Show AGAINST METAL monopolies from federal trade commission declaring it has reason to believe six concerns with headquarters at london new york city and in germany are united in a metal combination in affiliation with the great german metal interests and are practicing unfair and destructive methods of competition in the american market aimed at monopolizing the american minerals separation industry the federal trade commission has issued formal complaint against them and three of their agents the concerns or persons named in the complaint are minerals separation ltd minerals separation Amet american ican syndicate Syn licate minerals separation american syndicate 1913 ltd all of london beer sondheimer helmer company of frankfort on the main germany and beer sondheimer company I 1 inc and minerals separation north american ame ri can corporation po ration new york city and benno elkan otto Frolin frohnknecht knecht and harry falck of new york city the concerns are charged with enforcing agreements with the intent purpose and effect of stifling and suppressing competition by which they undertake to prevent independent concerns from making selling or leasing any apparatus processes paraphernalia supplies data etc used in I 1 n the th e concentration and separation of ores which are not covered by patent rights controlled by the combination they were also charged with aftem attempting P ting to prevent operators metallurgists engineers and others from using any such c independent commodities except with the combinations bi permission and with extorting exorbitant commissions and royalties from both independent concerns and from mine owners metallurgists and engineers and with compelling thesa latter to surrender to them all inventions which they might make in respect to apparatus for the concentration or separation of ores they are further charged with discriminating as to royalties exacted from mine operators between favored operators and operators whom they desire to t discipline punish and make examples of and with discriminating as to commissions exacted from independent concerns between beten favored concerns and concerns whom they desire to discipline punish and make ex ei amples of falsely and maliciously disparaging independent commodities independent concerns and mine operators metallurgists and engineers who prefer to use such independent commodities or who deal with such inde pendent concerns falsely and maliciously claiming and as sorting exclusive rights under patents and otherwise in excess of rights actually possessed in respect to apparatus paraphernalia processes supplies data etc used in the separation and concentration of ores maliciously threatening to pro prosecute patent infringement suits against independent concerns mine operators metallurgists engineers and others for manufacturing selling leasing licensing and using ent commodities in respect to which they falsely and maliciously claim exclusive rights intimidating and coercing mine operators metallurgists engineers and others to refrain from using independent commodities withholds by withholding or threatening to withhold licenses to use apparatus ap aratus processes etc con COA trolled strolled by them they are further charged under the clay claf ton antitrust act with making exclusive pur chase selling contracts fixing prices rebates or discounts on the condition the pur purchases purchased chasen shall not deal in or use the commodities independent competitors the concerns and individuals are cited to appear before the commission in ton december 30 IMS |