Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-05-17
PART Of RULING
IS DISPLEASING
PRES. DISSATISFIED WITH "REAS-
ONABLE" AND UNREASONABLE"
MESSAGE IS Recalled
Taft Had Said There Was No Such
Thing IA Good and Bad Trusts
Democrats Are Disappointed.

BY Associated Press.
Washington, May 16.-Govornment-
|al Washington legislative, executive
and judicial, gave over the greater
part Of the day to discussion Of the
Supreme Courts disposition Of the
Standard on case. While there was
qualification in administration circles
over the order for the dissolution of
the corporation which had been de.
clared IAN unreasonable combination
and monopoly In restraint Of trade.
there unquestionably also was some
misgiving as to the Interpretation of
the antitrust law giving to courts the
right to determine whether or not
monopoly was reasonable" and de-
clarlng a reasonable" monopoly not
to be In contravention of the statute.
President Taft, who a little more
than year ago In a special message
10 congress said that under Supreme
Court precedents there could be no
such things as reasonable" and "un-
reasonable" restraint OF trade, or In
other words, good trusts" and bad
trusts" was said to have been rather
disappointed that the court should
have seen NJ TO reverse itself in this
important matter
President Taft's message was freely
quoted about the capital, and the
seeming similarity Of his views as to
the scope OF the antitrust law to the
view expressed by Associate Justice
Harlan in his dissenting opinion of
Yesterday attracted renewed attention
to Justice Haran's opinion as out
! lined in his statement to the court
following the handing down Of the
majority opinion by Chief Justice
White.
Justice Harlan held that his brother
/ judges had no right to usurp the func.
| tIon of the legislative branch Of the
government by writing into the stat.
utes a differentiation between "reas-
enable" and unreasonable. He de
clared congress has resisted all APP
peals to so amend the act, and that
there was every reason to believe that
such an amendment never could be
put through the legislative branch.
Generally speaking, Democratic
senators and representatives frankly
expressed their disappointment as TO
the rule of reason" feature Of the
| decision.
Government TO Follow Up.
Washington, May 16.-The govern
ment will Immediately follow up its
victory In the Standard oil company
case, granted through the decision
Of the Supreme Court ordering the
| corporation to dissolve within six
months. The first step, and the most
important probably, will be the intro
duction of a federal inspection bill
which thd administration has had
under consideration for months. Pres
iden Taft believes that this can now
be passed with the weight Of the Su-
preme Court decision behind IL,
showing that the Standard oil Com
pany is guilty Of yilating the sherman
antitrust law.
President Taft today called meet
ing of his cabinet TO discuss the de-
osion. With the Standard oil ind
Ing as precedent Mr.. Taft intends
to take up the whole question of mo-
nopolistic business in the United
[ 'NuNtS anu lNS proper IeBuldtOns
Not only must the case of the
Standard be considered by the presi-
dent and his advisors, but the decl-
sion must also be read In the light
Of the effect 1t will h ave on the / 200
holding companies organized as the
Standard was.
Now = Contempt Charge.
Washington, May 16. The supreme
court OF tn, District OF Columbia on
It's own initiative today instituted pro-
ceedings for alleged contempt against
President Gompers, Vice President
Mitchell and Secretary Morrison, Of
the American Federation OF Labor.
asking sentences Of imprisonment.
Sentences Of imprisonment imposed
IN these men by this court were yes
terday revoked by the United States
Supreme Court and the case returned
10 the district supreme court.
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