The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-01-23
TOO MUCH GOVERNMENT

CHARLES NJ gCIIWNB S appeal uude In % speech before IN, ohio society.
~ New YORK, cvracf from which Wsr" Published in sundays Herald
camper Tho enthusiasm of the men len charge Of uur railroads I~ -rikirsy
tnnicmrntcd boz % vigorous protest agoIust government moddiiug jon general
unuic by pr Nicholas Murray butlr prcsIi'm of Columbia University.
Dr. Iuler.r particular tot us was natural in lew "t tho fact thai !"
took the question no in hs annual report IS the university head wa m
tho Gum OF education T- sharp Irotkst against tho effort to hurraucrat
h, through federal legislation tho whole cdnotu'nal system o' The United
States win evoke hearty sympathy ~ nan} quarters
In ir Buffers Analysis OF current tndence aWny from The r'Int'nnl
american theories uf the rights NJ individuals and the diffusion NJ gov-
,tnnontal powers m state and nation may Doe found IN. tho Ecy 20 the coudi-
lion Of which Mr. schwab complains In tho ease Of the railroads The a'
rcined uat the railroads must have an adequate income m conceded a. a
matter Of principle that. like other businesses u magnitude thcv can tt be
administered Boy mon whose initiative and discretion are as htU" fouered as
u0uihr Why hen the nlnunto of restrictions and restraint that a'
ut to De" upheld IN ths abstract
Partly it may h. due t. political catering for the labor vote But. aside
from that it h due to ne fact hat government, having started. very prop
sry upon a regulation Of rates sufficient 10 prevent the public from being
souesd by mouopopuc railroad management, has not known how or when
20 Tor and IL finds itself iupeled by it's own acts to farther aud farther reg
rhuion. Public sorycr ~ moro properly "a field or government regulation
thau other forms OF enterprise, hut ever there tbs" less regulation ud intorfer-
freedom there E or individual Initiative aud enterprise the better.
Tho craze Tor government control U every form Of nctNity In the Emse Of
tho proper province of t~i individual tho local government ae Hac and the
nation This Iuvolvo- az bottom. ss nr faticr notes o. clearly marked de-
rHne 81 mh n liberty IN us most uadious fouu This propaganda comes in
~. form " a % appeal 10 Kindly continent. driven home by Tho skuluI propt-
cid Interest prevails ovor ~. rrH"ral ~ % eVeryhodys hushne-- to- conserve
tho true American spirit NJ government and. therefore nobody .
Or Butler described tc result in these words;
We are In nat defiance of all n proclaimed principle and ideals
lmfdinr % series 81 burcauurure~ that will put 20 shame the hr efforts o
the government Of the czar Of an The Rudas when in the hcyday of It's glory
Ne ARE surrounded by agents. special agents inspectors and sros ana tne
people are called upon Ia supIort through thcr taNes IN harmful and UNI
American acuvues whole nrndcs OF individuals who should he engaged in
productive Industry
Reduced efficiency OF railroads AMI mounting COS Of government are only
the first sgns oft the huge price, hIch tho American people will yet have to
rpnlt f Inc trend toward % dcadeuing iniuau,ekmnr centralized pures--
nan L. not checked.