Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-01-04

up for what the United States Supreme
Court decretd on behalf of the people.
The Beef Trust continues its exist.
cnce as n combination In restraint of
trade and commerce.
It continues to fix and to maintain
throughout the country n 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 3. Grossc,,p May 20, 1902,
against the Beef Trust was made per.
manent ny the United States Supreme
Court In decision announced Janu.
ary 30. 1905. The decision establishes
these points:
Traffic In live stock transported from
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-
strnint or trade.
The combination between dealers to
TX and maintain a uniform price in
the sale Of meat throughout the coun.
| try In nm unlawful restraint Of trade.
Tho combination Of dealers to Oh
tain preferential railroad rates. II an
unlawful restraint Of trade.
All combinations suppresslng compe-
tltlon between independent dealers full
under the prohibition Of the Sherman
| Antitrust Act.
The failure Of the Government to
proceed against the Beef Trust crilni.
nally under tho Supreme Court decl.
sion OF March u, 1909, the open def.
ancc by the Beef Trust Of the United
States Supreme Court and the pcrma.
nent Injunction granted against this
awful trust by the Supreme tribunal
January 10. 1905: the daring viola
tions Of the Antitrust Law by the
Beef Trust--all these and more will
be grcnt questions discussed by the
people In the campaign Of 1908
| The Reef Trust must go to jail.
Nothing less will satisfy the people.
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Why isn't the Beef Trust proceeded
against criminnlly? The United States
Supreme Court In a decision rendered
March ~. 1909, makes 1t 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 and papers required must be
produced
! The Beef Trust and Its pals got u
fine showing UP from DR.. John r.
CrOwell Of New York, associate editor
Of the Wall Street Journal, who spoke
before the social and 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'
preclate the smOlderlng fury Of dlscon'
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'
ute nor endure the perpetuation OF IN
economic lie. 4 lie means war.
"The high prices of to-day are Il
manifestation Of that economic lie. "t
read that the prices of hogs are goinl
down, but pork does not. That Is hui
one of many Instances back of which
Is cupidlty and INSCRIPTIONS specllla
tiOn.
"I'hls discomfort Of the masses Is moi
confined to any one section. 1t Is not
typical of New York, Chicago or SaI
Francisco. 1t is national. The disturb
ances which eliminated In the Frcncl
revolution were Partisan. That was Z
tempest In Il teapot compared with th'
far-reaching, decp-rOoted discomfort II
this country that has sprung IRON th'
encroachment of the speculative spirit
upon industrial and commercial fields
"The hOggishness of corporate greed
has done more than anything else Il
bring conditions to the danger point II
American society. 1t Is time to TAXI
heed. The bandit must be prevented
from getting away with his booty, fol
the people are beginning to realize thu
extent to which they have been swim
died.
Chicago Is asleep just now. Bu
there are great many honest ant
fearless men here. When they wake
up the Beef Trust and its benefclariel
will get what Is coming to them.