Nebraska Newspapers

    Wealth Makers and Lincoln Independent Consolidated.
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY APRIL 7. 1898.
NO. 46.
VOL. IX.
ARE BUYING HAILROADS
The People of Switzerland Will
Boon Try Government
Ownership
DECIDED BY REFERENDUM
Will Pay Twenty-Five Timoethe
Average Troflt for Fait
Ten Yearn
Large Afflrmtl Vete
Tho people of Switzerland have de
cided, by the referendum method, to
buy up fiJl the important railroad of
Unit country and have them rrjiernted
y the government. In an Interesting
article In the New Age, Mr, J. It. Mac
donnld tell how thl liiUrwtliif and
important step wn brought ttliotit, IT
any:
"On Hominy, J-Vbruary 20, JMH, the
jieoplo of Switzerland www called up
on to decide whetelir they would be
come the owner of their railroad or
whether these should remain in the
band of private companies. Through
out each canton voting paper were
diatrlbuled with this question it'ii
them: 'Will you accept the federal law
of October 15, 107, for the purchase
;uid administration of railway by the
federation und or the organization
of the HwImh Federal railway n't' Oppo
site, na In our own ballot paper, wn
a space for the answer, 'Yen' or '.No,'
and tho addition of any other word
would Invalidate the vote.; copies ol
the law were ulwo distributed among
Uie voter. The large majority answer
In the nfllrmativc, voting for
the bill and lea than half that iium-ts-r,
only I77.i:i0, against It. An the
result, the prlnciiiul lino tn Kwlter
land will in live ycii.ru be the property
of the nation. Thin In a very different
rceuit from that of a referendum
which wan held oil the Mime question.
Imt witli reference to the line of one
railroad company only, l year ng.
n. i.,. r. mat. when 2H0.40I, voted
against find only 130,72 In tsvor of
tho acquisition oi Hie i-eiiinu renwuj
r.., i .infirm. It ban been a long
bimlnes on the part of the advocate
of state. railroa'lH In Hwitzerianu vj
oducate, the people up to their views,
ti.i. ,...uHn Is .mi. tit siicclal import"
mice to the whole country, for by If
anv turn, remit, with intercomiuunleu-
inn between one part and another
. . . . . ......!.... 1
bumpered ly cnnin or iihimimjuiii., m
owes it commercial development to it
railroad engineer, who have made it
i. :,,!.,... t.t in, f.lrtfi m. anil aluo the
holiday ground for the wealth,,' of all
coimtncH. I ne lover oi ihiiuib
o-ive a Khuddcr an he aein the l-lncTi
line creeping along the niat'iiiflcent
gorge, and even dcMecrnting the
gioiiM of perpetual hiiow, but U thofc
who live, among the helghttt H liienitH
imHsiliilitii'M of dewlopmetit formerly
iinattiiinable, and to lake it. away
would be to take away their livelihood.
Hut tin- wiine physical featureK which
make milrmi'lM M-cially iuiort4int to
the country make them nlwo specially
dilTiciill. to build nnd to II nance, and
hence the iue,tion of tneir iniblie. con
trol, though it Iiiik been ko much agi
tated, ha been hhlrked until the rt
out time.
'TIS FIFTY YKAKS HI NT P..
"The Idea wan firnt proiuinently put.
forward In the debate on tho coiikU
, ' .'.. It then ilecllir.
ml that urticlo 23, providing that the
coo., ... ,.....-ii imi.i ""', on ul iln own
oxpence or inav nubhidle public
woikM. ami xivinir it to thin end the
right of expropriation with Indemnity,
luut hpceial rcleieine to railroad, and
il him been liuill imc thi n for
private couiranien to niilntiiln In o
iM.hltion to thU their chilnw U undl.e
t.urlM'd iHixm-cxioii. It wan eun pco
IhmciI nl thai tlnif that the i-latc
nhould oieu up it own railnHuU. llur
imgimHT HU-pliHiM,n wh lotmuttcd a
to the practicability of nucli an enter
iiiiw. and declared thai I 1 would l'
lilipOKoll'l.'. oiiif o "" iin" "o, " I
.oextriiellon, to entiuiatt) the expense
H forrliaiiil; but he and other n H"
b.i oi to l.iu been utrting In their con.
ilituiiwlloa of tbe eiiriiu prat.-t jeed
,y irit ciiimiiiI cNcwhcrm '1 he
f-.lt ri.l ci.uni ll and a coiim..i of
th,, i. atloii.il coiuiilt diiaml them
M.U4 in fr 'f enu-rprl-e, u.e
hitler ll.wlUM i ri-ott oil Ihn tlbiin 1
III M.. I-'. "rr,"' lnj'"'-
Him! '! Imi' re.'l. t lv Umt ttHwlHi
milroad hU nnHoiutl work, an
lii.llfcM.Ud.tu bond llei' uur ditti.r
,.,l i,..ulrttl..l., a tieoh Ul.b.i.iking
of it, u r o fH i't an lu..
