The L'Anse sentinel., 1908-02-08

IN my mind that Il has somstlmeg ben
some OF the injuncticns issued infIot
grave and occasionsliy s irreparapis wrons
Il Is ali wrong to use the injurctiic:n a. ,s tis:,
their struggle for INDUSTRIAL 'betterment.
or under the guise. Of protecting properly
right. Snwsrrsntably TO 6;;Ssa lnySds tne hun 4.
futile to concede. as We all do; the rigns
and the necessity OF organized enort on
the part Of ,cep;a ane yes ac
ton to accomplish the lawful objects for
which they are organisodd gd ana Ths uPoht ct
the sneip 2or the
effective, necessarily be summary and
US 'hs%s issuance lns 'edo In dosbtfu cases danger
| GUS practice, and In Itself furnishes
reason why the process should be sur
dividuais against being enjoined from ex-
erclsing their proper rights. Reasonapie
notice should be given. the adverse party.
| This matter is daily becoming OF graver
| Importance and can not too urgently
| recommend that the congress give care
| fu consideration to the subject. II Some
| way OF remedying the abuses Is not found
| the feeling OF indignation against them
among large numbers OF our citizens VIII
| tend TO grow so extreme as 10 produce
a revolt against the whole use OF the
process of Injunction. The ultra-conserv-
atives who object to cutting out the
abuses will do well to remember that IL
| the popular feeling does become strong
| many of those upon whom they rely 10
| defend them will be the first to turn
against them. Men OF property can not
| afford to trust to anything save the spirit
OF justice and fair play; for those very
public men who while II is to their In.
| terest. defend all the abuses committed
| by capital and pose as the champions OF
| conservatism, will, the moment they
| think their interest changes. take the
| lead IN just such matter as this ana
pander to what they esteem popular feel
Ing by cndeavoring, for instance. ef-
| fectively to destroy the power OF the
courts In matters OF inJunction;, and Will
| even seek to render nugatory the power
| to punish for contempt, upon which pow
| er the very existence of the orderly ad-
mInistration of justice depends.
Ii Is my purpose as soon as may be 10
| submit some further recommendations In
| reference to our laws regulating labor
conditions within the sphere OF federal
| supreme court of the United States rem
| dered since this message was written,
in the case Of Adair VS., United States;
| of very serious probable consequences,
| has modified the previously entertained
views on the powers Of the congress IN IN
| necessary careful consideration OF the
| opinions therein filed before 1t is pos
sible definitely to decide In what way TO
Asks Federal Supervision
Of Interstate Carriers
Not only should there be action on GER
| tain laws affecting wage-earners; there
! should also be such action on laws bet
| ter to secure control over the great busi-
| ness concerns engaged In interstate com
| merce, and especially over the great COM
| mon carriers. The Interstate Commerce
| Commission should be empowered to
Sny n Should bs
| provided that whenever the commission
has reason to believe that proposed adj
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| thority to issue an order prohibiting the
advance pending examination by the
| commission. @
| i would not be understood as expressing
| an opinion that any or even a majority
OF these advances are improper. Many
OF the rat rates IN this country have been
/ of our railroads. notably the wages paid
railroad employees. have greatly in
creased. These and other causes may in
any given case Justify. an advance in
rates, and IL so the advance should be
permitted and approved. But there may
be, and doubtless are, cases where this
| framed that the government, as the rep
| resentative of the whole people, can pro-
action @ f for tbe se of these nnbe h,eS
ways, The Interstate Commerce Com
mission should be provided with the
| means to make a physical valuation OF
any road as to which 1t deems this valu-
| alton necessary. In some form the fed
eral government should exercise super
vision over the financial operations of
| our interstate railroads. In no other way
| can justice be done between the private
owners of those properties and the pub
| lie which pay their charges. When once
| an inflated capitalization has gone upon
| the market and has become fixed in
| value, It's existence must be recognized.
| As practical matter II Is then often
absolutely necessary to take account of
| the thousands of Innocent stockholders
who have purchased their stock in good
| faith The usual result OF such imitation
is therefore to impose upon the public
| an unnecessary but everlasting tax.
| while the innocent purchasers of the
spectators are benefited. Such wrongs
when once accomplished can with diff
fculty be undone; but they can be pre-
vented with safety and with justice.
| When combinations of interstate railways
must obtain government sanction when
1t Is no longer possible for an interstate
railway to issue stock or bonds save In
| the manner approved by the federal gov
ernment; when that government makes
sure that the proceeds of every stock
and bond Issue go into the Improvement
OF the property and not the enrichment
Of some individual or syndicate; when
whenever 1t becomes material for guild
ance In the regulative action OF the gov
ernment. the physical value of one of
these properties is determined and made
railroad secartes @ tSat e emns1ed eemsne
certainty which lends to them their spec
ulative quality and which has contributed
much to the financial stress of the re-
cent past.
Would Permit Pooling
OF Railroad Interests
In this connection desire to repeat nv
recommendation that railways be per-
mitted to form traffic associations for the
purpose Of comforting about and agree
Ing upon rates, regulations, and practices
affecting Interstate business in which the
members Of the association are mutually
interested This does not mean that they
should be given the right to pool their
earnings or their traffic. The law re-
qures that rates shall be so adjusted as
not to discriminate between individuals
localities, or different species OF traffic
Ordinarily, rates by all competing lines
must be the same. AS applied to prac-
tical conditions, the railway operations
of this country can not be conducted ac-
cording to law without what is equivalent
to conference and agreement. The articles
under which such associations operate
should be approved by the commission;
all their operations should be open to
public inspection; and the rates, rcgula-
tons, and practices upon which they
agree should be subject to disapproval by
the commission.
urge this last provision with the same
country provides its railway facilities by
private capital Those facilities will not
be adequate unless the capital employed
is assured of just treatment and an ade-
quate return. In fixing the charges of
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