The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-20
NO GOOD TRUSTS.
President Taft Tells Iowans
They Are All Alike.
Gives Hawkeyes New Ideas on
Railroad Question.
ESTABLISH NEW COURT
Would Have Tribunal to Decide
Rate Appeals.
Give Interstate Commerce Com
mission Mere Power.
Takes Breakfast With Senator
CummiRs, Insurgent Leader.
ESTABLISH NEW COURT

Les MONIES, Iowa. sept. ZU-ETeSlOo1lt
Taft's special over the Chicago Great
Western arrived here shortly before :
o'clock this morning, after an un-
eventfuI run from Minneapolis. Despite
the early hour, thousands had gathered
at the union station to bid the nations
chief welcome. A deafening cheer
greeted the president as he stepped
from his private car into circle of ad-
mirers and friends, come from all ovel
Iowa, and many from beyond its con-
fines. With the presidents review OF
$500 federal troops here this morning
the greatest military tournament in the
country began.
The president was taken in charge by
a committee headed by Harry r. Polk
c. A. Rawson and Gels Botsford, com
missioner of the Des Moines Comercial
club. With the president in his auto
mobile rode Capt. Archibald Butt, mill
tary aide to the president, and James
Sloane jr., secret service operative.
In automobiles following the presi-
dents rode Senators LIB. Dolliver. Al
bert B. Cumrninss John Hays Ham
mond, president of the United Repub-
state officials, Mayor "A. J. Mathis and
city officials, followed by county Of
hcers and citizens.
Record Breaking Crowd.
Twenty automobiles accompanied the
president through the main streets OF
Des Moines. All along the line the
streets had been roped off to prevent
undue crowding. Never did Des MoineS
see greater crowd. It is conservative
ly estimated that $4,000 persons throng-
ed the streets which were gai1y decor
ated and presented a holiday appear
ance.
President Taft was entertained at
breakfast at Senator Cummins' home,
to which had been invited men prom
inent in Republican politics in Iowa
A hn "a
entered automobiles and proceeded to
the reviewing stand 0pposite~ the state
capitol At 9:45 0elock the review
began, lasting a full hour. The SOL
fantry and artillery from all over the
west were under the command of
Charles e. Morton, commanding the
of the Missouri, and sta
toned at Fort Omaha.
After review President Taft de-
livered a fifteen minute speech.
Faultless weather made conditions
ideal for his reception and every seat
on the spacious stand was filled with
an enthusiastic crowd which cheered
dreds filled the roofs surrounding the
capitol square and the great space in
front of the state house was sea of
surging humanity
Synopsis of Presidents Speech.
President Taft spent a little more
and during that time breakfasted with
United States Senator Cummins, one
of the .insurgent'' leaders in congress,
'eviewed an imposing parade of near
y 5000 federal troops, engaged in
tournament here and made an
address to an immense crowd gather
I'd from all the surrounding country,
n which he discussed in detail the
changes he will recommend in the in
erstate commerce ard antitrust laws.
The president announced that he
would urge the establishment of an in
ertsate commerce court CT five MEM
1ers to consider appeals from rates
ixed by the .nters:a commerce COM
/. ission
He also will recommend legislation
o prevent one interstate railway COM
1any from owning stock in a compet-
ng line and compelling railroads thus
-wning stock to dispose of their hold
ngs within a given time. Legislation
G prevent the over-issue of stocks and
ponds and the watering of stocks, will
De strongly recommended, the presi-
II bonds shall be issued except by per-
rission of the interstate commerce
commission, litter an inquiry has been
made into their necessity.
The giving to the shippers the choice
Y routes in the shipment of freight is
resident favorS.
In taking up the antitrust law, Pres |
dent Taft declared that he knew of no
ray in which distinction could be |
lade between good" and bad trusts, |
or he regarded all combinations to |
competition and to maintain |
monopoly to be in the same category. |
ghether the terms of the illegal con-
ract should be regarded in some in |
tances as reasonable 'Or 'unreason- |
.hls."
The PRECEDENT also discussed at some |
oEgth the proposal to except labor un-
ns and farmers organizations from
he operation of the anti trust law To
pecif1cally except these organizations |
ion but he pointed a way in which |
hey could be relieved of some of the
nerous restrictions now placed upon
hem but at the same time be held |
menable to injunctions. which form of
rocedure he believes adequate to deal |
18th any violation by the unions.
The president left here at His a. m.
or Omaha.
Though urgently requested to at
air grounds, President Taft was
compelled to decline the invitation on
hat grounds that his schedule did
lot permit him to linger, and a few
minutes after II o'clock the president
vas placed aboard an automobile and
to the Rock Island station,
where his special y was awaiting to
AIRY him to Omaha.
The next stop of the presidential
,arty. At 1913 the train pulled out
midst cheers and hearty farewells
President Taft's Iowa Speech.
President Taft spoke as follows: l.
reat pleasure in meeting such al
oncourse of citizens of one of fha