.g ii ..i.i.uo nt of our !. coii.tUn
loot " It'it tkf fulrml uibl "mid
l4,l f,.. Ik ii-U '' "'
uiii.Ui.ifi il WM-tl.l not run tk
...Htlnl inbihn 'l prlliil miihoHiv
in I l.i. . I..-Mir i f piltnttf roii-p.ii,n.
..il pel U -H".lUlr I'mI
,tir i'f th i "t il ginrmmeiiu, -
. ltb f t lhrlli.1 ! HtdV IU llfc't.l
i f fvf.oliitr 4l i t.oil plU Whiih
II, n., I. i.l drtn r from mllHiiri
U.llll i f tlfW,
thf uitmvitH am ru: law.
"I ed.r Ht vnUiil M'ltin.rUv tbtll
ttillir mn.lt Url.i iouilft th '
yl,.pon l ! Ml"d l ln tJ
nt M llt4l 'f I"" I tl"l llOIrt bI
ini i.i tii..ti in l iniiniol ('('tli.im
pitivcvd bt ' d CIHI litl M.
vi tt'inl Jviklio"i laid il mf Iff
the private compnnleii to dictate their
own term; and then Again when then
went too far and became too dictato
rial the canton refimed even their rcn.
Monable rciiuct, o that the compile
nleM appealed for protection Ugalmit
them. At hint th federal government
Mteppcd In and in Wi took lmk
power Into Its own bamlM by the vl
cral law of 1M72, which remalnM In
force U the prewnt day. liy MiIm wt
it provided for the enforcement of any
breach of contract ugnlimt the com
panics for the regular ndmliildtrallon
of podtl, tc.legraidi and military conv
muuicntion, and for the oxcrcme of t
nuthority In vnrloim ot.ner direx-tlonH,
The federal council (who correnpoiifl
to a certain enfent to our cabinet) in
their report at the tlrurt rinolneil
faithful to their old anibltlon for tai4
control which they hail elierWied from
the iK'glnnlng, and declared that, If tn
comjrtinlen failwl Ut give natlMfiu-tlou
the next law would provide for their
mippreenlon by the nUite, HI nee then
many Muhnldini" law have fieen )mA
wl, dealing with the railroad comp
nice, Mich, for lnlauce, u that of
IHW, limiting the liotirn of work of
their employe.
FJHHT ATT KM ITH AT NATIOXALV
KATfO.
"Meanwhile the coirimnln theinv
kcIvcn luwl 1'en graliially opwnlng up
the founiry amid nil fi m "'d
down of fortune of which the tat
hml fought hy. liy thn end of Wi
they had altogether line to the ex
tent of H,t44 kilometer, capital of
J,1(2,S.H,3G4 franc, end had miffcrwl
Ioxmc aifionnlliig Ut HI,5:i2 franc.
Many of the com tm tile which lirtWI
Independently lunl amalgiwnat4ulj
while mall local line iich a tho
obect!oiiable funicular up tho moiift
taut xidc ri iualnel iinaborl!d, (wt
eiorliieerinir feat bad hwn wemn
pllabed which were the wonder of tho
' . . , . a . . ......... 'I .. I
whole worm, out tney una eniin;i,
wn foreseen, great rink, and the uf
ferincr and Iom cauwd by failure and
panic had been more wvere In the
' of private contpanie uhhi iney
would have lcen If Iwrne by the kUiU.
Tho extreme anxiety tn make money
hn1 lo blinded the eoinpanic to tlie
Intereitt of the people Mid bad cnuwo
utiuecenrv wate and Inconvenience,
Thene thing were noted by the watch
ful federal council, anil in nw. ine
tried Ut make line of i wwer which
fell to them In tint year Ut give notice
that In 1 s the t'-ompanfe would lie
bouirht no by the ate, lint the finan
cial buei of thi arrnngement woe
found to be unwound; the twenty-five
vfuru' iiurchae which fie fctate wo
trtiund to pay amounted In the en' of
each company except, one to more than
it tirt value; end it wo therefore
deelded that Irmtwul of taking over
thn i.ronertv fJ the comfianlc it law
Nhould be pawed forcing them U keep
I heir account in ucn a way a ut
form a fair Ixml for future nurchae.
