Show I I I I i OW OWNERSHIP IP OF PUBLIC UTILITIES Theme Discussed by hy Rev Hev RIchel soil sel at Westminster Ires Pres Church a REMEDY FOR FUH PUBLIC ILLS ILS Sas the Balot Is lie the Only OllI Sure Cure Should Control Industries le John In ha tho the miter Presbyterian church last evening advocated municipal ownership of ot pub He lie le utilities and prefaced his hlA discourse I by b stating that Clint present Industrial coi I are largely lar el productive of at misery anti vice Ice Ico MO we 0 do most niost certainly belIeve This Title struggle for tor or physical existence Is la latho tho curse eurO of ot our system The Tho ho speaker then In expressing his gratification that the ballot bulot con cnn be 10 used no ns u it I remedy for tor political Ills hits Ils There Thero Is n a 1 difference between tween he intro advocating eating cating the use of ot our divinely prepared instItutIons Institution for tor the tho betterment of or hu inanity mani antI talking party panty politics Ics I Iam nm run not going Roll to talk party pally politics to tonight tonight night One of ot the Ih two old parties panties will wil win this fall No one oue really renty expect vic vie victory tory to alight on the tho banner of ot a third party As tar far as o Industrial I ore are concerned It I docs tInes not matter later very ery ory much to tho the which party vi wine Ins Industrial questIons are not very ery ver much In the Issues so much mote moie tho the pity pi of ot It I Tho The labor Interests must mi At secure lecUre more recognitions front from ono one or orthe orthe orthe the other of ot the old parties or their In iii must lust be he championed separately In n a third party hart Wo We believe that amelioration of ot In Industrial Industrial conditions eon could bo be brought brol ht about by h governmental control of at at least some fame productive capital Since tim the thoIn days In s of ot Plato Pinto and It huts has brett been demonstrated that If I a I government should control a n capital such as n that In invested vested today to In a railroad and should use this capital for tor the good Rood of ot the pub puli lie lc and aci not for Cor or gain Kuln the public would naturally be bo In getting tho the use Ise of ot the product of ut tho the capital at nt tho the actual cost rost of ot operation Bo So It Is la urged urKe 1 all nl productive capital might he be placed In iii II the hands han of ot the tho government which would really neatly 1011 mean moult Joint owner shill of ot capital by b nil all ni citizens Thin capital would then nice also ho bo managed lanaM by bythe lY tIn the the tho Income distributed equitably III among the this producer of ot wealth ho would thus all nl be govern gOVernment mont ment Were this program extended to all itil ni possible capital we e would have a n per feet teet nationalization Wo Ve will wi see BCD In n a 0 moment that our government Is already at work worl along these lines hines In several de do departments departments How unit much Ilch further Curt her an In ex ox extension extension tension of ot governmental Institutions wo sa WI advocate marks some 1010 different shades of or convictions It Is IA still an nn open ques queston thin ton to what extent governmental con Coil control trot should go no goLet goLet Let us see sou the Chic position of ot those who go to tho tile extreme extrema conclusion of ot their premises premised those tholo who stood pat on the tha whole proposition of ot governmental con control control trot They Thoy advocate Common owner ownership ship of at all ni productive capital govern goven ana mont latent of ot enterprises Ind equitable distribution of ot wealth They Thoy claim That 11 the present pr sent competitive method are blind as ns to sup supply supplY supply ply and auth demand that they caLico causa a I great grent deal of ot waste by reason of ot duplication cation of or plants and expenses to drum up eton competitive trade which expenses go 11 Into lute the tho price inice of ot production without being of ot any true value lle They The da claim m that under the present system the tho value artificially con controlled be commodities can cnn of ot commo trotted trolled by b restricting tho the output This Thil would raise prices because of ot scarcity of ot supply We e believe that these claims are true The hr present trial Is he oppressive and unjust Now let us tie u see ee O the extreme extremo Position In Imi Us its favor Is that Thin Tho hn main argument Is It would woul secure lecure a n moio Just on would do provided of ot wealth This It be substitution that Clint there