East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-03-05

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up. II will be the function OF tho
trades commission to prevent such
practices, the idea back OF that legis-
lation being TO authorize the govern
ment 10 prevent unfair methods and
to see that only legitimate weapons
such as superior methods, industry
and foresight are used.
The above measures have by no
means constituted all the important
measures before congress. Other
measures OF vital moment include the
income tax law, the Alaska railroad
bill. the repeal Of the Panama canal
exemption provision. all Of which
passed, and the ship purchase bill
which was defeated by the fillbuster-
ers.
But the tariff, currency and trust
legislation constitute the program up
on which the president entered March
4. 1912, and as far as those great re-
forms are concerned he delivered the
goods, to use an expressive term.
The only defeat suffered was in con-
nectlon with the ship purchase bill
and the manner in which that meas
ure was blocked is we'll understood.
How far the new legislation will go
towards improving the economic con-
dltion Of the country remains TO be
seen. Present conditions afford a
poor test. because the war has dis
rupted business TO such an extent that
the times are abnormal
But the legislation enacted during
the past two years has been in the /
right direction. II has been legisla-
ton for the public good and not for
privilege. II the reforms enacted do
not bring on the millinium there need
be no surprise It is a long road to
economic justice and the way to get
here Is to keep plugging along.
Within the past few weeks the
wheat market has dropped something
like 80 cents a bushel
rhe Wheat It was a phenominal de-
Market. cline following an unpre-
cedented advance. What
las brought II all about? The pros
,ectlye opening OF the Dardanelles is
,iven as one cause. the lack OF ships |
mother and the blockade a third. To
ghat extent these respective features
ave affected the market It is hard to
stimate. They have all been bullish
eatures and when the market is in &
olved partly In speculative operations
nch causes can often produce greater
esults than are called for by the
acts. II seems safe guess TO say q
hat such is the case at present. II {
his is true there will be a rebound +.
fter the bottom has been reached.
Whatever happens II will be OF more c
iterest 20 spectators than TO the I
lrmers because there Is comparative.
: little wheat left in the hands OF the
rowers.
SASSO$SSS
walla walla people are going to
lake their open river celebration at Q
wallula a good roads
'aIla WaIla gathering, the purpose 9
n The job. being to show the i'm.
, perative need OF ?
ard surface road from the Columbia !,
walla walla.
Commenting on the coming cele' p
-ation the Evening Bulletin says:
The need of roads will be &
brought home 10 hundreds who
make that trip. walla walla
cannot claim her seaport until 4,
she has hard surface road con- G
Meeting with 1t. without the road
walla walla is isolated. With q
the road she is in a position to "
make and enforce demands in 4,
the reduction OF rates on COM n
modities shipped In and out p
And so this celebration may
take the nature OF Wallula ir
Highway demonstration. to
launch in earnest the movement 81
that will bring finally to our very N
doors the benefits OF water traf- -,
fic.
They are awake over there TO the
that will come with wa. X,