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Show PRESS PARAGRAPHS Gary's suggestion of government control con-trol of prtcea attracts attention. New Tork World: "The World has many times said that tha great raise oa-arlas oa-arlas of socialism In tha United Statea wsra not Socialists themaelvee. but were Democrats Ilka Mr. Bryan and Republicans Republi-cans Ilka Mr. Roosevelt, Jn adopting Bryan -Rooaevalt th so ties of govs rn men t control and carrying It forward to the matter of prlcas Judga Gary now takea commanding rank as tha Wall street member oi this aoctallatlo partnerahip." 8t. Louis Oloba-Democrat: "Mr. Gary of tha steel trust has expreased more sense In speaking of tha trust problem for a few mlnutea than has been ex- Srftssed In any other way In tha last half osan yarn. Ha concedea not only tha rltai naceaslty of government regulation, but ha goas further and points out why such regulation must be aa ta prices as wall aa inathoda." Baltimore Sun: "When Judga Oary. tha president of tha steal trust, suggests to the committee of con grass tha Idea of regulation of tha steel business by ths United Dtates government to tha extent of fixing the price at which steel must be sold there Is ground for astonishment,! considering tha source of the suggestion, and the cynical may. perhaps, oe pardoned par-doned for doubting whether the proposition proposi-tion Is Intended seriously. Heretofore the trusts have not been anxloue to be taken under tha overtunent's wing." Philadelphia Preesi . "In great Industries, Indus-tries, under modern conditions, with atandard products, a fair price can be falrlv decided by an Impartial tribunal, if oblectlon la made to tho quotations rea-hed In this way. Th result, as In tha rase of railroad rates, will be stability, fair proflta and security for the small manufacturer. Juet as the Interstate commerce com-merce art has brought security for the small shipper, who once euffered frorri the rebate grants ta stronger competitors." Washington Post: "Th rebound from prevslllng condition promises to be too strong to be hedged about by the bewailing bewail-ing over the Rherman law rulings. Th Roosevelt ' proposition of government regulation of trust look Ilk an effort to create a diversion that would delay reconstruction, re-construction, bat big business and little huainess allks may as well proceed to get In shape to meet new eoodttioa '' Providence Journal: "ft ha often been said thst no Improvement would 'result from the turning over of private business to a mere sst of politicians, and It la perfectly per-fectly plain that If there Is to be a great augmentation of government overseers of corporate Induetry In the Totted States we must insist upon the maximum la official Sdsllty and sfflclency." |