The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1910-01-14
Would Prevent Wrong Practices.

Would Prevent Wrong Practices.
The president continues:
Il believe these suggested notifications
in and amendments to the interstate COM
effective measure for securing reasonable
ness Of rates and fairness Of practices in
the operation of interstate railroad lines,
al or class over any others.
by my direction the attorney general
has drafted a bill to carry, out these
nished upon request to the appropriate
committee whenever it may be desired.
In ADDITION to the foregoing amend
me ents OF the commerce law
should be given the power, after hear
ing. to determine upon the uniform con-
Of these as sill
boards and hand brakes on freight cars
engaged in interstate commerce-used by
the trainmen in the operation Of trains.
which are apt, to produce accidents and
injuries to railway trainmen. The Won
derfui reforms effected in the number Of
ling accidents, due to the enforced in
PRODUCTION of safety couplers, Is demon
stration Of what can be done If railroads
planes.
The question has arisen in the opera
tions OF the interstate commerce employ
pany in any place other than that Of its
home Office. The right to bring the suit
forcement as the right of a private per-
son not in the company's employ to sue
on an ordinary claim. and process in each
suit should be sufficiently served II upon
whom service is authorized is made, to
bond the company in ordinary actions
the Foregoing ISrp have Been enf
sidered by the house Of representatives
and have been passed, and are now be-
fore the interstate commerce committee
be enacted into law
Control Of the. Trusts.
The second part Of the message is de-
voted to the control Of trusts. After
lengthy discussion Of trusts, good and
bad, and the success Of prosecutions UNI
says: :. .,o -
utiye to direct an investigation by the de;
jury or otherwise, into the history, organ
ization, and purposes Of all the industrial
companies with respect to which there is
they have been organized for purpose,
and are conducting business on a plan
which Is in violation of the antitrust
law. The work is a heavy one, but it
is not beyond the power of the depart
ment of justice, If sufficient funds are
furnished, to carry on the Investigations
work: But such an Investigation and
possible prosecution of corporations whose
prosperity or destruction affects the COM
Of wage earners. employees. and associated
tradesmen must necessarily tend to dis
turb the confidence of the business COM
of capital from its places Of boarding, and
produce halt in our present prosperity
that will cause suffering and strained cir
faults Of the guilty few. The question
which I wish in this message to bring
clearly to the consideration and decision
which these business combinations may
be offered a means. without great finan-
and extent tn Of their
business into one within the lines Of the
law under federal control and supervision,
securing compliance with the antitrust
For Government Control.
Generally. in the Industrial combina-
ness is the sale Of goods in many states
an s na desEn ana erfn in 1 Sness a
sae This faet w oj astfy th thy Sds
eFal ta in federal
and sell in interstate and foreign COM
merce the products Of useful manufac-
ture under such limitations as vii Sc
law. 1t is possible so to frame q statute
that while 1t offers protection to q fed
eral company against harmful, vexatious
and unnecessary invasion by the states.
it shall subject it to reasonable taxation
and control, by the states. with respect to
its purely local business.
Many people conducting great bust
nesses have cherished hope and a be-
lief that in some way or other line
may be drawn between good trusts and
bad trusts and that 1t is possible by
| amendment to the antitrust law to make
distinction under which good combina-
tons may be permitted to organize, sup
press competition. control prices. and do
It all legally IL only they do not abuse
| the power by taking too great profit out
of the business. They point with force to
certain notorious trusts as having grown
into power through criminal methods by
| the use Of illegal rebates and plain cheat
ing; and by various acts utterly viclative
Of business honesty or morality, and urge
the establishment Of some legal line Of
separation by which criminal trusts Of
this kind can be punished. and they, on
the other hand, be permitted under the
law to carry on their business. Now.
| the public, and especially the business
public, ought to rid themselves Of the
idea that such q distinction 10 practic-