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'AUGUST 2, 1912
The Commoner.
today submitted to Chairman Stanloy
and tho majority of tho steel trust
investigating committee a minority
report which ho will submit to the
house of representatives. In it Mr.
Littleton agrees with some portions
of tho Stanley report, but disagrees
with Mr. Stanley's proposals for trust
legislation. Representatives Beall,
Texas; McGillicuddy, Maine, and
Bartlett, Georgia, will sign the Stan
ley report.
The democrats will meet with tho
republican members tomorrow and
review the two democratic reports.
Later the republicans will file a mi
nority report. Representative Gard
ner, of Massachusetts, expects all re
publicans to sign the minority re
port, but there is a possibility that
Representative Sterling, of Illinois,
will differ in details.
Representative Littleton's recom
mendations will include a joint com
mission of house and senate to under
take a revision of the trust laws. To
this commission would be sent all
legislation relating to trusts and in
terstate commerce.
FEDERAL SUPERVISION
He will also recommend a plan of
federal supervision of corporations
doing an interstate business, which
will be neither a federal license nor
a federal incorporation. Mr. Little
ton will submit no bill, but will sug
gest the advisability of enacting
legislation which would permit cor
porations to ask admission to in
terstate business under regulations
mado by the government. Corpora
tions not availing themselves of the
privilege would be excluded.
The details of the plan have not
been worked out by Mr. Littleton.
He has given much thought to the
German cartel system and approves
of much of it. His plan contemplates
generally some functionary of the
government, either an official in one
of the departments, a board of ap
praisers or a court to vise the appli
cations for admission to interstate
business. This functionary would
see to it that holding companies,
overcapitalized companies and con
concerns enjoying a monopoly would
be excluded from interstate business.
Penalties for misrepresentations and
violations of the anti-trust law would
be provided by his plan.
BURDEN OF TRADE
Representative Littleton will also
disagree with the Brandeis-Stanley
bill, which transfers to defendant
corporations the burden of proving
that their combination is a "reason
able restraint of trade."
"I would not put the burden of
proof on a defendant in any ca'se it
would be revolutionary," said Little
ton today.
Representative Gardner continued
to work on the republican report. He
emphatically denied that the report
will be the last word of the republi
can party on the trust question.
"The four members of this com
mittee are writing that report," he
said. "They speak for no man but
themselves. If the report is popu
lar with the administration it can
adopt it if unpopular reject it. This
committee is running amuck and
each man is speaking for himself
alone.
"We shall disagree with Mr. Stan
ley's findings. We shall praise some
of his recommendations and indorse
some of them. Wo shall go farther
and make recommendations of our
own. I promise you that the minor
ity report will be a surprise to the
country."
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11
An Associated Press dispatch from
Madison, Wis., says: Governor
Francis E. McGovem appointed a
committee to investigate a proposi
tion laid before the state board of
public affairs which has to do with
the solution of the land problem of
Wisconsin.
It has been proposed to the state
board of public affairs by Albert L.
Williams of Madison that tho state
start a colony of its own on a new
pian.
The plan is to put colonists into
right relationship with tracts of non
productive land without paying a
tribute to tho. speculators or middle
men, it is proposed that tho state
acquire tho laud at its cheapest
wholesale price, sell it to colonists
for its fair market value, tho entire
profit to bo converted into a com
munal fund for the benefit of thn
colonists.
This is to cut out tho petty specu
lator, who otherwise would bo sure
to take advantage of the cheap land,
and actually is intended to place it
in the hands of bona fide settlers at
wholesale prices. It is intended also
to multiply the efficiency of individ
ual savings by using them co-operatively.
It is expected to do still mnr hv
enforcing a community spirit, for tho
administration of the communal fund
is left in the hands of the colonists
themselves, subject to the veto power
of a board of commissioners to insure
against acts of folly a reserve
power which it is hoped the commis
sion will never be obliged to exor
cise. It is expected that every facility
which the individual can not readily
provide will bo supplied co-operatively.
In the beginning even such com
mon necessities as teams, wagons
and horse drawn implements will be
included. A co-operative store is
planned, also warehouses for receiv
ing and marketing produce, a co
operative creamery and co-operatively
demonstration farm, with thor
oughbred breeding stock.
It is urged that in the cities there
are many who would take advantage
of such a plan.
which I especially notice, saying that
all old bachelors and bachelor maids
should bo isolated on an Island ao
they could not hinder tho progresK
of civilization. I do not know why
you made this statement, but I feel
that it is a great injustice to the
bachelor maids of our country.
There are, I admit, many men-hatern
in the world, but a great many bache
lor maids are not living alone bo
causo they so chooso, but because
they have been unable to find a suit
able companion.
I must admit that I am speaking
from tho standpoint of the bachelor
maids. I felt that such persons an
myseir are not hindering the progress
of civilization, but advancing it. If
I had found a suitable helpmate 1
might have spent my money In a
different way, and a way which might
not have done as much good as it
has.
