The San Francisco call., 1905-03-03
IGNORING INTERSTATE LAW.

THE Interstate Commerce Commission has decided against the
Santa Re Railway the question Of orange feghts from Cali
forn The decision includes the Southern Pacific and IS
railroad houd the roueng the fruit his
The Southern Pacific has not yet declared will
atter road IN an interview IN Chicago says shall
ignore the decision Of the and rely the for
Justice, for We desire 10 be just.
more than appears It IS perfectly
safe ignore decision Of the commission for IFS lin
may hear and decide such but the proceeding IS
hardly than academic for the body has power enforce its
DEGREES The commission experiment 1t was not originally
o securing publicity IN that has done good
service and has issues in shape 10 be considered by the
the by the ordinary
f bee57n;n e court ~ original jurisdiction from which they
may reach Supreme Court the United States Il will be
railroads and the citizens who complain
Of their rates d policy have to stand all OF the expense trial
ne present prove before tribunal whose decisions
not fnaty and put parties single step
nearer TO fnsy than they they joined
interest Of Of the people change
I'll this Fhe spirit OF the law against compelling to do
thing and spirit violated when corporations and ct
compelled expense trial that end
anything useful should be that the Interstate Commerce
Commission has accomplished as experiment It
corporations country the OF
examination by authority representative OF the Natoal
and has trained everybody in the preparation OF
and the presentation Of evidence All Of this is foundation
which to bud tribunal suggested by the deficiencies and the
usefulness Of this.
viii pc that they the creation OF such tribunal 1t
oud be Of first instance with its procedure defined in the
ship majority o its members should be skilled lawyers and their
associates should be skilled transportation and the general
mathematics OF the railroad business An appeal should
he court Of first the Supreme Court OF
the United States; and every from the fling OF suit
erfecng appeal should be afeguarded against echncaly and
delay.
The railroads people by this time understand that the
property both touched in the making Of and that property
put under Judicial protection by the fourteenth amendment OF the
Federal constitution knowledge that inspires President
Rp decision submit decree affecting the property that
represents judicial decree He perfectly right and
within his rights If he representing property assent to- control
affecting seriously that judicial he would weaken the safe
guards Of al property and would be transferring from judicial to
legislative control deprvng of the judicial protection
guaranteed constitution His purpose less protective OF
own property is Of the property Of the contesng fruit
growers His conclusion line with the spirit Of American law
however much may be present disappointment the
growers The incident of importance only California
whole country It is the beginning of end which will
bring chaos and make straight that which crooked
It viii finally appear everybody that the President far into
great question On side Of socialism, may be plainly
the declarations Of Senator Patterson Mr. Hearst and Mr.
Bryan II be left for sociac solution all OF the wisdom OF
all Of safeguards Of property will be thrown to the
and in the language OF Mr. Jack London A property will
be conscated Against this the projection Of legal prnc
pies problems that nhere the system of
poson make and in the combinations OF cap
policy of the President and the country choose
for there middle ground. The
may well have been an'epoch making