Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1911-12-07

W IL seSlOenI IGIIS amman
message, which was read In both houses
Of congress- Tuesday, deals exclusively
with the antitrust statute. che message
In part Is as follows:
To the Senate and House of Represent
Atives: This message la the first OF sew
eral which I shall send TO congress during
the interval between the opening OF lis
regular session and ite Adjournment, for
the Christmas holidays. The amount OF
information 10 ba communicates as 10
the operations of the government. the
number of important subjects calling for
comment by the executive. and the trans.
mission TO- congress Of exhaustive re-
ports by special commissions, make # i'm
possible to include in one message Of a
reasonable length n discussion OF the top.
ics that ought to be brought to the at
Sehuoh OF tne natiohai legislature Al is
Hrsl Teku!ar session.
,s"e Aht'-Trust La"'-the supreme
Court Decisions.
In Nav lac, tho s,nrom. cou-. b,,doa
down decisions in the suits in couitv
brought nv the Irp,ted state, IN enioin
the further uaiptenance NJ Tho standard
oil tr,,s, ava of tho Amerhca, roh,cco
trust. and IN secure their dissolution Tho
decisions ara onorh- moLi,y ana .orv. 10
advise tho hrs,no.e yor,5 authorita,,yoiv
NJ the scona ord ona-ati,n ~, tbo ,,,i.
S,,st lou, - ,Soo ,rha aao,a,a,s a, ~.
Aenar+ In ary srh.,a nt,.i ,,,, fro,, ,ha
orev,ou. doci.iors 80 ,ha oo,., 4, oon.,r,
inc ava onn,v,ny ut, imnor,on, s,a,u,a
hut thav ciari,y tho.o mnnr,an, doci.,ons
hy s,rtba. ,.n,n. - nI.oaav a,..I,,ns
eYcention. IN ,ho ut.rai cons,rrrtinn n,
the not nv tha dacra.a ,hov furnisb a
,,sa.,I nraooaar, oa 90 ~ nronor ,na,hoJ
Of dealing w,tb tho can,to, ana nronartv
~ IIIeooI t.rst, These ,aols,n,s an,
~est The rcd ona ,,,saom ~ aaJ,,,ona,
~, s,nn,oron,ot ion,s,a,t., 4, ,naLa 4,
So .cuara u,tb tba r,Ia % oct,on ana
legality thue nra,Iy ostah,,sb.a ond 70
sre.oryo tha honoGt s,.aaon, "a .nr.
~ reasonahle connet,,,on uvithout ioss ~
Sea, efNciencv or nrovress
No cbano. In IN. mi. of oecieIo,-.
'-
Were'y IN eoVm o' Expression
The statute In Its first section declares
20 be Illegal every contract, combination
IN the form OF trust or otherwise. or con-
epiracy. In restraint OF trade or COM
merce among the several states or with
Foreign nations ana In the second, de-
clares guilty OF a misdemeanor every per-
eon who shall monopolize or attempt to
fnonopolize or combine or conspire with
any other person to monopolize any part
OF the trade or or me several
states or with foreign nations.
In two early cases, where the statute
was invoked to enjoin a transportation
agreement between interstate railroad
companies. II was held that II was no de-
Tense to show that the agreement as 20
rates complained or was reasonal az com
mon law, because II was said that the
statute was directed against all con-
tracts and combinations In restraint OF
trsae whether reasonai at common law
or NOT. ~ wac pam ron 'he r,roIu,
however that 'he coh,,hcts rolhp'alneu
~ III .hose Eases wouIn no' "a]e oee"
So.a -. ~. -, h., 4,
- sou '"a o,o, ~
sIouueins .nso II h.,Ino,n,, hn.
statute con".ho" Ia" ulsun..aHns, nns
S,hascuiateu u. ~ w. 80
ny iNs Juusi"e"t eveIS .'.'."e' an' .o''-
o'ha'ioh II RESTRAINT Vi "a
Ihaoe WIN thu pu'pJ'e' " -, s,,aI"S'y
tect OF coh'roilns p,I,es W SINUS IN
pe.i''o"' Vi y nnn 49, !,
part d mo"opoiy auo" uaue, 70 'on
uehiheo v Nv 80 n "S" -,
IRENE critiics can'ot .s,am, a ease .na.
ought 10 pe connen,neu ~ :. .a.u.
which 10 nol o'oue"' "'''" y" ''"' q"
mus cohstrueu. -.
Inc suses.'on ~ We IT, 90 Nv ~ 90.
prehhe eou,' Wy ~ Wv -
Two cases mas ~ w. 80 a.. sn
uhdenheo ana un',I'''tcu "l,.'e'on 70 oe.
termine "netheI d ense Vi s''ai"
STaue 10 with u .e'"'s 70
nus 10 wh"ls a.. ~ ~,
straiht OF .rhue NJ eo,n"no ia" WI
unn" ~ tho d1scre,iop ~ The cow, II
not resi- IN the uiscle.ion W " 'ou!t. ~
must De ntni'eu 10 aoo.npn'" '. pu,pose
or a law1ui man con'ra.t w"iVh' J."
order that II shali oe en.orceap'e "a l an,
II must pe ihcluen.a. 'e
neeos OF mat eo"ra.t 0o
inc nemeoy :" 49, ~ "S
In the Standard OIL case the Supreme
and circuit courts found the combination
TO be a monopoly OF the interstate busi-
ness Of refining. transporting, and mar