Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1910-03-19
TAFT TALKS ON
LEGISLATION
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mission. First Of all. It would ex-
pedite matters. he asserted.
The one thing" said the presI-
dent, which disgraces our civiliza-
ton today, Is the delays of criminal
and civil justice. These delays al
ways work in favor Of the man with
the longest purse. Hence they work
in favor Of the railroads rather than
the shipper. The commerce court, by
avoiding convenient delays of the
past, will be long step toward that
regulation OF railroads which we
have been docking for.
"A second provision OF the bill al
lows carriers TO make trific agree
ments among themselves, subject to
approval OF the interstate commerce
commission. My predecessor, In his
every message to congress, recon-
mended this. The provision does not
permit pooling. II allows that which
the railroads have to do, anyway,
whether the law forbids It or not. /
am In favor Of allowing the railroad,
II run rightly and Justly, to run
within the law"
Other provisions OF the pending
bill were taken up one by one.
From the railroad bill the presl-
dent passed to the postal savings
bank measure, which already has
passed the senate. He said he hoped
It would pass the house and he felt
the enactment Of the bill would prove
the worth Of the institution. In the
end he predicted instead OF hurting
the banking business 1t would Inn
prove It.
Next the president discussed the So
called anti-injunction bill. That to
me-" he said. presents some aspects
that would be discouraging to a per-
son less optimistic than /. Our friend
Gompers and the American Fedora
ton OF Labor are opposed to the bill
because they do not think 1t goes far
enough. Our friend Van Cleave and
the manufacturers association are op-
posed because they say It will ham,
string the courts and prevent them
from giving needed relief. The truth
OF the matter ID the bill Is one of
reasonable provisions, and 1t carries
out the platform to the letter. Some
people ask why we should bother to
pass the bill II it does not satisfy the
labor organizations. We did not
agree to satisfy the labor organiza-
lions. We agreed to adopt this law
because we believed It to be right.
Il am tired" fairly shouted the
president, amid a storm of cheers,
"of consulting particular interests to
see whether or not thing ought to
go through. am In favor Of con-
sulting every interest to see what
It's argument may be and want to give
justice to every interest. want to
know II a thing Is right. If It is
right, We can convince the people 1t
II right, and they will be with u.s."
Withdrawal OF Lands.
In speaking OF the conservation
measures, the president said he hoped
congress at this session would at
least adopt the bill that gives the
president specific authority to with
draw lands from public entry until
such time as congress can adopt laws
for their proper disposition. After
this bill is passed the president said
he hoped the 100000 900 of bond
certificates would be granted to car
ry forward the reclamation projects
In the west. This work. he said, had
gotten ahead of the money in hand
through an effort to satisfy the hopes
OF those to be benefited by the recla-
nation land. The president referred
to the right OF executive arbitrarily
to withdraw lands from entry, sub
ject that has formed n part OF the
testimony taken In the Balllnger-Pin-
ehOt controversy.