The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-12-11
LEGISLATIVE ACTION NECESSARY.

THE HERALD REPUBLICAN welcomes the DeseTet News
into the fight this paper making in behalf of the people
against the coal This paper with great deal of
pleasure that the News endorses the idea advanced in The
Herald Republican yesterday morning that legislative
miee ought be appointed after the session begins to
make thorough investigation of the coal trust its methods of
operation and learn what of legislation will be necessary
exact justice for the people of the state Following
publication of yesterday the News said edtoray in its issue
Of Saturday afternoon:
thoroughly
agitation remedy is
let i've and il also bsve the SoTsr IN ANN tS or profession
worthy his hire All entitled to reasonable return the
business But where citizens tradesmen corporations
petition in rishtfuIy
let the attorney general probe the matter TO the bottom and
do that before the legislature adOurns
whether further laws bring the public relief
from such burden as that under which it is now suffering
some years ago An @ was held by the grand Jury Some
,s soo ,n.nv nva5 sDd some one vas hound 70 come ont b
the facts We believe the officers of the law win be equally
full now they show that they propose to handle the question with
II grand jury results the legislature,
ITS earliest steps should order az summon an the wit
let The DsoDIs Of Utah no the facts The belief Is Tnersi now
coal prices reached nqutOus height;
nancy h o n and Su tb Pc 5 RG s 5a sa a
We do not believe that the calling of grand jury will be
Of any the present situation and rather incline
70 the opinion that the investigation by committee of the
will be able of to examine the acts of the coal dealers
and producers the light of the present statute
notice upon the corporations in the combination dis
IT, If they do do within thirty days it becomes
duty of the secretary of state file statement with the
evidence attached with the attorney general There every
believe that the attorney general will act.
The attorney general has the right to witnesses
and question them and the court in which Attorney General
will his proceedings will also have that right
There question that all is being done at the present
that be done under the statutes of the state they
read. The method laid down by the law to be followed
against the combinations being followed to the letter. and
grand jury could do The grand jury could
witnesses of course but that the courts do under tia
present law.
The News points out that failing grand jury, the bes
thing make the investigation by committee Of the
legislature and that comedies with the views of people
who have studied the situation With legislative committed
charge of the situation smmOnng the officers of the
companies bringing in their books and the books of the rail
road companies which them and which Utah corpora
tons fund of information be secured which viii be in
valuable basis upon which to frame law that will
the situation
It inevitable that all those who believe that cheaper fue
should be secured and that the coal trust should be put
business will exactly agree to the best method to Dc
this But there cannot be much disagreement the belief
of the public that legislative committee ought to get thu
facts With these basis upon which to work the method
can then be selected An exact knowledge of the situation
first necessary and the best method by which to do this
have investigation by legislative committee.