The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-05


HIN 4 i u ~ i,
lNA eIludy IsN I'LL
their own business first OF Al l,rA So the 4
only effective way to preserve ana pro
tect public interests seems 20 Pc tna5
puDllc authoflty snOuld ,eAerc.se. tanu
enforce the right 70 ny a ND in ~ ~
IrteignJ fate anq pu! lily 81 l,se
WiVhln q reasonable Ilile.
DISTINGUISHED Tribunals.
Second-f'or many centuries unuer
civil ana common law, al .conLIoy 1a,
sizes OF every nature nave pee1 :i.es
by disinterested competent tribunals
not knowing any tnlng u ene ino..ss -
, .ne conItovelsies 49, g. M
neIore them TOT oeclsion. :ohe 1911 " .no
most Hnportant controversies co nt;aa1
Tug lay pst va.
ueslheu ~ ons u M nne lit; $50
Us, ne me pupa as ~ o trons
,la' IA ~ se+tled an5 Jatar
pEi anouiu 70 es,tu
m 5in Just as al otner a1estno ions, ny
thority to decide and make effective
its Judgment.
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"Third-There have been many evils
in transportation in way of favoritism,
extortion, etc, which demanded rem
edy. The most. logical and effective
method would seem to be that the same
authority which has power to decide
a rate Ito be reasonable because not
conforming with the standard Of Justice
should at the same time from the same
facts, the same argument and the same
mental operation, state and make effec
tive that same standard OF reasonable
| ness and justice.
''The other propositions Of the bill
are subordinate to this. There is bound
to be some dissatisfaction with this
measure First, because the rates will
not be much reduced under this pro-
vision. This cannot be expected be-
| cause rates now average the cheapest
In the world. But opportunity will be
| afforded under this provision to reduce
rates that are really extortionate. and
that is what the people really need and
| demand. Second, it will be unsatisfac-
| tory because all rebates cannot be
| stopped.
AS 20 keDates. ..-
| tt1r,da~ a sx,s+,,, Wv, 81, IL
obey the law and devices will be- used
to evade i and Viii A. so rbara1Ta1.
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Isfa ot;on viii ar;so booo,so ~ "1 oor,
,,,;ss;n,o Nv" W. 81 u0eauso 'ne 'on.'
+hor;t'' 10 las ~. TN S;ms. Ix:n @ny ~
tr1on,eS a; ~ niaAe uineleA'1 MS d. w.
co,1sa ,ntoid a,.;7s eo thn muu'
ling the benefits to be derived. Many
1o n and ha,I 1aoisHne nc ~ tne
Nj Vii ~ W ai .e in
fed becausa nomer - ny n;,,o u 4 - nool,o
| affoctive tbia clause -A0' SA'o-- W A'''1>o
| stThe GREAT majority be1ieved s,cb
| enforcement ~wonld result in a distance
aster to manv sect ions of the " cnnnt tvs
So no ATTEMPT was made to enact such
legislation.
! 7sThis leo;s1at;on cannot sion com.
n1aints Manv of +ben, ouobt hot he
! stonned. hut nav tic connet ha o,raS
! by legislation at ali. II il rea1ized
too. this hill contains tho seeds Far FL.
ture difficulties. First of ali # Joins
the three fundamental nowers Of the
government. executive. lepislative anG
judicial. Such a ioinder is bound to bf
unfortunate. unsatisfactory and inef
ficient. No man is so constituted that
vestigator, prosecutor. iudge and iegis
lator in the same case and upon tht
same state Of facts and between tn,
same parties. And under such cir
cumstances,. his mind is bound to b.
biased and Injustice will be necessaril,
done to either the carrier on one sid
or to the community on the other.
..:. Center Resnonsihi,itv
..<<
1.-THE system ought to be changed g.
; that the executive department shall b
nat tG so auG tne nvest'
law, and should demand relief sough
for the people; then the judicial depart
ment should decide all controversies
and not have questions Of litigation
strained thru preliminary tribunal
also that great tribunal which has tn
7, legislative power to fix rates for futur
r action should not be distracted by an
! other duties. But we realize that thi
T great and important change in the II
/ terstate Commerce procedure cannot b
mad at present: Again it is realized
that the real basis for favoritism, n
bates, and unjust discrimination is nc
!: as yet erected or removed by this &C
9 1.-The underlying reason for thes
< evils is the greed and ambition of h,
t man nature. Men may find it MOI
It profitable to disobey the law than I
obey; they may find it better for the,
u to violate than to sustain nnh1ic q,