Not, i-llNcnuratreil lv thl failure, the
federal emincil In 1SH7 put forward an
other attempt. It propoeri ut tane
over the linen of the NortheiwU-rn
company by friendly agreement, but
received Niun -ohl upport rrom inn
chamber that. It wa obliged to i.renK
off negotiation. In lH'Jti the feiierai
iiKhcmbly took n tep in advance by u
Inir oower which the federal council
had legalized In !.',7 and buying up ho
many Kharc in the Jurn-Himplon rail
way that they became entitled Ut a
coiielilerablc voice in It iiianat'cmenT,,
At the Willie time they paved tlie way
for tlie great move which tliey have
now taken, and which ha now heci.
rati lied by the people; for they mado
stipulation that the confederation
hhmild have the right to buy ii all the
line in May, 1!MX Thi opportunity
t he federal council wiw determined not
to let slip; five yearn' notice wa re
quired for tho pnrchane, and thi iu
cnrdingly fall due in the Nprinir of
lltU year In the cane fif live of the
hugit eompaiiic. the St. tiothard 1k
int' iiurcbiiHcd two year Inter, Mean.
while tiny made, a wo have already
M-en. .! ill another attempt in 1MU.
when thev proKieil to liny up thn
Central Kailwny eoinpnny, and were
dcfcatiil at, the rcfereuduni.
Till', CorM'HH AIKiFM F.NTH.
"On M.il(h C5 of hint year thi. feder
al council cent a 'iucwnage' to the foV
cral iiNitembly laying before llielil tho
propoHcd law, which, with a few altr
iitJoiiH, wa circulated Mining the mo
pie befont thn Vole, which detaiU Hi
In it tliiam lal Ihmiii, etc,, end giving
the blxtory of the development of ruii
rmi In in hlterlaiid and of former ut
leuiptH at nationaliatloii. They aluo
tlcM.ii- a coiiMiilerub'e Kpai a argu
iiieut In favor of Mefci eutrol, anion
which we mit all tho which Uie mi
of leu urged Milling U, but with fur
I, peilt. iicy and punlli liy. rirt
hil loreiuoitt, Ibey pul thn argument
Hint elulr a pi itn oinpauv tn pel
Uiuiilv in !'' Intrfci-t i it hmi
hol.lii. Ihtf ittale' tlrt object U til
ei livt iiit in n of the Iniblie, I he) b
lIl.M linn I tringtiitlv tlmt iif'er pay'
II. lf Itm IiiIi m ul on the cnplttil IhuioW
cd for tlie pun hc, nil piollti hall
tro, il lulu Ihe tint fiiU.U, bl.l Into
thn iinpiiitt iiieiil nt tlm Ni ltli'c, bV In
iH'.vliirf il ertl.denry and biwi iloif VK
fiirn. Il.cy tlicn ninny nil ibirlf
nnd pMi'tlmlly the luluu.i.ic. t Imi
..i.i' l b) i
I i.iiv ut H.lniliiNifutl.oi, li.n.Uliij
kitiK l'f li'il't. luipllbMllU of lHk
tn " I' I.', b M'U In pti'Vl'llt'if I. I
It-M-I pUnt, j'U liter mfMillJ i.f I '.
h. V l.n il.. nil the pilmlpld df a
'liiinl wrtge fur I heir iiipl.'V i , and
,r.oi.un l i hum out inoi fully lhn
I In ioiiipti.l, bt il.'iiw l!t pn.tn
.iii l.i biiiii itliiu of luiiir end lh
Hiiitf'Uii lit" for iwuliii i"l o'
Im t in vi liU It wlftu.H i ii.
"I. tb ibiMjnltrf .f ltiill, liH
f(,f p,.iriiriii end pundit.
"1. lie iiti ii.iiif in n iiii iii
fiinil (of lb bim Uuil of tlm nrlg
lliitl H itl.
