El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-28

finished material. in which the report
says: "Ihe steel corporation officers
openly declared the policy Of buying all
the available supply in order to keep up
the price. Many quotations from the
minutes OF meetings are given in support
of this
The resolution that subsidiary com
panies of the steel corporation shall re-
fuse TO handle orders for export business
and that such orders must be turned over
to the United States Steel Products lex
port company. through which the sub
sidiarY companies preclude themselves
from competing for export sales.
The result the report SAYS, 'Of en-
forcing these resolutions and arrange
ments is that materials for export must
be bought from the United States Steel
Products company. and buyers in the
United States who wish to buy goods TOR
export are compelled to pay an addl-
tiOnal profit TO the United States Steel
Products company"
Viii Recognize Chinese Republic.
The house committee on foreign al
fairs today favorably reported the Sulzer
resolution (which, in effect, would reeog-
nIze the new republic of China. 1t con
graduates the Chinese people "on their
assumption of the powers, duties and
responsibilities of self government.
Will Authorize Battleships.
The house committee on naval affairs
today decided in favor of authorizing
two new battleships this year and Will
demand that the Democratic caucus
ditiOn to the navy at this time. The
committee VIII ask for a Tree hand 10
determine the matter for itself.
Rayner Arraigns Roosevelt
Reversals of judicial decision Dy
popular vote, as proposed by express
dent Roosevelt in his Columbus ad-
dress last week, was denounced IN the
senate by senator Rayner Of Maryland
as the most dangerous doctrine ever
brought forward by any one who mas
the slightest regard for the STABILITY
Of our institutions and whose opinion
IS entitled to any weight or respect
Senator Rayner declared that in dis
cussing the eXpreSident, who again IS
q candidate for the republican noml-
nation for president, he did not speak
as partisan. because he believed the
republicans could nominate no one VINO
would be easier to defeat
WHAT desire to call attention to
today" said the senator, is unique
and original conception which he ad->
vanced upon this occasion and which
quote literally as follows:
The decision of a state court on
a constitutional question should be
subject to revision by the people Of the
IF any considerable number Of the
people feel that the decision Is in de
fiance of justice they should be given
the right by petition TO bring before
the voters at some subsequent election
special, or otherwise, as might be de-
cided and after the fullest opportunity
for elaboration and debate. the question
whether or not the judges interpre-
tation of the constitution is to be sus-
tanned. If 1T is sustained, well and
good. If not. then the popular verdict
IS to be accepted as final, the decision
is to be treated as reversed. and the
construction of the constitution defi-
nitely decided-subject only to action
by the supreme court Of the United
States.
Mr.. President. il a proposition of
this sort had been advanced by an
ordinary agitatOr or by an anarchist 1t
no attention would be paid to it, but
meaningless and would involve no ac-
tual danger to the republic.
People who regard this merely as
flippant and impulsive utterance of a
candidate for public office who is try
ing TO attract public favor are making
a great mistake In my Judgment, the
eXpresident has been rejecting over
this proposition for years He was al
ways hostile to the decision OF the
courts whenever they COnflicted with
his own Views and he has over and
over again given expression to his Op-
position to them.
Possessed With Mad Fancy"
He is possessed with mad fancy
that this is and ought to be an eXeCu-
tive government, that the powers of the
executive ought TO override those OF the
legislative and judicial branches of the
public service
BY all the patronage and all the
power that he can command he would
practically force upon the country an
Interpretation OF our organic law, that
viii level its distinctions and Obliterate
its checks and balances He will then
in the pursuit of his own Unsuitable
ambition possess degree OF autOcratic
power that no president of these United
States has ever attained or would have
ever dared to exercise except at the
risk OF impeachment"
The Day In Congress.
The senate convened at 2 D. m.
Labor leader John Williams. OF Pitts
burg. told the finance committee that
any reduction in the steel plate tariff
would result in labor troubles.
The house net 81 noon and considered