Salt Lake Telegram | 1914-05-26 | Page 4 | Alms for the Monopoly

4 ls Alms for or the a Monopoly ono o ou or u r r C C. S. S Mel Mellen en had a glimpse of f the co coastwise steamship V oly's olys magnitude tu Ie while he was testifying before the Interstate r Commerce commission commission f j Charles W. W Morse orse then in in jn the he heyday of his prosperity pi l had hadt hads ad s t ed cirg n ed a company compau tI that at controlled all the coastwise steamship interests on the Atlantic coast testified d Mr 11 Mellen l He tHer was v vas anxious a to ato to buy our holdings M f steamships and after V Jj protracted negotiations I 1 arrived at a point where I I had a definite offer of for the properties we controlled led I was vas 3 ious ions J I was always opposed to steamships It is s for or such as these that t some enemies mies pf of the p people ople are deIt demanding de- de K manding anding that free tolls toll be ba granted think of the taxpayers ts' ts of oft t i c this thi cO country being dupes enough to pay all the costs of pf construe construe- 1 I J t tion and maintenance of ot the Panama can canal l so such rich monopolies 45 lies can can p use that waterway without contrib contributing t ng a cent to its upkeep up up- keep k j t e P p. p i. i TI The shipping 1 monopoly has vast riches and enormous power v It has some pretty clever men In public life under obligations to it V If it can can hoodwink ink the mass massY masses es into int believing that free tolls means r i. i Y i patriotism m its object will be attained J J We Ve have more lnore faith in the publics public's intelligence than to believe I r th that i t this tricKery will win will out H