The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-06-08

I,oNcrnn. ~ Stattsti,iau In Washington,
l-fore the Cungr' -~iunal Commute" on
Interstate aluut a month asn
charged directly. and u waS not contra
diCtr1 AMI cuu!l uut 10 CunttadiCt'd, thai
the statru-utS made Nv usmtrf- of M"
commission we're misleading AMI untru",
a. apI.ars un pag-s $50 and ISL - d"
official report l-for" IN" Huu-s touruitt'.'
on Interstate" and Foreign
Goop woRk nv ruE AiLwA
'Whsu We consider what has been ac-
Cpmuli-hsd by the railway "pmIaui"r IN
IA" PAST thtrty YEAR. the sirg iiarN nN
rat" of transportation which prevails. the
average Csri h-'ing not Ia eh','Si one
third 81 What II Wa thirty year. ago, The
reduction e freight classification ir"m
NIFTY ,rm"rr To- three, ia" incrca-' 10y thou
sands uf through nu'r~ AMI rates IN"
Improvement ~ a 'llitirs for transI"rta-
tton IN p,adwaN. ~ "ut, and terminals,
has not the O,uutry ahundaut reason Ia
onngratnlat" Itself on What has teen ac-
Oinpli~i ,i'
.And | will Say further thar all his as
lscn hrnught alnut by the railway ~ m
p mlc- m thrir efforts tn -'rN" IA" pu'lc
and holp themselves rather than 10y any
Irgl-laIl'" rr other interference" IL" fah-
way e he country AZ" -.tJ'C' to ""
Interstate G." mmerv law l. i -1id hat
carriers 10 not observe the law. thai rates
are unreasonable that Ne" public mr."
Oppressed
oBJkCrIoNs To GovrKNNsST CONTROL"
sru remedy the evils, growing. as II
| claimszi. out of the ViulatI"u of the law
| Government uwusrehIp - silgg'ttt7l hN
some. and au increase ut the isw"f - ~"
Interstate Commerce ,Hmmt-sl"h Nv
| Others Government uNI'r-iip means w"
| control Gud operation 81 r.I.WHNS bN trN-
eminent officials \ mere statement - ih"
PROPOSITION ar Uses Ia the mind q aim ~
every l~houchtful mar a." fear that tuth
power would end IL III" destruction oi III"
mvut itself
ASIDE from all %ec,noinlC uuss'ions ard
tn" increa-sd - Il to M" public. either IN
direct advance IL rates or iuGir,Ci o'si Oi
Increased taxation. u wutid mean inc
puiitlya, pIpi''mrni OF an additional
million IT puhiv ,nici,ls ard N" .N"''ir"
| - q Juy."r. -uri lent to- m u u not 10
| destroy. Tree CuNornmcit IN the LATED
Stat's.
poWIR or I'M COMMISSION
.rr,n a." question uf To" power 81 the
| Interstate tpmm"Tyr' Comm ls-un. ~ ~
svtSts rates ard railway "I"tatinn. IL"
li.Vp TINT al public service should o." r"Gu-
lated hy far and frasouah." laws IL"
| ln'efstat" Commerce law dr,iatu- ia"
common lEw and prohibits "Niuttl"n anu
uulr.' discrimination l"tN'su ~I-tronS
aud .acr-~
IL pro,id,~. A. DOE ~" common law.
that al Ch..T o. made Tor any -''rNlC" rem
d"t,d ur tu ~ rri,d'r'd IN III" trnr~i"t'a-
tiou uf Isss'i s.t- ct ur'I"ttY srul o."
t-a~pHah'' ard just tN'ry uut''' Iith."
and a. lu-t chat e. " declared tot s unlawful
Al ra'cs 81 tBt sJDf'attUu must ls'
published. aud when published u i- mad"
unlawful fer any carrier to Charg" or r'-
c.Nr "a greater or i"~~ conner sa'iun ihan
| that -I-.rtiiri ~ ~" schedule of published
rai'~ 81 ~" time IN 'Hfr'. l. C'dry" -
higher ~ lower tat" than that tN"gi hN th"
,p.,-,ula at th. tan" lu iprtr' j. 90 Violation
| - law. ard q CARRIER NLu Nlpiai'> ''- .av,
II not surl-'' to criminal ~. t"','i1n. -
/ tuhi-u' To- pHmu'airt ot violation ~ 's mad"
To 'nr commission o To- sult Dc court
for ~. u.-p,,o 81 recovering dHU1r'- or
.r-kiug PREPARATION fnr 10" wong d"r.r
.Ih" at Of charging a h!sl"t 81 lower
rate than THAT -I-y iii,ri ~ III" -'htNluI" az
M" time in force J. unlawful Unlawful
acts NAV h. restrained or punished AMI
those injured thereby have r'dr~- Tor tho
injury.
