The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-01-31
KNOCK OUT BLOW
FOR BEEF TRUST
Supreme Court of United States
Hands Down Decision
INTERSTATE COMMERCE
LAW VIOLATED lN coMBiNA-
TloNs OF BIG PACKING COM
PANlEs AGREEING ON
CERTAIN PRICES.
| Rv the AssocIated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Washington. Jan. 30. Speaking Of
the decision today OF the supreme
court in the socallad beef trus, case.
Attorney General Moody said;
Il was present in court when a sy-
nopsis of the decision vas stated or
ally by Justice Holmes. There is no
impropri9ty in ny saying that as
understand that statement the opin-
ion sustaiau in all respects the con.
tentons Of tae government and af-
firms the decree OF the cour. below
/ IN all substantial particulars. The
case decides tha. the traffic in live
stock transported from the state en-
territory OF It's origin 70 another
4 .talo for Tie and held there for
ale. IS intcrsta commerce., and
/ thar tlose engag ad in buying and
selling such live stock are engaged
III interstate commerce This auea-
non has been before the court twice
4 before but was left und acded be-
cause the cases IN which II was pre-
sented turns upon other con.idera-
tions. The decision condemns as an
unlawful restraint OF trade com
bination botwedl ind ap aadenA dtal-
ers 20 aupprees ali competition in the
purchase OF live took thus situated.
II condemns as an unlawful res raint
of trade the comtilatica between
such dealers for the purpose OF fixing
and maintaining uniform prices IA
the sale Of meat throughout iha eoun
try; IL condemns as an unlawful re
straint cf trade comhlna ion be
tween such dealers to obtain prefer
ential rates for transporta.iQn q
their product bv common carriers,
"rhe decision makes Il clear tha
all combinations beween independ
ant individuals, partnerships or cor
poratlons engaged in interstate com
merce By which competition besweeT
them In such commerce is auppress
ell fal ulaer the prohibition Of The
o.calloi antitrust ac,.
IN This case the opinion Of th'
court was unanimous one. There
Is but one precedent for this, Of th'
cases brought under ihe antltrus
act. and hat IS tho Addysione Pip
case. or the other five eases br5ugh
by the gogcrnmen' and decided b,
the supreme court. two ca es-th
Hopkins case and The Anderson cas-
Nv sre decided against The govern
msnt; and three cages-the Join
Traffic association. the Trans-Missou
ri association and the Northern Seet
ritleo case were decided in favo
Of tae government by a vote cf fiv
to four Of the Justices"
The attorney general declined
say anything with reference to an
future proceedings In his or any otl
er anti.trust CAGES But the closin
words Of his oral argument bofor
the supreme court in this case az
regarded as important and ignii
can. In closing his argument III
attorney general said:
Il can only hope that waen the la
shall hay, t3el declared these d
feudants will observe it in rpirit a
well as in let;er. All men have an j
tcrest in The supremacy Of The laws
none so great an interef; as thoi
Who. ike the defendants, own grei
prope.~ ie- and control gref int
ests, they should inculcate by pr
= eapt ana example; they should cir
N 70. as tse rock # their safe;y, rcspe
ID for ana obedience TO the law Of t.
he land"