The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-09-18
WARM DEFENSE OF THE
U. S. SUPREME COURT
Says "RuIa OF Reason Is Just
What II Says Voluntary
Obedience BY All
(By AssocIated Press.l

Detrot. Sept 1S-President Taft
arrived al Z this morning and start
ed a program, with every minute OF
mine and half honFs stay accounted
for
Besides an address At the State
fair and at Pontiac the most impcr-
iant address was reserved for the
chamber Of commerce luncheon,
where he discussed Trusts
Address ~ Trusts"
LAX The chamber of commerce
luncheon Mr Tait SPOKE oa trusts
reviewing iii history OF legislation
ana litigation Some of his remarks
were:
ft ls said that the supreme c0Hrt
has read something into the statute
hat was not there before that IL
has Inserted the Nord Eeasomatle
before restraints III trade. wheB the
same court had said that this could
not be properly done, because ccrl~
gress rad evidently not intended
20 include such a limiting word in
the statute This Is not fair To the
court it iB true that the court iEl
ie early days III The construct Dn Of
he statute had said that e could not
limit the statute LII effect BY excIud
ing from It's operation wHax AIS
deemed reasonable al common law.
But al other cases arose Il found Il
necessary to maze exceptions 20 the
literal Operations DIT the words re-
s1raint oi Erade and Il dd 80 by
excepting WHIST was minor or inci-
dental or indirect, and including on
iy those cases where the eAief q ent
Of ths contract or combina ion was
fhe restraint In doing 50 the court
said that h aust sive the statute 2
reasonable construction ana nor one
leading b0 bsgra 0e Yi5icuiCus rp.
suits In the last TWO cases the
coBrt did not chaHee the Substance
ID fhe reasoning aad scope Of the
previous dec sions. bat only treated
the exceptions previously termed "in-
cldeRtal and Indirect ats excluded
from Che operation az the statute III
the light of reason, e ia conform
ity TO the evil soWg0t TO be reached.
Vow n what way hiss this Injured
the public weal2 What combinations
or arrangements can escape under
this Interpretation tsat ans sensible
man would h I'd have condemned
the father % sll trusts, in the history
Of which every form of cr m7nai He
salify Was prnCjlced2 Did & not. on
ihe her hand eoademu the T0bac-
egtrust. 0i much later origin, ard
iHame under tae advice ol cunning
council Tor tha very purpose OF esad
1879 the coude mnat4on Of the statute
900 AZ the some time securing and
enjoying BE manopoiy the farmers
81 the ame ntendel 20 prevent
and punishment
MeetFs the Issues.
The court has met the Issue and
IRE queries presented by Fhe donbt-
er and the sooffers u has yindi-
Gated the majesty % the law has 81
lastratcd ths wonderful elasticity aud
ad Hlbl4Y of remedy by Injunction
"a esAiiF and has ai the same time
manifested due regard for the Hei-
taTc Oi the Innocent business men
ard the community a. large. who. ia
q oafacil sm caused hy the confisca-
ioH ~ such enormous CapHtal as are
lufulevd n these combinations and
q suspension of the iegit mate part
cf fheir business would be buried
#ith them lu g common ruin.
Voluntary Breaking Up.
Pc decision 0t ne supreme court
rs r sroRs 20 he understood ia z1e
pear iltuge Hil be q gnal FOR the
seiuaia9Y breaka1s up all comhina-
IONS lu restraint Of trade within
,le l1h.---lou ot THE siatuIe, and wiii
Ieau 20 complete reFuislOu of feel-
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