Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-09-20
r,s Tariff Out Of Way Congress
Should Take Up Rail-
road Bill.
urr SUGGESTS AMENDMENTS
CREATION Of Interstate Commerce
Court Of Appeal Of Five
Members.
,..oasscs Antitrust Law at Length
And Points out a Number
OF Defects.

~. poines. Ia. Sept. 2O.-President
~ .pent little more than four hours
= ne Molnes today, and during that
-. akfasted with U. $. Senator
c,,orins. one OF the insurgent leaders
!, congress, reviewed an imposing pa
IA. n nearly 5000 federal troops en-
- In n military tournament here,
IA made an open air address to an
,,nense crowd gathered from all the
grounding country. in which he dis
esd in detail the changes he will
...aumend IN the interstate commerce
.,s antitrust laws. The president an
,,,nced that he would urge the estab-
nsnr,ent OF an interstate commerce
,,,rt Of FIVE members TO consider APP
Ais from rates fixed by the Interstate
commerce commission.
~ also will recommend Legislation
A nreycnt one interstate railroad COM
rsnv from owning stock in a compet-
he line and compelling railroads thus
awning stock TO dispose OF their hold
hgs within a given time.
reg,eiatiou 10 prevent the over issue
of stocks and bonds and the watering
ii stocks viii be strongly recommended.
vb. giving of shippers the choice
If routes In the shipping Of freight Is
another important provision which the
president fav0rs.
IN taking MP the antitrust law.
President Taft declared that he knew
IN no wav In which a distinction
conld be- made between good and bad
trusts for he regared all comDlna-
tious 10 suppress competition ana 10
,n",n,sin monopoly TO be I'm the
sane category whether the terms Of
M illegal contract should be regard
cd In some instances as reasonable
or unreasonable. The president also
discussed the proposal TO except labor
unions and farmers organizations
from the operation OF the antitrust
hV To specifically except these or
limitations. he declared. would be
vicious legislation. but he pointed a
way In which they could be relieved
Of some OF the onerous restrictions
now placed upon them, but at the
same time be held amenable TO in
functions which form Of procedure
be believes adequate TO deal with
any Violations by the unions.
PRIEST TAFTs SPEECH.
The president said:
Fellow Citizens OF Iowa. have
great pleasure In meeting such con-
course OF citizens of one Of the most
purely agricultural states IN the Union
one which has enjoyed 10 the full The
Prosperity which has come to the man
who has Invested his money and his
labor IN the farm for the last decade.
Iowa has cOrae TO be a state in
which there Is great Independence II
View and in which the voters exercise
Intelligent discrimination with refer
tnee 10 candidates and policies that
Keeps those who are looking for po-
Aucal Victories in a constant state Of
ooubt and anxiety
What wish 10 invite your atten-
tQu 20 this morning. d. with the tariff
bA out of the way Gov the time at
least. what there is f1f De Republican
party n Congress under the promises
o. Hs platform To do in the coming
regular session."
NJ Tart detailed tho passage or the
iallroad rate bin several years ago IN
when Interstate commerce commission
Va. given authority TO tx specific rates
ana continued:
The rate hin has now been in oper-
t.oe some three years and y must be
almIiied that it has not furnished the
It.ei against unduly discriminatory
fal's With the expedition and effective
I.s3 which were expected.
An examination OF the decisions OF
we commission and resort 20 the
courts by way % Temporary iniunc-
lons fully Justified the conclusion
,pti one of the defects Of the present
H'el.siato commerce law Is the delay
ilaNed br LITIGATION In the court over
lle correctness 81 The order 90 the
commission
No. court appeal cannot be abolish
Nto4usc 70 is % constitutional right
melh'ug must be done 20 reduce its
l',l bN way Of DELAY So that the
'rision M the court shall be prompt
mai and effective.
INTERSTATE COMMERCE COURT
TN la proposed now by a number o.
,lhtn nf my cabinet who have
,,,'iteQ with some members Of the
.idie commerce commission. a.
ronn tle lhese appeals from the
.uiihlsrlon boy the creation Of 4
eIalt Interstate commerce court
W. members which shall slt a.
ahlhsion and which shall be the
s court % which petitions To sci
~. "I hulhiNihe orders ~ the in.
rlo commerce commission ear
49,, Nunlued: and ~ b. pro.
Too allow e single hdg,
~ make an order STAYING ~,
re'alnTs of tho Interstate com
49,. commission, but so DAYS. ans
.ailff THAI no injunction shall b,
r,s'u against the order ~ the com
fo,,, on unless granted by the Who'll,
OF nve members.
UNJUST CLASSIFICATION.
,,A second change IN the interatat,
t.-.l ce law ought 90 give 10 ia,
tr,.. SION the power 10 hear nnt
f.alh comp plants against unius
lection Of merchandise fo
NJ, ppfiailon. 10 d perfectly clea'
M. pl including articles in the sam,
niss "nn ought 20 pay dineron
ns 'aihodd can commit cxactl
h in,, hlhd 81 injustice as II woul,
ang ~. .'lnt an exorbitant rate as 4,
Hrhta'. CLASS. Hence. / have not thl
10 cl hesitation ln recommendinl
eon'iNsie that the power on IN
l.l,,.i ''slpn should be- extended 4,
ra npi only the fixing Of rate
msnf ''p'alni but also the readlust
Gomez, 'lasalilcation II N proves ol
aat'elni % be- unjust.
nlo,ttil amendment % the act shoui
ora.. mat the commiasion may n
ehan.- N1p ann. modify or annul An
- ~ mo rules OF realllafi.,,,