"4, Finally, the freedom from for
clgn iiilluence which may creep in
with foreign ehareholder, and the en
tire dlMtluctnc of the railroad fund
from thoNe of the eUite, no that-they
may be devoted to improvement in the.
en lee, I
HTATK MA.VAtJKMFM ,
"The financial bal of the arratigt
ment had been nettled in the former
charter given lo tho com panic u
amended In INH.'I; the muui Ut lie tiald
by the Mate I to be twenty-five llnie
the uvcrnife nrofite for the peat leo
year, The board which Khali hav
the manaircrncnt of thn oumIiicmn un
der the Mute are to be eonUiiited with
u view lioth Ut continuity of action
and ! ample reprewnfilon lioth of
federal und ennlonal lnf4wel. H I
only the elx lurgeet coinjatnle whleb
are to he In ken over at tlmt; the mail
er one can be ufely left to local nutu
ageuient for the preent,
"III plan inn eareiuiiy urawu vp
and explained by the federal council
wa under dlcuMlou in the chum her
for acveral month laet year. On Oo
tobcr 15 It wa finally accented b
them, and then followed the final agi
tation to bring the merit of the
Nchcme before the peonle at large,
which, a we kmrw, baa jut now come
Ut an overwhelmingly Kueceful lue.
We haJI all watch with interet the
fuHhcr working of thl ineaaure whhdi
ha l-en tut long fought over, no often
delayed, and which la of importance
not only to the country which hit
adopted It, but to other to whom lie
nucccnh or failure will lt a practical
object lcon,"
A CRUSH AT THE CAPITOL.
1huuni Triad to Oat Vtmtm to llaar
Hi rrwllal' .
VVaiiotoj, April 7, Never In re
cent year, If ever at any time, bee
ther been ucli demand for adiiillon
to the hall of Ckingre a wa mod
today, i'eople who appreciated what
the condition of affair would be
were at the door of the big building
before 0 o'clock and they were there
In uclt number at thl time that
when the door were opened not to
axeeed half of them could find teat
in the gallerie of either the Henate
or Haute.
In five minute all the public gal
lerie were filled and the crowd In
the corridor were o dene that it
wa difficult to believe that any had
found ut and been removed from
the throng;
On thn floor the greatest excitement
and activity prevailed, The leader
ruhed hither end tbltber rallying
their force. Rumor flew ahont. Here
Indignation wa riot ngaint the re
port that tho l'reident would U for
discretion a to when intervention
Nhould take place; there a taneb sup
porter of the i'reidnt wa counel
ng camlne; here a group wadi
cubing the probability of an alliance
between the Democrat and the d!
atifkd Kcpublican; there an ap
peal to a group of Knpubllcan
wa being made to tand olidly
by the l'r3idnnt and party organis
ation. The battle wa already on.
In a corner of the capitol the homo
committee on on foreign affair wa
meeting. In the old library hall, tho
"reronccntradi.M," a the Republican
who have been urgent for action have
been called, were dleulng the latent
pliitMi of the dltuation with toriuy
word. Everywhere wa tlie militant
p rit which come with event that
stir the blood and quicken the puUc.
No moru lukpirlng mciio could bo
wltnNcd than wa presented by the
great halt of Die Iloune of lUspreaent
ativu jutt la-fore the Huune rnut. Tier
( upon tier of people from gallery roil
to wall klretcliod iu an uabroxen tine,
tlie gay color of the gown and hat
and flower of the ladle relieving the
o in bar black of the garment of the
iiiuti, Above Dm epcaker' drk the
fotooned kilk flng of the American
rcpablbi w.i to the eye the ymbol of
pntriotl-un which tlirobb.! in Um
bruunL And ipoite the Hpculmr'
chair the greul elinilt with it guard
ing warrior licked away tlm inlatilo
a the Viut apinblra waited the
memug which carried the fortune of
the American people.
A iiieinorahle cene wa prevented
at the opening of the beuauv. An
audience that lulled the full eapaulty
of the aoi'oiiiutjul.vtloii had filled the
vallerle hour before the Hon a to con
vened. It wa by no limit a an ordin
ary crowd of cillery habitue M.'iic
. bera of the faiudie of uiul of the ill
I tiiigulotio.l moil lii American pnh.ui
life were lhre, r reulatit of the
j vi-riil foreign legaltou ccuUi the
I illploiimtm gallery, and p it.nn di
! tli.KU khed in all walk of life hud
etiiue lo wllae a acetie lhal promiwd
In form ait luiHirtat pae lu Aiuwrb
i can litory
j A uipvj w eipeetel from the
' I'rt.l.Unt i.f INe bulled KUU (hit
j uilghl. In in rnlta, luean war l
larieti twti al nalloii, an I lal at
( liit,.ii l (Mtnleilnf p.in anit w
i. eiaii tm frr tiniu .
