The Washington times., 1912-07-23

made by. making in the price any dis
dee purchases any article made or
sold by some other person, or thfth)
be made in any manner except the or
diary solicitation OF trade.
Prima Facie Evidence.
The bill also declares that II any cor
poration controls 30 per cent Of the
production, Of any commodity, such
control shall be prima facie evidence OF
restraint OF trade.
Whenever the corporation controlling
any commodity denies the public the
right of purchase at reasonable prices
the bill gives the courts arbitrary pow
er, when suit is begun, to name the
price at which such commodity shall
be sold during the preliminary pro-
The Bill holds that the words IRE
straint OF trade" mean any restraint in
any respect or to any extent OF the
trade and commerce among the severa!
States or with foreign countries.
Another sweeping change proposed IS
that sovereign States or individuals
may have the right of Intervention In
any suit brought under the Sherman
Three other drastic provisions of the
bill, designed to protect the rights Of
persons oppressed by the trusts, read
as follows:
Amy person who shall be injured in
threatened nr % with such injury. b. by any per.
son or corporation by reason of any
thing forbidden or declared to be un-
lawful by this act, may bring suit In
equity in any circuit court Of the United
States in the district in which the de-
fendant resides or Is found, to prevent
and restrain violations Of this act and
for other appropriate relief.
Right of Person-l Suit.
whenever suit has been instituted
under section four of this act (the
Sherman act) any person who shall be
injured in his business or property. or
threatened with such injury, by the de-
PENDANTS in said suit or any Of them by
reason of anything forbidden or de-
clared to be unlawful in this act, and
any State OF the United States, may al
any time intervene in said suit to pro-
tect his interests, or, II the inter
venor be a State, the interest Of the
citizens Of such State, and any person
interested or any State, may, after final
decree, in said suit, petition said court
for protection or redress in case Of any
violation of said decree and the court
shall have power to take such action as
NAV be appropriate In the premises.
that any combination was entered into
existed, or exists, which was or is In
restraint Of trade, the burden OF proof
to establish the reasonableness Of such
restraint shall be upon the party who
contends that such restraint Is reason.
able"
Interlocking Directorates.
Members Of the Interstate Commerct
Commission were consulted regarding
the bills amending the interstate com
merce act, and the committee has draft
ed bill TO break up the interlockins
system of directorates between indus
trial corporations and common carriers
The bill provides that each days vio-
lation of the proposed act shall be a
separate offense.
An amendment of this character woult
prohibit any industrial corporation from
shipping its products over a common
carrier which 1t owns directly or in
directly. Charging that the Steel trust
| has grown powerful through control oi
railroads, Chairman Stanley said today
| that II these bills are approved and
steel trusts and other trusts are COM
| PEELED to ship their products over inde
pendent lines the trust problem will bt
| largely met.
THE profits Of the Steel Corporation
$13 per ton," he said. ARE due almos
entirely to the advantages which tn,
Steel Corporation either as an owner
| OF railroads or on preferential rate!
from other lines.'