The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-03-08
President Says Resolution TO
Probe Railroads Is inadequate
SIGNS IT UNDER PROTEST
Then Tells Congress What II Should
DO to Give the Investigation Fierce
HE Wants $4,000
Appropriation.

Washington, Mar, s.-Prcsident Roose.
welt Yesterday sent message to con
gress announcing his signature ID tie
joint resolution recently adopted in
structing the interstate commerce corr.
mission to investigate railroad dlscrim-
nations end monopolses IL cOal ana oil,
lie SAYS in part:
II have signed ii with hesitation. he-
cause 10 the form IN which II was passed
II achieves very li,tse, ana may achieve
nothing; and il Ii highly undesirable
that resolution 81 this kind shall te-
come law ia such form as to give the
Impression eli aassneexisv -that III, al
pretending Il AZ something which really
i not done. Bat after nneh hesitation
| casaasWslea Ga sign the resolution b..
ea0se its defects can lie rcaaeiiaa hy
legislation which l hereby ask faf.
Before specifying What this iesissa-
ti0n 4, wish to call attention Is cRe
or two preliminary facts, III the FIRST
place 4 part ii TIE investigation request
I'd hx the HOUSE "a representative in
the resolution accepted Feb. ss. 1898, re-
iaiiRr e the oil industry, and a fur
theF part having Ia IA with The anthra.
cite zeal industry, has been fer sozne
tinse under investigation b. the De
paEtNens @f Commerce and Labor. These
essigatSans, I Sm faforaea, are ar
preaching ensnVsatio@. ard before coz
gress sasOGTns / shall Snbssst ta yoa tAe
preliminary TeFeTts q these iAsestga,
s4aHs Inta taese reports sre caraRlessl
TIE Interstate Commerce CgGAnissloa
eon@ nct cn1aEveg tn carry Ont "a nsugA
AZ TIE resolution III congress ~ refers
to the ground sa9s already cerere3 With
aut raaminG ihe rass os seeing aae two
saees tEgasgoas eNnAics. ard therefore
render caca other more nF lees naraicsv.
la me second glaoe sslg yossF atssss-
tsoa 10 thc taxa Eh2f II az investigation
Ell the n2tHse pggposea Ia this loant re-
s0.utaur Is s&aFwaghlg ard egecslyelr
eou8nesea, Il Mi9i Tesaat ID ciTlnz sga.
r4gu.isy fsssa criminal prosecution ID agl
persons wA0 are ta2se5 t. testify a.
Witnesses shaa1h, oi ea@rse. snsA ira
sNamSfg frasa psesecgseazs. j. uat givem
Is these fgn7n whom ssAteweEIs Ct intaT.
Hsaiian vasesy ia ca@tgaaisiancse 1T
swcrn seStamony u sAsNsnea
IAenS sro EnaEy rssas wAgEs az IT.
wcsalgafsoa SegmsNr caTrFlsss paAlisas3
Ahout aeusas ana g7eanc aazrTSss tie
MATERIAL on wAacA a. proved I'd TIN en-
actwseat sc aawS, i aaF~ Nscfnl thar
srsraHas Fsasssa4iea aan possibly be-
aSas II sAaasa as4 Ne Yscwiaaa feS IN asw
a6Lho9s 5 gaoar understanding Sat sT
aaRy L. 4n alternative smsioad nf an sa
aiiicuSa fssaesvs thAa y, that ~ earrv
Oh the investigation NAV SERVE 81 a hav
ss The snersss5a9 prosecution eli ahr 81
ssaasos disclosed
MareaReT, i Is Questionable whetheg
tho commission reula, Gn8ar tkis rcseia.
Ron, aaniTss.eg usthS al az o. aaeags3
tho ATTENDANCE AZ ws9nssssS- ~ itss
3ouer utEe Easagsa1 8he anvrsss1xsias
saSals ae bold ne faT = xesF " two uHa
taie courts PASSED ggs0a I'll u wh1eh sMse
amag.n tale gesasa cf Ea8tur 4As rwr.-
zaissaaa csala sa3g SnsHss3gA4e IN a91e
oxtCr4 Rn& Id the msazuer a4gpa1w gre
Vilic3 undas iss orcAEaf lAws 80 f3lSs
she passage or ahe rnaa8utlaM waa1a have
aeiasvca aa goes 7ysus wtasxpsT.
u arrNt'4lHEig EnraaEsnrna aa eassgssss
tAhf sf1lsus consideration ff 8giss what
thev WISH the m5ssaon b d. and
aaw sat aAeF wash t IL ps hnzaua an
siew Hae possible aaHau7a1ih1asv 81
asnaWesiHc an investigations IKE this ana
n Also Fr'oeeea1rye cragEtnallg va caNyt
81 lAws and, Furthermore, ahEa sQf-
cisra snTfl, snv $4,000, he 81 upre DBaea
Ia the gulvsrt appropriation snr TIE gExr-
mission, 90 ns ta enaele shtln he % the
work anaicaspa 10 thoreagt Sua cuua-