The sun., 1910-06-02
REAL MEANING OF R. R. SUIT
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unexpected move ON the part oI the
Government
To these complaints officials Of the
Government point out that the traflc
agreement provision ~ proposed in the
railroad hill provided that the agreements
should be approved by the Interstate
Commerce Commission. They add that
the appearance Of traiic agreement in
the pending railroad bill does not alter
the fact thai such combinations are illegal
under the existing Law.
The insurgents in the senate also are
commenting a good deal on the action Of
the Administration They are pointing
cut that the Taft forces in the Senate only
a few days ago were opposing the Cum
Minis amendment. which was aimed 10
prevent a repetition Of the very con-
ditiOns that the Department Of Justice Is
now attacking The Cummins amend
meLt provided that all Increases in rates
should he approved before becoming
Commission There h. however. an
answer for the Administration on TINS
proposition. for they saw that the Cum
minis amendment would simply have
sNaHped the Interstate Commerce Com
mission ~ thai IL could md time 10 do
nothing else hut Investigate increases
Representatives Of the shippers here
declare tia; the situation affecting the
Westera IrInS lane Committee Is the
"a .ne ~ nat of tae Ita1smissnuri Rate
G. COMMITTEES. tie Transcontinsntal Rat As
soCiatiJr. the Southwestern TraflH Asso-
citation. Jhe OkiNhoms and Arkansas Con
ferenos IommiIse. the Southeastern
Freight Association ard tns Central
Freight Association These associations
aud committee cover a large part Of The
Uaited States, and IL Is oontended that n
the Government succeeds in it, present
proceedings IL viii practically settle the
question Of uniform freight rate increases
throughout the country
Ohicial Washington was interested to-
day In tie reports tlai Wall Stree, was
aoode,twi, 4 selling ordsrsfOr two or tlree
hours yestsrd before ths auihoriRtive
news Of me Government suit was given
out There were plenty of sources
tarough WhiOh the information might
have leaked a. ne d d'cision - begin tle
slit was reached last Sundlr
81 l.oUD. June = Assistant United
States District Attorney Daues. who re-
turned IRON HANNIBAL. No. tonight with
Judge Dyer and l,ni,ed States District
Attorney H1uts. says the Injunction
Judge Dyer issued against twenty-five
railroads advancing freight rates Wes, Of
the Mississippi River became effective
a. soon A. "a was signed by Judge Dyer
He said ths. while % would hardly be
possible 10 cite for contsmpt any rail-
.roseis which might have charged the rev
rates from midnight Tuesday until they
ar' heard of the injunction, that as soon
a. hey saw the report In the newsnapers
they were put on inquiry that Is. he
said. they had any doubt a. n ths
veracity- of tho report. they should in
quir u the authOritis-.
While refusing 90 be quoted FOR publica-
ton to-day, ~. LOUIS railroad aitornsva
said that the railroads would probably
by the end Of this week file a motion TO
suspend the injunction. A conference will
he ned to-mOrrUw or Friday. after the
subpDnas are served. and a course OF
acton decided upon.
Copies Of the Injunction IN accompany
the subpRnas we're not received by
Federal Circuit Clsrk Gray here this
afternoon until ton late 10 secure servIoa
oG ne heads Of the four railroad cun-
panies Incorporated IN Missouri with
head Offices in n. LOUIS. Service on the
othe- twenty one will he secured 10y mail
ing copies 70 Federal Maushals in the ?
districts IN which the head Offices ara
located
A. toe railroad traffic ofices bere
win he exception ~ the Wabash Rai-
road t1e trafic departments to-tlay were
quoting tls Old freight rates The Wa0ash
was not making any quotations
4 number of legal authorities here /
declared tp-dav that the IN junction dles I
no; become effective until tAe defendants
have been served and that the new rates
went iatO effect az midnight Tuesiay
night when the t1lgty DAYS notice re-
quired by Law expired Technically thev .
say npas NJ the railroads cnuld be cited .
Tor contempt N they charged the nov
rates from then until service
Others claim that there are now no
lagFl commodity rates in the territory
affected bv the injunction. They say
AuHN VIZ INV NhNs'm ufNAns NuetUNN At B
midnight Tuesday night and wiped out
he old rates, that the injunction pre-
vents the enforcement II the new rates,
but that 20 return 10 the old rates will 1
necessitats the railroads fling thirty
tsys notice with the Interstate Commerce
Commission.
Special Attorney Frederick v. Judson
and Edmund Y. GrOsvenor. special assist
ant % the Attorney General on their
return to-day hled an expediting cortih-
ate under the anti-trut act Of ipOa
lsking that the suit BE- given precedence
over all other cases now on the Circuit
court docket.
Sanbom, Hook. VRndevanter and
Adams. who heard the Standard OIL case.
,re sitting in the Federal Circuit Court /
n Appeals at Sc. Paul, Minn., and copies
" the certificate Wef@ mailed 20 them
lo-day.
IpAt On . FIremaR. started . Train FSghi.