The evening herald., 1921-06-19

Shreveport cases since then and they
have al been referred 10 the Shrcve-
port casc--under the ridiculous and
absurd proposition, gentlemen. that
Shreveport, Louisiana. was the con-
ter Of the rate question OF this coun-
try ana that the rates fixed by the
Texas Railroad commission created
discrimination OF All Interstate COM
mcrco the Interstate Commerce COM
mission hianketcd our state with the
rate made hy the fudoul body. al
though Va the act TO regulate com-
! mercc from which and out Of which
they secured their authority stated In
tho first section. that the provisions
Of this act shall not apply to trans
! portatinu within state, and N "a
poor dealer under that order wanted
70 move household goods for 30 mil,s
in Texas under rates fixed by his
| state commission, under 10 laws and
constitution ne was forced 90 pay 40
10 90 per cent more freight rate be-
cause. foraooth. some man had
! figured out that thov would dis
rrimIuatc against Shreveport, Louis
,ana, ON household furniture. and
thcro never was trace Of a
/ shipment that ever moved from
Shreveport. Ia. n tho point of Texas
! have iu mind. or froiA that part ~
Texas 20 shreveport. Ia: but it fun
/ nishcd au excuse ana under that. as
II Euvtbcv hluukctcd the state of
Texas with their fipt rates. following
that other states fcll aud the powcrs
Iof their commissions were taken
luvay from thnm. That resulted in
/ tho lutrcaSr of rates Won gentle
men who were doing husincas iu TcN-
IuH Ht th1t time suffered hv that iu-
crease I'D % was brought about hy
Ia violation Of tho constitution and
laws Of TINT sovereign state and un-
der prctruEs OF discrimination under
soctiCt 10 Of tho Act TO Regulate
Commerce. bat Il has progressed. and
We ARE brought M then after that
fo the timr whom congress u'' and
I@ss'd this transportation nct We
wcrr then mot with tho propovI-
ton advanced hy tho railroad people
That the commission. ON account of
tu" transportation act. had its pow
crH enlarged. and ~ had Ia increase
tho rates sufficiently 10 make d per
cent ON the valuation OF the railroads
lof tho country, irrcHp HpCriiyc ut whcth-
Irr they were reasonable or uuroas-
uualIo. hc,HuFr the act said they
must make a rate that would pro
due" re- revenue as near as may hc
That would produce five and q half
ur FiN urt cent. The commission after
It ling continuous hearing GRANTED n
|'rri I.n increase. Along ttmc Tho dn-
oigiuu rf the labor board. and after
HIu'Iiug Tho facts fhDN issued the
famous order Increasing tho rates a5
pDr cont and thy.i the fun started
" may hy that We have reached n
IIur iu tHH country when We ought
iu huf, I $500. .Hiumcut operated III
|''ih from Washington with ahso-
|lutrlN go authority lu tho state go, -
|'rnmDutH at Hu. and with no right
upon their part Go do anything with
reference 60 the control OF their iu-
trrNl. affairs, Thar may hr the hrst .
du not think DO Is. I think 8t least
|tnat such % situation Ig not warranted
ht th' law. nor hy thc constitution of
tus country under which We we've
created ana have reached our pres
I'Ut ,miu,uDy iu the world % ID b.
dome The states Will revert 90 "a Hltua-
liuu 90 nothing hut communities
iaNors state Rights.
I dc not know how this urEauizt-
tiuu stands, but our organization
passed 90 resolution saving % didn't
.h,t'N,. uu account uI the tact
/ hat tho transportation aystrms Of
THIS country have been built up uudct
Ia system r,roguiGing the rights uf
tile states tu govern their own com
iWorcr, that tho lntcutu, Conmcrc,
commission should have the power tu
fN rates within the states, and de-
utund'd iht repeal OF that part uf thp
transportation ACT under which the
/ commission socks Go cAcr,iso that
Authority. Along the lane Of ,n-up.
lerutINp efforts do not want tu take
m too much timr-i think ID bp-
IooNvs every livestock organization ai
thlH ump 10 ram lu line with that
mu,,m,ut The American NauounI
livestock association has taken a
Htroul position with reference to b.
uur- has, and u number of othcrs
have. because. Gentlemen. "a. long IL,
sour stale commissions naN, the rIshl
10 uN rates within you stale. ,nt
cor grt prof,ctiou aud Won won't hp,,
tu ,1t "a rate that b. sufficient 4,
msk, a t,,,uu, for som, uthpr stutt
that hasn't tho tauspurtatiou ad.
|,uutt.t. that your state has Thr
, country ae,,loped Tao nus4t trans
. uortail0u Hystrn in thus world urdrl
ILv# n.t recognize tho rights of tht
statos Goo iN their own rates fur th,
. characterization uf commodittrs with
Iu th.iI own borders. aud Nc uurhI
tu eu back TO that
I,ats- Are prphibui,c.
Nluy Of the broudmIud,d railroat
linen TODAY ,rrurnizc chat tho rate
+, Iury too hiEh aud state SO publirN-
p leo move thn rommudltIsa. and thrrr
fore. 10 Is known 'act among thos,