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

Advocates of the Presidents repeal bill systematically decy
the value competition regulator of railroad rates
Intellectual regulator they would have it ap
pear they vigorously for free canal instead of trying
to close it to the coastwise ships.
The railroad representatives the Senate have suddenly be
nightly enamored of the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion Why international complications they ask by opening
the canal ships of the United States without tolls
when absolute of railroad vested the Interstate
Commerce Commission?
The purpose is therefore the Panama Canal
resrainer railroad and then pack the ntere Com
merce Commission with who friends of the railroads
The case of the latest appontee Winthrop Daniels whose
confirmation accomplished the Senate by trick played
by the Administration forces upon Senator LaFoette sig
nhcant.
President Wilson's long time acquaintance and personal Sc
lection Daniels possessed of endness railroad in
terest which when exposed made the Senate balk But
abashed the President whit He it; thoroughly
acquainted Daniels all its phases and there
fore appointed him
AS member of the Public Service Commission of New Jer
sey Daniels proposition that considering the
property which public service corporation is
titled dividends the value of the franchise should be
sidered
This fiat contradiction of modern ideas the
aton of public service corporations franchise effect
people the corporation The Daniels theory
would people making the aerward pay interest
it to of the loan.
Chershing this conviction Daniels will be 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
to base their of franchises which
them nothing classed railroad through and
through.
That is why the Administration appointed him and TANNED
through his confirmation against the protest of LaFOette and
progressive Senators of all parties
Prior the Daniels appointment the President appointed
as commissioner Henry c. Hail. Colorado too obscure
awaken dstrust Senator expressed it. Hall through
his professional dependent upon railroads
his livelihood by railroads market their
London settled practice railroad
How serviceabe will be people member of the
Interstate Commerce Commission is readily estimated.
In of this reorganization of the commission the rail
road liking the eageness the roads to substitute commission
regulation for the automatic regulation effected by the compet
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 transcontnental rates
cloak the railroad upon cry has been
raised of diplomatic difficulties and the safety
The would have pleaded when this
weak humliatng when the nation strong no real
Democrat would plead it,
national surrender the railroads sufficiently hum
hating To add it the surrender of national sovereignty
Canal and the right established by the Cons
tuition regulate domestic inconceivable