The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-01-13
COMMERCE LAW
AND THE TRUSTS
TREATED By TAT 7
PRESIDENT HANDLES TWO I'M.
PoRTANT TOPICS IN HIS sPE.
CiAL MESSAGE TO CONGRESS.
WANTS NEW COURT CREATED

Under the interstate Law--Chief
Executive Also Urges Federal In
corporation Statute TO Suppress
Abuses and Not TO Destroy Legti.
mate Combinations OF Capital.
Washington, Jan Needed legislation
con cTulug the interstate commerce law
ANA the control Of trusts formed the sub
| ic.t Of President Tau.s special message
10 congress. The president calls attcu-
Non To- The partial failure ~ the present
'.inii"f'e law to get results because uf
IT," frequent appeals from its decisions
60 federal courts and tire sl0wnoss OF the
5Weu" court In deciding these cases.
II would not be proper to attempt to
deprive any corporation u the right TO
il." reFiow by court 81 auy order or de-
'L"' winch. n uudistugbcd would rob II
OF a reasonable return upon It's invest
| m"n' OF would subject II 10 burdens
which would uniIs'ly discriminate
against 1t and in favor OF other carriers
similarly situated What IS. however ~
suprom" importance is that the decision
Of such questions shall be as speedy as
'H" nature OF the circumstances will I'D
NIT. aud that uniformity Of decision be
secured so AS to bring about an cfr,-
Tive. systematic and scientific enforce
mont ut the comrrrc law rather than
-'rii"inE decisions and uncertainty OF
iuai result
Recommends court of Commerce"
For this purpose I recommend the cs.
tam. .Wcut ~ court 90 the United
States composed of Hyc judges dcs,g.
N''"l Tor such purpose fI"m among tH"
circuit Judges uf the United States, t4
Nn known as the United States court
"I ,Hnnrrro, which court shall Doe
clothed with inclusive original jutisgI.-
fun over the following classes Of cases.
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hs l.' .EIklnS ace. nr" authorized to %"
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tod states.
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reasons precisely analogous n those
wa. % induced ~" congress 10 create Z.
'."it "l custom. appeals by the pr....
MONS lh 'I' luIlh act ui August 3. 'sf.
may b" urged In rIpport OF the creation
ui lh' commerce. court.
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Der o. lR.7 T.. cnaol" this court '' De
constituted ~ VIII be necessary 10 author
W" ~" appointment ~ tE" additional
go .uii Judges WHO for tho purposes of
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''. 1.fH vh'r" thor" ie az tho pres
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power .ll"f Justice ~ amy tim, Whom
n" business N The court Of commerce"
t"' not require the services % 800 the
judges TO r'tssten ih" Judges DESIGNATED
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l."' f"sun. iEolv belong ana T. ngll
al'1 prov Ido Tor payment to such ..drne
VIM" 'Ning by assignment In tho court
or commerce ~ such additional uguInt
rs t' necessary TO hriuE their annual
compensation M 10 $1,000.
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