Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1907-10-03
TALKED TRUSTS
The Attorneys General Of IS States
I Metin St. Louis to Discuss
Ways and Means.
OBJECT TO FEDERAL COURTS
Their Interference With Purely state
Affairs Strongly condemned--Now
Ruled BY Injunction Instead
Of Sense Of Duty.

VStoo W tUluUOuUU tUutoao
Of Sense Of Duty.
6t. Louis, Mo-, Oct. Ia stron
desire 10 do away with the conflit
Of Jurisdiction between state and fe,
eral courts and. AZ one Of the phase
Of that, to restrict the power Of fet
eral court in their dealings with ma
ters' pertaining wholly to a stat,
seemed to be the prevailing sentimen
at Z convention of, attorneys genera
flpm fifteen states Of this union at tn
S9hthern hotel MoLday. Most Of tn
trouble was traced to the fourteenth
amendment TO thse constitution an,
one Of the attorney generals, r. v
Fletcher of Mississippi, said he di,
net see why It should not be repealed
as It did no good FOR the negroes III
whom 1t was originally passed, ant
succeeded only In embarrassing thu
state courts.
The meeting was called on August
10 by a committee Of which Attor =,
General Herbert g. Hadley, Of Mis-
souri,, was chairman, and General Had.
ley acted as chairman at the conven.
ton. The purpose was announced to
be the general discussion OF -anti-trust
laws. railroad rate regulation and state
rights, and the papers read bore
out that idea. The following papers
were given: i8iie#'sa al
Antitrust laws" Jewel p. Light.
foot, assistant attorney: general Of
Texas, discussion BY r. s. jackson,
attorney general 81. Kansas; Railroad
rate regulation" Herbert s.. Hadiey,
attorney general Of lAissOuFl, discus.
sion by W. r. Thompson, attorney
general Of Nebraska Conflict be.
tween state and federal courts" Edw.
T. Young, attorney genera Of Mime.
sofa, discussion by r. r, Fletcher, at.
tOTney general Of Mississippi, and A.
N. CARRIER, attorney general Of Ala
bama. T9 - g.
The opening paper was read by Mr..
Lightfoot Of Texas on antitrust
laws" To meet the evils caused BY
Illegal combinations in, restraint Of
trade Mr.. LIghtfoot suggested that the
federal government should amend its
laws on the following points: There
should be a reduction of tariff on all
necessities Of life; there should be |
prohibition Of interstate transporta.
ton of trust-made goods; there should |
be legislation prohibiting the use Of I
mails to trusts and mon0polies, when
sonvicted as such; there shouId bel
legislation Strengthening the lawI
ariffs. Il "A
At the end General Hadley Of Mis-,
Iouri followed Mr.. Lightfootss N L
In the discussion Of general Had, 4
ey's paper. Attorney General Thomp.l
on Of Nebraska said that railroads
10Y form the three n, Is" most Inn.
crtant Tor tne people to. learn. Gen.
raj Thompson asked for union Of &C.
lon by the attorneys general to Sc.
ure uniformity OF lawsa affectine
ailroads doing interstate business,
10 closed by telling Of the iniuuity
tree passes and stated that the Ne. I
raska legislators who paid money for
leir tickets to the capital in 1907 /
I'VE the state more salutary legisla, /
on. regulating common carriers {
IAN 1t had received in IS years. d
Peculiar interest was given the q
lper on the Conflict between state !
ID federal courts" by Attorney Gen. Q
al Young Of Minnesota, by the fact 4
at he expects to be arrested ON his b
turn to Minnesota in connection i,
Ith contempt case arising out Of 4
conflict between courts. Chairman | 9
adley announced that General Young Il
d received a special dispensatlon 70 Il
me to st. Louis. :,
MuFmurs of approval greeted Gen. 7
Al Young's statement that the most 4,
,nble arose frem the exercise by a
ieral courts Of powers which thu :,
indersi Of the government never IN. O.
ided they should have, and that It d
70 plain that they must be limited. Il
: Young also said that many fed II
u judges seemed to misunderutandl 4,
relations between state and ma. :,
nal governments and the extent Of \,
'ir own powers. He epitomIsed the
'aept day situation by stating that
orney generals Of states are now
ed by iniunetiou instead Of BY .
lse Of duty. He added that there is En-
safety for the states until all doubt b
put Jurisdiction Is removed and the ca
,oxious and oppressive jrisdietion 81
abolished. and suggested as a safe. ~
measure q new definition OF the he
Rers Of federal courts. In conelhd. IN
he pleaded for the Emancipation en-
the states from the unjuStinahls g.
difference with their afiairs By fed In
I trial courta." vi
" Fletcher OF Aisslsalppi, In dis- IN
sing the paper laid all the blame 50
ne, 18Th amendment ana said the IN
sndment sounds The DOWNFALL Of the Ar
rcise o. power By the Htatss. Or
he convention win continue =
ough Tuesday and at he elose the Pc
irney generals viii participate IN mi
cArnfyal festivities and witness the iAi