Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-05-16
1t Is Admitted That Decree In
Standard Oil Case Must Gov.
ern Future Actions of Gov.
ernment In Dealings.
GOOD AND BAD KINDS
ARE CLEARLY SHOWN
While President Does Not Dis
cuss the Matter, He Calls
Attention to His Warning
About Use of Reasonable"

-, G,c",ns W~raid \. y. L~ss~a Wire,
Washington, u e., MAY ~ The
soNernncni's policy IN dealing with
trusts ana combinations OF capital
~ II must be shaped In the light of
the supreme courts decisions In the
standard OH case was discussed bl
Mr. ralt aud his cabinet today.
Tn" court, In declaring that the
standard OIL company of New I.l-
Hol ana iis nineteen subsidiary com.
panits were u conspiracy and comb
nation ~ unreasonable restraint of
trade. did nOt condemn all great in
tcrstatc corporations aud did not hold
that every restraint OF trade was
- violation OF law The court seems
tu have upheld the doctrine that thcr.
are good" aad bad" trusts. and tha'
the standard Oil Was u bad. trust
There was much discussion here To
day oi Justice lIarlans dissenting. H..
declared that there ought to ne recog.
milton OF the difference between rcn.
sonablc restraint" and "unrcasonaDl
restraint by the supreme court bui
that congress ought To do Il u II wcie
To be done
The fact rcmains.' declared jus
tice Harlan, that until this day con
gress has heoa satisfied with the Law
AS written IN this respect. ana today
the law stands that every conirae, IN
restrain Of trade is illegal"
As one o the direct results of The
decision, II Is said that the federal ~.
corporation act prepared by Attorncy
General Nickersham ~ the direction
of President Tait may be brought no
lo the situation created by the court
action and pressed for passage IA
congress.
While President TAFT made no
statement today regarding the sr.
premc courts decision in the stand.
ard on case. IN which the court SO,
up the doctrine chat there m:Sht be
reasonable" and unreasonable rc.
Straints OF trade official Washington
recalled an extract from the special
message sent 10 congress January !.
1910 urging hc enactmenl of Il FED.
clal Incorporation law
In thai message President Taft dis.
cussed the suggestion that the wort
''RTNHN'f' ~ flfdu' 'NIl Nl WI
sherman aut-trusi law. and stronglt
opposed the proposition in these
words
4 venture to thiak thar this is ~
ut into the hands o. the court pow.
cr impossible 10 exercise on any CO...
sistcnt priuciplc which viii insure ih..
uniformity oi decision essential to
lust Judgment II Is To thrust upon
th' courts burden that they have
no preccdonls 10 enable them 20 car.
4 49, and to give them q power np.
I pruachiug the arbitrary the abuse oi
which mighi involve our whole judi
cial system in disaster
Divergent view, we're expressed TO
tal hl members of congress on IN
supreme courts Interpretation Of the
Shcumun antiirusr Law IA the StanI.
/ ard Oll cas,
\ Noude, ull, " i~. decision whirh
viii Dee of great good 10 the business
Interests ot thH country was the way
senate Clark OF Wyoming, chalrmar
oi lh' s'ua'" Judiciary Comnilttee.
claInct-iized IN, decision
Representative Mann. nmo .fu
I leader of the house aud iomer chair
! man at the committee oa inttIstJ.
ana foreign commerce. was equHi
| hearty In his endorsement
Representative AdRmisou chat man
/ of the house com uilur on tU. mite
I state and foreign commerce whose
! views rell.cts thst ~ otNo. (. uu
! Gratis
The -uprru, ruurt Was without
Institutional IoWc" no write ,he ha
reasonable ma the sherman anti-trust
law The trusts ol iho country sough,
,ainl to amcul fhr -" by inscriin,,
that word NoN lhe supreme court
does ,he ,oN thing congr,ss express.
I ly refused Io Gu
several Democrats were said 90 p,
| ready 90 onyr amend aulnfym-
! tho counts lnt. ipr,tatiou OF law hu.
/ there is lntl" proSpect say the loau
"iT oi uu' action being taken a. this
I 'imt
Auosuo' General Wichcfsham ma,
1 consider criminal prosecutions ol iha
I Official ni M standard on compau,
| II is said that la event the oil trust
/ officials should plcnd Immunity an
i der The statute OF limitations The gov.
| "rnm M could take the position char
( CO cuhinDtiun IN restrain oi trade Vas
/ O continuing conspiracy until the mo-
! meat thc court orders . dissolved.