The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-08-03
hIVES ULTIMATUM
,np1HCAROLINA GOVERNORTELLS
What he Will DO.
II, Use Every Legal Effort to
Compel Railroads to Obey
Rate Law-Plain Statement
Made to United States Court
Officials.


Glenn has turned the Italics on the
Sontbern Railway and its supporters,
.ba federal authorities, in the rate
s being waged here. In long con-
s,ronce with Assistant United States
,ttorney General Edward T. Sanford,
citing as the personal representative
of president Roosevelt, the governor
Ob.olutely and unequivocally rejected
al the propositions for compromise.
instead of displaying any fear or in
aication of altering his position in
This matter, vital not only to the peo-
Mo Of this Southern state and indi-
ractIv to the people of the whole
oonntry. he showed evidence of the
oreat determination of character for
Thich he is noted by sending to Oys-
for Bay the following ultimatum:
Governors Ultimatum
First, let the railroad put into effect
the q, cent rate pending legal ques-
tions involved.
Second, the state to appeal from the
order of Judge Pritchard, discharging
the psrties in Asheville GA writs of
habeas corpus.
Third. Southern Railway to appeal
70 the North Carolina supreme court
nv writ of error, if aggrieved.
Fourth, both sides to cooperate for
speedy determination of all suits.
Fifth, the state at its option to in
dict Atlantic Coast line in one case.
Sixth, All other ionditcments to be
stopped pending final determination
Of the case.
Seventh, the governor to advise all
people against bringing any penalty
suits pending final determination of
the questions involved.
Eighth, the pending suit before
Judge Pritchard to be diligently pros
ecuted, without the state, however,
waving any question IF Jurisdiction.
The ultimatum was sent in the form
of telegram to Solicitor Mark w.
Brown, of the superior court.
Only Terms Acceptable
"Those are the only terms to which
Twill agree" said the governor, in
an interview after his ultimatum.
'Mr Sanford in his interview sug-
gested that l confer with the officials
of the railroads, expressing the belief
that these officials would be glad to
confer with me if 1 desired. IIeplied
that | would be glad to confer with
the officials of the roads, but that I
regarded such conference as useless
unless the companies would agree to
put in operation the rate specified in
the state law pending the adjudication
of the case now before the court, as
stipulated in my ultimatum.
81 informed Mr.. Sanford that in the
event of the railroad rejecting my
terms and still insisting on endeavor-
ing to control the state courts through
the federal courts, should continue
to do the best l could to enforce the
state law, doing nothing revolution
airy or out of the legal course and adj
ylslng no power of the state to do 80,
but simply in legal and dignified
way unfolding the constitution and
laws of the state and nation.
No Conflict Desired
i want no conflict. 1t seems to me
that an extra session of the legisal-
tnre is inevitable, so that all matters
at issue can be placed before that
body, to the end that it should take
such steps to control and regulate
railroads in the state as in the light
OF present developments seems proper.
l don't wish this, but I get my
power and authority from the legisla-
lure, and it alone, by power of emil
nent domain, can control and regulate
railroads acting in defiance of both
'ne law and proceedings of legally
constituted courts. Counsel for the
s'aIe Is with me. I regret that the
conference with Mr.. Sanford came to
taught, but the only thing that will
untle my hands is the putting into
elect by the railroads, pending litiga-
;iOn' the rate law as passed by the leg
STATURE of the state -