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Teddy Roosevelt: “The law should make it clear so that nobody can fail to understand that any kind of commission paid on freight…”

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The law should make it clear so that nobody can fail to understand that any kind of commission paid on freight shipments, whether in this form or in the form of fictitious damages, or of a concession, a free pass, reduced passenger rate, or payment of brokerage, is illegal.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt calls for clear legal definitions to prevent illegal commission payments in freight shipments.

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