The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-12-07

Htion By unanimous vote or all the car
tricrs Of the country Within certain
iliUite the force Of competition be.
tween carriers cannot be denied The
EcaFrieT that desires to participate in
t#tifc movement oil traffic must carry Sts
as chaaplG as its competitor. II must
accord as LIBERAL rules and regulations
as are accorded bEits competitor, and
these competitive Influences make
UEanipity Of opinion MS 70 what arg
proper rules ana regulations more
difficult Of attainment than it wOuld.
otherwise be. From these facts and
tsS nericnccs. and q stHdy Of these con.
asideratioHs over q substantial period,
we aire lcd To tho conclusion that ~
reHsanrh'G dsEr6a dc tic desired and
Unnecessarily in1nroyeiilcrtf CAN Ike reach
Gd vilnin any reasonable thine only by
sna'tsIE1 unWei' to regulate these qIas
tiaIs fnr alI railroads in the anDro-
ul'iatc fedcral#body and also providing
tr ans hy Which rules and regula-
ttnas promulgated Gamble enforced
The commission further recon-.
itnrnds that unless the suggestion fcr.
4iixfns. assisting rates. hE statute is fol
Iuwrd the law be changed To curtail
Ethe# present 5Hnrfod oil suspension and
transportation of filed rate from
fourteen months to 4 year and that
sratIrGa[ls be required to give sixty
5of the Fscsant# thirty days no
iltcc " proposed chances.
Penalty Legislation.
III also ASKS for leEislati0n To per-
nlit punishment Of any attempt to IN
ttlIEtdatc witnesses before it or fisor-
EdtFly conduct or 5cantumncv8 bE a Wit
ness.
Another it1Dortant SUGGESTION is
tfSa commission a3nd ts2e railway corr
omission oil Tsyas oFer lfle famous
shreveport case involving alcstinns
8of Interstate and intr;tstat rates. 'ha#
9i.4rort suggest b THAI without ahdica-
5tion Of any federal authority TO firal-
#ls control questions affecting Inter-
state and f0raiel commences tine COM
mission be authorized tn co-operate
with state commissions in#efforts to5i
reccncilc anon 4 single record the
.cannicts getWean state and#interstate
rates.
In discussing the shreveport case
tire commission says: We call ~
mind once more the fact previously
noted that this commission has NOT
Preached nut in any spirit of aegres-
Esicn 10 lnyi its hands on situations in.
Evolylngs the principle of the. Shreye-
E.pn.t case. While we have decided
over fifty OF such cases. and more are
beng presented to MS from time to.
Etime. we Have dealt with them i the
l5regular line Of official duty We.
HANDLE and dispose Of these cases.
lin tile same alannel.as All other cases.
lin accordance With law and in pbedl-
.ence 10 our official oath.
nCienerally speaking. such sitUa-
6tions represent rate questions and
economic problems rather than legal.
\ controversies and constitutional isl
i.sues We believe that every sucnH
case can as. a practical matter he lis-
posed of without cilallenge Of these
principles OF goyernment,
concludes With the statement
n that it makes this Recommendation
with the itLea3Ithat economic changes
hin this country are rapid. that the
act 10 rcgllt ate# commerce music con-
tinue to be subject To amendment
n aud that tllnt this change is5 not stl:ss-
n gested to be more permanent than
the character or Industrial lifesi
\ which il is to take its place.
Work Reviewed.
.is Reviewing its work under the pro
N vision in the Panama Canal act re
Touring. with certain exceptions, the
Y divorce OF steamship lines from rails
roads. the report says instances have
.i.heen found where, while there is
II acIual substantial competition be
tween railroads and steamships ther
u own. 1t Is or advantage 10 the con-
4 |yenience and commerce Of the people
.ithat the ownership be retained. The
lease or the ownership on sound lines
=by tile New Haven railroad Is IN
VI stanced.
we think. says the commission.
y E''that these facts should be brought
sHto the attention D the Congress. SO
n that it may determine whether. or not
Il authority& shall he conferred upon tile
y comlrissf TO permit, in slch eases
and under such circumstances. a corr
y tinuance Of the railroad ownership,