The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-15
PRESIDENT PLANS /
new TRUST LAW
CONFERs WITH ATTORNEY-GEN|
ERAL wiCKERsHAM IN REGARD
TO SHERMAN ACT.
HE WOULD AMEND Ill
WILL URGE PROSECUTION ON SANS
BASIS As MURDER, SO WASH
INGTON HEARS AFTER
CONFERENCE
HE WOULD AMEND

WASHINGTON. Nov. 14.--Th4
President has not indicated to any on
in what way he proposes to sugEes
that the Sherman ANTITRUST law snas
be added to or amended or In An,
wise changed. Notwithstanding tns
apparently eireansstaatiaa sterile
which have been printed purporting 4
give his views.
TO inauirers to-day the Presiden
merely advised them to read what n
has said on the eficiency of tho ray
in his speeches and writings for tn
last Ave years. As be will have some
thing to say on the general subject oI
the sherman antitrust law In hi4
message he 10 not just now giving tho
text Of any new attitudes no may
have towards the Sherman law; I'D
reiterated to-day that In his imme !
diate concern in the Sherman anti{
trust law Is Its enforcement
II In well-known. however. that MI
Wickersham made q speech On ~ |
Sherman antitrust law. which wad
0. KID by President Taft. and m
which, speaking Of the results OF thf
Supreme Court decision In the Tobac |
co and Standard Oil cases he said
The school of literal Interpretation
has been repudiated."
Field o. Uncertainty.
Mr.. Wfckersham also made II clea1
that under tho present law there would
also be always "a field Of uncertainty
when intent becomes necessary con
Ederation.' ~
SO far as can be ascertained at tnfd
time the President and tho Attorney
General have In mind tand they con
feYred to-day an amendment or ad
dttion to the sherman antf-truEt Ian,
which will put the law of murder and
the law of monopoly and restraint 81
trade on the same basis and with d. !
mand the proof OF intent to break tn
law before criminal prosecution can h
had against the vio!ators Of the Sher !
man ANTITRUST Law.
Wickertham this Sherman anti-trual
law rs written, in this last respect and
one or two others, does not apply III
modern conditions Of interstate com1
merce.
Successor to Harlan.
There was a good deal of talk o1
the question of successor TO thd
late Justice Harlan. Several old
names were repeated for the place.
such rs Secretary Nagel and Secre1
tary Fisher, Judge Humphreys, Judgd
Swaysey. Judge 4. e. Carter. OF Chit
cagp. Judge Gray and others. Thd
ton.
Mr. Knox explained to the Presi1
dent the situation in China and th@
condition in Tripoii with special fef1
erence to the recent protest OF Tur1
, key and her appeal to the United
States for Intervention. Turkey will
get nothing but 4 formal receipt
OF her protests, as events since thd
protest have not made any action nec1
essary. The President approves Mrl
Knox's conduct OF affairs In China
where ne sent every available ship Of
the Asiatis feet to look after Ameri1
can interests.
Wood Pulp Up Again.
The question. which was put up I'd
the Stats Department an to whethsj
foreign countries with t~esties hav1
ing favored nation clauses were end
titled to the same degree Of recipra1
city an Canada on wood pulp s4l
print paper. was forcibiy impressed
to-day on Secretary OF State Knox bJ
President Norris. of the Publish ers'
| Association.
Secretary Knox evidently saw tn,
value of the argument, which has
been impressed on him by tho nation,
which have favored nation clauses II
their treaties, and he promised t.
take up the subject OF the importa.
ton OF wood pulp from forei9r
countries with Secretary Macveagh
| with whom he IL TO hold 4 confer
ence Immediately. Inasmuch - q
answer will have to be given 70 coun
tries like Norway.~which are pressin,
the point Of DISCRIMINATION by reaso.
| OF the Canadian agreement, there wi,
be discussion Of the issue to-morrov
| AT tho ca binet meeting.