could some for Cor as nH nn an incentive to nc ac Our present ent system greatest energies of ot men to tonnage manage them Persons are to o to their utmost to tome exert me meet t tho the themselves requirements of ot tho the present day ny industrial system A governmental management would likewIse RI gi gauCho effort to direct It ItI ta taken taken taken If rill motives motive of were I ken ni awaY awny I do 10 not sea iso e whore the In n would como come from for tor that lu iii II woul activity which I I Is needed Now Nets lot tat us go to the tho other extreme of ot the Idea Illen of oC governmental 10 control W We e find the Idea Iden of ot governmental control already In existence to soniC somo extent control Is In existence itt In Inthe n the tho business U It I Is perfectly conceivable that under our Industrial been lemi system franchises franchisee should have Ille given for tor or the running of ot tim tho business by private capital In that case cOSS CO our conditions would be bo worse wore than this Socialistic they are Iro today since principle ti IA in operation Ho the also the schools school i might be bo run nun runby by private capital But nut wo ste ore are glad So by hy they urn are controlled government to flatlY municipalities control their waterworks antI lighting plants for tor the public good Industrial conditions can ho bo vastly bettered by b an In extension oE of such governmental control an as ni we wo Hay have luwe been nf of without going to the tho extremes first mentioned The Tho Th optimist sees only the dough delIght doughnut nut lut tho Cite pessimist only sees tho the hole halo In Inthe thin the doughnut labors political platform should nd rud ocate oate o further extension exten lon of ot govern governmental nover mental control along aloha the following I Ils Public utilities besides that of ot tho the amid schools school that for tor In Instance Instance stance of ot the tho telephone This municipality ought to own It Ie own telephone system It could coull pay better I wages give Rive hotter better heter service and Ind reduce cost to users Competition may nitty be the tho thele life of oC trade to the capitalist but this competition le In our town of ot two tele telephone telephone phone companies simply means mean tho the mulcting of or the people for Cor tho the owners of ot the tho capital The Tho city elt government ought never novel to have permitted such a n robbery rohber of at the public Some arrange arrangement ment mOlt of ot franchises for Cor the of ot tho people ought ou ht to have been hen mails made So Ito also the great utilities of ot coal coalIron coaliron Iron light and attil water vater could well wel bo ho placed under tinder Ilder government control anti amI especially by means menns of ot transportation Labors political platform should con eon contain thIn tain a I plank idank advocating governmental control of oC safeguards of at the public health recreation Wn We VI already have to some Rome extent public control of ot sani sanitary sanitary tary tar matter It 1 might bo ho well veil w 1 extend extended oX tend ed Cl to tn Include laws for tor or shortening slays days of ot labor for tor Insurance of ot the CIte workers against accident for tor pen peti for tor aged and exhausted workers worker These Three matters are arc nr taken from the tho So Ho national platform of ot this year It 1 Is lii visor Winer to 10 place these thee matters mR l rR under tInier government control than to leave them thon to be le evolved front from tho the unions trial system and Its 11 fight with wih tabor labor We Ve Wl should also advocate for tor La In Labors hers bors political platform tho the power pow r of ot I constituents to recall recal their representatives I tires tives Labors platform might iliac well wel Incorporate a 0 plank advocating tho time use two UIO of ot government capital for tor or institutions for Cor the of ot public morale Such Institutions na public drinking water fountains with jP tUp read rend etc eto ell which would Indeed bo be boa bea a 1 benefit to the tho whole public Wo We do donot donot not claim to have havo presented an ati In exhaust exhaustive ire ive program for ter Labors platform Our huts has bosh been to direct your our thoughts Into those channels where w WI i believe Industrial betterment tony may Iny be bo obtained TItle This we Wo intro havo hlo done don because we wo be Le beHove Hove 10 that under a I more Just industrial system there thore will wi bo ho more moore opportunity given men lel to consider matters of ot Infinitely Iely moro atone than mere mero sub lub anti comfort |