Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-10-27
LEGAL ASPECT OF TRUSTS
SUBJECT OF AN ADDRESS BY MR.,
HENRY Ell DAVIS.
Large Audience LAtens to Him at
Glen Echo Parkx-The Argu-
ments Made.

Trusts in their legal aspect furnished the
nair topic for an eloquent address deliv-
cred by Mr.. Henry E.GDavis last night be-
fore large and influential assemblage,
comprising over COO people in the pavilion
at Glen Echo Park. THE occasion was a
meeting held under 1.-THE auspices of the
Sound Money Democratic Club of Chevy
Chase, and the Bethesda Sound Money
League of Montgomery county General R.
c. Drum called the meeting to order and
introduced as chairman Mr.. John L.
Weaver, who has been hitherto democrat.
Mr.. Davis was greeted by great applause,
and was frequently interrupted during his
speech by outbursts of approval. He ex
planned that under present conditions the
federal government Is powerless to interfere
with manufacturing trade monopolies,
and could only, in accordance with the Con-
Sutution, prevent combinations made for
interstate commerce purposes.
Supreme Court Decision.
''In 1880 the Sherman antitrust law was
fathered and passed by a republican Con-
gress, signed by republican President and
executed by a republican Attorney Cen
eral,' said Mr.. Davis. Then there was
complaint made to the Attorney General
that the sugar trust existed in violation OF
the new law. In 1892 bill was filed in the
name of the United States against the sugar
E. c. Knight and others. The Supreme
Court in deciding this case, said, in ef-
feet: This gigantic affair Is a grinding
monopoly but the federal government can
not reach 1t, because that power Is reserved
to the state few, years later, in the
case against the Transmissouri Traffic As
ISOLATION. the Supreme Court decided that
the sugar trust decision was not applicable
to a combination of commercial agencies
doing business among the states: that the
pending case interfered with state lines.
the case of the Joint Traffic Association,
composed of thfrty-one lines, including the
Pennsylvania. New York Central and such
railways. The Attorney General dragged
them before the Supreme Court after cir
cult court Said the Sherman law would not
reach the combination, and the Supreme
Court ended the trust
Trade and manufacturing trusts could
only be reached, he declared, by state ac-
ton, unless the Constitution is amended.
1t remained with the states he said, to
combat trade and manufacturing trusts.
but states would not attack them long
as trusts dominated state legislatures, con-
trolled by money.
Mr. Havemeyer, who owns a large part
of the sugar trust said Mr.. Davis, told
Senate committee that the politics Of the
sugar trust was democratic in democratic
states and republican in republican states.
Paris Treaty Supreme Law.
Referring to the cry Of Imperialism, Mr..
Davis said the Paris treaty, which is now
the supreme law in relation to the Philip
pines, was ratified through the influence of
Mr.. Bryan, and had made situation which
it was the patriotic duty of all American
citizens to meet He closed by ridiculing
the allegations that a standing army was
menace to the republic
f Addresses were also made by Major Henry
E. Torbert of Calvert county, Tyler Page
OF Frederick and ]. c. Bailey of Ken
lucky. The National Guard band played
appropriate airs at intervals. The McKin-
ley and Roosevelt Interstate Marching Club
made a picturesque appearance under COM
mand of Col l.. NJ. Saunders, Lieut.. Col
Straight and Capt F. L Grosvenor. Dele
cations from various local campaign clubs
were present and Montgomery county voters
were numerous and enthusiastic.
Meeting of Coabred Democrats.
w. c. Payne of Virginia urged his hear
ers at meeting of the Colored Democratic
League, held last night.at No. 80 Defrees
street, to stand by the issues of coIored citi-
zenship and manhood and make the en-
forcement Of the fourteenth and fifteenth
amendments paramount. The league will
hold meeting in Alexandria tonight.
Matters of Importance will be considered
by the North Carolina Republican Associa-
ton at Smiths Hall, No. 516 9th street