Show DEMOCRATIC HOUSE PROPOSES TO MAI i AN ANTI TRUST m V EffECTIVE mm WASHINGTON Nv N 16 11 Felons E as a punishment nt for trust rtin- rtin finals ll Is in the United SIl States Stales to o end com coin piracy under bent benevolent rules of ot c- c am arc 1 proponed Ii In III a a. bill btu amending Sherman tru trust t law drafted by Henry of ot to b h bp In In- ed In In too tire house upon the open open- g Of DC congress next month Its Intro- Intro probably I will wilt mean Its IU passage n a the house I lI ehe h bill specifically defines hat con con- ate tes a trust truit legislates from toni the pres- pres t the tim rulo rule of ot t reason an as Ink In- In k J by i i the T supreme g e ed court In the 4 Oil and Tobacco d decisions I 1 and as punishment for violation la laI of off lJ 1 rt fsr f Jaw Imprisonment u of from two to ton I T f n Sear teara in the penitentiary It will be t to the tho Judiciary committee for tor M dy bill bill said Mr Henry nullities nullifies altera Ions written Into no Sherman Elt set act by the unwarranted a and ti g decision cl of Tn the su- su court In the Standard I d Oil ill 1 and co trust t cases IJ leot of last spring T That F f t til h. h bill legislates the rule rulo of ot reason I tho oC law and It defines 8 specifically tt t 1 trust l Is so 80 that there can bo be no noor I Jm 11 for tor or controversy ersy t Imprisonment Needed f and ad dissolutions seem seeni to be childs child's pia play for tor the trust magnates t v. v n's ns stripes where the violation I ts is t f. f Knowingly o or wilfully done will prove a it potential remedy for these Acts of ot commercial outlaws The Tho Chinese Chi ChI- nese trust anti law provided Tho Those o who Interrupt commerce are areto areto re reto to be beheaded To behead such lIuch offenders offenders of ot- fenders In our country would bo be entirely e too 00 too extreme extreme but to with a n penitentiary sentence and a felons felon's stripes stripes' as a 1 punishment is mild mUd and be administered to trust criminals crimi crImi- nals in the United States 7 My My bill Justly r exempts o fa members en boes of organizations r a of associations se not for g profit and without capital stocK and agricultural products or livestock In Inthe th the th hands of ot the producer or raisers The first exemption as to labor was WI in- in In the original legislation and the second as to agricultural products and livestock is found in somo state laws These Thes exemptions are ale right and should hould be bo made 1 at Bill Does Docs proposed I bill amends thc first sections sections of the Sherman act leav- leav 8 as they are sections 4 to 8 S. S h and adding two lIe new sections See See- Uon one is amended to define specifically ly ty IY a a. trul trust t and reads as follows c Every lvery contract combination in the form of oC trust or otherwise or conspiracy lit fre restraint of trade or commerce among the several states or with foreign na- na is hereby declared to be e Illegal Arid nd that a a. trust Is a contract or ot conspiracy conspiracy con con- or agreement of whatever er character char bar acter ct r. r by combination against trade or or aids to 10 commerce of capital capital cap- cap ital skill kill or acts of ot corporations or as associations associations as- as of persons or either elthel two or 01 more of ot them then for or either any or all of the following follo purposes I First FIrst To To create or carry out restriction reside tion lions on in trade or commerce 01 or aids to 10 commerce or 1 to create ate or carry out re restrictions re- re In the tha full fulland and free pursuit pursuit pursuit-of ot ef iti bu business organized or by bythe the United States of America To To increase or reduce the price Ice of oC merchandise produce or com com- modifies Third To Third To prevent competition In manufacture making transportation sale or purchase of merchandise r produce lec Tn g or commodities lI or to prevent competition competition I tion In aids to commerce I Fourth To To fix at any standard or figure whereto whereby its price to the public shall be bp In tn any manner controlled or established an any article or commodity of ot merchandise e produce or comerce Intended Intend Intend- 1 ed d for sale us use or 01 consumption In the ther r States State of America I quilty q Guilty of of Felony Fifth To Fifth To make or enter into or execute axe exe cute cite or 01 carry out an any contract a- a tI of any kind or i Ziby ft by which they shall bind or have o themselves not lo io sell dispose tot or transport ti any article or com commodity mod It article or t articie of trade use UM merchandise Commerce 01 or consumption below a a. common com corn mon incH standard figure or by which they balI haU agree ree in all any manner to keep the thep p of such article commodity or transportation at a fixed or graded fil figure ure or by which the they shall In any manner mannel establish or settle the price ice of ot any article ar ar- ar- ar tide commodity or transportation be betweEn between he- he tween them or themselves and others to toT T a a. freo treo and unrestricted competition compe compe- among themselves or others in the theale sale ale or transportation of ot any such article Of or commodity or by which they shall acrea f to r pool nol combine or nr unite any in- in ten terest they m m mI have ha in connection with the sale ale or transportation of It any such article rUde or commodity that its price might in an any manner be l affected Ever Every son person who shall make an any such contract contrat 01 oc agreement or knowingly enter into or 01 execute such uch conspiracy O or combination b tI flu r fl shall be deemed e guilty of a felony and on conviction thereof shall hall be bp imprisoned d In the tha penitentiary for tr a II term of ot not less leos than two years yeats nov nor more than ten years earr ni Sections tion 2 and anti 3 I of or the Sherman at ad t providing against monopolization or eon con In restraint of ot trade within tilt the I United nitI States I or Oi with foreign nations ore are amended lo to include the lie penitentiary for violation Instead of ot the present pres pre ant ent provisions pro for ft a line fine of ot or 01 Imprisonment Im irn m not exceeding one year ear or both bolh Democratic leaders will confer on the Mil hili as 1 as al the members a- a assemble lal late In title this month and It I Is their pur- pur poi Poe to make I the lit is' bill lull on one of ot the tue th foremost fore most on till till- legislative for fOl forthe the Lice re regular ular session I |