Show NO I ON RATE RAT POLICY Rumors About Presidents President's Po Position Position Position Po- Po Known to toBe toBe toBe Be False CONSENTS TO AMENDMENTS s I lie Ic Ic Would Ila to lo Set See If I They r Don't Dont Endanger el Measure n Washington ashington March 1 1 TherA I-TherA There have been many rUmO rumors lately of oC tho time w weakening on in his rate polIe pol pol- Ie lay icy Among those ln have p enjo enjoyed elt the lie Presidents President's Jl confidence during the thelast thelast th last Jast few weeks no apprehension t ex exists cx- cx XI X- X I isIs ts n as to his attitude They know v very r plainly what he lie lenn means for 0 he lie has not at nJ any ammy time disguised ll his course or 0 his feelings He lie le wants want a arate arate rate IMe bill bl that will wil be lie fair to shippers and ant railroads nl alike ailko that will wl put an end to the present tl discrimination against individuals corporations and I localities un one iuie that will wi go Into effect aa cut soon snout as possible one une that will wi hold I water at In the hl highest court of the land Jand lie ITo regards the substance rather than the P He lie le does docs not care what amendments are incorporated In lIt Ow h measure as ashong a long hong as ns they thy do 10 not flot overload or w weaken weak nJ- nJ en I it Tear heur Court 11 Supreme Fear Is expressed et by a number of his legal friends that any rate rte bill hi passed by congress will wJ be knocked out b by the supreme court no matter mater In what form It Is voted through h to lo passage a e. e If I It I Is overturned however how how- ever after hein being prepared with wih all al the the skill that the time brightest legal talent cnn can en bring to bear heal upon its Is provisions the t fight ht will wi not end nd there The President dent Is 1 determined to carl carry the battle hotle on until the time victory Is won no ito matter where It I leads The end must be at attained attained at- at tamed and If not b by means of or a bill hi of the sort now under consideration then In lit some other ther manner that will hold water in the time courts Briefly stated ta ted the amendments that President Roo Roosevelt evelt would oud like to S see In Incorporated Incorporated In- In In t time the Hepburn bill 1111 I If it I the they do not muot Injure Its Is chances of passing First Time The The elimination of ot the thirty days days' provision slon regarding the time effectiveness effective effective- ness hess Jess of or th the commissions commission's rate rale Second A Second A paragraph providing for 01 the time payment Into court uy b the railroads of the th difference between new commission rates and the thc old rat rate In the time event vent that view the tho the court grants rants a stay pending a t re rl- rl re- re Third lur The The rounds grounds for tor court review Ll Most t Important ChHn Chanse t The last ts is l. perhaps the most Important Import Import- ant In the Presidents President's eyes cs He lie believes be be- Ih time the grounds for Cor review re should be be narrowed down to two two that that I Is first whether time the commission la has exceeded I Us its authority under the time constitution and second whether time the rate Is 0 oa on the whole O or op In iii part on f tor Senator Spooner the time second amendment that amendment that providing to for l' l payment Into court b by tIme the railroad company of oC the difference between the time new note commission lon slon rate and the time one previously In force Senator I Knox lox w wished hed to substitute a abond abond 1 bond hond for thin timis cash ch payment hut but the It 5 4 t time the Ie I cu-I cask d deposit o 1 1 it fur t If U Ifa n a bOnd benel IB IR deposited with Ih the court COUlt more mOle litigation will wil become becom necessary before It Itan Itan I an an be hI collected If It the railroad oad loses Cash ii Depo-ii a ii 1 Deterrent eat The Time ca casio h deposit has hn the additional virtue Irue in th time the Presidents President's judgment of Oc aclIn acting acting act act- In ing as a deterrent for those railroad officials of of- who might If the they were not obliged to put up ump lp the time real mone money attempt to se secure secure se- se cure CUIC a stay eta of the time commissions commission's rate through the time courts COltS If I they are rc obliged to cover er r co the difference rence n n price between the two rates th thor they will wi not be likely to plunge into litigation atlon that they realize w will cn end in n loss ot of ot both hoth case and nd cash I |