Uvt it wa Uaiuai lll Hi ao"f
w. aultvt Mill la ti ! tktH
wa inui h d ((""ieliiniMk
A Mfl4 1aM Mellli
Wan Cm, M., April t Al
Hfunee, a aoiail lewe t irv ad e
aorta of thl e'lyt Wr l"rat lbb
erl eniiiiiiilte.1 auWide mlntda by
. taking UiUmuni ah wa a Widow
aud iedtv four ckll Imu.
REGULATION A FAILURE
The Interstate Commerce Commie
ion Declare Railroad Reg
ulation ft Bbam
FEDERAL COURTS TO BLAME
Decent DocUlooe Deprive Commie
Ion of Powers Exerciaei For
Ten Yeare
fact rrom Offlfllal Ufport
The InUr-Ntnte commerce commieelon
boa virtually thrown up the upouge.
Hand in hand wltb the annulment of
tale regulation by the supreme court
of the United Htatc comes the annual
report of the intcr-atate commerce corn
mliMilou, saying that the law under
which it operate ha been prectlcallj
repealed by the federal courts,
The comniiloo glv the bltory of
sererul cae which bay been appealed
from the tribunal to tho federal courts
in the pant two yeare wltb tbe reult as
gives above. Among them is the cane
of tlm Cincinnati, New Orleans and Teia
I'oclflu Hallway v. Iater-Htate Com
tuer( Coiniullon, la this cae com
plalutwa made that rate charged by
the company were uuraouably high,
ThecommiMMiou, after a full bearing,
decided In favor of thoeomplufnaat end
uedan order rediuiiug the rate to
what It couidi)red reaonable undr til
tetimotiy. The t:mt was earned up to
the supreme court, which decided in the
word ol its own Nyllabus that, "The
I nter-Nt a t commerce coaiinilon is not
empowered, either eipreeely or by Im
plication, to fl rate in advance," That
I to say thi dcclNion forbid the iriter
eteteconitneriw coinuillon from lining
rate iu nay coee whatever. If the com
inlHiiioa think a rate I uareaonable It
may so dwlare, but it t 'AN NOT KaY
WHAT IIATK W KKAHONAIMK.
Hpi-aklng ot this iK'IkhIoii tbe coiumi
eion say In it report:
"The(uimli.ion ererclaed thl power
In a cae commenced In the eecond
month after If organization and con
tinued Ut ercl lc for a period of more
than ten years, during which time no
member of the commiiou ever olllciaHy
qutlon tlieexMtence of such author
iiyot failed to-Join In it eroi,-.A
already stated, the authority of the
Commuedon to modify end reduce an e.
tablihed rale end to enforce a reasona
ble rat for the future wa o"t fjuetloed
la the atiNwer ol the defeadtnt in the
Atlanta rate cae, decided March ,'Kt,
lH'Jti, nor had it ever been denied la any
ofihe aiiawer made to more than four
hundred caws previously eommeniid.
many of them alleging unreasonable and
niijust charite and praying the Cum
mission to enforce a reduction and lower
rata in the future.
That I, lor ten year the Commllon
ha been exorcisirur tlio right under the
right under the iuter-tate commerce
law ol hearing evidence upon complaint
that rate were uureaomible nnd if it
found the evidence Nustainbig the
charge, it ordered the rate reduced to
what it believed wa reasonable,
1 1 1 now stopped at the llrst atep by
ilia Kupreme Court. It can hear eviden
ced. It can decide whether a rata I
reasonable or not. That I where it
must quit. A the report wellayon
paw l.'l:
The Name rule of Interpretation wh eh
deiiie the authority of tho Commission
to fix n reasonable rate for the lu lure,
idler issue made and luct found, will,
when the occasion arises, lie found to
leuve lh Commissioii without any au
thority, iu the absence of additional
legislation, to eiifores any order to pre
vent unjust discrimination or undue.
prlerenue III the Iu lure. The other sec
t.ons and provision ol the law are In
nlil of nnd were. Intended to make ffeel
iVd tho tlrat three section", which relata
to ami were intended to make unlaalul
and to prohibit unreasonable enarges,
in. lust discrimination, and undue prei-
erence; and wlihout authority to make
these three auction eft-cnv Iu Itm future
piNcticiiliy uil tlie Commission cmii do
toward i lecutitig and eiihiMng t he vital
prov ion ol the not U to impure Into
wroiiu done tn th past and report Ilia
result ul it lUVuslluattoll to lt-ell.
