Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-06-13
HOUSE COMMITTEE DEVELOPS
ALL coAsTwisE coMPErl- !.
TIoN 70 ELIMINATED.
ESTABLISHED LINES FROM
ALL PORTS IN "AoREEMENrs''
Same Conditions Prevail in Trade With
Forsisn Ports = Traffic Regulations
and Pooling Of Business Uncovered
by Committee Investigating Alleged
Shipping Trust.

ALEXANDER OIL IHe uOu1c snip lTuSl AH
vestigation committee. made public the
first three volumes OF the committees
proceedings today and declared that
they contained evidence that competi-
titon of coastwise traffic had practical
ly been eliminated and all established
lines from American ports We're in
agreements.
IN the domestic trade" said Mr..
Alexander, agreements between
steamship lines to regulate competition
don't play nearly 30 prominent q part
as in the foreign trade, but numerous
methods may be used to accomplish
the same purpose and the committee Is
aware OF at least thirty which have
been or are being used to control COM
petition in the domestic trade.
.In the trade with foreign ports the
committee found at least seventy-six
agreements or understandings. the
purpose Of which was to fix and main
tain rates, regulate the traffic and in
many instances pool the business.
These agreements govern nearly all
branches of the American foreign
IC6U0s u nuTCPSs %AAASos e'AAA Nsss.-
America. and the Caribbean district.
practically all the lines serving both
the Atlantic and Pacific seaboards OF
the United States arsmembers OF con-
ferenoes or work in Co operation thru
written agreements Eor oral undes-
standings"
COMMITTEES votss for Suffrage.
Washington. Juns ls.-Senator AS
hurst submitted today the report OF
the woman's suffraab committee rec
ommendin944naaasage of the Chamber
lain resolution sfor = consSieusiUnal
elainsndmsns extsnding sunfase TO
ESsomen. saas
..the people constitute tho government.
They are its creators and its main
tenances. They are the government.
That the granting an elective franchise
to women would add to the strength.
efficiency, justness and fairness of the
government we have not the slightest
doubt.
"It 10 anomolous and archac in a FREQ
republic professedly made up OF.
controlled by. and administered for all
the people, to deny to one-half OF IL
citizens the right of exercising valu-
able functions Of citizenship, to-wit.
the elective franchises. thus preclude
that one-l1alf from the right and pow
er to say what law or policy :shall DO
its rule of conduct. And this anomoly
becomes odious and abhorrent when
we reflect that the particular half OF
citizenship thus excluded is the incl
dental one-half from which springs SO
much wisdom. courage. cheer, hope and
good counsel"
The report sets forth that the things
to be considered in granting equal
franchise are whether women as d
class will vote whenever full oppor-
tunity Is offered; attempt to compre-
hend the questions upon which they
vote; attempt to learn something OF
the character and fitness OF the per-
sons for whom they vote: vote against
dishonest persons for office; oppose
dishonest measures: refuse directly or
Indirectly to accept q brlbe. and refuse
directly or indirectly to give bribe;
place country above party: recognize
the result Of the election as the will
of the people and therefore as the law
and continue to fight for a righteous,
altho defeated cause. SO Tong as there
is a reasonable hope Of success"
1--WE submit the report concludes,
that the class Of voters sought to be
enfranchised by this resolution answer
each and every one Of these interroga-
tories with distinguished credit to 1t
self and that 1t fully, fairly and in good
faith measures up to these require
ments. We therefore, upon all grounds
conclude that the resolution should be
submitted to the states for their
adoption or ratification"
Senator Ashurst said he would use
energy to secure a vote on the resolu-
ton at the special session but that
we would not press 1t in such way
as to arouse opposition or to interfere
with tariff legislation.