain business Senator Reed of Missouri declared that couldn't "differen- tate between government by an individual board or commission and the government of Wilhelm II of Prussia"
 Are understand then that the government mutt withdraw from all interference with private business because Prussianism which became so hate full to between 1914 1918 was absolute inter ference with all private business?
 Previous to 1s14 accustomed to regard tAe German system of government as applied to ness model Only it's autocracy and militarism were distasteful to us. The government kept firm hand on German business. the who exercised thts control did experts and politicians. Profits of producers regulated and consumers wore given protection The former thrved reason ably and the latter spared exploitation. Gen. erelly conditions of business in Germany were ac- cepted nearly ideal than of any other country.
 The first protest in this country loud enough to attract any attention the eighties when the government proposed the regulation the rail- roads-through interstate commerce legislation Though that legislation effected was quickly discovered that the regulation only nominal--a joke until 1908 when 1t wes made effective The next rrofA vuna fho ernment get out to control suppress monopoly. The people adversely affected have generally not sought to comply with the act and it's amendments but have spent their ingenuity energy in find ing ways to evade the law, meanwhile crying out against government in business.
 We do not think any will dispute the proposi- ton that the chief aim government is the promo tion of the welfare of the people who compose the government. and the protection their lives and property. That in fact is the only govern ment When 1t has fully achieved that has become perfect government
 Protection Is afforded against crimes against the person and property. The older the better de- fined crimes homicide. theft arson and fraud There is another crime which is so well defined though in some of it's various forms it comes under or another of the above named crimes-rapacity Now and then form of it not however becomes common and conspicuous and f s then defined crime. the purposes 0 defi- milton the interstate commerce act and the Sherman act passed other from time time. define other offensive forms of rapacity There of course time when there were no laws when robbery in any form legitimate when thos took who could and when those held who could It became necessary to inject government into tn business of highway and other robbery for it's sup pression just it became necessary later to sup press certain practices of the railroads and to pre- vent monopoly.
 IF roinp fo uithd business. the next logical step would be to with draw government interference with activities C citizens and abolish all laws for control. Tha by the way is the very thing the anarchists war and the argument of the anarchists is just as goo as is the argument of the people that gov ernment in business is not necessary-for bushes will conduct itself properly The anarchists, that the scientific anarchists, the criminal minde tell us that with the abolition all law, people wi be put upon their honor will righteous with one another-so away with laws policemen
 Our main trouble is that there not enough bus ness in government. and for that that ol feeble limitations of he Prussan system break dow when we put charge of the governments part business, men who do not know anything about bus ness They only disturb not only business but t urhole scheme of things, that those who n think deeply sometimes suspect that governme should keep its hands off
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