Evening Star Newspaper, July 14, 1929, Page 21

SEES STATE PERLS | INFEDERAL POWER Senator King Flays Bureau- cracy—Hits Huge Finan- cial Combines. __(Continued From Nineteenth Page.) Tesult, trusts and monopolies have mul- tiplied and capitalistic consolidations have been formed which in spirit, if not in letter, have contravened one or more of the anti-trust laws. The peo- ple are dazzled with the almost astro- nomiecal figures employed in measuring the wealth of individuals derived from ‘monopolistic organizations and of con- solidated companies which have been formed. The revolt against trusts seems to have subsided, or at least the voice of opposition has been paralyzed. Gi- gantic mergers in nearly every line of business are increasing, and are de- fended upon economic grounds; and billions of capital are being massed to secure the control of banks, trust com- panies, industrial and business plants and organizations. The small corpora- tion and the man of limited means are absorbed or destroyed by the ad- vaneing hosts of big business which leaves behind the mangled remains of thousands of individuals who have been crushed beneath this modern Jugnr- naut. It is claimed by some that these great consolidations contribute to the centralizing of political and govern- | mental authority. If the wealth of the country is controlled by a few, the po~ litical power of the many will be weak- ened, and the National Government will increase its authority thus affecting the citadels of democracy and local self-government. Mr, Andrea Siegfried. in his recent book, “America Becomes of Age,” sub- | mits observations which challenge at- tention. He refers to the use of ma- chinery or standardization, and to our intensified division and organization of Jabor resulting in a “super-collectivism, ‘which he declares is a grave risk for the individual.” The integrity of the in< dividual is seriously threatened, not only as a producer, but as a consumer as well. He refers to the fact that American workmen may have a house, a bath and a car, and he fears that these are obtained “at a tragic price— no less than the transformation of mil- lions of workmen into automatons.” He calls attention to some forms of Ameri- can industry which result in the stand- ardization of the workman himself, so that artisanship has no place in the New World, and that its disappearance there has dissipated “certain concep- tions of mankind which Europeans con- aider the very basis of civilization.” He declares that “to express his own per- sonality through his creative efforts is the ambition of every Frenchman, but it is incompatible with mass produc- tion.” He further states that “* * * once it is admitted that their concep- tion of soclety is materialistic in spite of the idealism of its leaders, it is only logical that the doctrine of efficiency should become the central idea of the country. Today in America no sacrifice is too great to be endured for this sa- cred principle. There is no possible es- cape. Big profits overshadow liberty in all its forms, and the exercise of intel- ligence is encouraged only if it fits in | with this common aim. Any one who | turns aside to dabble in research or dilettantism is regarded as almost men- tally perverted. Hence a growing tend- ency to reduce all virtues to the pri- ‘mordial ideal of conformity * * * An important formation of society re- sults from this concentration of energy on the one supreme object of mass pro- duction. The individual, having become s means rather than an end, accepts his role of cog in the immense machine without giving & passing thought to the effect on his personality. Religion, also enrolled in the movement, exalts pro- duction as an ideal akin to the mysti- cism of life and of h\uncwm ‘The ideal of ‘“‘service™ san this eol- laboration and its superb material re- | wards. Caught between the atrophied individual and the overdisciplined com- | munity, the family finds its fleld of ac- tion greatly restricted: for in the eyes of the apostles of efficiency the family is regarded as a barrier impeding the current.” Mr. Siegfried refers to the tendency of American soclety to ‘‘adopt an as- pect of practical collectiveness which is subtly undermining the liberty of in- dividuals and restricting his outlook to such an extent that without so much as regretting or realizing it he himself as- sents to his own abnegation.” The views of this acute critic may be extreme and perhaps inaccurate. Undoubtedly they will be resented by many Americans. I submit, however, that our industrial and economic situa- tion is influencing—if not determining —our political views and shaping our political institutions. The sources con- trolling trade, commerce, business, in- | dustrial and economic conditions, direct | and drive the thoughts of the people into materialistic channels. It is con- | ceded by some that more and more our lives are influenced by capitalistic views at the expense of those noble ideals and principles of democracy that exist only when the true spirit of democracy prevails in political, so- cial and industrial activities. ‘There are those who contend that the great gonsolidations of wealth which are taking place in the United States, and the development of an economic system which seeks the greatest possible production, though individualism is destroyed, will, if continued, overthrow democracy and destroy initiative and independence, and produce a condition i of mental, if not moral, inertia that will | lead to a modified feudal system. Great Changes Conceded. That profound ecomomic and indus- trial changes are taking place in the United States is conceded by all. What the consequences will be it is difficult to determine. It is. apparent though that we have come to a parting of the ways. A new economic period has come. It may be called the “me- chanical era,” or the “age of consoli- dations and trusts.” The progress and development of our country have been attributed, and justly so, to the superb qualities possessed by the American peo- « ple (in part the product of our dem-| ocratic institutions), to their courage, independence and initiative, and to the competitive opportunities afforded them in the various flelds of human endeavor. ‘The rural communities, the farms and small cities and towns, have contributed men of genius and ability who have added to the strength and wealth of | the States, as well as the National Government. This policy which has advanced our Nation to the eminence which it enjoys is now challenged: | and if we are to believe the financial hets and powerful business repre- sentatives, it is to be discarded and contemptuously cast upon the scrap D. Perhaps this is inevitable. The rail- roads, which were at one time denied opportunity to consolidate if they were competitive, are now to be forced into huge consolidations. Mr. Ford declares that all power companies should be consolidated and merged and brought under the control of one organization. Hundreds of small banks are to be absorbed and s few giant organizations are to control the credits of the country. An economic revolution is going on in our country. Trusts and have ruthlessly attacked competitors and destroyed or absorbed them. The t economic movement, if not SENATOR W. H. KING. —Star Staff Photo. which for years manifested against monopolies and trusts. ‘When in Russia a few years ago, in conversation with Rykovf. Trotsky and other leading bolshevists, I learned that they looked with unconcealed delight upon the growing power of corpora- tions in the United States and the eco- nomic and industrial policies which were creating what some declare to be an oligarchy of wealth. Some of those with whom I spoke predicted that socialism was inevitable where a limited number of corporations or individuals con- trolled the wealth of the country. It is certain that the American people will not long' submit to the present economic situation and to the massing of the great productive resources of the country in the hands of a few itself ‘monopolistic organizations. There must | either be a restoration of the com- petitive system, or drastic regulation | by the Government of substantially all forms of interstate commerce will be demanded. The American people will not indefinitely submit to the con- trol of their economic life by trusts. ‘There are serious objections to the Federal Government regulating in an effective manner all corporate inter- state activity. But in my opinion the people will prefer Federal control and supervision to corporate and industrial control of our economic life. All the virtues ascribed to mass production and the boasted economies resulting from gigantic corporate control of industries are not, in my opinion, Jjustified. That those who are their apologists fail to take into account many factors, I think, must be con- ceded by those who give serious con- | sideration to the subject. That there are evils resulting from consolidated ‘capiultsnc control of industry must | be admitted by all. Among the evils are the found effect upon the char- acter of the people. The initiative and independence of the people will be affected and the moral qualities of soclety modified. ‘This Republic can wear the crown of leadership. We should carry high the standard of democracy. It should be a blazing torch, not an ambulance. Democracy is a world cuit; like Chris. tianity, it binds all races and peoples and unites by spiritual ties all nations. 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