Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-02
TO MOVE AGAINST TRUSTS.
Attorneys General Form a Permanent
Organization at St. Louis Meeting.

ST LOUIS, October faction that NAV
have far-reaching effect in antitrust and
corporation litigation, and which may bear
fruit in almost every state was taken by
the convention of attorneys general in its
final session here yesterday. A committee
was appointed to draw q scheme of anti
trust legislation to be sent to all ATTORNEYS
general. and a climax the atternevs gen.
eral adopted a resolution which Is expected
to aid in removing q thorn in the flesh of
the state oiticers-the interference by fed
>eral circuit courts with the operation of
state laws.
The resolution Is a memorial to Congress
and was framed by a committee composed
of Attorneys General E. I. Young of Min
nesota. Dana Malone of Massac husetts, A
NJ. CARRIER of Alabama. W. 7. Thompson of
Nebraska. w. II. Dickson of Colorado and
II. S. Hadley of Missouri.
The memorial is as follows:
Whereas the efficient administration as
well as the preservation of our dual system
OF government requires that each sover-
eighty be permitted to exercise it's func-
tons defined by the Federal Constitution
unhampered by the other: therefore be it
Resolved by the convention of attorneys
general of the several states, here assem-
bled. That We earnestly recommend to the
favorable Consideration of the President
and the Congress Of the United States the
enactment of a law providing that no cir
cult court of the United States, or any
judge exercising powers of such circuit
courts. shall have Jurisdiction in any case
brought to restrain any officer of a state
or any administrative board of a state from
instituting in a state court any suit or
other appropriate proceeding to enforce the
laws of such state or to enforce any order
made by such administrative board, but al
lowing any person or corporation asserting
In any such action in a state court any
right arising under the Constitution, or
any law of the United States. to have the
decision Of the highest court of such state
reviewed by the Supreme Court of the
United States as now provided by law.
I'VE also recommend that suits in federal
circuit courts by persons Interested in cor
porations to restrain such corporations from
obeying the laws of states in which they are
doing business be prohibited
Permanent organization was also effected
under the name of The National Associa-
ton of Attorneys General OF the United
States" and united front will be present.
ed in legal actions brought by different
states against the same corporation or
trust
organization the following were chosen as
officers:
President. H. S. Hadley of Missouri; vice
president Dana Malone of Massachusetts,;
secretary and treasurer. William H. Dick
son of Colorado.
asked that the next convention be held in
Denver but 1t was finally decided to leave
this matter to the executive committee
The days program comprised papers by
Attorneys General Wade H Ellis of Ohio
Dana Malone of Massachusetts and w. S.
Jackson Of New York, followed by general
discussion of the topics they presented. In
the absence of Mr.. Jackson his address was
read by Attorney General Dickson of Colo
RADIO.