The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-31
THE TOBACCO CAST

The old company and tho now COM
pany and all It's subsidiary companies
and the twenty-nine individuals named
In the Governments bill OF complaint
and the British-American Tobacco
Company and Imperial Tobacco Com
pany must all do business according
TO law or they Will DO forbidden to
do business at all. and VIII be placed
in the hands of n receiver or re-
ceivcrs, all eXousing the individuals
who will be sent TO iail. Tho United
States Supreme Court has laid down
the law. The decision oovcra the
whole case like a blanket The Amer
lean Tobacco Company is guilty OF
every count in the indictme nt against
It 1t has built UP combinations in
restraint OF trade by purchase, by
fear. by crushing out competition, BY
building up o monsGous monopoly
which dominates the tobacco trade
OF thia country and largely the to-
bacoo trade of the world 1t Is given
six months. at the outside eight
months. in which 10 set Its house IN
q
order BY and with the consent Of the
United States Circuit Court Of Ap-
peals for the Southern District of New
York. with the expectation that by
that time "a new condition. will be
reached which shall be honestly in
harmony With and not repugnant to
the law" If this expectation shall
not be realized the Supreme Court VIII
order that the Company shall nor do
any interstate business, and will take
steps TO throw the Company with ali
Its Immense property and securities
into the hands OF receiver. The ar
gument has closed the Court has de-
clarsd the law.
The decision OF the Court was an
nounced by Chief justice White. The
Court being asreet with the exception
Of Justice Harlan The decision g.
comprehensive and sweeping. II IS
strong snd clear and Better Than tina,
Il Is iuzt Il directs the Court below
10 york OF; a compliance WITH the
law and without ann ecessary injury
70 The pcpiic or the rights OF private
PEP9erIy." II IS legal. moi legisla
i've II responds ne:.aar 10 lie de-.
'nands q The mob nor "a the prayers
Hef tie Trnst: i declares the law SO
nishrl:' thar there need never be again
Sly torbt Of what 8 monopoly is 81
when combination IS in restraint ~
iEaide The statement .. Tie Law Is
noi less admirable than the review ~
I.the facts. The deauncietioa q. The
cour; By justice Harlan. for tia, is
What his dissenting opinion amounts
TO- however 1uca II shan spneal 4.
the mob Spirit. will 10. p.eyen, IN
aefe f Ar. 5ef ihs decision 1t the
Court y saber-thinking, sbiaing
people
The ssw yo-k sun spose y.s,e7-
day Of the better understard,n. IL
the public Of the continu!tv ana H.,
sis'encY q the Courts policy 81 con.
'Strrretion since 1885, when. II ,bs
case Of Hopkins against the vn,ted
& states. The Court concurrine Win ,ns
exception OF Justice Harlan. tha, .,be.
act must have reaaona5,e
non or there would be scarc.I, a.
agreement green or contract among bus,reys
men that could not be said III ,,i...
tihoifectly or remotely some bearin J,
on Interstate commerce ana nose,t,t,.
. restrain ~ Among the Forms Dr.
restraint OF trade such ardecision !, /
mat Justice liarlan wolld have nada
IN this present case as me- sun pn,...
would be the following:
l. ORGANIZATIONS of ,uechsnic.
gagged in the same business ror II,
PURPOSE Of limiting tic uu,ahe, 4, ro
sohs employed IN the busiuagS III
I maintAining wages. Z
= the formation OF 4 corpo.s,ion !,
carry on any naricula. lille III i,,{s,.
hess Dy those already engaged ,horain
tA contract OF partnership Or i
thpioyment between iva persona ns.
vionsly engaged i'll tile Same HUI Il
business 7
=. me appointment by ,wo producer
\ OF the same person 10 Sell iheir ano1.
q on commission
!. Thc purchase ny one wbola4,i
merchant Of the produci oi two pr1
duccrs. "iD
!. me lease or purfhasr by /, far.lie.
manufacturer or merchant 81 Al
additional farm. rlani.factt,ry Or shon.
5'' z sale OF good will of a busl
ness with an agreement not 10 do
as.ifey its value by engaging In a sim
liar business
y, Chambers d commerce. boards )
lrade. etc, exchanges hat prese.ib
raicsiof commission ana lomuemsa d
Tor various services
Q = farmer's or workingman,a co
K opcratiye purchasing association wiic
restra ms. In he sansc Of reducing d
limiting. the business Of local tra,cg
men and quoad hoe puts IN cndAt
competition among buyera. f
LIZA joimt purchasing contract III
the purchase u raw Materially manu-
facturcrg
Al. 3 department store owned by
corporation and doing a money ordc
K business.
II. harior medical association IN
Ing STANDARD Of professional cthiGa
atA An agreement between two i