The Oskaloosa herald., 1893-06-08
AGAINST COMBINES.

Proceedings of the Antitrust Convention
In Chicago - Fight Over the ResOlu-
tiOns.
CHICAGO, June AT the morning
session of the Antitrust convention,
further time was granted the commit
tee on resolutions in which to present
its report. A stirring speech against
combines and trusts was made by Gen.
j. B. Weaver, of Iowa.
Shortly before IL o'clock the commit
tee reported long series of resolutions,
which in effect demanded better exc.
cution of existing laws against trusts
and all combinations Of capital and the
enactment of more stringent laws upon
the same subject That part of it con-
tanning the action against trusts recon-
mended by the committee was, In part,
as follows:
THAT II is the sense Of this convention thai
the state and federal legislatures should enact
new and more stringent laws and amend old
ones looking to the complete extinction OF un
lawful combinations destroying competition in
productions or exchange.
THAT the faithful and efiicient execution OF
the laws be imperatiyely enJoined upon the ex
ecatiVe ofacers Of the state and nation, and that
the failure q any on1cer to perform his
duty In this behalf should be attended
by the severest legal penalties; thai
We demand that the attorney general
Of the United States proceed TO enforce
the laws of the United States now on the stat
ute books against trusts and illegal combina
tiOns, and we depand that congress shall enact
such additional laws against trusts and cOD
binations that control pro duction Lndprices Of
commodities as may bo found necessary fol
their suppression.
"That this convention create q permanent
association, 10 be known as the Antitrust as
sociauon OF the United States, consisting Oi
three representatives from each state and ter
ritory, and that We recommend the orgAniZa
ton Of an antitrust association in each state
and territory for tho purpose of aiding in Sc
curing uniform legislation and the rigid eXecu
ten Of laws for the most speedy suppression
and Anal eradication OF such trusts and com
binationS
"Fhat two standing committees shall be ap
pointed to act as executive branches of saiC
national associate as soon as the same Ii
organized, that each OF said committees
shall be composed of one representa-
tive from each state and territory. Thc
FIRST OF said committee to be known al
the national committee on antitrust legtSla ton
and which shall have in charge the matter o.
federal legislation, and the second OF said com
mittees TO be known as the committee on anti
trust law enforcement which shall have IL
charge the duty of securing the prompt ant
efficient executions of all antitrust and monop
oily laws"
The report made several recon-
mepdations as to the nature of the
legislation to curb the trusts. Chair
man Rosewater moved that the report
be adopted as a whole, and the fact be
came quickly apparent that the resolu
tions were not radical enough to suit 6
large portion of the convention. A
motion was made to lay the Rose
water motion on the table anC
it was also moved that the
report be considered by paragraphs
IgDatius Donnelly secured the floor and
read q series of resolutions providing
for the practical conRscation by the
United States government of the lands
of the coal trust. Mr.. Donnelly pre-
ferred that the government take pos
session of the coal fields by the right
of eminent domain, paying a reason
able compensation to the owners
and that laws be formed withdrawing
all legal protection from trusts and
combines of any sort. He moved that
his resolution be added to the report OF
the committee. Mr.. Rosewater declared
that the motions to consider by para.
graphs and to lay the report on the ia,
BILE, as we'll as Mr.. Donnelly's PROPOSE,
tions. were all out of order. This led
to a prolonged wrangle, which was
finally ended by Mr.. Donnelly securing
the floor to speak for his resolution.
Henry Lloyd, of the Illinois delega,
ton, offered resolution calling upon
the government to assume control OF
the anthracite and bituminous coal
fields of the whole country. Edwin O.
Brown, of the same delegation, offered
q single tax resolution to abolish the
private ownership of lands. A number
of delegates spoke for and against the
various resolutions, but the convention
took a recess until $50 without adopt
ing any part of the committees report