Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-14
The Railroads to Re-entef
Politics Under Wilson

Advocates of the Presidents repeal bill systematically decy
the value competition regulator of railroad rates
If it were as Intellectual regulator they would have ap
pear they be vigorously for free canal instead of trying
to close it to the coastwise ships.
The railroad representatives in the Senate have suddenly be
come nightly of the Interstate Commerce Commits
SION Why international complications they ask by opening
ships of the United States without tolls
when absolute control vested in the Interstate
Commerce Commission?
The purpose is therefore curb the Panama Canal
of railroad and then pack the nterse Com
Commission with who friends of the railroads
The case of the latest apponte Winthrop Daniels whose
confirmation accomplished in the Senate by trick played
by the Administration forces upon Senator LaFoette sig
nifcant
President Wilson long time acquaintance and personal
lection Daniels possessed record of fendness to railroad in
teres which, when exposed made the Senate ba But it
abashed President whit He it, thoroughly
acquainted with in all its phases and there
fore appointed him.
AS member of the Public Service Commission of New Jer-
ey Daniels laid down the proposition that considering the
value property which public service corporation
titled dividends the the franchise should be
sdered
This fat contradiction Of modern ideas the regu
aon of public service corporations The franchise is in effect
loan from the people to the corporation The Daniels theory
would people making arward pay interest
it to of the loan.
Cherishng this conviction Daniels will be invaluable
railroads the Interstate Commission just
when valuation of their physical properties being made
with a view to the establishment of equitable rates
who willing that the roads should be allowed
the value of franchises which
them nothing 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 Hall of Colorado too obscure
awaken dsts Senator expressed it. Hall through
his business and professional dependent upon railroads
for his livelihood At time sent by railroads market their
bonds London he later settled down the practice railroad
law How servceabe he will be to the people member of the
Interstate Commerce Commission is readily estimated.
In view this reorganization of the commission to the rail
road liking the eagenes of the roads 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
Panama Canal costly American ships using it, Then the rail
roads raise their transcontnenal rates
cloak railroad raid upon the canal cry has been
raised diplomatic difficulties and the national safety
The would have been pleaded when this
weak 1t humiatng when the nation strong real
Democrat would plead it.
national surrender to the railroads sufficiently
hating To add to it the surrender of national sovereignty
the Panama Canal and the right established by Cons
tuition, to regulate domestic commerce noonoeivable