Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-02-10
OPPONENTS Of
PREPARE NESS
END ARGUMENT
Advocates Of Peace-at-any-
price Say All America Needs
Is Military Police Force and
N0n-reSiStance,

fnY MORNING JOURNAL serritt 1850 wlatl
Washington. Feb. y, chafelnR thAt
Louis y. nrandola ns counsel for The
Interstate commerce commission IN the
five per cent advance rate case con.
coded Ia the cause Of the railroad e.
The fatal injury Of the public interest
clifford 1hornc. railroad commissioners
If Iowa ana an associate counsel 10
the rate cage. appealed to the judiciary
subcommittee of tie senate tonight
not to recommend confirmation of Mr..
Brandois nomination to the supreme
court OF the United states Mr.. Therne
argued that II would be very costly to
the American people 10 put men on
the supreme court bench With prec0n-
cciycd notions as 10 hieh returns on
railroad investments ~ ylew Of the
fact that questions ulnvestlgoted in ma.
uonal appraiscment Of railroads now
going on ultimately would have 20 be
determined by that tribunal sum
ming up his caso. he declared
- have shown conclpsvcly from the
records that Mr. BrandclH has COM
mtted himself to the proposition that
Il return on the capital stock of rail-
roads n seven and one half per cent
IT, to use his own words rather Mig
gardy. That is the return which the
interstate commerce commission un-
decided was adequate.
the investors of this country
is worth one hundred cents on the
dollar | have repeatedly challenged
any one to name security which
earns TINT amount that does not COM
mand par or above pnr
"The other proposition which ! have
attempted to show Is entirely indie
pendent Of the merits Of the rate caseI
and whether Mr.. Brandois was right OIL
wrong In his position Is 10 the AIDE
luacy Of railroad revenue. The other
related to a matter OF
ethics. have shown you
hat Mr.. Brandels was employed BY
he Interstate commerce commission
with specific instructions not to ad
iocatc any particular theory as 10 the
disposition OF the case. lie was asked
+ he was willing TO take the burden
# seeing that the other side Of the !
'ase was developed, ana told that the !
'ailrond side would be adequately /
AIRED for. | have tried to show that
Mr. Brandcis had expressed the great |
Isl Of confidence IN the presentation
# the rate case by associate counsel,
Says Case Vas Conceded.
u have shown that Mr.. Brandcis CO. /
ipcrated IN friendly manner during ,
hes conduct Of the qase with associate
'odnscl, yet, at The crucial time. Mr.. |
}randtis, without warning to other
ounsel after all argument had been
losed on behalf Of the public. com /
eded entirely to the railroads. Had /
known that such was going to be 4
lis position had he advised us of his I
ceision, scps certainly would have /
,een taken for our protection ana we
would have demanded an opportunity
o be heard after Mr. Brandeis had /
losod the argument Off The public.
Coming from Mr.. Brandeis, who |
with as in the cross exc
.mnadon during the rate ease and /
Who was employed by the interstate
commerce commission | consider that I
us concessions We're practically fatal |
O the public our WORK was useless
Senator Fletcher, questioning the
Witness rgardng Instructions to MI
1randeis In the letter from the in
erstate commerce commission relating |
q his employment as counsel IN the !
ate case asked If It was not "A fact
hat Mr.. llrandeis was engaged To see
hat "all sides were taken care of.
Mr. Thorue said that there was such
l proposal ia the commissions letter.
lui that Inter ON In the letter It was
specifically stated Tina Mr. BrandeisI
ihould undertake the burden Of the
other side. because the commission
knew that the railroads would be AIDE
quately represented
Nh Thorno occupied the stand at
two long sessions of the suh-commlt-
&c. closing his testimony mte tonight.
the aub-con,miltee plans
o hear representatives of the Emitted
hoe Machinery company, with which
IT, nfandeis was once associated as
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