The Dermott news., 1916-12-07

suggestions nntll an opportunity Snouid he offered for more deliberate con sideration of them The fourth rec ommendation do not deem it neces- sary to renew. The power of the in tcrstate commerce commission to grant an increase of rates on the ground re ferred to is indiSputably clear and recommendation by the congress with regard to such a matter might seem to draw in question the scope of the com mSsionS authority or its inclination to do justice when there is no reason to doubt either.
 The other suggeStions-the increase in the interstate commerce. commits Sion's membership and in its facilities for performing its manifold duties, the provision for full public investigation and assessment of industrial disputes, and the grant to the executive of the power to control and operate the rail ways when necessary in time of war or other like public necessity now very earnestly renew.
 The necessity for such legislation is manifest and pressing. Those who have iutrusted us with the responsibility and duty of serving and safeguarding them in such matters would find il hard, believe, to excuse T failure to act upon these grave matters or any unnecessary po~tpouement of action upon them.
 Not only does the interstate com merce commission now find ii praeu= taIIy impossible. Nith its present mem her>hip and organization 10 perform it's gr-at functions promptly and thor 1u1hly. but il is hot unlikely that II ma4 presently be found advisable to add to its duties still others equally heavy and eNactlHg l. must first he perfected as an administrative in~tfu- meut
 The country cannot and should not consent ta remain any longer exposed to profound industrial disturbances for 4ek of additional means of arbttra tien and cancellation which Che con eress can easily and promptly supply. And nH will agree that there must ke= uo doubt as to the power of the eNetn= tive Co make immediate and uuluter raifed use ef the railroads for the con ccutrution of the military forces of the uatieu wherever they are needed and whenever they are needed.
 ThiS k q program of regulation. pre- yeatien and administrative ethrleaey which argues ttS own ease in the mere statement ef it. With regard to che If ttS items. the increase III the eli cIeaey of the interstate commerce com mf~~ten, the house ef representatives ha~ already acted itS acton needs only The concurrence of the senate
 For Control and Operation.
 Would Hs>uute# te recommend. aHa I aart SaN the congress would he~ttate= to aet upon thc suggestion should l 4ahe lt fhat any uaa III aas otcupa ten should he ohiIard hy ias to eea unue in aa employment winch he de= sired to tcaye. To pa~~ a taw which forbade or prevented thc Individual warkmau ta leave H5S Wog5s before re eeGeIHs the aFpro1aI#ef ~o,ses1 .n do ing So would he to adopt q new prJu e3Pae ute=nGr ~peuaeHee which ! t.tkA5 t'+t '' Vi stt v tF#F tt' lftit io introduce But Che pref7sa that the operation of the railways ot tAe country shall uot he stopped or inter rqptcd by tHp converted acton of or caH.zel hodIes of mea uutl- # ruhlie investigation shall have been Instituted which Shai make the whole qu,sttoa ut issue plain for the judgment uf the 3rIaion of the nation k uot to propose any such principle, T. Is based upon theAery different principle that the eon certed action of powerful bodies of men >hali uot be permitted to stop the ta= dustrial proeeN>es of the nation. at any rate before he nation shall have had an opportunity to aequaiut itself with ,he merits of the eaSe aS between em= 1 ploNee and employer. time to form ltS 1 npMun upon an Impartial statement of the merits. and opportunity to con sider all practicable means ot euuclaa= ueu or arbitration.
 can see nothing in that proposition hut thc Ju>tthahIc safeguarding by SO eiety of the necessary proeeNscs of its very life There K nothing urat trar} or unjust in fl unless Il he arhi trurtiA and uajustly done. l. can aHa should be done Wjtha full and >crupH ] louS regard far the interests and iber- ties ef all concerned as Well as for th, l permanent interests of society itself.
 Other Legislation Urged.
 Ihr"c matters If capital importance await tuc acton of the senate which have already beeu acted upon ny the ] house "t representatives the hal AheH seeks to extend greater freedom 1 of combination to those engaged in pre- noting the foreign commerce. of the | country than is how thought by some l co be legal under the terms of the laws against monopoly; the bill amending l the present organic law of Porto Rico, and the hill proposing more thor oHgh and systematic regulation of the
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