| Show MO MORTON TO ON TOR R RAILWAY R RATES First Disclaims that He lie Writes As a Representative of the lie Administration I WHERE THE TRIMBLE LIES It U In Is I Chiefly ChicO With Relation of Hates crt Supervision lon is Necessary Jan inn IS Secy Morton Mortem of ur tho limo navy 1111 formerly Ic CP LI PresIdent of or time the Sunlit Santa Fe 11 railroad Is III tho time author of an artIcle on tho thu railway rate which will be tie In III the time Outlook tomorrow At tho outset ho lie expressly 1 wilting HH as a 1 of or l r administration und IIII ho h merely sits ilK ono OliO with of ut experience pertinent to un The limo secretary sC III In tho the article there mire nrc tow few ott against rail loal mu I rules mates per so III In tho time United Stilton States tho tIme chief trouble with tho time ru rl of or rates OH as between markets lie thorn them mire lire nu nil many rut rates OH that I are too low iott OH nl lIro ore lire rates which u IL 1 would d 11 t e S to be too high that either of ot rates may b he bi to COlli II Hu lIe time the opinion that federal eu su of ot railroad Is III i but hut that thul regulation und amid protection RO go together Ho lie says that ono of ot the time timings thing Is III Kurc sute to tithe o place III In the conduct of ot our OUI First J of ot pools the right of ot the time railroads to make enforceable between us 1111 to n U division of at earnings NO co that they thoy tile can 1111 resist time the temptations of ot big flail and bo lie n IL 1 lair fair share of ot the tile moving at lit stable nil OH which shall limply apply alike to all 1111 Second Tho further of III ownership thereby delivering In III time limo tho time entire railroad ownership OW III of ot the time country I Into the tho hands of ot a n few teW Indi Individuals or ono syndicate Third Government ownership tho the worst of ot tho the three throe such they may b be called III In tho the opinion of ot Mr Ir Morton guy gov ownership of ot our raIlroads would be the tho beginning beg of ot Industrial political chaos He lie rather rathmer favors tho time proposition with adequate provision to assure nH UIO rate rates being belli reasonable b e AB All to lo pending legislation Mr Morton favors the continuance of at the time Inter Intel mate commerce commission In substantially Its present form torm Buying Let It II RO go on making and If It It linde n a 1 rate Is itt un on unI I either too high or too low lo everything else el o being considered let lot It order ardor such Ruch rates rales as 08 It deems reason reasonable reasonable able and 1111 1 If It the do elo not nol make moko them effective In SO 30 days then than time the en ell tire tiro mutter mattel to bo be referred to a IL cen central court of ot transportation of ot say nay three or 01 live five members to be created to especially consider and amid expedite nil 1111 questions of ot Interstate commerce so 80 far farhit hit ns thin the transportation of ot the country Is concerned It II being understood that thin this court shall power to ad nd adjudicate adjudicate In all cli such Kuch cases eases except thore tho e Involving constitutional questions and the tile findings of at this tubs court In Interstate to be lie final finalI I r would urge Uti severe punishments for tor railroad or steamboat lines engaged In Interstate commerce which by any de device vice protected rebates commissions or IP hI II tiny any way afforded preferential rates and the time punishment should he just ns as assevero severo to shippers or commission agents or 01 o receiving them I would permit tho time railroads to divide thou their C or tonnage among themselves tiling mill all such agreements with the time In Interstate commerce commission for tom Its itA Information unit and I would mako these theo contracts enforceable 1111 between rail railroads railrOAds railroads roads I 1 would do eo this thus OH as to the small shippers securing tho time lowest rate rute as aim a protection to the transportation tion time the vast lIst tonnage ami con comm consequent sequent sC temptation offered by hy the time big JIg shippers which co so frequently have been used to secure Inside rates mutes If It these theeo contracts were Illegal or 0 against pub public lic lie policy polk or 0 unreasonably In tim restraint r of at trade then let lot them be bo reviewed by imy h the coutt court of ot commerce I would favor even It If It wore were ole FRIY slur to have u a 1 constitutional con amend amendment ment to accomplish h It II the time declara deolmira declaration tion that nil all transportation by h railways hereafter Is to bo lie Interstate commerce amid subject only to federal supervision thereby relieving the time states of ot this prerogative sisal ono one central regulator tho foil federal era power Ii I would make mako It Impossible for oth ors ers than those directly Interested a ns as shippers or commercial bodies bode to suits nulls for tor action under time tho commerce act nel nelI I 1 would favor nn sin stud chap III hug y 1 at public opinion that would not tolerate such n mm thIng thine as ns preferential rate amid would mako amako ilia II 0 It Il equally till this disagreeable agreeable to grout or receive It The Thu presidents menage on this subject meets time the views lefI of ot mill all good citizens whether engaged In isu railroading or ship hll Pins |
