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Show RULE BY INTERESTS BOGEY, SAYS BURTON 7CTW YORK, June 7 What is known as "domination by the interests" ia a bogeyman of the press snd of the pub- '. lie. According to Henstor Theodore K. Burton of Ohio, who is stteotling the . commencement exercise of Columbia ttniersity. haying been selected as the Phi Beta Kappa orator for the occasion. occa-sion. ' "If at any time the corporations of the country 'bare exercised 'undue influence' in-fluence' it is due to their superior organization or-ganization aad shrewdness,'' he de r la red ia his oratioa. "When any ono 'talks to you about 'undue influence' it shows that he is uninformed. The domination of the interests' is sn imaginary im-aginary creature. I do 't believe the bead of a corporation aver earns across with a proposition that would not bear , the light of dev." Seastor Burtoa defended Ohio, declaring de-claring he did not think it behind the other states in the matter of honesty, ssving thst the recent disrlosures eou cerning the legislature affected only a county. , I |