"Please think this question over
and before preaching on this subject
again make up your mind that there
is some good in living a single life."
Watched Their Chance
Got Rich
Former Bishop Henry W. Warren
of the Methodist church died at
Denver.
In introducing the supplementary
naval appropriation of $5,000,000,
First Lord of the Admiralty
Churchill admitted that the Increase
in the German navy was the cause
of his act.
NO CHANCE
Dubbleigh "Tell me honestly, is
there any chance of your marrying
me?"
Miss Bright "Well, there's never
been any insanity in our family, Mr.
Dubbleigh." Boston Transcript.
Too many visitors at "The Little
White House" caused Governor Wil
son to retire to a secret place to
write his speech of acceptance of
the democratic nomination for the
presidency.
A Grand Junction, Colorado dis
patch says: The Rev. Elmer V. Huff
ner, just resigned as pastor of the
First Christian church, who delivered
a sermon recently advocating to exile
of "old maids" to a barren island as
waste humanity, has found himself
at issue with Miss Helen Gould of
New York. In a letter he just re
ceived Miss Gould declared that many
preachers would be without work and
without wives and homes were it not
for old maids.
"Glancing over a Denver paper, I
notice an item concernine your ser
mon on 'Love, Courtship and Mar
' riage,' " she wrote, "one part - of
An Associated Press dispatch from
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, says: Iowa
democrats put tho principles of the
initiative and referendum into prac
tice, when, just before (he adjourn
ment of the state convention it was
decided unanimously to submit the
progressive platform adopted to the
referendum vote of the rank and file
of the party. In addition to the plat
form, tho convention utilized Its final
session in nominating two candidates
for the supreme court, Maurice
O'Connor of Fort Dodge and John E.
Craig of Lee county. O'Connor was
named on the second and Craig on
the third ballot from a field of ten
aspirants.
An attempt to Inject the liquor
question into the debate over the
platform caused considerable ex
citement among tho delegates for a
time and once threatened to cause
the reference of the resolutions to
the committee to include a plank on
this subject.
With the declaration that Wood
row Wilson is a local optionist, Henry
Vollmer of Davenport moved the in
clusion of tho local option plank in
the platform. He creator! nnndo.
moniura among tho delGcnton with nn
attack on what he termed "the
cowardice of the committee and the
convention on this subject." Re
peated attempts to howl him down
were futile and he was finally heard.
After much disorder the motion was
tabled and the platform adopted with
few dissenting votes.
The platform favors the Initiative
and referendum; direct nomination
of all officers through primary elec
tion; the presidential primary plan;
demands the election of national and
state committeemen by direct vote
ana mat sucn committeemen assume
authority upon receipt of certificate
of election; favors government own
ership of telegraph and telephone
companies; physical valuation of
railroads; employers' liability act;
woman s suurage Wilson and Mar
shall were eulogized.
Up In Canada, then nrc ecore of men
who iot In before the Canadian Purine
opined up Caliptry, Alta., and realized
onormouu profits on the lot which
they itnnpped up early for a sonic.
Population wnt from 1,000 to 10,000
In n few year and values of lots roMO
JOT200 lo 110,000, $20,000 and oven
$30,000.
Hut a bigger thin than tho Canadian
raelilc Ih now stretching out over
Cuiiailii. Tho Grand Trunk Pacific
Hallway has had Krudlnjt camps work
ing from both tho eastern and western
counts and Ih pushing rapidly on to
ward Hit center of Rrltltth Columbia,
wl.ere Ih-H t:.' town lte of Fort Frnsor.
"iio commerrlnl Importance of thle
Fort F rimer Kite can hardly be over
OHtlmal I. Three other railroads arc
already headed that way.
Tho Grand Trunk Pacific l JuHt
about to lay trackH through tho town
Hlte settlors are riiMlilmr In imvr.fn.
ment building aro being located and
tho money making growtli that came
to Calgary, Princo Kupert, Kdmonton
and in other towns cannot fall to hap
pen hero quickly now.
Just now lotfl can bo bought for only
$200, on tho easy terms of 10 por cent
down and 5 per cent per month. A
Hinall Having will take caro of tho pay
ment and probably make you a big
prollt before tho hmt installment In
due. No Interest or taxen aro charged
until lotH aro fully paid for and tho
titles are guaranteed absolutely per
fect by tho British Columbia govern
ment Itself.
If you write to Spence, Jordan & Co.,
Dopt. AS, Marquette Illilg., Chicago,
who are tho ofllcial representatives of
the town site, you will receive a free
plat and full Information about this
wonderful opportunity. Cholco selected
garden land near Fort Fraser also to
bo had on easy terms.
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Trusses Like These Are A Crinu
Thirteen men lost their lives In a
flooded mine near Uniontown, Pa.
Former Senator Beveridge of In
diana has joined the Roosevelt move
ment and will be temporary chair
man of the Roosevelt convention.
aii Associated x-ress dispatch from
'New York says: Fear that the
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