Evening star., 1928-02-24

has been tearing jsckals TO pieces. And
the people will turn 20 him n irresis-
sible power il the Federal Trade Com
mission does not command confidence
when is work is done"
The Harrisburg Telegraph tRepueli-
cam warns: 1t behooves the big cleo
tr!c concerns 10 watch their step and
20 deal fairly all along the line. for
there Is in the United States q biSSsE
combination than any Of the electrical
psople can produce, II operates unde,
the name OF :he Ultimate Consumers,
Unlimited, and It's president Is John
Smith, who pays the household bills
He Is slow 70 wrath, bUs bad man,
once he sets started"
All that was desired" observes the
Great Fails Tribune tDemocraticl was
10 expose certain illeSi,ima,e practices
which a number Of the big power rtii-
ity companies have been known 10 en-
gage in and prevent these practices
being continued. The leaders ct these
companies protested that they had
done nothing that was improper, bus
it will be difficult now 20 make the
plo,ic believe such a Story. Il raeir
records had been clean, they wcald not
have bcen ashamed ~ afraid Q. AT IN
vessigaticn. Their success IN getting
The project piSeonhcled With the Fed
eral Trade CounIlSSsoc Is only q tenn
p,rsry victory. They have merely
pushed back the cccd; it Will acwl
them over Yet"
The tide ot pael;c opinion may rise
~ high and public rs>sg,Ealsn: NAV Ne
cc:ae 81 aroused declares the Nash
vile Ssuner tin6evenGsnsl, ';Asi .
vii, assert .tSe,f II Az effective rnsccer
and ind ><,l,s method ct crushing sae
monster which has SgccsSSeG III Sss-
ting such AL exSSySra;irS and mn
Wholesome grip 0ySN the Government.
Senator Walsh Was aN ae,e
~ 6eses, ,he s>ower trust ~ m. Senate
II the United States b., ne has SIG
ecs<isd III setsias eetcrs the American
ssscple facts which are Susscle;l; ~ c>r-
Vince the public thar he IS y,SEi,N
CSINrAcis,S the situation wi,h sr
earlier one relating ~ sN> railroads sra
Dayton DAILY News t.aisys>cIsas Csss-
ccFa'>l, states, In 1923 Ssrsse ccNH>
nlsssse satisfactory ~ the casl.[NASS as
Is nov .Ae Federal Trade Ccsoc,s>>css 70
the electrical industry, held a Scctie ~
teStssaticn " The ra..sVsS6S Ana seSNNst-
eG thar tot thsrS VAS wrCGtS, III ss<NS
and 1907 Srcae see great Storm Wn%A
drastic tars reductions AZ tsse Sas,Sy>sSsS>
Why Will such interests ueNSy >sa t>at
\ reasonable measure ~ ttiHs Is ,sys>
senstVe et Scneta,rS yN:no,l lSgS: - -
The Wichita SrscxW t,oSsysN'sJs'0.
EeNlesstaoN, >,sSSe>s> te,Si S9 l.INcS(s$
satiNSs eN either tNA Scs,Ste ~ teE c>'sN~
mission II undertaken ~ SC>S - -.
Sacata eHuets Nrs HN,y tHs lNIe,'c Ssst
tns utilities rs wVl>" eAs .Ae yN,yt,ArS
OseScN lcusnSl tlsSegSu5e0tN, nSSeS
stse remarks An tNNe>SkSass<Hs Nv ~
Walsh ermnslsgSe means an SaNeSstSa~
tN>n All avcStisssN>0 ey IAs ESsesa>
Trade ClHnMsS>sen nseSN> n>Sf,S',s Real
have rasS The CAsa<
ettegS the criticism II sAe reS>,usN>N
Was QuwVSts>N M adcgtsl>s and deserved
a parliamentary death, N SNS>Gls NsN@
essn Killed cUtrssat IL essSAt M -
asSe been kasea by s0e;esHsSe ans ~
>stsvctscN
Am2ssx the representative es&,seS
which AtsS that yeEesvnee II sAe Fe<S-
etai ITa0e CsNNn,S~scn Is satisfactory
Ae the ASscn rrAnSSr,rs tnsdesStsSs-t
eMN, soNa@ Nensns News tNeI,Ssess~
caaA, and st, Louis CsmeS lSepaesNaaN,
''sar mee tfssstwrssnS Qsaa tnss ~ a
sSAstieas Investigation, conducted 10Y sess
pofrsss NJ aNSr,estns cAnsS>atSa ma
tsfsAlN Is the verIirs NJ ire IaAEssStgNSs
tAiN Mall ttneses~aSsae Hes,NalNAaA,
White the N0luga NeysM tes>segssNSseat
s,snteaiS tAst ~f0tAleSS
.%,sstsSN, gwen sysS tSm iii this nesSs
weslea damage the hasdlass NJ tas M~
tie owner A. much ~ 1t wcasa sne esSsla~
's's> NJ the esS eWneF" 'rhs 81, ,s>Sepa
Ne@>-t'teSS ttasegsea,aenN, e<sNsNaSssN
thai "lt she senate neW delegates hx
sna0S.g>Nisl yssNeyS ta q Sae>scsaase
agency that n may have ns,s~ time fNs
tessSsAtscs,. The eeansfy %
h ee congratulated"