Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-13
The Railroads to Re=enter
Politics Under Wilson

Advocates of the President repeal bill systematically decry
the value of water competition regulator of railroad rates
If it were Intellectual regulator they would have it ap
pear they would vigorously for free canal instead of trying
to close it to the coastwise ships.
The railroad representatives in the Senate have suddenly be-
nightly enamored of the Interstate Commerce Commits
Why risk international complications they ask by opening
the canal the ships of the United States without tolls
when absolute of railroad vested in the Interstate
Commerce Commission?
purpose therefore to curb the Panama Canal
of railroad and then to pack the ntere Com
with who friends of the railroads
The case appointe Winthrop M Daniels whose
confirmation accomplished in the Senate by trick played
by the Administration forces upon Senator LaFoette sig
nfcant.
President Wilson's long time acquaintance and personal Sc
lection Daniels possessed ndness railroad
terest which when exposed made the Senate bal But it
the President whit He knew it, thoroughly
acquainted with the Daniels in all its phases and there
fore appointed him.
member of the Public Service Commission of New Jer-
sey proposition that considering the
value property which public service corporation is
titled earn dividends franchise should be
sidered.
This contradiction of modern ideas the regu
aon of public service corporations The franchise is in effect
loan from the people the corporation The Daniels theory
would have the people making the loan arward pay interest
it to of the loan.
Cherishng this conviction Daniels will invaluable
the railroads the Interstate Commerce Commission just
now when valuation of their physical properties being made
with view to the establishment of equitable rates
who willing that the roads should be allowed
their the estimated value of franchises which
them nothing to be cassed railroad through and
through.
That why the Administration appointed him and jammed
through his confirmation against the protest of LaFoee and
progressive Senators of all parties
Prior the Daniels appointment the President appointed
commissioner Henry Hail. of Colorado too obscure
out his business and professional dependent upon railroads
for his livelihood At time by railroads market their
London he settled down the practice of railroad
How servceabe he will be to The people member of the
Interstate Commerce Commission is readily estimated
of this reorganization of the commission to the rail
road liking the egenes of the roads to substitute commission
regulation for the automatic regulation effected by the compe
ton of the canal is clear enough,
Pack the commission with railroad attorneys Make the
Canal costly American ships using it. Then the rail
roads raise their transcontinental rates.
To cloak the railroad raid upon the canal the cry
raised diplomatic difficulties and the national safety
would have been pleaded when this nation
weak humiang when the nation strong
Democrat would plead it.
national surrender to the railroads sufficiently humi
atng add it the surrender of national sovereignty
over Canal and the right established by the
tuition regulate domestic inconceivable