The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1914-06-20

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the part Of the representatives, o. big
business q for deceptive purposes only.
The friends Of tho administratton's
bills say that when they 90 into eRect
their value win b proved. and thsH
content themselves with this word on
the subject.
The Representatives Of labor and
their friends In congress still ar6
keeping up their night TO secure exemp-
ton for labor uaions and for farm
err organizations nom the action Of
the Sherman antitrust law. For the
last week or two 1t the White House
conferences have been frequent on
this subject Why the Democrats who
would like to exempt labor and the
farmers. think they can move TIE
president to . change Of mind on the
subject does not appear. for Mr.. VIII
son has spoken strongly on this mat
ter on number Of occasions. The At
tempts. however. to induce him TO
maks concessions are stu the order.
Webb succeeds Clayton.
Representative Clayton. the author
Of the anti-trust bulls which bear his
name. has psen appointed to . federal
judgeship. Representative Webb Of
North Carolina now II the guiding
hand In tho committee on judiciary In
which the bills were framed. Mr..
Webb and Mr.. Clayton are different
In action and in rep6se. Webb - .
good deal Of Q militant. Once on .
time President Wilson wrote Q letter
to Representative Clayton urging him
for the good Of the house of representa-
tives and the good Of the country. to
stay At his post In congress and not
Jeopardixe his seat In the lower house
by entering the senatorial race against
Hobson and Underwood.
Mr.. Wilson at that time saved the
situation for Leader Underwood. be-
cause II Mr.. Clayton. conservative
Democrat, had entered the senatorial
fight, he would have taken many votes
from Oscar W.. and might have bsen
the cause Of the election Of 'NeFTt
mac Hobson.
Taking one consideration with an
other" the presidents lot In the house
Just at present does not seem TO be an
altogether happy one, but In all hu
man probability II II only In the seem
ing. He has won out before and he
probably win win out again. The
antitrust bills win 80 through. and In
the face Of all things to the contrary.
II seemingly II safe to say that they
will 90 through.at this session. Their
enactment into law It II claimed, win
give the Progressives and perhaps
even some Of the more progressively
inclined Republicans, something to at-
tack forcibly during the coming cam.
paisn.
Railway Mall Pay.
Il seems probable that before
congress adjourns . new plan for
the payment Of the railroads for
the carrying Of the mail will have re-
ceived the lawmakers sanction. For
years this question has been rearing
its interrogation point The railroads
have said they were not getting pay
enough. Some government on1cials
said that while this was true of some
railroads. there were others that were
getting too much pay. The solution Of
the problem may come within few
weeks. Complaints from the railroads
have been sharper and more frequent
since the law went into operation e.
tablishing the parcel post service.
Some time ago q commission on rail-
way mail pay was appointed. It con-
sists Of former Senator Jonathan
Bourne. Jr.. Of Oregon, chairman; for
mer Senator Richardson Of Delaware:
Senator Bankhead Of Alabama, chair
man Of the committee on post ofaces
and post roads; Senator John w.
Weeks of Massachusetts. and Repre-
sentatfves futile Of New Jersey and
Lloyd Of Missouri.
Pay for Space, Not Weight.
While the commissioners have kept
to themselves the actual details OF
the report. Il II known that it, main
feature II q proposal to substitute
payment to the railroads for space In
stead Of for weight Of the malls a.
was the case IN the past There seems
to be feeling that the railroads may
not Ike this substitution. but the
members Of the commission believe
that at the end Of two years all the
roads In the country will admit that
II iAthe fairest device that could have
han sdonhoA