The Tucson citizen., 1902-05-09
ATTORNEY IN CAS6.
Is An Illinois Democrat Who Has
Been Onto the D0lnOS OF the
Meat Bdr0nS For a
LONG Time.

vASHTNGTON, May 9,-William A.
nav the special assistant attorney
general who has worked up the case
sssinst the meat trust, has completed
he netition he will present In court
.ra il has been approved by Attorney
|, General Knox.
Mr.. Day is an Illinois man, and
nan,ocrat. He was second auditor OF
ne treasury under the first Cleveland
CONSERVATION and declined the sec
.a.aryship to the President during the
ss,ond Cleveland administration. He
aas protege of William II. Morrison
ri Illinois. and when Morrison was
lbairmar OF the Interstate Commerce
commission transacted a good deal OF
IepaI business for the commission. 1t
yes while doing this business that he
eo+ on TO the workings OF the meat
1rast which has q close connection
with the trunk roads.
Mir Day will leave for Chicago per-
hams tomorrow to present his petition
t,r ,he dissolution OF the meat trust.
~. Nm for for an injunction Is based
op the Sherman antitrust measure,
ana charges the defendants with nav
,ng entered INFO an agreement, COM
b.tation or trust In restraint OF trade
and commeree among the several
states. and that the agreement is III
direct violation OF the law.
The first specification Is that the De-
fendants have an agreement whereby
,bey absolutely control the beef trade
h.twe,n the several States, and such
control is In restraint OF commerce lt
j. .orther charged that the defendants
have entered into and are maintaining
an agreement or combination to raise
or lower prices OF beef: that the fixing
@. prices creates a monopoly and Is In
restraint OF commerce between TIE
several States.
II is charged that the agreement or
combination as entered into and main
tanned fixes prices of the products
without regard to the supply and de
mand and IL in effect In direct re-
sraint of trade and commerce.
Il Is further charged that the pack
e-s named as defendants have created
and are maintaining blackiisting sss-
TN under which and by which retail
eEs or those who by the customs Of the
beef trade are dependent for their
g-oducts on the defendants are COM
piled to submit to certain arbitrary
rules or in effect be forced out OF the
beef trade
The regulation of prices and dlstri +
tation of beef products through the
several tSates, 1t Is charged, throttles
competition and forces merchants our
q the trade, which Ia In restraint OF
commerce.
1t also Is alleged that the packers
have entered into an agreement
among themselves and with certain
railroad companies engaged In the gen
eral traffic business In and between the
several States by which the defendants
are enabled to secure for themselves
certain concessions or rebates ana IA
rors denied other patrons OF the sara
railroads and other individuals ano
firms engaged In the handling of beer
products. and that the same is In re-
s'7aint Of trade and commerce.
More than one hundred specific N.
stances of violations OF the law are set
ont
The prayer of the bill on which such
relief as is decreed will be granted Is
Substantially as follows:
In consideration whereof, AMI In
asmuch as your orator can only have
adequate relief in the premises In this
honorable court, where matters of this
nature are properly cognizable and re-
heyabIe. your orator prays that THIS
honorable court may order, adjndge
and decree that the said agreement or
continuation between the said defen-
dants be dissolved and that the saio
qstendants. and each and all OF them,
oe enioined and prohibited from fur
laer agreeing, combining and conspic-
'hs and acting together to maintain
rules and agreements and prices on
'eet products to the restraint of trade
ana commerce between the several
states, and then praying that the de-
tendaniS be enjoined and prohibited
ron doing the other illegal acts set
urn In the body of the bill.
Inc defendants are called on to an
."er IN full all the matters charged Ia
the bill.