Bisbee daily review., 1905-08-12

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 to produce unfair restraints of trad,
 of an oppressive character, and these
 unfair restraints tend to create arti
 ficial monopolies.
 Violation of Law.
 "The violations of the law known as ' the antitrust law, which was meant 1 to meet the conditions thus arising have more and more become confined i to the larger combinations. the very ones against whose policy of monopo ly and oppression the policy of the law
 was chiefly directed. Many of these
 combinations by secret methods and
 by protraeted litigation are still un-
 wisely seeking to avoid the consequent
 ces of their illegal action. The gov
 ernment has very properly exercised
 moderation in attempting to enforce
 the criminal provisions of the statute;
 but it has become our conviction that in some cases, such as that of at least certain of the beef packers recently indicted in Chicago, it is impossible longer to show leniency. Moreover, if the existing law proves to be made Quate so that under established rules of evidence clear violations may not be readily proved. defiance of the law must inevitably lead to further legisla- tiOn. This legislation may be more drastic than l would prefer. If so, it must be distinctly understood that it will be because of the stubborn deter imitation of some of the great combin- atiOns in striving to prevent the en- forcement of the law as it stands. by every device. legal and illegal. Very many of these men seem to think that the alternative is simply between sub hitting to the mild kind of govern mental control we advocate and the absolute freedom to do whatever we think best They are greatly in error Either they will have to submit to req Sonable supervision and regulation by the national authorities. or else they will ultimately have to submit to gov ernmental action of far more dras- tic type. Personally, l think our peo- pie would be most unwise if they let any exasperation due to the acts of certain great corporations drive them nto drastic action. But the great cor porations are themselves to blame if l by their opposition to what is legal l and just they foster the popular feel ng which tells of such drastic action i
 EVading the Law.
 Some great corporations resort 10 | every technical expedient to render ! of the law impossible. | md their obstructive tactics and re- | usal to acquiesce in the policy of tte | aw have taxed 10 the utmost the ma ,hinery of the depart aent of iustica. ! n my judgment congress may well in- luire whether it should not seek other means for carrying into effect the law.
 believe that a' corporation engaged | n interstate c ..rnnle-ee sho.id te uu- Ter the supervision of the national | government. .l1 mt belle ye in talk ng steps hastily oy rashly, an.l it may | e that all that is necessary in the i'm. l. mediate future is to pass an interstate ommerce bill conferring upon some ranch of the executive government he power of effective action to rene y the abuses in connection with rail- lt ray transportation. But in the end, h nc in my judgment at a time not very i lr off, we shall have to. or at least Ii e shall find that we ought tO, take lrther action as regards all corpora ons doing interstate business. The lormous increase in interstate trade { 'sulting from the industrial develop !, ent of the last quarter of a century. [ akes it proper that the federal gov nment should, so far as may be nee ' sary to carry into effect it's national [ 'licy, assume degree of administra- { ve control of these great corpora ons.
 Tt may be well that we shall find 1: lat the only effective way of exercis- ig this supervision is to require all | engaged in interstate mi rTh | | )ry, say, to the department of com lerce, that they are not parties to any Ontract or combination or engaged l any monopoly in interstate trade in iolation of the antitrust law. and that heir conduct on certain other speci- fed points is proper; and, moreover, hat these corporations shall agree, 7ith a penalty of forfeiture of their ight to engage in such commerce, to urnish any evidence of any kind as to heir trade between the states when ver so required by the department of commerce..
 Policy Once Suggested by Bryan.
 Tt is the almost universal policy of | he several states, provided by statute, | hat foreign corporations may lawfully . conduct business within their bound ! lries only when they produce certifi- ,ates that they have compiled with the | of the respective states; n other words, that corporations shall | lot enjoy the privileges and immuni- | ies afforded by the state governments | without first complying with the pol | cy of their laws Now the benefits | which corporations engaged in inter- tate trade enjoy under the United . States government are incalculable; | md in respect to such trade the juris- | fiction of the federal government is | supreme when it chooses to exercise l L.
 When, as is now the case, many of | he great corporations consistently | strain the last resources of legal tech | licality to avoid obedience to law ior the reasonable regulation of their | business, the only way effectually to l meet this attitude on their part is to | give to the executive department of 1 Inc erOveruToaur a rg1ora direct and !