It the tnlcr-slHts rounnisloii cannot
Hi a riesoi.tthla rieli.u it ami an
iiafeiisinoihie one, how tm earth I It lo
1st ft What remedy I lelt to llm
prtipkt who ufler Iruui uu uurvaaoiiahi
i-T
J In. I'alii d Htt-a Hiiirenia ronrl
kind. It gne "jsraiissiiin" In Hie nmi.
plaid (In tle id .Nebraskn lo apply to
ih Itderal eirruH enuri lor le,iv lo r,;.
uala Milaar thartfcslulktanlNttf, 1'lial
m l ilia uiHlnnuai ret ease, In In
p. i il wa Hi hisrl loi p iid iiiiiia
t iial.l lit iw hi rtotritt, II.h ruhl (
t.fiMii aini lor l io ivi-1 tiH'e'-s pn I
Ik rviMirl ou Hits point, (4tg I it
Iha hi t, II It lie H I tel. lht, fcllrf
firoli!, ri-Miiiuntrainis and Ilia ptutM
,,( t i.ttnivs h gi.ritKtoiotl.il' i ',
he h psr in bte and lot it.
IIIOUHI id lkflt.lt. rll' tMlrititthl.
il hd Miilwhl lr ie lstk. b
lil eof etMtlltt- letll.lf .Sofia
il mm actual M.iuiion ol Ilia I t aim k
rtpir- tirei ! I reoesbf mm
III f'0!t , ff M) dlll"l
..lil, eolloa, Ik .r.bi i .fop
! t m lia U tke but tit liitrtataia
hi pun H't M wo w im i aipisf
t mil n il.M'cf on the lo-l d Iks
pnbblirt Ml, ovee m,tliet
and n etm'l pit I''" an.e"r llti
(hattfe, duevivr eiMie, Ouly Ik
dealer who ship, lo whom In the mala
it doe not rightfully belong, might, If
anyone could, recover the exceseoluo
luwlul charge. 1'reveiillon. by fixing
and eetublishing reasonable rato ol
charges In advance, is the only practicul
legal remedy forextortiou nud uurnason
able and unjust charges. Hates to com
peting and distributing centers are not,
lor the moat part, uiiruounbly high;
they are frequent ly quite low, The mas
ol Ie populous citkis nud town, small,
Intermediate, llnanclally weak, and les
important shipping places are made to
pay the high rate, It Is largely these
weaker place and the abippers to and
from them which most need to have rea
sonable transportation rate accured to
them by a law which shall be eo plain
that neither tbe Interstate Commerce
Coiumumlon nor tbe courts ctn misun
derstand nor misinterpret its moaning."
"The producer doee not ebip directly
to market, but eelle to tbe middleman,
who ships to market and pays th cost
of transportation. Oraln, cotton, hay,
and the products of tbe dairy are ban
died in thie way, Now, In all these case
while the middleman actually pays tbs
freight, very Uttle, if any, of the loss In
coe of an unreasonable charge lalUapon
blm. If th rate on cotton from Main
uhl to Boston I advanced $1 per bale,
either the cotton planter receives that
much hs for bie product or in flew
tiiiglaud mill pay that much more for
beraw material, or the lose Is divided
between th two. The'cotton factory
that bandies the product loe nothing
whatever. If the rate on flour Irom
Minneapolis to New York is advanced "0
cent per barrel, the problem becomes a
trill more complex, but th probability
till I that the miller lose little If any
thing. The real hardship falls upon the
farmer who produce the wheat out of
which that flour Is mode or the con
earner who use the flour at the other
end ol the line. Ho, too, the rule I of
Very !ittleconequeuce to the merchant,
provided it Is the sum to his competi
Iior ue to himself, lie add to the cost
of hi goods Iu the market the expense
of transporting thorn to the point of
Distribution, and the enui total I their
cot to bim, upon wbicli be makes bie
profit, Au advance in coat rat to a
particular locality doe not effect the
coal dealer, Hie customer are tbe
loser."
'-Now, tbe only peron under this law
who can sue tbe carrier nud recover
judgment for eo excei v freight rate I
i he peron who actually pays the
freight money, Tbe real loser can by no
possibility recover any part of thi ex
tortion. The price ol wueat innioux
City is fixed by eubtrocttng from th
mice ia CI cao the rate from Hioux
City to Chicago. If tbe rate 1 3 cent
higher ttittu it ought to be, the Iowa
farmer receive it cent lee lor hi
wheat. Tbe trader wbo buye thl wbeat
end send it to market is absolutely uu
affected by tho rate, and yet be, not the
firmer, I tbe only person wbo can re
cover from the carrier the unreasonable
x action."
