The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-05-18
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49,. se.7 made in It's By the decision
- tze supreme Court
-. rrominent politician to-day
..-s. the trusts and monopoileA
go ere now gloating over the de-
40 great victory would md
$50. .tey had been very short-sight-
e-~sraa this decision was liable
-.-.c q national and a Preslden-
...s and that II It did there was
cation about the verdict OF the
-... a.. the people Of this coun-
decision i'm Favor OF Labor.
q. eli. same time. the Supreme
...-. landed down a decision in the
-.-..~.-t case. appealed from the
$500. ~ the District Of Columb ia,
.s.- ahlch President Gompers Of
-. american Federation OF Labor
.s -.r-ruccd 10 serve one year In
49,. f~ contempt Of court The Su-
$500. court reversed the decision Of
49,. courts Of the District Of Column
81. adding that the offense of Presi-
4.-. Ggmpers did not amount TO
criminal contempt, and that there
so-e he could not be imprisoned for
.,r.-.ug the mandate OF the court
rteg held that his offense was a civil
cnotempt. and could only be punished
10 damages.
Organized labor in the District of
Columbia has been jubilant over the
decision Of the court, and the press
affbe country to-day announced that
o-ganizcd labor everywhere is get
ting ready TO celebrate their victory
before the Supreme Court of the Unit
"a States. Thus we have the strange
spectacle in this country Of organized
labor on the one hand, and of organ
lied capital on the other, both cele-
krating decisions handed down by the
Supreme Court on yesterday.
\ prominent labor leader to-day,
discussing the situation, observed,
however, that while organized labor
was iubilant over the decision in ia
yor Of President Gompers, that after
their personal qualification and tri-
umph was over, they would be found
lined up against the decision of the
court in the Standard Oil case.
The Trusts Need Wise Political
Advisor.
4 prominent politician to-day, who
has had long and wide experience,
in discussing the situation, observed
that the corpora lions had not won a
victory, because the decision of this
court would raise an ugly issue that
would not down. He further observed
that what the corporations and trusts
seemed to need most was political
advisor who had little common
sense, and who would advise them
not to urge course that would
arouse new issues and further antag-
Onsm by the American people, but
on the other hand, to pursue a course
that would meet the people at least
half way, and that in doing so they
would conserve their best interests.
Commenting further, he called at
tentiOn to that part of Justice Har-
lans dissenting opinion in which was
pointed out the fact that the corpora
been trying to get the Supreme Court
of the United States to cOnstrue the
Federal antitrust law so that ii
would not affect any trust except
those that we're found to have been
guilty of making discrimination that
caused unreasonable" restraint OF
trade, and also that these same infiu-
ences had been knocking at the doors
of Congress for fifteen years trying
TO get the legislative body to thus
amend the law.
He said that these trusts and mon
0pOlies have, during these fifteen
years, met failure at every turn, ano
that now they had secured success
only through a judicial decision
which legislated into the law word
and meaning that both the courts
and the Congress had hitherto re
fused TO accede to.
He said that the most humble la
bOrer and farmer, to say nothing O
the shippers, manufacturers and bust
ness men, who had looked upon tht
Federal antitrust law as a great shield
and protection to them against dis
examinations, would not fail to under
stand the effect of this decision ant
would proceed to grid up their loin
10 elect a President and a Congress
mat would stand against such a re
dictionary decision.
Growth and Success of Postal Saving
Banks.
Inc POstmaster-Genera of thu
United States has given out state
ment to the effect that the posta
savings banks already established
nave met with instant and increasin,
,a'Or. He points out that not oni.
nave the number of sdepositors rapid
" increased, but also that the amour
vi the individual deposits have in
creased. He has lust determined I'D