The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-06-07
INSURANCE COMBINE TAKE OFF TARIFF
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Illinois Attorney General Gets At Rogers Would
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He Would: Give 1T the Right to FIX
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= Chicago June 7:-"Congress ought to
c1othe the interstate commerce commits:
sion with the powervto AK the rates, sub.
ject, of course to: appeal, to the courts.
Such action would wipe out many trust
evils. Mark my words: 1t will eventually
be ;contfel of rates by Legislation: or gov,
ernne at Ownership of railroads. -. ::
In! these words Henry: Wade Rogers,
dean :of the Yale school of law; and a
recognized authority on questions Of con-
stitutional and International rights, took
issue with James "J:',Hill, president of
the Great; Northern lines, who predicted
before the. Illinois Manufacturers. assoc
cation Wednesday night. that, II the func
tions of the Interstate, commerce COM
mission were. extended the country
would be faced with direful calamities
Trusts and the ariff, Dr.. Rogers main
tanned, were. the two >gravest problems
before. the country to-day, and in dealing
with them the present. congress had
shown an inaptitude and hesitancy that
was euIpable. D.. ~. -. : -
Cut off the tariff on meats and the beef
trust would be settled once for ALL Re-
wise the revenue laws, and many other
,perplexities relating to combines would
settle themselves. Give the Interstate
commerce COMM ssion more. power and
the truststUould be squeezed all the more.
The conclusion of the argument was that
little lie sislation would be needed and
constitutional rights would run little risk
OF being violated. ,l,--.. ii. .:.~ i
THE tariff and the trusts are the two
,questic MS that will form the basis of the
issues in the coming campaign" he pre-
dicted They are the most important
problems before the country day. They
are so closely er-related thatto rem
edy one will cure, many perplexities is
suing from the other. e. =,
~. Congress has shown a culpable nesi-
fancy in dealing with the tariff If it
would tear off the tariff on meats the
meat trust would go out of business
Such action would bring into competition
with the packing houses an immense cat
tie raising territory, that could not be
we'll controlled. How could the markets
be juggled then?
All Through the country there is a
sentiment on the part Of the manufac-
turers In favor: of oVerturning the, tariff
laws.
10 don't know what is impeding con
gress. don't know whether 1t is Presi-
dent Roosevelt or not. He has never
President Mckinley, however, recognized
that conditions had changed since the
tariff laws were first made and he openly
expressed it as his opinion that they
ought to be renlodeled. I have an idea,
however, that influence has been brought
to bear on President Roosevelt and that
he favors protection as it now stands,
although when he entered Office he said
that&he would carry out the policy of Mr..
Mckinley.
Manufacturers of machinery want the
tariff on iron and steel removed, while
the meat trust might be broken by let
| ting meats into the country without reve-
| niue charges.
| Many of the trusts have managed to
exist through Partially shown them in
| the matter OF rates by the railroads. This
| is another place where the republican
| congress could have stepped in and rene
died an evil by empowering the inter-
state commerce commission with the
! right to fix rates.
ut should be done without hostility to
+ the railroads and the regulation should
| be of kind calculated to make it posst-
bic to operate and make money. Pooling
+ is all right II properly managed. Con-
solidation may be directly traced to the
prohibition of the power to pool. be-
! lie We in pools If they are properly CON
| 7trolled. It will either be governmental
contrib of rates or state ownership OF the
roads.
! Publicity lis essential In protection
against the trusts, and It is also required
! Tor the protection of investors. AS for
ship subsidies is question on which con-