Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-05

~ uAAAN "a olt1
nleree, such as the "Transmissour
Freight association and the joint rattle
association have been successfully op-
posed and suppressed
President Cleveland, in his annual
message of Dec. Z, 1896, more tina six
years subsequent to the enactment of
thls law, after stating the evils of these
trust combinations says: Though con-
gress has attempted to deal with this
matter by legislation the laws passed
FOR that purpose thus far have proved
lne11ectlVe. not because of any lack or
disposition or attempt to enforce them,
put simply because the laws themselves
as interpreted in the courts do not reach
the difficulty. If the insufiiciences of
the exemption laws can be remedied by
further legislation it should be done.
The fact must be recognized, however,
that all federal legislation on this SUBJ
Ject may fall short of it's purpose be-
cause OF Inherent obstacles and also
because of the complex character of the
governmental system while making the
federal authority supreme within it's
sphere has carefully limited it by metes
ana bounds which cannot be
ed. Ihe decision of our highest court
on this precise question renders it quite
doubtful whether the evils of trusts and
monopolies can be adequately treated
throug federal action unless they seek
directly and purposely to include in their
OBJECTS transportation or intercourse be-
tween states or between the United
States and foreign countries.
1t does not follow. however, that this
is the limit of the remedy that may be
applied. Even though it may be found
that fedora. authority is not broad
enough to fully reach the case there
can ha M 1orbt of tha ,oyar nf tha .a.
eral states to act effec1ivelv in tho nre,,-
Uses, ana there shonld ha NO raasp ~
II their Willingness to judiciously
exercise such power"
Mi. ytnt ~ ,"t,J -. .1.1 vN--.
5ent Ilevalanh 17nnlea for !" ra Mnfe t,, r,tI -
evils of trusts has failed to accomplish
fully that object. This is probably due
10 a great extent to the fact that differ
ent states take different views as to the
proper way to discriminate between evil
ana INJURIOUS comDinatlons ana those
associations when are beneficial and
necessary 10 tne business prosperity OF
me country. me great diversity or
treatment IN dillereht states ARISING from
MS cause ana the intimate relations OF
an parts OF the country to each other
Wlthont regarding state INES IN the con-
quot OF business nave made the enforce
meht OF state Jaw ulfiicalt' ~ is appar-
ent tnat uniformity ~ ieSl'idtloh upon
this subject i'll the several states is much
to be desired. 1t is to De hoped that such
Uniformity FOUNDED ~ a wise ana JUST
lscflinlhatio between VIAL = llJuil-
GUS ana "hal - uselul ahu necessary
~ business operations may pe optalneu
.
within the limits or its constitutional
power to supplement an effective code
Of state legislation as 70 make q com
plete system 81 law throughout tne
United states TO compel a general oD-
servance Of the salutary results 70
which have referred.
The whole question IS 50 important ana
fal-reaching that am sure NJ parl ~
it will be lightly considered nut every
phase Of It Will nave the stunned de-
alterations OF the congress resulting IN
wise and ludlclous actlon.
OUR FOREIGN RELATIONS.
review If o,lr relations with foreign
states is presented With such racom-
mendations as are deemed appropriate.
The long pending boundary dispute be-
tween the Argentine republic and Chile
was settled in March last by the award
of an arbitration comm .sslon, IN which
the United States munster az buehoS
Ayfes served as ullpiie. fIos!eaa n"S
oeen mace 'oMaiu II toi''ua''n .
tolNtntloIi IL eonae"tsa ~ es', -.
1ma ILL., 20 - onIn a'',its ibe aainstment
Of some sliobt changes in the tpyt before
erch o,ir
IN nv last annual message I adverted
ia The claim of tho Observation-Disclosures
government for indemnity for the killing
of certain Austrian and Hungarian sub
jects by the authorities of the state of
Pennsylvania at Lattimer, Wniie sup
pfkeSjliS uii'iH1"l ~ -
sept. ~, 1885, III VIE" % TIE sefniea VI
acau!ttai feli!lersa - lie 'paii oti'ie
Which lls siSI't! u - uG5utt'a 49,
tliSu ~ 80, ~ ~ y ln ~
p.i ha MA account h,p for In
i ne, >, ff,rea NV indifiauaIs al the
hands af tha public authorities while
act;n" in the linz of duty in supprossing
disturbance of the public peace, this !
government, after due consideration of
the claim, advanced by the Austro-iiun-
garian government, was compelled to re-