Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-01-11

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Court of the United states every day
Of its existence.
1t deaes and violates the permanent
injunction granted against 1t by the
highest court Of the country January
10. 1905
And such Is Its power for harm. that
no official can he found who will stand
up for what the United States Supreme
Court decreed on behalf Of the people.
The Beef Trust continues Its exist.
ence as combination in restraint Of
trade and commerce.
It continues to fix and to maintain
throughout the country uniform and
exorbitant price for meat In defiance
of the mandate of the highest court
In the land.
The temporary injunction issued by
Judge Peter 8. Grosscup May 20. 1902.
against the Beef Trust was made per.
mnnent by the United States Supreme
Court in decision announced Janu.
ary 30. 1905. The decision establishes
these points:
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State to state is Interstate commerce
and persons engaged In buying and
selling such live stock are engaged In
Interstate commerce.
The combination between dealers to
suppress all competition In the pur.
chase Of live stock Is an unlawful re-.
straint Of trade.
The combination between dealers to
hx and maintain a uniform price In
the sale OF meat throughout the coun.
try Is an unlawful restraint Of trade.
The combination OF dealers to oh.
tain preferential railroad rates. Is an
unlawful restraint Of trade.
All combinations supprcssIng compe.
tltlon between independent dealers fall
under the prohibition Of the Sherman
Antitrust Act.
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The failure Of the Government to
proceed against the Reef Trust criini.
nnlly under the supreme Court deci.
sion Of March ~. 1909, the open def.
ance by the Beef Trust Of the United
States Supreme Court and the perma.
nent injunction granted against this
awful trust by the Supreme tribunal
January 10. 1905: the daring viola.
tlOns Of the Antitrust Law By the
Beef Trust--all these ana more will
be great questions discussed by the
people In the campaign Of 1908.
The Reef Trust must 70 to jail.
Nothing less will satisfy the people,
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Why Isn't the Reef Trust proceeded
against criminally? The United States
Supreme Court In a decision rendered
March ~, 1909, makes II easy to get
the packing gang now: much easier
than when they were Indicted before.
The United states Supreme Court on
the date named decided, In effect, that
under the Antitrust Laws witnesses
could be compelled to testify and that
books ana papers required must be
produced
The Beef Trust ana Its pals got a
fine showing up from DIR. John +.
Crowell Of New York, associate editor
OF the Wall Street Journal, who spoke
before the social ana economic section
OF the American Association for the
Advancement OF Science In Cobb Hall,
University of Chicago, Dec. 81, 1907.
"The leaders Of the great enterprises
to-day probably do not adequately ap'
preciate the smOldcring fury of discOn'
tent which their own management OF
business has steadily engendered," Dr.
, Crowell continued. I'VE are educating
our children In the public schools 10 a
point where society will neither toler'
ate nor endure the perpe,uation OF an
economic lie. 4 lie means war.
"The high prices of today are a
manifestation Of that economic lie. "e
read that the prices Of hogs are going
down. but pork does not. That Is but
one of many instances back of which
Is cupidity and INSCRIPTIONS specula'
tion.
"This discomfort Of the masses Is not
confined To any one section. 1t IL not
typicaI of New York, Chicago or San
Francisco. 1t Is national. The disturb
ances which eliminated In the French
revolution were Partisan. That was a
tempest In n teapot compared with the
far.reaching, deep-rOOtcd discomfort In
this country that has sprung from the
encroachment Of the speculative spirit
upon industrial and commercial fields
''rhe hoegishness Of corporate greed
, has done more than anything else to
bring conditions to the danger point In
American society. 1t Is time to take
heed. The bandit must be prevented
from getting away with his booty, for
the people are beginning to realize the
extent 10 which they have been swim.
died"
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Chicago Is asleep just now. But
there are great many honest and
fearless men here. When they wake