Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-09-03 | Page 4 | Serious Charges

I i- i rbi f oI k b r l Serious Charges C lIEN IEN the time federal trade commission commission began to lo pound ponna W T American industry with sensational disclosures i if it could manufacture man man- acted the theory that it probably upon upun the he keep enough li lightning it could probably light from its own operations Now No as the United forward forwar w with th a rt comes States Chamber of Commerce serious selious complaint it would seem that recent activities with political of the commission had Imad been prodded a n. club drawing the tIme light to new and darker larker corners arc are of Commerce If H the tile charges charges' of or the Chamber trade commission will stand considerable con con- fact the based on federal control itself Not only docs does the testimony testimony testimony tes tes- tes- tes I of the time Chamber of Commerce indicate that this I for lot created when it was destructive has hotly body has of or has violated the time sense it constructive e work hilt but American fairness and offended American justice Pitiless Pitiless Pitiless Piti Piti- and denial of defense seem less and aUll misleading publicity complaints against the time com corn to bo ho the predominating mission Coupled with time the charge that members of the commission corn com com 1 these charge mission have havo sought political preferment produce a serious situation Fairness is th the tiiu predominating characteristic of or the American citizen and und anything anything any any- tinting of his the time grain thing timing contrary to this isis code goes gocs against is the and defense also conscience A A. fair hemin hearing an citizen and anti from fromn what inherent right of the time American that it Commerce sa s 's it would seem the lie Chamber of or says the time trade commission abridged ed by hv has hns been seriously of According 4 to the charges charieR hr brought by the Chamber under has hns denied interests the time commission Commerce evidence in their behalf behalf be be- to submit in investigation the lie right Tight against examine cross witnesses testifying ing half them or Notwithstanding Notwithstanding- to lo t these heso facts it is charged the to lo the general public as offered this ossip commission and de- de demand demand de de- serious char es are arc the tho facts in the case The Tile charges that mand in investigation with time the same pitiless publicity business American the commission u used ed as a club a against also reveals that while rue Tho Chamber of Commerce friend of the time government government gov gov- Francis 1 7 Hency was posing as a in time the packing house investigations it was netting net Election returns tin ting him a year understood and anti expenses beforehand much of indicate that California what Ita has been revealed by the United States Chamber of f Commerce V