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Show WILL SHIFT BURDEN -" TO THE CBISIMRS Anti-trust Bill Not Liked by Corporations; Senate Committee Com-mittee Gives Hearing. WASHINGTON, May 9. One provision pro-vision of the administration anti-trust bill threatens to put an indirect tax on the American people of $10,000,01)0 a year, according to a statement made today before the senate interstate commerce com-merce committee by hi. W. tihatv, editor edi-tor of a business magazine. Mr. Shaw, representing the Chicago Association of Commerce, said that in his opinion the provision reciuiring annual reports from corporations engaged in interstate commerce would entail an annual ex-I ex-I pense of this amount, and he was in-j in-j clincd to believe that ultimately it would bo bomC by the consumer. Chairman Neulands of the committee said reports from corporations were not compulsory, but would be demanded in the discretion of the commis.sion. Senator Sena-tor Lippitt, a member, however, said I that he considered Mr. thaw's estimate esti-mate far too low. In addition to Mr. Shaw the committee com-mittee heard other reports of the Chicago Chi-cago association and received a bill drafted bv the association as a substitute substi-tute for the senate measure. .1. K. Benuet, a New Y'ork lawyer, characterized the bill as one which would, b ad to ' government by suspicion. sus-picion. i Tne i-o:iini it f ee y ill hear protests 1 from railroad li!' n on Monday nnd Toes-I Toes-I dav and mav liuis'i us deliberations late next week. Mr. Shaw explained his estimate of lie cost of making annual an-nual reports bv saying that at least 100. 00b corporations would be subject to the provision and that the average ex-; pense would be about 100. j .'Then.'' Senator Lippitt said, "yon think this rrovi-don would co-t the peoole of the country $ Hl.OiHi.iinO. "'Yes. that is my opinion, '' kr. Shaw said. 'I think it would cost more than that," Senator Lippitt said. N Mr. Benuet. who said he represented represent-ed several small concerns, pioic-ted against the power granted the trade commission to examine the books ot corporations engage.! in interstate commerce. He said he believed it unconstitutional. un-constitutional. He nss.-rted the provision pro-vision ninel at ir.terlockir.it directorate!" director-ate!" would h-ad to the use of dummy directors in n.anv corporations and would work a hnid-hip on small concerns. con-cerns. In creatine a tra.b' commissi, n. he said, congress vas going on the idea that there titu-t be a skeleton in the business closet. "The coinmi-'ion. ' ' he said, "will have to make good and it will find the skeleton." " . |