A cartful reading, of even these brief
extracts from the official report of the
inters tat commerce commission t
enough to convince eoy man that the
action of the federal courts bos utterly
destroyed the power of the commission
to afford any relief whatever. For ten
year the commission has been trying
to adapt itclf to tbe circumvtniice wttb
w oca it was eurroundnd. Under iu
prevent chairman, Win. It. Morrison, for
in my year a congressman Irom Ilii
iioim, it hue been making considarable
headway nguiut unjust Interstate
rule. A it ay elsewhere ia its report
out, of ISIS formal order made ixty
en.hl were lor a reduction of rates. None
ol lhcn were made without hearing ol
all the evidence the coin pun ie bad to
prodmse. Now come the Nupreme court
and NweepN il entire authority to order
rate away. 1 1 can continue to sit like
a mummy in a glass cose and huur com
p aints. It cud find 'rule uureusoua
bl ,' Hut il cannot make a rauethati
reasonable.
The commission naturally ask for
legislation that will give it power to act.
It particularly ak lor power on oiih
aUliieClofesiHOl'il I II I crest lo Nbrl"'
kua ill. t is tbe power to regulate
through rata una divide the ciiurg.
rouituuly betwts'u the various hues
w inch com posti (he through hue, O.i
turn snhj.H i lbs report say;
"we have liclor u at the preacnt
tiuiM a comphiiut which allege tuutthe
rata Irom I hicago. Id., to Kearney. .NmIi
i uiscriiotiialiug and uulaalul. Tint
rate I inuila in thl way; There I au
iiitr-atatrl trout Chicago to Omaha,
The rate Iroiu Om.ih to K-ar.my i
Kivd by Ih radroud mm mission ol the
tat ol Nebraska. The through rate
irom Chicago lo Keuruey I made by
adding lo the through rale lo tl intlia
lit iocal rat from tiuiivtui to K' ruy,
MercuHiidiMi U ireusimrted byeiuilluu
OU hl.aielil Uhiu through bill ol
bollug bom I hmago lo Kaaniey at h
rai. i he inaieaaat ol Keuruey iaaii
that tin iitiiuaerol making Hi" rats
ili.mliniioiti- Mgslnsl them laliivorol
Iba liiefihaaU at OiualtM, lhal II m not
.roisrljr a through mi at alb Now, Il
w ahould I ol th opinion lhal Hi con
Imiinn ia will laketi and lhal Kseruey
U rutillnl to a lowsr Ihrtiugti rl, our
on If por, a waliwv kitmrtii lulrrp.
f. Is. ll.a ei I, would Iw over the raloa
ihrouh rata. We loi.M rdtr a l
. u. i'oa oi th alio! rata, but wcouM
lib tafii.iaa kite Ihul lvdl tlou kou I
im atr4 b th dill rvttt vnnki. It
lltavarrlr r-bii In egrv ateml !,
it I .Lin. alt in hw ko id odsr voei'i
hittd ored, I Warty, lo inak ah I v
j uvH a order, wa mi bav if
li d'niilii lb d tisiou id tliU
tkrough rate U-la-aa lha d.tKfeal road
uiskutg up Ik )'!)! It a,"
la iitor ikiiroaeklr ia du Ik
at l id rail! aiaeaeaaiealilt mors
Hlirflf kittl al Ik pr.s.p ol
f r rtarlae t guiaMttu ol tat' or pea
vrMiba id itiscrtiniuatio'i throw k Ik
w aa of etouaiiaatoH, I artbsf r
linmi.l iheenH rt will N aiada ta aa
l'i r arlUt ol tkt erlMi.
