Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-06

nv,ncod thst a steady, conslstenu
oorrsa In this regard, with a
inc of supreme court decisions upou
new phases Of the trust question NV
already finally decided, Is going 70 u
Gov . solution of this much discusseu
ord troublesome issue In a quiet, CAM.
and judicial way without any raolea,
LEGISLATION changing the goVernnen'aI
nolicy in regard to combinations no"
denounced by the Sherman ANTITRUST
law.
7 have already recommended as an
aid in this matter legislation WHICH
would declare unla wful certain wen
known phases Of unfair compeuuon
IN Interstate trade, and l have also
advocated voluntary national fncor-
noration for the larger fndusuiai eh.
terprises. with provision Tor u ciosen
suneryision by the bureau OF corpora
tions or a board appointed Tor the pun
nose 40 as to make more certain ON
nIiance with the antitrust law OIL tae
one hand and to give greater security
70 the stockholders against possible
prosecutions on the Their.
I believe, however. that the ORDERLY
coprse Of litigation In the courts anu
the regular prosecution II trusts chats
cd with the violation Of the ANTITRUST
law is producing among business mel
a clearer and clearer perception OIL 'no
line of distinction between business
that is to be encouraged and business
that Is to be condemned, and that III
tbis quiet way the question OF trusts
can be settled and competition retain
ed as an economic force to secure rea.
condolences In prices and freedom u
independence in trade.
Reform Of Court Procedure.
I am glad to bring to the atoention
of congress the fact that the supreme
court has radically altered the equity
rules governing the procedure on the
equity side Of all federal courts, and
though, as these changes have not been
yet put in practice 80 as to enable us
TO state from actual results what the
reform will accomplish, they are OF
such a character that We can reason
ably prophesy that they will greatly
reduce the time and cost Of litigation
in such courts. The court has adopted
many Of the shorter methods of the
present English procedure, and, while
it may take a little while for the pro-
fession to accustpm itself to these
methods, 1t is certain greatly to facili-
tate litigation. The action Of the SUI
preme court has been 30 drastic and 50
full of apprecia ton Of the necessity for
a great reform In court procedure that
/ have no hesitation In following uQ
this action with a recommendation
which I foreshadowed In my message
Of three years ago, that the sections OF
the statute governing the procedure In
the federal courts on the commo law
side should be SO amended AS to give
to the supreme court the same right to
make rules Of procedure in common
law as they have since the beginning
of the court exercised In equity.
Workman's Compensation Act.
I say again that / think no act can
have a better effect directly upon the
relations between the employer n
employee than this act applying to
railroads and common carriers of an
interstate character. and I am sure
that the passage Of the act would
greatly relieve the courts Of the heav-,
lest burden Of litigation that they
have and would enable them to dis
patch other business with 4 speed new
or before attained in courts Of justices
In this country.
The White House. Dec. 6. 1912.
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