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Show Destruction of Competition Competi-tion IaggHBfijpf Danger Chicago, Nov. ::0. "Great combinations combina-tions of Industry aro thieatonlng our country with a -worse slavery than that which our fathers have driven from the land." These were the opening words of United States District Attorney James H. Wilkerson last night in a speech before tho Illinois S. Andrew Society at Its annual banquet. Mr. Wilson took the place on the program of Secrotar.x of Commerce and Labor Charles Nagel who was unnble to attend. "The defense of these combinations that arc stifling competition," be continued, con-tinued, "i6 that they Eerve to effect economy of production and cheapen prices. "If economy Is to he secured through tho sacrifice of tho independent independ-ent business man. It Is too great a price, It would be better that the groat inventions of Wntt. Morse and Edi3on had withered In their brains. "We boast of our enormous resources. resour-ces. Tf we are not caroful those resources re-sources will be cur undoing. Tho mines will be our slave pits, the railroads rail-roads will be the bonds of our slavorv, the whirl and clang of the mills wll be tho noise of the ash and tho clanking clank-ing of our chains. |