Show Wll ON VETOES RATE A 1 MA MA MEASURE Attempt Unlikely Iy to Pass Bill Bilt Over the Presidents President's Objections D Press Pre WASHINGTON W Nov 18 Preal 1 President President dent toda today today- vetoed the bill re restoring re- re storing to the tb Interstate commerce commission its prewar rate makin making g power gI The presidents president's eto veto message wit will willS I transmitted to the senate in which S tt C bill originated Chairman Cummins Cummin of ot the interstate commerce committee committe author of oC the mid U was wa not likely an att attempt mould t H be mao mane t to pus lUll the measure Oft the presidents veto an III the rate pow powers of or the commission would be restored when hen the roads even Werm returned to private opera operation lion January I l. l Senator en tOr Cummins said ald the cJ action was not a 1 a surprise iThe president said Mid the immediate Meet of th the th proposed law would be beto beto to to deprive the federal government go of ot tae ability to cope promptly and dl tie de- evel with op operating emergencies which are now arising and must con- con to arise during the exl existing ting lIng of Ilea hea heavy heavy- traffic if bill said the presidents president's liege deprives the government go of oC the ibe United States while still charged the exclusive responsibility fori for tor i Toting the railroads railroad during federal ral trot of ot any any power to make an any d ige ge in intrastate rates fare rge classification regulation or practice without haYing having first secured We e approval al of ot the proper state tate reg reg- 4 biting tribunals whereas under the federal control act as originally en- en ted the government of ot the United States has the same ame power to determine determine deter deter- mine the Intrastate matters as It had to determine similar matters of ot an l Interstate character HITS GOVERNMENT The immediate effect of ot such a a. change In the law would be lie to deprive de- de deprive de de- the federal government of ot the I ability to cope promptly and deci decisively elver with operating emergencies s which are now arising and must mint continue continue con con- to arise during the existing period pe period pee pe- of ot hea heavy y traffic Since the authorities of ot each state I would under this bill have full tun power to exercise an Ind Independent pend nt judgment I the probable result re-ault would have been I Ito to prevent any uniform practice at atrUl attU i tU rUl notwithstanding the fact tact that th the the- federal government was wan 88 the sole soleator I ator of ot the railroads and as such the Intrastate as well ase as u f e Interstate operations operation At pr present ent the railroad administration tion Ii ix proceeding with an Important i measure to secure the heavier loading loading load load- In ing of cars carll with grain and grain products so as to meet more fully the ur urgent nt ne need d for tor a greater transportation tion of ot those commodities s. s If It It should be necessary to obtain the in independent independent In- In depend dependent nt judgment of ot each fach state tribunal the dela delay delay- would could probably beso be beo so o great Ineat as to d defeat tel t the purpose e AUTHORITY NEEDED The matters T 7 ha have mentioned are arf I illustration illustrations of present prattle practical il emergencies emet emer- must be bEl dealt deal with promptly If It they the are to be dealt win wui effectively effective e and antI while the federal gov gov- eminent alone is responsible tot foE railroad rail rail- railroad road operation it ought to have t within hili the power power to deal w Hi th these problem The practice Of ot lire tn th railroad administration to secure the advice of HC th the interstate commerce commission upon matte matter of ot importance reasonably insures An ten adequate representation of oC the lie u interest and avoids a the di divided divided dl- dl vided action and Inevitable dela delay which would result If such state stale authority au authority authority au- au should have exclusive e and final power as to regulation of Qt Intrastate traffic r wl ln it borders I Beyond these se pr pressing practical lal ex I feel eel that it is III a n tar fai sounder general principle to vest ve t l in to the C federal government power to ral nUe the revenue to operate the railroads when th the federal federal fed fed- eral fral government alone is responsible for tor paying pl jh th bills for Cor their oll The bro broad d question of ot g general neoral principle prin- prin pi In ciple which I have ha Just discussed might ht perhaps be waived I ii It view ew of ot the short duration of ot federal but the Ule i practical emergencies te t which I have ha first referred are matters with which I the federal government government must deal da day I by b bv day dav da in the Ihl f fot of ot Us its re on- on i and I 1 do no not nol think it It Its to deal with them promptly and con con- con 1 elusive shou d be impaired even ell during durIng dur- dur dar 1 Ing ins a brief period of r federal control I j PRINCIPLE OF BILL I J j The leading principle of ot this bill which is to give the Interstate con on- on I I fierce commission pOWer p pending us S provision pro thereon thE to 10 o suspend atos ates at s practices etc eta initiated IJ by the pres- pres dent is entirely acceptable to me al although although Si- Si though It if In the future the bill should be bt I 1 should hope to s see e some soni modifications in d detail which would avoid attaching a presumption of ot unreasonableness unreasonableness un- un reasonableness as this bill a p rs to do dot to changes in rn tales IHUS practices etc 1 J sHou sHoud d also nope to see lEe another r modification which would I a avoid void any possibility of bringing Ig in I question the validity of or orders which i I already have been made b by the railroad rallI roll rail rallI I I road 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