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Show fSEYfalQUR RAPS DISHONESTY IN BUSINESS LIFE Federal Attorney Say Public Will Be Protected Against Illegal Methods 'in T Food Profiteering , . MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.. Aug. IS. A prom la of local protection for - th Amor lean public against dle-; dle-; honest business was mad her to-i to-i day by Assistant Attorney General Rrymour, in charge ot antitrust .(prosecutions oT ths department of Justice. In addressing the National ' Association of Attorneys General. Mr. Seymour criticised severely those who speculats In foodstuffs, promoters of faks stocks snd other securities, aad trade associations operating to Increase commodity price er decreass competition. Th - assistant attorney general arged greater, cooperation, between ths states and ths federal government In protecting the public againat dishonest dis-honest buslpeaa praotlces snd- announced an-nounced that Attorney Genera! i Canghf rty, to further this nd, contemplated con-templated establishing an office In -the department of Juatic where . state autHoHtte might secur neo-easary neo-easary information and advice.' PROTECTION NEEDED. Commenting on th slogan ' ft "Less government In business, Mr. Cieymour declared: "We need 'so .much Interference e e .s is inecossary to Insure ths general pub-llo pub-llo a squar deal and an open , count whenever business men ar , secretly attempting to exclude oth-'era oth-'era from competing tn their field of activity or attempting to raise -and exart exorbitant prlcs by artificial ar-tificial means." ."It is-t ta purpose of the department de-partment to obstruct business, said ths assistant attorney general regarding re-garding Illegal praotlcos of trad associations, which, ho aald, havs been organised In virtually every branch of - business. -i LAWS VIOLATED. v. s' "Many of them." h said, "have been found, and soms of them ar still clearly violating the provisions iof the antitrust act, and a number most Important subjects for Investigation In-vestigation by th department of luetics." , "It Is Important." he added, "that every local Instrumentality for refining re-fining and distributing should be carefully watched, la order that state governments may discharge their duties In punishing Crimea or preventing Illegal practices which tend to deny th people free and full enjoyment ot natural re-aonrres" ot aults axe now pending against them." Speculation In foodalnff. - Mr. Seymour declared, should not be permitted, and gamblers ahould be barred from operating oa legitimate legiti-mate exchanges. Discussing ths fluctuating prices of gssolln In various atstes, Mr. Seymour said that ths "on Industry Indus-try aa a whole Is a subject for eoa-, eoa-, tlnuoiis observation by federal au-'thorltls au-'thorltls and furnlehea one of the |