.Under IN" provisions 81 th" act carriers
are liahl" to T"r-ors injured to raw full
damage sustained in "on~cgIeno" of u
violation ~ 'ho net. tort'her With reason
all" attorney, fees 10 D." hNSi hy M"
court shippers 'lairning 10 haV" been
damag % hv n a. ut = ,nriirr subject
10 ~" law may. instead ~ hringing ~hli
iu court fu H." prosecuted at their own
u-k and .NI.us". max" complaint TO the
cnwmi-.,pu 10 an Informal way, hv a letter
mailed With a 'wp-o'n' stamp
IL q prhll~hd rat" - uur"a-oualL' u T.
uLIaw mi Auy slipper .ltin'i z &c. l'N"
-iI-t liroi aaTtg, Nv reason 90 lhn enforce
n"ut ui %" ra'" NAV max" complaint 80
10. CpUWi--luf. ami u then u's 'p'~ The
duty e riv O mmi--iuu. al lh" oNp"n>r 4
| the ~G.NsUWrut ami We bout Dp-' 20 he
Complainant. tu iIN,~tigl." IA" complain
\ 'ii- Powers of the 'uUU ar "is" -"
I the commits. 20 to- p,'-lv,r evidence. hs-pk-
and u,I 'r. II may award I.Inac'-. hN
h" m"l- p" oi rrpHrnti"n. and n it, ORDER
o. not ulsv'yi h. NAV tE>'iu'" nrn"'~Siirg~
I IN court a. THp cNtsf So 81 iIn Government
and without cost To- th" complainant fu 'u-
I fore it. ORDER. ami IN event 81 r'~ uv"tN
| Va. ,arri.r proceeded Against uu.' mot only
my the r,.r - the i%rf.Lc'. hut reasonable
attorney f'-' frr IA" prosecution
pASoFRo"s RrwrpY. nv SAYS
Il partv having i--n inIuri n'-'i not
| complain 90 80" smul-sluu IN ort't 10
\ obtain lI~f lC' II" ~CHuUl--iou may
4 proceed of ~ own motion. without c"ru-
| plgiut
ANY u.rsou. firm ~ corporation may
| make cDnIr.Itir' uu account e an injury
| dpnp 10 another Win or vi'luu' COM
| pl9iut tl. G mwi.luu NAV invest gate,
and urpn investigates NIX orders ~
| g.IrHg %carrt"ro 20 paw damage. a." maxi"
u]rislrafiur fpr w"uig done. tn N'r~' from
| doing wrong
-AndaI'his ~ addition to usk- - prose-
| ou'iun in criminal Proceedings e agents
aud onisHf~ ~ 'aIi'f~ through who's"
agDE,v 'l." Hv D., violated
1t J. -aii t'ar 20" "Nl- iug remedies arr
inadrpua''. ant ihai Ia" commission
| should - given N" power 20 max" rates
II uu' ia frn rrsi instance. m IA" lat IN
s'an-.. which l. M" same. IA eject TIT
| puiN differ ur' caU -E IE'vUTU a ctUt.
mi.-iuu e hvr men FIXING 10" mates uu all
ih" railway ~ th" country art a COM
mission operating under tuN-rum,tt
/ pwn"r~hip j. a diTrru~' IN uam" In
! either ca-' he business e the country
would h, fdD' io face with N" worst financial
| crisis W.. have ever i--u ,ail"d upon To
NEST
PROPOSED CHANOts ~ 1HE Law
THE rii"-uHkinC power IL nov oNrrci-cd
Iv UNIgrscncs.i mon. each representing
not only the Interest ~ III" lin" at railway
with which n" - connected, hut Of the
patrons If ~" line. the Increase 81 the
| business -; IN" patrons meaning al-p an
iurrri~c II the business Uf th" Cpmpany
| This puVer j. -uh l"ct 10 th" Cun'rul 81 the
interstate" Commerce. commission. and al-p
| the competitive conditions and iprC'- by
land AMI water t-t~"-u mar ket-, man
uiactur"r- ami producers throughout The
world
-B"cauSn difficulties hay,a6<-n I'm the