The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-12-06

Jan. i, 1911, the tolls III the Suez canal
are to be francs and % confines for
one net ton by Suez canal measure
ment. which II a modification Of
Danube measurement A dollar ton
viii secure under the figures above
gross annual income from the Panama
canal OF nearly 100000 The cost
Of maintenance and operation IS est
mated to exceed S3.0000o0.
The next question that arises is as
TO the maintenance, management aud
general control OF the canal after its
completion. II should be promised
that it is an essential part Of our navy
establishment to have the coal, oil and
other ship supplies, a drydock and
repair shops conveniently located with
reference to naval vessels passing
through the canal Now. If the govern
ment for naval purposes is to under
take to furnish these conveniences 70
the navy, and they are eonveniences
equally required by commercial YES
sells. there would seem to be strong
reasons why the government should
take over aud include In its manage
ment the furnishing not only TO the
navy. but to the public, drydock and
repair shop facilities and the sale OF
coal. oil and other ship supplies.
The maintenance Of lock canal Of
this enormous size in sparsely popu-
lated country and In the tropics. where
the danger from disease is always
present. requires a large and complete
and well trained organization with
full police powers. exercising the ut.
most care.
/ cannot close this reference to the
canal without suggesting as a wise
amendment to the interstate commerce
law a provision prohibiting Interstate
commerce railroads from owning or
controlling ships engaged in the trade
through the Panama canal | believe
such a provision may be needed to
save to the people of the United States
the benefits of the competition in trade
between the eastern and western sea-
boards which this canal was construct
ed TO secure.
Department Of Justice.
am glad to say that under the APP
preparations made for the department
of justice the attorney general has so
improved its organization that vast
amount of litigation Of a civil and
criminal character has been disposed
of during the current year. This viii
explain the necessity for slightly In
creasing the estimates for the ex.
penses of the department His report
shows the recoveries made on behalf
of the government. Of duties fraudu-
lently withheld. public lands improp-
erlv patented, fines and penalties for
trespass. prosecutions and convictions
under the antitrust law and prosecu-
tons under interstate commerce law.
invite especial attention to the
prosecutions under the federal law Of
the so called bucket shops" and of
those schemes TO defraud in which the
use of the mail Is an essential part
of the fraudulent conspiracy, prosecu-
tons which have saved ignorant and
weak members Of the public and are
saving them millions Of dollars.
The violations Of the antitrust law
present perhaps the most important
litigation before the department. and
the number Of cases filed shows the
activity OF the government in enforc.
ing that statute.
Judicial Procedure.
One great crying need in the United
States is cheapening the cost Of lltiga-
ton By simplifying Judicial procedure