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Show lofsln FOR INDUSTRIES One Great Lesson Derived From War, Says Charles E. Hughes. Thinks Governmental Enterprise En-terprise Tends Constantly Constant-ly to Inefficiency. NKW "VOI'lIC, Nov. :;0. f'harl'.-.H E. Hughes, aneakinK tonight before the In- r.tHute of Ann and Silences at Columbia j university, assorted tliat "governmental n terpri.se tends constant ly to inefficiency." ineffi-ciency." He characterized as "enemies of liberty" all "those whose interests lie simply In extending the activities of government gov-ernment so as to embrace all industry." Discussing conditions following the war. lie declared that readjustment should bo brought about as soon as practicable, and that war powers should not be used to control pe.uu conditions. Such a control, con-trol, he said, would constitute a most serious offense against American institutions. insti-tutions. Severely Practical. "The question of government owner-Fhif) owner-Fhif) and operation Is, alter all, a severely severe-ly practical one," said Mr. Hughes. "Of course, there are those whose interests Ho simply in' extending the activities of KOVerninent so as to embraeo all industry indus-try and who are endeavoring to proceed along what they conceive to bo the line of least resistance in trying to keep in government hands in time of peace what lias been taken temporarily by reason of the exigencies of war. "The instinct of the American people, T believe, can be trusted to thwart the Insidious plans of these enemies of liberty, lib-erty, who, if given their way. would not stop short of a tyranny which, whatever name it might hear, would leave little room for preference as compared to l'lussiaiiism. Inefficiency Notorious. "It Is regrettable, but it is true, that povcrnmental enterpris-e tends constantly constant-ly to inefficiency. It cannot fail to be observed that even in connection with the war, despite tiie endeavor and patriotic impulse of countless workers, inefficiency in important fields of activity ac-tivity has" been notorious. "Along with this is the grave question ques-tion of putting the direct operation of these great activities unnecessarily under un-der political control. That Is the most serious question. The doetailing of government gov-ernment with busines is apt to injure both. "It is undoubtedly true," he continued, "that whenever, during the war, extraordinary extraor-dinary powers were fittingly exercised and governmental control was assumed for war purposes, the readjustment to conditions of peace must be effected gradually and with the circumspection essential es-sential to the protection of all the public pub-lic and prlva'e interests involved. But the immediate purpose should be to readjust re-adjust as suon as may be, not to use war powers to control peace conditions, a proceeding essentially vicious and constituting con-stituting the most serious offense against our institutions." Co-operation Essential. Mr. Hughes added, howover, that undue un-due decentralisation would be as dangerous dan-gerous to national prosperity as over-centralisation. over-centralisation. Congress, he said, should provide a sensible plan for railroad regulation, regu-lation, permitting sound credit and growth, stabilizing securities and Insuring Insur-ing adequate service at reasonable rates. Ho al-o declared co-operation in Indus- try to he just as essential in peace time as during the exigencies of VLjir, and that big business was needed, if soundly organized and properly supervised. One great lesson, to be derived from the war, he said, was the need for expert knowl- , edge in supervising industry and commerce. com-merce. Pie further declared that serious labor ' conditions were looming on the horizon, and suggested that, in order to take up the labor slack, an effort should be made . to start immediately all Important public pub-lic work throughout the country which has been held up during the war. YOUNG ENGINEER IS LAID AT REST AT PARK CITY -t- 1- LA WHENCE 0. PAUL. ,fl , M ' I I h - i I $ fev - - 4 ! special to Tnc Tribune. I'AltK CITY. Nov. 30. Funeral ser-vin-H were lie Id here Weduesda y fnr j Lawrence Paul, who died earlier in j I Ik w ft-k c i influenza. ; -'r.- Paul, who was "". years old, h.ad ; b--n einpli.yt-d at the Siic r King ('!- soiidatrd 1 1 1 i 1 1 1: f. u- five jirn a:-, taiidn- j ":y engineer. lit: w.ts a memii.r cf the . Paru t.'iiy veduntt.-cr l':ru d.'jiii.ri inetit and alsi a iin-niber u the I 'ark City ludgu of I'.lUx. The funeral wua in cliargu of the I-;iks. hi ad!itinn to his parents, Mr. Paul is survived I iy a wid , a yu ng s hi, i me b rot her and five. sisters. lie w;i s horn in Wyoming, leit ,ad been a resident of this cltv for nine. -':ir.i- |