Show MOODY ATTACKS THE BEEF TRUST Brief of the Attorney Genera In the Case of the Govern Government ment Against Swift and Company Filed in United States Sup Supreme eme Court I A I ASHINGTON Jan brier brief or of Y V V the government in the case or of Swift Co vs the United States known as the Beef trust case prepared b by Attorney General Moody was pro pre presented to the supreme court of the States today The brief Is devoted principally t to an argument to sho show that the packers are engaged In a conspiracy to monopolize Interstate commerce in fresh tresh meats The attorn attorney e general says lt It ma may be remarked that judges have haye differed as to the validity of aggregations of capital effected by sonic some forms torms of organic union between several smal let and competing corporations and ocon economists are far rom from agreeing that such aggregations wIthin limitations are hurtful So too associations of oC mau to regulate competition a restricted area have not alwa always s been condemned by courts and have some times been approved by publicists But has a responsible voice yet been heard beard I to justify legally legan or economIcally a con conspiracy or agreement between nearl nearly all the or of a commodity necessary to life Ufe b by which the c confederates acquire absolute control and dominIon over the I production sale and distribution of that commodity throughout the entire terrI tern tory of a nation WIth the power at Will i to raise prices to the consumer of the finished product and lower prIces to the producer of the raw materIal Yet such is the case now at the bar or of this court That there Is a conspiracy to control the market of t the nation for freh h meats I kitt fest fes f hI i that It d does control It and that I its con control Is merciless and oppressive are facts I or of aU all men The Tho broad Question here Is does the government petition with its statements or of fR fact t standing un mi unchallenged challenged discover that conspiracy to i tho court We Ve submit that it does and I that the decree of the circuit court should in aU all things be affirmed |