Show TESTING THE SHERMAN LAW GENERAL KNox by byrt rt 1 direction ft of the went president hu has In InS r S suit against t the Northern Northera Se Ie WIs will wU test the of the Sherman antl law The decision ioD In the e case when It ItS S l ret ties tM the supreme C cOUrt urt as It doubt doubtless less em will UI promises es tn t determine rr fr any law can prevent the or of monopolies and a number of tha thal n aay e ca of recent yea Iii I the Northern Securities conIn le a pool ot of se e stock ot of two paral parallel Ii th Northern Pl Pi ed G at Northern It y is a ax x Jenty formed avow ao t dl f for l so ether ber purpose than to give giveS S tl J it OJ g the thet t V and through I titi th 5 at t system I T owns no DJ pr IH J Wt bat Mock In railroads stad aai rio JIO at ae sept ept In mode to its aim ex cx S Ct ce 1 that it will wiD e 1 e I Its un no doil do wj power to Oppress 8 th ent upon the north northS 1 S transportation S tit The tiled filed bo b t the attorney S K Kr raI in th the Minnesota federal cir clr n e court Is comprehensive and andI ape I IL r It chaes In ur of Me and asks am a perpetual r tk ti alst the defendants Jaan Ja J jS S Ii H Pie Margan and their asso I I s I them from pure in o or otherwise exercising lf the I st k po xen sought ht to be at aired by tl hange of tok in th tb two ralI th of oft o oS S t Northern t h map tade of ef the Issue aId the I it Ity or n the principles no ht been n or o stich sines sin t orf kott ease Lase it be income tax caS caSo o included such vast ut stakes financially I It If the highest court hold that t the Northern corporation s a legal the way a combination of f til the be beas beas as plain and easy as buying butter butt It If however the combination bede de I unlawful It will yet for forand congress and the cot courts rU Ie 18 I 00 bow the thc public ran b roID Om by combinations ot of private I nr hip in railroads As Ae It Is today the have hare no of scouring fair rates from railroads even where oppression and aad extortion are proved tI the coerce corn oom has no DO power percy to Its Ita ow own and aDd so S f baa to eDdow t he commission 8 with S si Whether the result WIll wI be new law that will m be Ia hr heir beir protection or of coth the shipper aai the rat railroad re to be beTo bemeL meL To tb the deM over observer however weYer wIse hi would deplore government ner nera en a ce Of poU poa the outlook Ja Is by the tea tea teat the peat great railroad r magnates will force the ue I tp 9 the point whore government be demanded by the people as lom evil than pr private Yate ownership and loin pWe It Is a very short abort step t from a North Narth tift Sn Securities two aoe to a National Securities earn pany which bla aU alt a arid It would be a abort er step from such suela a combination to ta and control of an all the tl rail railroads roads roada by the government Itself |