Review of reviews and world's work . r. Wickersham and the lawyers ofthe have been at work on thissubject. In his speech at Des Moires onSeptember 20 Mr. Taft gave some outline ofproposed plans. One great trouble at pres-ent is the delay caused by carrying the deci-sions of the Interstate Commerce Commissioninto the federal courts. This appeal to thecourts cannot be done away with, but and the cabinet propose to create a spe-cial so-called Commerce Court of five mem-bers who shall sit at Washington and havejurisdiction in such matters. Mr. Taftwould also give the Inters
Review of reviews and world's work . r. Wickersham and the lawyers ofthe have been at work on thissubject. In his speech at Des Moires onSeptember 20 Mr. Taft gave some outline ofproposed plans. One great trouble at pres-ent is the delay caused by carrying the deci-sions of the Interstate Commerce Commissioninto the federal courts. This appeal to thecourts cannot be done away with, but and the cabinet propose to create a spe-cial so-called Commerce Court of five mem-bers who shall sit at Washington and havejurisdiction in such matters. Mr. Taftwould also give the Interstate CommerceCommission the power to readjust freightclassifications as well as to fix rates, and inother respects would increase the commis-sions authority. He would regulate and stock-watering by giving the Inter-state Commerce Commission control of thesematters. When it comes to the anti-trustlaw it is proposed to develop the Bureau ofCorporations into an agency having a greaterpower of supervision and regulation, while. Pliuiui;rapli by Uavis .t Kicl;)cf, N. V. MK. K. IMKKSBN, OF NKW YORK. I TIic iiw prosideiit o{ the Aniciicaii r.;mUiis.\sKociation.) transferring to the Department of Justice^those functions having to do with inquiryinto violations of the law with a view topunishment of offenders. In a general way,the Taft administration woidd make the anti-trust law forbid combinations, conspiracies,and contracts to restrain trade with intentto monopolize interstate trade or \\ith intentto suppress competition therein. The idea isto get rid entirely of the question whethercombinations are reasonable or is intended to press these amendments ofthe interstate commerce and so-called anti-trust laws upon the attention of Congress thiscoming winter for thoroughgoing revision. Ifthe excellent proposals of the administrationcan be placed upon the statute books, it willbe a great triumph, and will atone somewhatfor the faults of the tariff.
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