Show SENDS I SPECIAL MESSAGE I Asks Congress to Make Cert Certain t tain tarn Modifications in the it Railroad Bill SPEEDY ACTION NEEDED MESSAGE THE OUTCOME OP or WITH MAGNATES Jane 7 Taft today sent nt a messing to toO tongres m III he hs recommended rf that the claw clause In the new DeW railroad n bill J l which gives given Iv the Interstate com commerce commerce commerce merce power to Investigate ID gate Bate and aDd f speed ap nd increased I rate rake rae pled filed by y the railroad be modified M so M as to take effect eU t Immediately upon apon signing the act The me m a followed a lengthy conference at the White how e this rooming between th the President and Senator Crane Cram on the part of the Senate Sen Senate Senat ate at a aM t ll it Mann lann on the part rt of or th thO House HoWIe There wan a wide divergence nce of ot opinion among the u callers allen as to Wh whether th th the amendments sought Nought It by the President could IN bt secured In con eon conference Terence ference 7 Those hope apt a who 1 1 ored th the acceptance ac pta of the th Senate SeDate h tl II ae an a whole contended d that the only way wa u tu t make malEe the clause referred to by the tho President take tak effect Imme ly was w to pass pas pa a mint joint revolution to u that They argued that an as anIt asat II It at stands in the bill the provision would 1111 u bit JIt it take effect eff for sixty days da The Tn President ba bases ef e his hi request Ion the agreement a h b tc rp reached h d with th railroads I whereby wh they th agreed l rr Hl ti t I withdraw all alt In nna d rates rate mi until Ml th tu n new mw w law wa slimed signed I nd As A to toh toh h 1 sw w th the H art t s to be amended whether If I In or by joint revolution resolution th Vie I l 1 nt left to h ht discretion dt JI of off ofte f te yr gaa The I Following is jA the Pr mes mee mesA m mA nag nagA A recent nl effort erfort by 1 7 a large of ff f railroad companies to Increase becomes Increaser e rates r ral t n for transportation of or V rn n and ami property Tr caused n me e to dl 1 t the tM att rn y general to bring brI a ault at t ruit and jid smear tram from rom the United States State Hurt ourt In hi Missouri an Injunction re straining g the tho operation of or such In Increased Increased creased rates rats during the of or orthe the proceeding uTh This l action led to a conference with the representatives of the railroad companies ao so enjoined and the agreement by each of ot them to with withdraw wIthdraw withdraw draw the Use proposed proponed Increase of ot rates 1 effective on or after June 1 and not to tofile tofile file any further attempted increases until after the tha enactment Into law of or Cite Che pending bill to amend the Inter Interstate Interstate state commerce Arco act or of the adjournment adjourn adjournment adjournment ment of with the tho further understanding that on the enactment of or such law Jaw each would submit to the determination of or the interstate commerce com commerce merce commission the question que of the of oC all aU Increases increase that each might thereafter propose e eIt It la Is now hoped that all of th the theother other railroad Companies will wilt take like Uke action In order however that each elLch may JR halm Ita the Ut benefit of ot a determination of the question whether Ier or not its Ite proposed In rates are Justifiable pro provisions visions TWo should be made by Jy Congress Congre to tot rest Yost t the Interstate commerce commas commis commission sion with Jurisdiction jurt over such BUch ques que questions u as soon IOOR as possible In the Ut Senate amendment to sec ftC section tion Uon If It of or the ue act to regulate com corn commerce commerce merce mere contained in H It n the Interstate commerce commission is empowered Immediately Imm tw upon the or of a proposed increase in rates of Its It own motion or on complaint to 1 enter on 00 an Investigation and determination determination I nation of oC the justice jostle and reasonable reasonableness ness nea n of such neb Increases Iner and in case ca e it deems It expedient to suspend the operation thereof for Cor a period peel specified sped fled fied In la the section to enable it to com complete comp complete p te such Investigation That bill however provides that the act shall take effect and be enforced only from Crom I and after aCter UM tile expiration of or sixty uty days das after Its Ita passage This nt provision If IC allowed to remain in ip h the tb Mil bill would enable carriers by bythe bythe the time U of enactment of or the bill blU and enactment of Its U taking effect to file In rates which would become bl me effective teet at the expiration of oC thirty days day d and remain In effect and be col collected collected front from the public during the of proceedings to review them whereas If the bill be made to take effect Immediately such investigation gation will wll have to be made before beCore the public Is III on oa to pay the in tn increased increased creased rat rate WILLIAM H TAFT The rite White Hows June 7 1110 I |