Show THE TRUSTS TRUSTS' HANDI HAND I SEEN IN LONDON LONDO r Charles Chares Edward Russell Russel Tel Tells Some Sonic Pointed Truths E. E About Them k i THE PEOPLE WAKING UP j Englishmen Beginning to Act 4 v e to Disturb Corporation Corporation- Operators Lj I ft v I tho traction companies gas t j companies telephone companies and ii i other companies that In America m thrive thrive- b the public are nrc o by ale aler i trying Jn to create a total totally fal false c r t recent election In Lon Lon- f Ion on bout tile te electon Ln- Ln 1 don 1 All ul 1 the newspapers owned b by Mr Ir J J. J Morgan Io an and amI other gentlemen In this this- loot arc are laboring Int Intel c. c t d i c cheerfully and unanimously to lo the iho 4 same sune pious end J ti f MI Al the magazines tracts and pamphlets I leaned gued In lH profusion from Crom f the bureau of misinformation that the 4 3 traction interestS nt rests maintain In Fifth avenue declaim and distort to the thet v n t same am end A. A x The burden of oC all al ii the time assertion Is Isi r i that thai municipal ownership of uC public U i was the Issue In the Iho Loup London Lonton Lon Lon- p don ejection that municipal ownership ownership owner- owner ship ton was defeated that thai London has jt a n thorough trial of municipal f r. r r ownership and has rejected ft I and It-and and that therefore Americana may maj safely i believe e bele that municipal ownership JUSt MRS has hasS S be disastrous rail fall YI t been becu proved IHO to a alI al- al f I U uro Ure lr y j l So So runs tuns the time traction Morgan and ant f n rn chorus all al across CIO S the tho continent J. J To those that know tho the real a lion lon In Iq London all al this Is merely merel Cu tuny n n ty Municipal ownership hip had hod no more moreS S to do with the election electon In lit London than hail It had to do 10 with time the carth- carth V Ic ri In I Kingston ln ston I Here Herc are arc the thc facts 4 About a dozen years ealS a ago o the LonU Lonk Lont Lon- Lon U t k Ion don con that Is under the the care CaC of ot the J- J London count county council counci I population V i ab about t entered upon the tho general policy of or public own- own L for fOl all public utilities i tf cr al That Thai policy has been repeatedly approved approved ap ap- ap- ap proved l by the thc decorate and Is b by 1 t l' l universal consent established as ns the course that the government o of j. j London as oC of all aI other English cities 0 is to steer no matter matel who has the helm In London man many things have been done ilono on the lines hues of this policy poley mid and sonic some other oIlier othe things are yet to b be tone done The Thc new lew county count council counci elected week before last Jat will wi follow CoHn tho policy just Its followed It us lS surely as Is lle predecessor I i. i and amiul will wJ never nevel entertain any other oilier Idea Th The council counci since the Iho policy V was adopted has ms been leon of or seVeral so erl comI com com- t I 1 but has lev r wavered from the idea hica of or converting the public lY h- ties lies from room private to public owner owner- ship and wo we ma may be bc perfectly sure tS t 1 that no who may be elected glik J that thai Idea will 1 continue to lo rule tt- tt One reason for this thit Is because the H Jr V c whole En Jh li- li nation Is 15 is ed unreserved committed to tho lie public owr ownership Idea Itea II It I has et its Is telegraph sl service is now engaged n aed In nationalizing national national- iz izing ing It Us its telephone service and Is Js preparing pro pre 1 p paring for the day ay when It will wi na- na la- la 1 I Us Its Is railroad service ice In In- En England land It Is is not nece necessary tu to convince people cople that that a nation naton can cx- cx j 1st without hein being robbed th they y believe that alre already r. r In England they have no faith in the sanctity of or loot hoot oot They Ther tb do to not believe bele that the Uw robberies of oC an ant ani i express com company pan have ha divine warrant t and anti the thc thing that a a country countr community com corn can cn rid Itself HseI of or a gang of oC J w stock grafters and still sUI escape J time the of oC Heaven Tho The 7 I lea lean n EngI Eng Eng- hish have very little superstition about j I f f graft To them corporation t raC thieving thle S 11 H much like other thle ln thieving and they I know kno mow of oC if no reason wh why certain gentler gentle genUe- i r men should ho be bc perpetually perpetual I j privileged Jerl t. t r to have th their h hands In other IH peoples people's 0 pockets Hence lenee nil ni over o England the they have havel ha e l I abolished d t the Iho t traction company compan an anthe and 1 the thu and other j gas Jas' Jas company compan ant some 1 1 I forms foru of or and amid corporation frauds an you OU v can call s be perfectly sure no mailer mat mat- tem ler what you OU ma may maj read lead reat in Mr 11 Morgan's Morgans Mom Mor- gans gan's newspapers that all aU the these o frau frauds s swi will wi stay abolished abolished in In In England But nut the London Lonon county count council counci at attended attended at- at tended to other things besides the ex extension ex- ex tension of or of municipal ownership an and it t was s th other ther things s that got gol ol into trouble the te party part that has lately been leen in him control These things timings were chiefly the thc widening of the Strand and the opening of or the new thoroughfare be- be n the Strand and I I Enormously cost costly were all aU these undertakings Real foal estale estate all al alon along the Is the thc most valuable in London ondon and wherever the council affected af at- a widening of oC the street It w was s sJ r J forced to tu bu buy the entire entro parcel from Crom which It cut a slice Time The new thoroughfares Aid and Kings ICings I Wl vay were driven for fol half hair a a. mile through very cost costly property nil all ni of oC which must needs be lc lutcha purchased et before the time Improvements could b be beS S made Again Lon London on has neve ne cl been heen a beautiful city cHy and the council counci n nt at great expense has tried to modern modern- Izo l and adorn some of its streets All AU Al this has piled pled up a aCI CI very heavy r expenditure A great great part thereof Is merely an In Investment nt because the property ty purchased will wi eventually rem re- re m r turn him Increasing leV revenues and amI alund- alund f 1 ant justIfy w what at has been spent But tom for the time there thoro Is Ig 2 Im present tent nothing hut but outgo and there will wi be nothing nothinG t but hut outgo lutgo for fOl a u few v years to come V In consequence of oC these t tut luici s. s which Involve In something like lie i v the taxes of oC London have been Increased The rime ax taxpayers have c felt and resented the time Increase they thoy do 1191 care eale to look forward to th the time wh n the In Investment lt will whIt wl begin to r return profits and ant at the election electon t they 10 voted against the J party part that ha had cause caused the enhanced burden This was nil al there was to the London London Lon Lon- don election Municipal ownership i. i c. c hail hal nothing to tu do to with wih the Increased tuxes and w s nol nul in an any sense ene at S stake tale In time the contest The r i ly Iy owned ent enterprises of or Lon London on like Jw r those thos of or other I English h cities are alO managed in the public interest in- in J terest most must of or thorn are successful f as business concerns and amid the he people I have ha e repeatedly shown their entre 1 satisfaction with wih them If It I you ou were to to 0 London from f go a year l now you ou J f. f would 11 lind nd more mure municipal ownership than you jou ou will wi find lind now and If IC you 01 were to go 10 there again two years ears from no now no you OU would woul find lind still more bc more be because cause the time English people know krio when whon they ther have hu c had hac enough ami ant th they thoy y made uly their minds somo mo I Im ago Hint time the they I had Hil enough h of oC pilfering I by the time private te corporations I h f fr |