Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-11-30
Washington Correspondence.
BY CLYDE H. TAvENNER.


cuted for violating the law has
been known for some time.
j But that they considered Them
selves too sacred to be even in
yestigated was not known until
the Stanley investigating COM
mittee was politely asked by the
steel trust attorneys to please
abandon its inquiry because o.
the Wickersham suit to- dissolve
the trust.
| Should this request be gratified
it would mean that the Wicker
sham suit is a God send to the
trust, inasmuch as it sidetracks
an honest and searching investi-
cation OF a monopoly that Attor-
ney- General Wickersham himself
claims to be illegal. That the
trust fears a continuation of the
Investigation by committee that
is not packed with special interest
servers, more than it does "suit
to dissolve" conducted by an at
torney-general who was a former
trust attorney, has been known for
some time.
Thanks to a democratic majori-
ty on the Stanley committee, the
investigation will proceed. But
wishing to be entirely fair to all
concerned, the committee has dis
continued public hearings until a
full committee can pass on the
proposition. 1t is already known
that the committee favors con-
tinuation of the probe.
COMMERCE COURT ATTACKED.
Owing to the fact that nearly
every time the Interstate Com
merce commission decides case
favorable to the shippers, the Taft
Commerce Court reverses the de :
cision to the benefit of the rail-
roads, there is movement among
Democratic and progressive Re-
publican congressman to legislate
the Commerce Court out of ex-
Iistence.
| Judge Thetus w. Sims of Ten
nessee already has bill prepared
| for the abolition of the court, anG
he will ask his democratic col.
leagues in the House to pass this
measure.
WALL STREET INTERESTED.
The Clearing House Association
Of New York is raising fund Of
| S150,000, to be contributed by
bankers, to aid the campaign in
behalf of ex-senator Aldrich's
money scheme for the future con.
centration of the money power and
control of credit of the country.
DEMOCRAT FROM NEW MEXICO.
] Although the regular or standpa
Republican organization has car.
ried majority of members of the
New Mexico legislature choser
three weeks ago, indications are
that one Democrat and one pro.
gressive Republican will be elect
ed Senators.
DEMOCRATS FRIENDLY TO LABOR.
Legislation helpful to the cause
of the working man will be passed
by the Sixty Second Congress
The labor leaders have assurances
that the Democratic majority il
the House will take up the sub
jects of employers liability, ex
tension of the eight hour day il
government work, restriction q
the power of injunction, strength
ening Of the SO fety appliances law
and prohibition of the so.calle
Taylor system in government
! work. w. B. Wilson Of Pennsyl
! vania, chairman OF the labor com
!: mittee of the House, is himself a.
!: active member of the miners ,un
/. ion, which is an assurance that la
!: Dor problems will receive a fai
J: hearing before this committee.
! A DEMOCRATIC WAY.
!: Congressman R. L. Henry, 0
2 Texas, chairman of the Rule
= Committee of the House, wi
: make an effort during coming ses
: sion of Congress to so amend tn
Sherman anti-trust law that "trus
criminals" as he terms them, ma
be put in jail when they violat
the law. He is convinced the
there is no other remedy for tn
trust evil.
"Fines and dissolution suits ar
child's play for trust magnates,
Y he said, explaining the bill he wi
introduce. "Felon's stripes is tn
only remedy for these commercis
outlaws who violate the law. M
i bill legislates the rule Of reason
+ out Of the Sherman law and spe
officially defines just what consti
e tutes a trust, 50 that there can be n
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