Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1905-12-23

sition of subjects without a sovereign"
because state control is not broad
enough, and the laws passed by con-
gress are inadequate. The trouble,
he says, with these national laws is
that they are negative and prohibit
tive" and are enforceable, If at all,
only "by incessant appeal to the
courts" Hence he advises the pas
sage of laws of an affirmative" ma
ture; and if this can not be done by
an enactment of congress, he favors
the adoption of proper amendment
of the constitution"
Keeping these general propositions
in view, the president then explains
his idea as to the kind of bill con-
gress should pass as regards railroad
and transportation companies that
have an interstate business. The frs
thing to do, he says, is to devise "some
scheme to secure to the government
such supervision and regulation of
rates" as shall prevent unjust and
unreasonable rates." and the scheme
must include putting complete stop
to rebates in every shape and form"
AS for the Details. he says: I'm my
judgment the most important provi-
sion which such law should contain
is that comforting upon some compe.
tent administrative body the power to
decide, upon the case being brought
before it, whether a given rate pre-
scribed by a railroad is reasonable
and just, and if it is found to be I'M
reasonable and unjust, then, after full
investigation of the complaint to pre-
scribe the limit of rate beyond which
it shall not be lawful to go-the max
imum reasonable rate, as it is COM
monty called-this decision to go in
to effect within a reasonable time and
to obtain from thence onward, sub
ject to review by the courts"
This the president explains, "is not
to give Interstate commerce) com.
mission power to initiate or originate
rates generally, but to regulate a rate
already fixed or originated by the
roads, upon complaint and after in
vestigation." The president ends his
recommendations regarding railroads
with suggesting another law requir-
ing the use of safety appliances on
trains, and limiting the hours of labor
of railroad employees.
Turning to the relations of labor
and capital, he opposes "the demand
LOT QepTlNlnS courts OIL IHe power W
issue injunctions in labor disputes"
but expresses his belief that the
judges should "give due motive to the
adverse parties before issuing the
writ"
In reference to the insurance scan
dals, he recommends direct federal
supervision; through the bureau OF
corporations, of interstate life insur-
ance transactions.
| He gives a brief paragraph to the
government receipts and expendi-
lures, wherein he Stands pat" on the
tariff question, by. saying that "the
shock and strain to the business world
certain to attend any serious change
in these methods (the tariff sched-
ules) render such change inadvisable
unless for grave reasons" He favors
more elasticity in our monetary sys-
tenn"
| A recommendation is made for "the
enactment of law directed against
bribery and corruption in federal
elections" and which would forbid
"all contributions by corporations for
political purposes"
Speaking of The Hague conference,
he says this government twill do
everything in it's power" for the
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