The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-01-04
By Associated Press.

Washington, D. c.. Jan. 4.--Anothe
change in Taft's program of specia
messages to congress was announce
today. 1t was stated that the messag
on the interstate commerce law prof
ably would not go to congress unit
Monday or Tuesday The anti-trus
message will be scheduled for Thurs
day. 1t was said today that the presi
dent desired to consult further mem
bers OF the interstate commerce com
mittee of the senate before sendins
the message. Friday, Taft will sent
to congress all the papers and reports
OF the attorney general, concerning the
CLAWS charges against Secretary OF
the Interior Ballinger
Washington, Jan. 4. - Following a
conference with the presidents of six
OF the great railroad systems of the
country, President Taft announced
late yesterday afternoon change OF
program in the sending of his message
dealing with interstate commerce and
antitrust law amendments to congress.
The message will be split into two
parts. The section dealing with the
trusts will be sent to congress at noon
Thursday. The section dealing with
the interstate commerce law, in which
the railroads are directly interested.
will be deferred until Friday noon. The
presidents special message on the
conservation of natural resources is
expected to be ready for congress next
Monday.
1t was Mr.. Taft's original intention
to treat interstate commerce and anti
trust amendments together. It was
said late yesterday afternoon that the
probably would receive great
er attention If divided into two parts.
neither more than 1000 words long.
AS a result of the call of the railroad
presidents it was said, only few YER
bal changes were made in the draft
OF the message dealing with the inter-
state commerce law and that these
would be only to the end of clarifying
the meaning Of the recommendation
], Pierpont Morgan arranged for the
conference. He came here last week
and arranged with the president for a
meeting with the railroad men yester-
lay. The railroad men who came
we're President McCrea of the Pennsyl-
gania system, President Lovett of the
Union Pacific and Southern Pacific
ines, President Baer of the Phisadel-
,hia and Reading, President Finley of
he Southern, President Brown of the
Vew York Central, and President Mel |
en- of the New York, New Haven & |
Hartford. Louis Cass Ledyard of New
'ork appeared as council for the rail- |
Dads and George w. Wickersham, At
orney General, represented the presi-
ent. Senator Burton of Ohio and
enator Nelson of Minnesota also were
resent. W. c. Brown. president of
ne New York Central lines, was the
My railroad man who said anything |
fter the conference and all he would
ay was:
I'VE presented our objections and
ley were listened to-
But there was no suggestion that
le listening meant anything more and
cry soon it developed that the presi- II
ent had shown the railroad men that
IS mind IS made up on the subject.
he mission was d failure so far as
le president is concerned {
OF course, the next move of the rail-
'ads will be to seek to block Iegis- I
tion. Many senators owe their cleo /
On in part to railroad influence. There
e more who fear an organized fight il
: the railroads against them when i
ey seek reelection. What they can Fl
with the senate remains to be dAm- i
lstrated. The president had his plan
ade and would not change 1t. The lc
al argument seems to have been '
iefly over the objection made by t