New-York tribune., 1909-12-12
MACVEAGH TALKS
Co.Ilnned from frst rzse-

thouxh osher peopls should pay duties. -e
turning rfT vtlierS should not Sut nc s1cn
ss t.s-ess-s ,1 .. oe 'sw ar GrSsr,osns srsnr-
tnf ~ dutlable goods are, under our lews,
eslaliy reca1sec 40 pa. 2, ,ess ane :. 90 %. 20
s7real rheE ror a ruere cplnion against
sz0ns ~ M Ssrir isu. ] appeal for the
uarEfer of the greater weight ano en-
phnsis .of rne popular interests, away from
spection 70 she demoraiiziRs conduct OF
srauSx ing t-s~ellers
~ e. sb1'i1esss f re s
specrtcr ss-z7cs AZ vii renoer y ss ar
oepuele - the travelling nsbhs as j. can
forced IN the case OF travellers with
greater effectiveness rhan in the past. FER
\ 8 vel known thar there is much sfni,s-
SOC. -.so s-nsreie an6sr The sTise .; r.si
travellers. enc thar when there - ans
sson ~ 4 ss-ss-s res 1s 3: irapor,sSi srnIgEiing
ncvs across ne docks- The leW mus
ss-os T,sv on orhsr. al ths same time. dts
elimination rusr 10 MADE between me ne
honest traveller the dishonest traveller
snr me r-s--ller -he makes !, hsrashsp %
a. his friends tc cal him either the one
-his Scr t eiscrirains,ion is Of higa
frr--ove s-ss .-,spe--ior, service sid 70 pro
Terr n rcr-rcTI- CCrlNrflltlCr A4lQ rclieA1Al-
-t~s AZ re hor.s- r-aw.il-r es much as
cs1 We recosrfZe thai a. one o. our IN
por1snt chllgstions-
sec-ess-v Euox reviewed the history
rrt xsesnsne ot TIE various inoerns-
tfon.i conferences ssnce The congress 81
wssrphslsa IN 1876. directly after the
Thirty reers' War. and PORTED out
shsir lees of intsrnstionsl unity. He
ssit:
As csstin-- ron TIE conferences called
So economic. Commercial or mora pur-
poses pol.ao&l oonferenees hsve beer very
--xr rtev net a. the end % war to conclude
resc< Nore recenllv conferences have beer
ex-lec u tine ot peace 20 regulate tu'uTe
More recently srn--indeea, within the
fsEf eerersrio--coufe-ence have met "a
tirns a pesce 20 devise means of rneserv-
inf peace instead of osvisins rules Tor tlt-
wv warfare
sra-r even from IN. acts of such con
f.-enusS. tie Secretary of state pointed
nu-- the very tact az their meeting gave
.~ieenee tha1 the common interest OF ma
s1ons was being recognized as superior
tn their SPECIAL interests. and that unity
- action might Jet control the unrs-
strained. un-egGlsteo or ISOLATED action
~ Independent states
Arto-nev Genera vickershaHn- while
ANNOUNCING rhaS ne heartily agreed
with the. recent utterences of Senator
ElsAu Root regarding the need % state
setter Il questions properly within state
n.risdic-scn declared that ne was con
vinoec cf the necessity for TIE vigorous
assertion OF federal power over those
ruestions left 70 the national government
~ he Constitution
FOR FEDERAL REGULATION.
Continuing. ne said:
Ihe corue-os of this counr-- has become
slrncsr entirely interstate an6 International
eOnneros- The states have demonstrated
-neir complete tnabiltv elther properly 70
regulate and control that commerce or iu-
tsligen-ly Gnd erncseuIly 70 create ana
IRE natIonal government has beer liter
sly cornpellec 10 exercise i-E tncisrurs ole
p1wer 10 reEulsrs interstate and tnterns-
fi0nzl commerce BY undertaking the reru-
lstor and control OF interstate railways.
and 10 devise and enforce leEis larion n
heck ne grovrh o great nonopolies and
-omhinstonf. in order % prevent the ar
s1rpIiou into TIE hands of very few
meg q az ne EreEl industries ~ ne land.
-arrv ON thorouEhlv and effectively IL
-auuo- deieEa-e y nor leaTe any part cf
it g the stares- It's control over this subject
s. under ne Constitution complete com
n-ehensive and exclusive
Tbs acts relating 70 interstate con-
mere. he said. had developed a large
amount q u1gnnon concerning traffic
problems, the result Of the extension OF
federal control over interstate railways.
and ne hoped that the division OF respon-
sibiiity between the Department OF JUS
tice sno the Interstate Commerce Com
mission would soon be terminated.
Lawrence 7 sherman. former Lieu
tenant Governor q Illinois. ended the
EpsechDzking OF the evening.