| Show WORK NOW ENTERED UPON Roosevelt Roosevel Policies Are to Be Clinched Beyond Shadow of a Doubt Washington Nov 20 When dent Taft returned from tra his hi continent girding trip November 10 the solid sold substantial work of his administration o began according to his supporters The executive has baa ha entered seriously upon his task of 11 clinching the tha the Roose I volt velt vel policies to which he pledged him self sel with wIt such suc emphasis In the cam a year ago That he means to carry cr out this pledge and to complete Deans ly dispel the te forecast of ot those who pro fess hess to see the fine Italian Itla hand of the reactionary in his acts Is not doubted 01 by those who aro are In touch with wih his ad advisers advisors visors Some question queston his hi methods but none disputes his President nt Taft Is 18 determined upon a more rigid control by the federal gov emmet of corporations This Thi will be the keynote ke note of his policies Now that the tariff la Is I out of the way for tor the time tie at t least he ho is prepared to his energies upon this propaganda propaganda ganda In his forthcoming message to con congress gress grass he ho will wf make it clear that he de desires desires desires sires to go further than even President Roosevelt intended doing He hopes to have the te record of his administration go down Into history as a that which tamed and subdued the predatory cor car corporate corporate interests but he ho will conduct his fight through the channels of legis lation laton and not by spasmodic tion ton tione e Contest Predicted This means of course course that the con cm cm of ot corporations will wl be the subject uppermost in tho the coming session of congress and consequently that an another another another other hot and thrilling struggle between the radicals and the conservatives such as took place when the Hepburn rate rte law was passed Is likely to electr fy the country count When Wen the corporation tax was under undEr discussion during the fight over the tariff bill the President referred to I It as the first firt step In the control of cot car The next sTep sep It I is under understood understood understood stood will wf be the control of ot the Issue of stocks and bonds of t interstate corpora tons coror I Just where the tha President intends to vest this control is not definitely known but hIs hla cabinet of lawyers lawyer with wih the te able assistance of Senator Root of New York has ha had the ques tion ton under consideration and it is not doubted that path pails pat out of the labyrinth wl will be found It I Is 13 not likely however that the President will wl go tar far farenough enough to please the radicals and the extremists In con congress congress congress gress Predictions are plentiful that In steering a middle course coure he ho will wl make more enemies than friends He would be the last to avow avow himself an enemy of corporations He has tho the highest possible regard for tor the rights of private property property That federal control will wi In time be recognized as the true protection and safeguard of corporations Is his belief and In presenting his program pr to con congress congress gress gess he is certain to Insist In st upon ade adequate adequate adequate quate regulation without any compro compromise compromise compromise mise President Taft will wl probably displease the radicals by recommending an amendment to the Sherman Sheran antitrust law He will wl urge that the general pro of the present law against all nI combinations and contracts in restraint of ot trade be limited to such as constitute conspiracies with Intent to restrain trade The radicals and insurgents are said to be unalterably opposed to this amendment and have already communicated communicated their displeasure to the dent although with what effect re remains remains remains mains to be seep They Insist that It Is a practical impossibility to the criminal Intention of the trade restrain restrainers ers trusts In close relation to this tion ton wl be that diat regarding a change chango In the th administration of ot the Interstate commerce law Body The President alms aims at restricting the commission to the proper functions of ot a n nI I body It I will wi hear and determine complaints and other causes coming to it Irom rom the bureau of cor car corporations which will have havo the general administration of the commerce law to look after ater and an the preliminary Investigation Invest Investigation gation gaton of complaints of Its Us violation Prosecutions In the courts curts for tor such violations will wl be undertaken by the th proposed bureau of or the department of ot Justice and appeals from the tho Interstate commerce commission will wi be taken di dl directly d recty to the proposed commerce court Instead of ot to any anyone one of the various district courts cour as a at present This new court cour would tend to lessen lesse delay in reaching decisions and to simplify and unify the practice That the strongest kind of opposition to this plan will wi be manifested In con congress congress gress gess is not doubted The Insurgents Insurgent and radicals will wi fight to the last ditch dich against it although the President be believes believes believes that it I will wl strengthen the ad administration administration ministration of commerce laws instead of ot weakening It If I the commission is to tobe tobe tobe be restricted to hearing only such com corn complaints complaints plaints as a come to It I from the bureau of corporations the insurgents will be ab absolutely absolutely absolutely uncompromising in their tt tude toward the legislation There is is s little chance of ot the proposed propose commerce court being established be because because because cause both factions are against encumbering encumbering encumbering bering the law with further courts curts and commissions The President will wI probably recommend recommend recommend mend tRe te establishment of postal sav say savings savIngs sayings ings banks bank and ship subsidies There will wf be a long debate about the constitutionality const constitutionality of the former because 1 many members of congress who favor the principle of the postal bank are certain that the legislation would be thrown out by the supreme court They say that the bank would Inter Interfere Interfere fere here with wih the control now exercised over oyer property by the states so that that for In Instance Instance instance stance a n man might deposit his savings In the government bank and avoid pro process pr process cess for collection of ot debt in his state On the question of ship subsidies President Taft advocates the establish establishment establishment ment of regular lines to South Ameri Amen American American can ports p An Important feature of the message will wI be that for an Rn amendment of ot the procedure r garding the Issue of ofas Injunctions This as promised in the th Republican i 1 and the President will wf Insist on havi hav ig g the pledge mode made modey good What at he s swill y on this subject will wf throughout be of ot vital vial the inte cot coi est to laboring men mer me |
