Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-03-18
HoWls ABOUT THE ANTITRUST.
A LAW THAT WILL STOP COMMA
TIoNs.
Made 10 Increase the Price of Conn
modities or Choke on Opposition.
Persons outside the state Stay lie
Convicted for Violating the Law.


AUSTIN, March II.
(By a Stan Correspondent. The how
against the antitrust bill continues II
certain quarters and In the name OF la
Dor its enemies demand its immediate
execution without trial. The writer
who has been bread-winner
from early boyhood, in the name of
labor, repudlates these self-selected
guardians OF trades" unions and asks
that their representatives who are ON
the ground, be permitted TO speak for
the wage workers and not men whose
knives have ever been unsheathed to
stab all measures introduced in the
name and by authority OF the trades
unions. railway organizations and
farmers organizations OF the state.
Sections and Of the antitrust bill
are the obnoxious clauses Of the bill to
the enemies OF the measure. Read these
sections and then point out wherein
they menace industrial organizations
ITO nix at any standard or figure
whereby Its price to the public shall be
in any manner controlled or estab-
lished, any article or commodity OF
merchandise. produce or commerce, In
tended Tor sale. use or consumption IN
this .tate.
ITO make or enter into. or execute
or carry out any contract, obligation
or agreement OF any kind or descrip-
ton by which they shall bind or have
bound themselves not 10 sell, dispose
OF or transport any article or COM
a 90 Nfa. AZ NsaT-
chandise. commerce or consumption
below u common standard figure. or
by which they shall agree In any man
ncr TO keep The price OF such article,
commodity or transportation at Il
fixed or graduated figure, or by which
they shall in any manner establish or
settle the price of any article or COM
modify or transportation between them
or themselves and others TO preclude
u free and unrestricted competition
among themselves or others in tho
sale or transportation OF any such
article or commodity or by which they
shall agree to pool, combine or unite
any interest they may have In connec-
ton with the sale or transportation
with the sale or transportation OF any
such article or commodity that It's price
might IN any manner be affected"
Wherein do the provisions OF these
sections menace labor organizations or
farmers ussocinuJus2 II Is also al
legged that outside corporations can
violate the law with IMMUNITY, while
those doing business within the state
ahun be hnrrassed and forced 20 bow
10 the majesty of no law. Section a
OF the bin roads an follows:
EVERY foreign corporation violating
any Of the provisions OF this act Is here
nv denied tho right and prohibited
from doing any business within thlg
state. nud IL shall be tho duty of tho
attorney-i.enrraI Ia enforce this pro-
vision by iniunetion or other proper
proceedings In mo district cart in tho
name of me state Of Texas"
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lnys,
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