Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1909-11-25

THE GOVERNMENT WINS SUIT.
AGAINST STANDARD OIL
COMPANY.
The Standard OIL decision has. as
subject OF discussion, during the
past few days overshadowed every
thing There is ample reason for this,
1t is the most momentous decision an
nounced by q federal court in d gem
Grafton. It is sweeping and clear cut.
Their are no ''if and ands'' about it.
The law is therein laid down in such:
plain terms that a wayfaring man
though fool may not err therein,
The Standard Oil company as at pres
ent constituted is driven out Of bust
ness. No one doubts that the United
States supreme court will on appeal
sustain the decision as handed down
by the United States district court of
appeals.
The issue briefly stated was
whether or not the Standard Oil
company is combination in restraint
of trade. The court of appeals de-
cided that it is, and that such q com.
sbination in restraint Of trade violates
the law. AS to the first part, read
these ringing sentences from the
courts decision: "The principal COM
pany by means Of this trust and the
commanding volume Of the oil busi-
ness which It acquired thereby, se-
cured, and 1t has since exercised and
is using. the power to prevent com.
petition between the companies it
controls, to fix for them the purchase
price Of the crude oil, the rates for its
transportation and selling prices OF
Its products. It has prevented, and
is preventing, any competition IN in
terstate and international @rommerce
ID petroleum and It's products between
its subsidiary companies and between
those companies and itself Z
S Al to whether such combination
is illegal. the judges make that tteQuai-
ly plain: d
Tho proof is conclusive that the de.
fendants have secured and now en-
! Joy a very substantial part Of the in
!. terstate and international com
merce in petroleum and its products
the combination and conspir
acy in restraint of trade and its con
tinued execution, which has beer
! found to exist, constitute illega
means by which the conspiring de
PENDANTS combined and still combin.
land conspire, to monopol. re a part q
interstate and international commerc,
and by which they have secured al
unlawful monopoly Of substantial
part of it, and this conspiracy const
itutes as clear ana compl t. viola
/, tion of the second as of the first sec
i tion of the act.
Therefore, the court by a unanimou
decision DEGREES, and here is the mea
/ Of the matter, that the Standard @
s company of New Jersey be enjoine
from voting the stock in any OF it
d auxiliary companies, and from exerci.
ing or attempting to exercise any col
troll, direction supervision or infll
i ence over the acts of any of thes
companies that the other defendan
companies to which are parties to til
combination be enjoined from decla,
ing or paying any dividends to tn
s, Standard Oil company from PEI
mitting that company to vote sue
/ stock or to direct the policy Of an
Of said companies, or to exercise an
1 control whatsoever over their corpo
a ate acts; that the seven individus
3 defendants and the corporations an
B partnerships that became parties t
4 this combination be enjoined frol
s continuing It or carrying 1t out, frol
q entering into or performing any lik
I, combination. a BY placing th
control Of any of said CORPORATIONS ]
q trustee. or In group Of trustee'
BY means Of the holding OF its stoc
I or property by others than its; equf
able owners, by causing the coilve!
ance of the physical property an
business Of two or more potential
competitive parties to the combin,
tion TO any party thereto, Or by an
I, other such act. or (2) BY nakins On