Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-06-17
wilson PUTS THE
SPURS T0 congress
Recalls Platform Pledge and
Insists on Trust Legis-
lation.
SOLONS GET VERY BUSY
SoHa!cr Neuland5 Again Introduces
Bill 10 Proyido for Inc National
Incorpo ratiUn OF Railroads DO
ing Interstate Rgs!He,s.

Washington, June It. Federal N
corporation of raj 70 IS engaged in
interstate cc,n,aerc Is provided fc., in
3 bill introduced the senate today
by Senator Tes .an5s. chairman CT the
se.sate ecrfinit.go. T. via De pressed
as : 20. ion Of iAc legislative fist
prcgram land after being FINALLY
t',1sidered by the c9m07 e. will BIS
favorably reported beck C the senate
TIE recent decision O. The supreme
court in the ShreNeDGrt case points
da@isive'y toward the necessity Of or
&;4ni1na as national corporations the
great railway systems e this country"
said Mr.. Newlands il presenting his
bill 10 the senate.
On addition, we now are about 10
enter uron the control Of the stock
and bond issues of carriers engaged in
interstate commerce. This will in
volve, according to TIE contention of
many the exclusion CT the control
heretofore exercised j'y the state over
the stocks ana bonds OF all carriers
organized ander those laws that have
had any relation TO interstate COM
MERGE. The whole trend, therefore, is
toward national absorption by the
federal government Of the entire juris-
diction over railroads"
Recalls Platform Pledge.
1t developed today that at, the con-
ference at the white house last night
President Wilson dWelt emphatically
upon the pledge in the Baltimore plat
form relative to trust legislation,
and would not listen to suggestions
made by certain members Of the SEN
ate's steering committee that this
legislation be postponed until next
session, land senators he permitted to
get into their campaigns.
With the knowledge that this legis-
lation was to be pressed, both COM
mittees of the senate devoted practi-
cally the entire day to the trust bills.
The judiciary committee, however,
was able to reach no conclusion on
the terms of the Clayton bill and did
not agree on the advisability of hold
ing hearings. About half the bill has
been read, but all sections objected to
have been passed over. The commit
tee hopes to be able to report the bill
to the senate by the end of next week.
The interstate commerce committee
spen THE day listening to representa-
tives of trolley companies doing an
interstate business, and who are urg-
ing they should not be interfered
with by pending legislation
President Spurs Congress.
The president in outlining his posi-
ton told the senators that while he
also was anxious for an early adjourn
ment, yet he strongly felt that the
| antitrust program should be enacted
during the present session. That
| rapid progress was being made on the
antitrust bills now under cOnsidera-
ton by senate committees was the re-
port made to the president by the
Democratic leaders and it was gener-
ally conceded by the conferees that
there should be little difficulty in
getting these measures reported to
/ the senate and passed by that body.
President Wilson's declaration that
despite what he characterized as q
! deliberate campaign by certain inter
ests for an adjournment of congress
and postponement of the adlninistra-
ton antitrust legislation, he would
use every influence at his command
to get the pending bills through the
senate at this session, continued today
to be the subject Of widespread com
ment in congress. 1t was believed tbs
presidents Declaration would haste,
action by tho senate On the anti-trast
measures.
According to officials close 10 the
president, he believes there is no pros
pect of any organized opposition to the
trust program bv Republican members
of the senate, and thar filibuster is
improbable The president expects thu
railroad securities and the omnibus
antitrust bill to be reported out o
committee within the pext two weeks
1t was made plain today that he ha
not finally committed himself to tn
, details Of the bill as shey passed tn
house.