New-York tribune., 1909-09-21
THE PRESIDENTS SPEECH.
Outlines Changes He U1M Recon-
mend to Congress.

Des Moines. Ia. Sept. 2o.-Presdent Taft spent
q little more than four hours In Des Moines to-day
He took breakfast with Senator Cummins reviewed
a parade OF nearly five thousand federal troops en-
gagged in military tournament here and made an
address 10 great crowd. In which he discussed
changes In tho Interstate commerce and antitrust
| laws. He said;
| have great pleasure IN meeting such
cultural states in the Union-one which has
To- m. man vy5o has 1850 ,s "1' ,, @ - o ~
labor In the farm for tho last decade
great independence Of view and In which the
voters exercise Intelligent discrimination with ref
erence 10 candidates and policies that keeps those
who are looking FOR political victories in con
The last general election was held In November
OF 1903 ana resulted IN the success OF the RepuO
oers OF Congress the Republicans have majority.
and they have the President. Looking forward 10
that party, we must refer back the platform
session receny eosed was taT S IN a s"9 e
as was promised In the platform, / do not intend
that bin complied with the bin promised. for /
have nave considered that at another time and at an
10 this morning is. with the tariff bin out OF the
Republican party IN Congress under the promises
OF IT'S platform TO do In the coming regular
The President then outlined briefly his well known
attitude with regard 20 labor unions and dweIt
on the necessity OF passing at the earliest possible
moment legislation to carry out platform pledges
recommend that Congress require the railroads to
adopt additional safety devices to guard the lives
OF their employees. lie added:
g But the Hesitation with respect the Iaborer
is pledged to. Indeed. when 1 look forward TO the
next session and realize how much there Is TO
be long enough and that 1t viii not be possible to
DO all that has been promised.
SOME DEFECTS IN RATE LAW.
Mr. Taft next spoke OF the passage of the rail-
road rate bill. and continued follows:
The rate bill has now been in operation soma
three years. and 1t must be admitted that 1t has
M no. iTrshe1 ,he fehet against unduly discrimina
VI 1oL rates Win the expedition and effectiveness
whlch were expected The Republican platform
gagged in the consideTetiop % ana nave been en-
recommend 10 Congress In order TO compIV vim
which appeal from the order Of the
ihigh hight be taken to the court did so because they
thought such right to appeal would offer much op-
An examination of the decisions of the commits
porary injuncons fully usties o tbe way OF tem
that one OF the defects OF the present interstate
IN IN the court over the correctness the order OF
The court appeal cannot be abolished because II
to reduce S wy Of esv & be done
effective. prompt "hal ana
COMMERCE COURT PROPOSED
INV Is proposed S6 now by number Of gentlemen OF
6ers OF the Interstate Commerce Commissiop 10
the creation seperate interstate cSmpsr 1y
court or five members. which shall Sit i'm Wss6
petitions to set aside or nullify the orders Of the
Interstate Commerce Commission can he ynodn
anu and IL ls proposed TO allow single judge TO
make an order staying the proceedings Of the In
teTstate Commerce Commission but sixtv az
ana thereafter that no injunction shall be nj,
granted by the whole court OF five members u''eSS
=, know that objection will be made 10 the crea
tlon or this court In OF the bills oririnaII,,
introduced such separate court was nroyiIaS
FOR, but the provision defeated A tarIfT court
the
OF five members. whose Judgment shall he a,Iai
on all questions arising under the administratiIr
OF the tariff | am strongly inclined to think thai
similar court except that an apneaI ,S nrht tiat at
lie from II 20 the supreme Court. will serve the
ness in respect the orders OF the commissious usi
know that there Is well grounded objection 10
Increasing federal courts and TO the provision for
and salaries last for life and who become q ms
manent expenditure OF the government But there
such court proves to be a mistake the demand
fOr Judges throughout the country and their in
judges thus appointed for other and general iudi
cial work. The uniformity of decisions and tbe
from court whose experience will soon maze
them experts In the disposition or such eases
gants quick decision to their rights
second change In the interstate commerce law
ought 10 give TO the commission the power TO hear
cation of merchandise for transportation II is
perfectly clear that by including articles i'm the
same class which ought TO pay different rates a
railroad can commit exactly the same kind OF in
Justice as II would by imposing exorbitant rate
as 70 any one class. Hence, have not the slight
est hesitation in recommending TO Congress that
the power of the commission should be extended
TO include not only the fixing OF after COM
plant, but also the reajjustment OF classification
II u proves on complaint 20 be unjust
am aware that Congress al the time OF the
power OF the commission 10 the consideration OF
rates actually complained of by persons inter