The Cairo bulletin., 1907-06-05
SAYS PRISON IS
BEST TRUST CURB
ATTORNEY C EN- ERAL BONA.
PARTE FAvORS STRIPES FOR
ILLEGAL CORPORATIONS.
LAUDS ADMINISTRATION
For Aggressive Measures In Hauling
Combines Into Courts, Break
ing Up Lottery and Hitting
the Beef Trust.

Washington, d. G., June l-Chares
il. Bonaparte Attorney General OF
the United States, has gone on record
as fayoring a suit of stripes and I'm
prisonment as the pun. .shment that
should be meted out to individuals
who compose corporations which
break the laws of the United States.
In an interview hare he says:
'In some cases where continuous
violations of the law involve 4 lars :
number of Illegal acts, each one or
them criminal, the total fines which
can be imposed have proved a suffic-
lent deterrent. But In other cases the
law can be made more clearly and
effectually enforced through the inn
prisonms nj CT individual defendants.
This is the belief of most prosecuting
officer
"The Sherman antitrust law IL al
most dormant for many years, is now
proving one of the most efficient acts
to check corporation tendencies.
During the Roosevelt administra-
ton mcra cases have been brought
under It's provisions than during the
administrations Of Presidents Harri-
son, Cleveland and Mckinley. The law
prohibits agreements in restraint OF
trade and commerce, agreements 70
monopolize any part of trade or com
merce.' and monopollzation or attempt
at monopol zation of any part OF trade
or commerce.
Govern ment is Aggressive.
"In the past four years there has
been much activity in the prosecution
of corporations und this antitrust
law. and some notable cases have
served to establish more clearly the
meaning and scope OF the act. Inc de-
cision In the Northern Securities case
forbade a holding company from TAX
over two lines Of railway, the Great
Northern and Northern Pac' fic, under
common management, so that compe'I
tition between them would be sup
pressed. In the beef trust case com
the meat business was forbidden.
"The activiti of the Department
of Justice have not been confined TO
the prosecution OF railroads ana
trusts. 1t has become an aggressive
for the prosecution OF
criminals of many kinds and, by It's
in private causes where
public interests are involved has en-
deayored to promote the welfare CT
the people.
Cites Lottery Prosecutions.
In this 'ine may be mentioned the
lottery cases which have just been
brought to a successful conclusion at'
ter several years of persistent prose
cution. That evil now is stamped out.
The peonage cases in Southern states
now pending promise to put an end To
conditions bordering on slav ry Tor
many unfortunates.
THE conviction and imprisonment
of Senator Burton cf Kansas was
striking example of the power OF feG- |
eral jrsiice. II condemned to jail a
senator of the United Stat and clear
ly established the law that senator
Of representative cannot receive com
pensat on even as an attorn y. for
services before a department of the
government in relaiicn to matters IN
which the United States is dir city or
indirectly interested.
Land frauds in the West are being
dealt with and prosecution
directed at the m involved. no mat
ter what their off cial position or
one of the men convicted |
was a former United States senator.
1T has be and is the aim of this
ration. an aim pursued with |
fidelity dl.ing the past
.wo years. TO show all Americans,
whether rich or poor and of wha;-
ever class or condition in life. that the
avs made for their common good de-
nand tn prompt and unquestioning
e