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...question of the evening, "Resolred, That the government should suppress trusts," was opened for the affirmative by Mr. G. A. Reisner '89. He said that the object of trusts is to secure greater profits in this way. The combination of capital, by producing on a large scale, reduces the cost of production, and lowers prices, till competitors are driven out of business by being undersold. When the complete control of the market is thus secured prices are raised without any limit except the greed of the trust. The very idea of a trust is to abolish competition. Owing...
...concentration of capital into a few hands. Industry is conducted on a large scale because this is the best way. Business men and scholars alike pronounce competition a failure wherever much fixed capital is employed. Pools have been legalized abroad and should be carefully regulated, but all efforts to suppress them are footish...
...question for the Harvard Union debate tonight is: Resoleed, "That the government should suppress tiusts. The principal disputants are as follows: Affirmative, E. T. Sanford, L. S., and G. A. Reisuer, '89. negative, J. A. Bailey, L. S; and A. P. Butterworth...
...question for debate at the next meeting of the Union is: "Resolved, that the Government should suppress trusts...
...three questions to be submitted to the Union this evening are: Resolved, That the reasons for the prohibition of Chinese immigration are insufficient; Resolved, That the government should suppress trusts; Resolved, That political campaigns as at present conducted are demoralizing...