Show REPORT OF FEDERAL i I tRADE tR Iu DE COMMISSION d i I BrIni rn i iv v s Un Ie e to 10 TIlt The V Dec The g.-The 9 The federal I decommission in its annual report I to congress today urged ged the tho adoption of the Webb bill which provides for forthe forthe I the tho operation co-operation of American exporters export ers engaged in in foreign trade The commission says such a measure is needed if Americans am ro to be placed laced in a position successfully to compete with business men of other countries in inthe inthe inthe the struggle ale le for commercial supremacy supremacy cy cyin in the world markets at the close of the European war Concerning its activity in fulfilling I the functions outlined for it in the federal trade commission act the com corn commission commission comI t I mission reports that it lies has received during the past year applications applications' I for action on its part to settle trade disputes involving for the most part part unfair competition Of these the commission reports that it has settled j the cases s arising is go out t of of f the ap- ap p. p nn In PI pa C 2 REPORT OF FEDERAL OF-FEDERAL e FEDERAL Continued from page 1 and that still are pend pend- ing In The report declares that all manner manner of business chicanery is is' is going forward I in the United States if the charges filed with it are to be believed Char Charges es I of predatory price cutting inducing breach of f contract maintaining bogus bogusI Independent companies by trusts be betrayal betrayal be- be I of trade secrets and confidential Information bidding up prices unfairly combinations and threats to cut ot off competitors competitors' supplies disparagement of competitors' competitors goods false and misleading misleading misleading mislead mislead- ing adv advertising manipulation of g guarantees guarantees guar guar- ar- ar boycotts enticing away competitors competitors' competitors competitors' competitors competitors' com com- most efficient employing employing employing em em- systems of or espionage and arid a thousand and one other alleged unfair methods of been laid before the commission according to the report The commission his tried by holding conferences with parties concerned by issuing mandatory orders and arid by other devices to bring about harmony harmo in inthe inthe inthe the trades and has been successful in inmost most of its undertakings undertaking the r report port declares t r The commission explains in its re report report report re- re port that it has made no effort to de define define define de- de fine in precise terms what constitutes constitutes' unfair competition because the term I must be elastic and depend upon in instant instant instant in- in stant circumstances for tor its tion The commission refers to the several investigations it Is conducting but gives no intimation as to when it will report upon such Important works as its gasoline investigation and its in inquirIes inquiries inquiries in- in into the coal and newsprint paper situations I Recommendations for increased appropriations ap apI appropriations ap- ap and espe especially lally tali for the re removal removal removal re- re I moval of ot the ison o of law which prohibits the commission from paying more than a year to any employee in the report report- It Is are contained stated that the body cannot get as expert e help as it needs for so small a salary as |