Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-05-11
THE WEEK IN THE WORLD.
Great Events and Movements which Are
Making History.

Making History
In special message TO congress, accom-
panying the report OF Commissioner oafhelu
on his investigation OF the operations OF the
Standard oil company, President Roosevelt
NJ Washington Friday made drastic ar
raignment Of the company as gigahne mon
opoy disregarding the rights Of all eompen'
tors, prohting enormously by conspiring win
railroads TO receive secret rebates ana ae'
riying great advantage through not being
amenable to the interstate commerce com
mission.
The president announced that steps are
being taken 10 prosecute the STANDARD on
company under the Elkins's anti'rebate act,
urged the speedy passage OF the Knox bill
limiting immunity granted the representa-
tyes OF corporations and especially asking
for such legislation as will give the inter
state commerce commission control OF the
company and power TO examine railroad rec
ords and take action 10 prevent secret rates
lie declared that the refusal OF the railroads
TO prornte works In favor Of the trust Civ
ing II absolute monopoly In New England
and that similar conditions prevail in
large part Of the west and southwest lie
suggested as n measure of competition the
placing Of alcohol used In the arts and man
ufactures ON the free list, also that no oil
or coal lands held by the government, on
public domain or In territory owned by IN
dans, should be alienated.
He declared that the Standard Oil com
pany receives, In unlawful secret rates, at
least s750,000 a year from railroads, at ex'
pense Of public; and that by its conspiracy
with railroads it is enabled in New England
to charge from $500 900 to 100000 year
more TO consumers Of its products. The
sugar trust, as well as the oil trust he point
ed out, is an offender. He declared that q
law should be passed correcting the interpre'
tation Of the immunity provision rendered In
Judge Humphreys decision and that com
petition should be introduced by tariff
changes.
The special message had been so timed as
10 have an important bearing on the amend
ment Of Senator Lodge TO the Hepburn rate
bill making pipe lines common carriers.
Within two hours after the message had been
read to the senate the Lodge amendment was
unanimously adopted, as senators voting for
it, and all pipe lines carrying oil were placed
under the jurisdiction Of the interstate com
merce commission, as common carriers
This means that hereafter the Standard Oil
company must publish all its rates and sub
and they can be increased or diminished as
the commission considers proper. The oil
monopoly will be under precisely the same
restraints as railroad corporations.
Official announcement was made in St Pc
tersburg, Russia, Saturday, of the retire
ment Of Premier White and Minister of the
Interior Burnovo and the elevation to the
premiership Of NJ Goremykin. The names
Of the other members of the cabinet were
not gazetted. The tone of the emperor's re.
script TO White was extremely cordial and
conferred upon him the order OF Alexandria
Nevsky, set in briliants, the second highest
decoration in Russia NJ, Sehwanebach, for
mer minister Of agriculture, controller OF
the empire in the new cabinet, who is Pre-
mier Goremykins chief lieutenant, has re.
quested that II be announced TO the world
by the Associated press in behalf of the
new premier that the new ministry does not
mean reaction. The following official note
is given; His majesty the emperor, and
the premier NJ. Goremykin, have the full
honorable intention OF carrying through the
idea Of national representation with all 1t
implies There is no intention of dissolving
parliament Naturally unforeseen circum.
stances may arise, as in any government,
which might force such an unhappy event
But we do not anticipate such a misfortune
as the majority Of the members of parliament
are lovers OF their country and we do not
believe that they are DESTROYS Of forcing a
conflict The governments purpose win be
to work with parliament
The world will rejoice that the labor trou-
bles which have threatened coal production
In thte ptrv far he hov I'D.
iusted for at least, another three years. Al.
ter carrying on negotiations for nearly three
months, the subcommittee representing the
anthracite mine workers and operators Of
Eastern Pennsylvania agreed at New York
Monday TO continue the award of the strike
commission for another three years, and the
men will return 10 work as soon as prac.
ticable, probably next Monday. All miners
who have not committed violence against
persons or property will be re employed, and
no one will be Disseminated against because
Of any activity he may have taken in the
strike movement This agreement was made
possible by the action Of the miners conven-
ton at Scranton, Pa, Saturday which, at
the recommendation of President John
Mitchell adopted the report of the scale
agreeing to work on the basis
Of the strike commission award for such
time as might be mutually agreed upon by
the contendine interests The SUBJ scale com.
mittee went to New York and conferred with
the operators, an agreement resulting.
The republican factions in the United
States senate are now formally united upon
the Allison amendment to the railroad rate
bill which has been so coupled with addi-
tional notifications Of the Hepburn bill as
to render it satisfactory to the radicals and
the prospect now is for a better and more
effective bill under these terms of agreement
than has seemed probable at any other time
during the struggle The senate Monday
adopted an amendment prohibiting passes
md special rates for passengers, by carriers
engaged in interstate commerce. Violation
If this provision shall be deemed mis-
lemeanor punishable by fine of from 800
% $4,000 The Allison amendment, in brief,
,onfers jurisdiction circuit courts to hear
md determine suits brought against the in
erstate commerce commission.
British Ambassador 0'Connor at Constan-
inople last week Thursday presented a note
o Turkey demanding the prompt withdrawal
II Turkish troops from Egyptian territory.
The note is practically an ultnatum
Should it fail to have the desired effect, the
British Mediterranean fleet will make naval
demonstration, which, it is anticipated, will
quickly bring about the evacuation of Tabah |
erritory, which Great Britain contends is I'M
uestionably Egyptian territory The French |
md Russian ambassadors at Constantinople |
re supporting the British contentious. Ap |
meeting of the Turkish coun-
il of ministers was called Monday to con.
ider the British note.