The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-12-06

rotary of the navy. These aids and the
council of aids appointed 10y the secre-
ta?y of The navy To assist him in the
conduct of his department have proved
to he of the highest utility. They have
furnished an executive committee of
the most skilled naval experts, who
have cO-ordinated the action of the vari
GUS bureaus in the navy aud by their
advice have enabled the secretary To
give an administration ut the same
time economical and most efficient
Never before has the United States
had navy that compared In efficiency
with its present one. but never before
have the requirements with respect to
naval warfare been higher and more
eXactiu% than now. \ year ago con
gress refused 10 appropriate for more
than one battleshlp. In this | think
great mistake OF policy was made, and
| urgently recommend that this con
Rress make mp for the mistake Of the
last session hy appropriations authoriz.
ing the construction of three battle
ships. In addition 10 drStroyerS. fuel
ships and the other auxiliary vessels
ms shown in the building program of
the general board We are confronted
by n condition i'm respect To the navies
of the world which requires us, II we
would maintain our navy as an insur-
ance of peace, To augment our naval
force by ut least two battleshlps year
and 10y battle cruisers, gunboats, tor
pedo destrOyers and submarine boats
In Il proper proportion We have no
desire for war. We would go AZ far as
any nation In the world to avoid war;
hut We are n world power.
Department Of Justice.
This department has been very ac-
tive In the enforcement of the law 1t
has been better organized ana with
larger force than ever before in the
history of the government The prose
CutiOns which have been successfully
concluded and which are now pelding
testify to the effectiveness of the de-
partmental work.
The prosecution of trusts under the
Sherman antitrust law has gone on
without restraint or diminution. and
DEGREES similar 10 those entered in the
Standard oil and the tobacco cases
have been entered In other suits. like
the suits against the powder trust ana
the buthtub trust. | am very strongly
convinced that a steady, consistent
course in this regard, with contnu-
ing of supreme court decisions upon
new phases of the trust question not
already finally decided. is going to Of
fer solution of this much discussed
and troublesome issue in Il quiet, calm
and judicial way without any radical
legislation changing the governmental
policy in regard Ia combinations now
denounced by the Sherman antitrust
law.
| have already recommended rs an
aid iu this matter legislation which
would declare unlawful certain well
known phases Of unfair competition
in Interstate trade, and | have also /
advocated voluntary national incOr.
poration for the larger industrial en-
terprises, with provision for II closer I
supervision by the bureau of corpora
tons or II board appointed for the pur- /
pose, so rs 10 make more certain com
pliance with the antitrust law on the /
one hand aud to give greater security |
To the toCkholderS against possible /
on the other
laIiaV, lnNnVnr tlat tbn nrlnrlN |
course of litigation In the courts and
the regular prosecution of trusts charg
eel with the violation of the antitrust
law is producing among business men I
a clearer and clearer perception of the
line of distinction between business
that Is to he encouraged and business
hat IL 10 be condemned. and that in
this quiet way the question Of trusts
can he settled and competition retain
ed rs IN economic force to secure rea-
in prices and freedom ana
IN trade
Reform Of Court Procedure.
am glad to bring 10 the attention
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, rs these changes have not been
yet put in practice 50 Us To enable us
to state from actual results what the
reform will accomplish. they are Of
such II character that we can reason
ably prophcsy that they Will greatly
reduce the time and cost of litigation
Ia such courts The court has adopted
many of the shorter methods of the
present English procedure. and. while
IL may take u little while for the pro-
fession To accustOm itself To these
methods. il Is certain greatly u facili-
tate litigation. The action of the su-
preme court has been SO drastic and 80
full of appreciation of the necessity for
a great reform In court procedure that
have no hesitation in following up
this action with Recommendation J