The Prescott daily news., 1910-01-10

 terstate carriers established by the acts of congress. and as recommended Tn tnis communication. l see no reason Wny agreements between carriers subject 10 the act, specifying the classif1cations or freight and the rates. fares and charges for transportation of passengers ana freight which they may agree 10 estap- fish, should not be permitted, provided. copies of such agreements be promptiy filed with the commission, but supJect to all the provisions of the interstate com merce act, and subject to the right or any parties to such agreement to cancer 1t as to all or any of the agreed & ha ha'es6 so days notice in writing to the other par ties and to the commission"
 Other Amendments Urged.
 Tn accord with other declarations of the Republican platform of 1sos the presiaent commerce law be amended so as to pro vide, that no railroad company supJect to the commerce act shall, directly or m, kind in capital stock, or purchase or lease any railroad. or any other corpora tion which competes with 1t respecting business to which the interstate com merce act applies; that law be enact ed providing that no railroad corpora ton subject to the interstate commerce act shall hereafter for any purpose con nected with or relating to any part or its business governed by said act issue any capital stock without previous or simul- taneous payment to it of not less than the par value of such stock or any bonds or other obligations (except notes matur- ing not more than one year from the date of their issue), without the prevl- ous or simultaneous payment to such cor poration of not less than the par value of such bonds, or other obligations, or, if issued at less than their par value, then not without such payment of ' reasonable market value of such bo" or obligations as ascertained by tfe terstate commerce commission; and v no property. service, or other thing money, shall be taken in payment to carrier corporation, of the par or required price of such stock, bond or o CT obligation except the fair value f such property services or other thing as certained by the commission"
 Would Prevent Wrong Practices.
 The president continues:
 II believe these suggested notifications in and amendments to the interstate com merce act would make 1t complete and effective measure for securing reasonable ness of rates and fairness of practices in the operation of interstate railroad lines, without undue preference to any individu- al or class over any others.
 By my direction the attorney general recommendations. which will be fur nished upon request to the appropriate committee whenever it may be desired, ments of the interstate commerce law, the interstate commerce commission should be given the power. after hear ing, to determine upon the uniform con struction of these appliances-such as sill steps, ladders roof hand holds. running boards and hand brakes on freight cars engaged in interstate commerce-used by the trainmen in the operation of trains, the defects and lack of uniformity in which are apt to produce accidents and injuries to railway trainmen. The won derful reforms effected in the number of switchmen and trainmen injured by coup ling accidents, due to the enforced in troduction of safety couplers is a demon stration of what can be done if railroads are compelled to adopt proper safety ap- pliances
 '"The question has arisen in the opera tions of the interstate commerce employ CTS liability act, as to whether suit can be brought against the employer com pany In any place other than that of its home office. The right to bring the suit under this act should be as easy of en- 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 If upon the station agent of the company upon whom service is authorized is made, to bond the company in ordinary actions arising under state laws. Bills for both the foregoing purposes have been con sidered by the house of representatives and have been passed and are now be- fore the interstate commerce committee of the senate. I earnestly urge that they be enacted into law"
 Control of the Trusts.
 The second part of the message Is de- voted to the control of trusts. After a lengthy discussion of trusts, good and bad, and the success of prosecutions un- der the sherman antitrust act. Mir Taft says:
 Tt is the duty and purpose of the exec utive to direct an investigation by the de- partment of justice. through the grand jury or otherwise. into the history, organ izaton, and purposes of all the industrial companies with respect to which there is any reasonable ground for suspicion that they have been organized for a purpose, and are conducting business on a plan which is in violation of the antitrust law. The work is 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 and to ths in ths possible prosecution of corporations whose prosperity or destruction affects the com fort not only of stockholders but millions of wage earners. employees. and associated tradesmen must necessarily tend to dis turb the confidence of the business com munity; to dry up ID, the now flowing sources produce halt In our present prosperity that will cause suffering and strained cir cumstanees cu,st ne A among % the innocent @ many for which l wish In this message to bring clearly to the consideration and decision of the congress whether to avoid business danger something cannot be done by which these business combinations may be offered means. without great fnan- cial disturbance; of changing the char business into one within the lines of the law under federal control and supervision securing compliance with the antitrust statutes.
 For Government Control.
 Generally. in the industrial combina- tons called trusts the principal busi- ness is the sale of goods in many states and in foreign markets in other words. the interstate and foreign business far exceeds the business done in any one state. This fact will justify the fed eral government in granting a federal charter fn and sell in interstate and foreign com merce the products of useful manufac-