The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-13
Pending Liti g a tion
Matter of Great Impor-
tance to Government.
MAY RETIRE MOODY
UNDER NEW LAW
Possible Legislation in Interests o.
Supreme Court Justice-Cases
to Be Reargued, and Future
Course Depends U p on
Decisions Handed
Down.

DOSyIl.
Washington. April AdminIstra-
cussng the desirahility OF passing
law under which Justice Moody. of
tue United states Supreme Court,
might retire frym the bench. with pay
Under existing law MIR. Moody cannot
retire until he reaches the age limit
which is many wears off. 1T is said
he can Ill afford 10 resign, especially
as he Is disabled by Illness.
III such law were passed. author
izing the President in his discretion
TO retire a justice Of tile supreme
Court for DISABILITY. and advantage
taken OF it in behalf OF Mr.. Moody. it
would be possible to have the great
trust cases argued before fun bench
OF nine justices
Importance of the Litigation.
On every hand the profound i'm
portance OF the pending anti-trust cases
Is recognized, Not only are they impcr-
tant in themselves as affecting two
gigantic industries with far-reachlng
and widespread affiliations, and many
lines OF financial ana riustrill under
taking, but over aud beyond that con-
sideratton Is the fact that upon their
adjudication is based the whole cam
paign OF the administration for con-
troll OF the trusts.
Suits against many other combina-
tions. taking In the greatest aggre-
cations of corporations in the coun-
try, depend for their commencement
or withholding upon the courts analy-
sis OF the Sherman lAw and It's appli-
cation TO the corporations which IS
expected In these cases. II the law
is fully sustained. the government
proposes TO attack some corporations;
II limited procced against the class
therin found. and II the scope of the
law should be curtailed, the prosecu-
ticns VIII be trimmed accordingly.
Government Is Confident.
For the past Two or three weeks
the government has been confident Of
a victory in the tobacco and Standard
OIL cases. Whether that victory was
| to be obtained oy affirmation of the
lower courts De esees through tie
vofei In the sFari85ssS lturt Or by a
mere majority III one. would make a
differences. II AFFIRMED on tie, there
would be no opinion fror.. the court II
! the government won b. one vote. there
would be dissenting opinions of such
Importance as possibly TO warrant de-
nand for reopenlnr of the case.
What the goyernment wanted was
definjte clear. nnambicuous ANALYSIS
OF tho sherman law. s,lpplementary to
the decisions made in the past-the
lac, word nn trust control in the
ir,,fted Statae With such a decision
as tha reed the administration could
81 abead ar he estonned from, nro-
csse5S,ts 40 tbs case nj rbt ha Win
its noI,cv ~ trust reeuiation
1rni,ed sta.ss s,nreme cni,rt recon.
n;aad i,,st az Laeniw rs tho sdintnistra
~, SMniaIs RIO rasnonsihiIitv NJ :
tacbiny IN Tho adiudica ZION Of these
casa. 80 that tbs court dacijned to
aIinu9 i,,dpment IN hs Tictared bv
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| a aa,.i. iHur 10 ,iiree , otv, ~ "a " 70 ns
iasis' =" 70 speMm, Mn,, -. n.t.,,,
""ra ,''a, n"N -. g - ,i'n sra,,,
onq a.,. Snf9 ','S ~ o.ne ,i
49,, ouu' ,he casss ,511 withnut
apguilet % ,a sne povarn,ent ' or even
consui.ins vac sone, ,,i,, - eIs''
| tn.iiiia.ins iin 70 5'aa .ne ~, ~ nnnannna.
roltto, mat yest t ardav aS aA'e - '''e '''o'''s
NO cotisiuei atiu"n a,a No
sency, presen. OF piosp.Geise' aMa ~, ~
resata LOT ,ansia q ~ renrgme
!, me;si.ea y rtea ~ 'iiu IL nigh nIarters W.
rs 'eu ~ ,''7't y us'' -, 40,
oh l5ie q, s, ~, nn
az hana. mere is sIouiiu lon @ tle .,,.aa We,
ilei lHat tiie Sup eine ~, ~ ,, GU
BY conslaeratloh OIL ehe IN lpopsahte @ "a 70
., tha 'In uri"5 and financial interests
o. me eounis th vaaf aa snd connIieotad snrpe
fect upon tne vast ana colilplica.ea
/ system OF modern ri pS ouSaneSs .opera''ohs
MI, sos Dn'e sro - rot tii1aiv ~ he ar.
me cases are No. n.oh llaely no TO dae,dad pe ar
- 4 - la, 10,
\ before the eha oi .ne chteluar i sear @
IN the interm WIN 'de ha n.a't tb,t 'hisr the
ence whiGh every one IL uiaMs 1'ar ,nae .Me ~,
Gouit mri1 sus,m,n - ,' fnatinns "a ~
the character OF me stanaara an oil dnr ama
the tobacco company; the sup)ect cor.
poratiiohS can ph9I tneit houses ~ o'ue'
Tor the lnevltap,le', - .o, ny, ~,
EverY man W1o J. ~ .ouGl, 1 " Mi,l! one
n!anSlai a'tu t.r, 20 s,+',otio, % a; ~
/ of the hatr-trigger sltuation ' IN ,,ns tns
past Ten aays, Wn'ie h M uie , roui.fs ~ hasa nsa
/ been awaiting 'he uecis'oh III l''ese
cases. ., . r ~, hrooa
me ins'i.Iltith NJ %a9 rn,..,nn,ant o,,,, ~a
ly given that the goSerhment Was wa.
renqS rombSnations at a!af in the s county o. as soon
as faNorable ueclsion was nhhaeu ni
I down on tobacco ana STANDARD "
This combination " was lnenttohea 10 e,,a ps
nains, anu ,ne, u,ar,, ",H ast ina ted ~ he
tornev. General Wickersham, in in his