IT SHOULD INTEIIME
The Time lias Now Arrived for
Action in Behalf of tbe
Struggling Cuban
STATEMENT FROM MR. BRYAN
United States' Interests in Cuba
aa Important aa
Spain's
Uamaa Illfe-bUand Uoalueee Interest
Mr, IJryan bas given a statement con
cerning tbe Cuban trouble to the Asso
ciated Press for publication. lie bee
been importuned for a statement for
eome time but up to the present bae bad
very little to eey. Alitbat be bad said
seemed to Indicate that be favored tbe
Independence ofjthe Uland. This lost
statement makes bis position plate,
He says: Yes, tbe time for Interven
tion bos arrived. Humanity demande
that we shall act. Cuba lies almost
within sight of our shores, and tbe Buf
fering of lie people cannot be Ignored
unle we ae a nation have become eo
engrossed in money making as to be in
different to distrees,
Intervention may be accompanied by
danger and exponas, but exhttenee can
not be separated from reponihllitr, and
reeoonslollity sometime leads a nation
as well a an individual Into danger, A
neighbor miiMt sometimes incur danger
for a neighbor, and a friend for a friend.
War I a terrible thing and ca inot be
defended except as a means to sn end,
and sometime it Is the only means by
which a neceaary eud can be secured.
The state puulshe its own cltixous by
Imorieonmuot. oreven death, when coun
cil and pcrsunsbn full. War la tbe final
er biter between Uitlon when raon
and diplomacy are of no avad.
Hpain might not reit Intervention; it
I to be hoped that ie would reaoguise
tbe rights of the United Htates to not
and immediately withdraw from Cuba,
hut whether It resents interventoa or
not, the Halted Klate must perform a
plain duty.
Our own interest justify Intervention.
Spain bos governed Cuba so badly a to
excite continuous revolt, and alter excit
ing revolt bas shown Itself powerieae to
restore order and enforce law upon tbe
Uland. - - -" " - -... -.
Knanlsh rule In Cuba bae disturb! tbe
Culled Htati, interfered with busine,
increased the expense of guarding our
shore and drawn upon th reeourcee of
our people to care for tbo made desti
tute by war.
We have ae much right to demand the
cewHation of war in the latere! of tbe
people of tbe L'olted titote as Hpai i tm
the right to demand itecoutinuanoefor
it own benefit.
If the question I to boeettled on tbe
busl of human right, en rely our p o e
have waited long enough. If, on the
other hand, pecuniary Interest are o tie
considered, then It must be remembered
that tbe loss suffered by the Untt4
State and Cuba together fnrexceeda
any gain which Spain could reasonably
expect to secure, even If it bad a hope of
recovering tuba by lorce of arm.
If the Cuban prefer death to Kpanlb
rule ft must be because Kpunish rale ha
robbed lile of joy und hope. I a nation
sow to tbe wind It must reap tbe whirl
wind. TURNINQ STOVES INTO SHELLS
Buckstaff Brother Foundry Send a
a Propoaitioa to Secretary of Wer
Kuckstaff Drotlmr, manufacturer o
tovo and range oltbia city have asked
the secretary of war to be permitted to
furnieh some of the muuitlons ol war In
cane of a clash with Hpain. Tbe c m
liany agree to liiriiisli cast Iron ahull
lo any amount plwlnlng tlovlltUlua
liosiiion to turnout Iroui &0,(iO() to
lOH.inai pound r day. Asistaul
Secretary Meiklejohu ha plaeed th nb
Jict tefore th pri's-r ordniauc ofllcb I,
and it may N msaihl that Nabaaska
wilt help make ingiue lor Hpaiu'e auol-
lltlltllOII.
il they ran mak a good shell a
they do raugea and atovea the govern
meut will never regret It If It tnaka a
coalraut with thui,
RKCllfTS UKCRKAII
TbHvnui Undarthe Dlngtev TatiOT
Law UiMf painting
A rotnirativetalenMut of the gov
ernmeiil rwelpl and etpendllurve dr
lug Marvb ehuw lhal lb total lecelpl
1J,,0'iH,T5i, a lo of eboul
IMiii.Ihmi, w roiuparml wilb lan h i'Ji,
Tb Moeedileff during March ag-re
iil ll.xnJ.MI, na iurHseiil eawrly
iHHl tNhl ow M ink IHUl. Thl la
rvaa I partly die to lha in I tuns
ae tar tk rval eppropruiioa ittr iae
uatiottal il ken.
lliarMslitin during Ik emate were
iitrr f,tHai,iHM bw thaaluUnk a
iar tto, w hit a ! tlw aba.tr etabf
Snail wa aAtiual ol lb (wedaig lar.U
ad.
I k rveaipia frtna atrail rvaa la
rrta t lol aiuatk eboel litsi.uial,
, blllou itr wMilite eat a Ca
raitt raudy lalhsllU'.uui gral-tl,
Im,
Take tbe laeirssneef t fear, ft.OQ.