The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-27
VIGOROUS ACTION
BEINGP LANNED
Department of Justice Will Not
Relax Vigilance Against
Corporation.
SUITS ARE CONTEMPLATED
Attorney-Gcneral Is Directing
Close Investigation OF Law
Violations.
Especial to Tho Times Dispatch.l

Especial to Tho Times Dispatchl
Chicago, May 26-YiGorous prosecu-
tons OF corporations and individuals
for violations of the antitrust law will
distinguish the administration of At
torney-General J. c. McReynolds
Mr.. McReynolds Is directing num-
Der of important government investt-
cations. which may lead TO new prose-
cutions Recently 1t was announced
that the government would renew It's
efforts to punish James \. Patten and
others. who engaged in a cotton pool
in the New York market. During the
Taft administration this case was car
ried on It's criminal features TO the Su-
preme Court by Patten and others. who
had been indicted.
The government was disappointed in
the decision. and Attorney General Nc
Reynolds proposes to have another test
of the law in his plan TO prevent mar
ket corners on commodities.
Experts have been sent to New Eng
land to investigate the New Haven
transportation monopoly. and into
Washington and Oregon to investigate
the telephone trust said to exist there.
Each of these Investigations is expect
ed to result In important government
suits. The New Haven case has been
pending for some time, and the special
investigation to be made BY the De-
partment OF Justice will be sweeping
and searching.
a force of twenty special investiga-
tors Will be sent out June 1 by the
department to probe the American
Shelter and Refining Company. espe-
cialiy with respect to Its control of
the Federal Smelter Company and the
acquisition of the latter company's
stock. Preliminary Investigations
made by the Department OF Justice are
held to Justify n general inquiry into
no 9, n ira Of 1n
view to prosecution for violation OF
the antitrust laws.
Attorney General McReynolds has
under consideration another prosecu
pany. The Attorney General prose-
cuted this trust originally. He Is not
satisfied with the dissolution decision
won by tho government I'm the SUI
preme Court. and would like again to
test the law to SEQ IL tho dissolution
trusts cigar stores escaped under the
first decision.
1t is possible also that contempt &C
standard Oil Company on the charge
that 1t has failed to comply with the
dissolution as directed by tho Supreme
Court. The DEGREES in this case have
all been handed down. and the lower
Federal court has approved the disao-
Luton plan presented by the company.
The contempt would lie in failure by
the company officers to obey strictly
the. dissolution plan agreed on.
NeSt week the government VIII MO
it's briefs in the Federal court of PhiIa-
delphia against the anthracite coal car
'ricrs and allied coal companies for
their Go per cent carrier contracts with
the independent mining companies.
These contracts we're held to have been
In violation OF law. but the decision
was modified later by the Supreme
Court so az TO exclude number OF the
contractors
Mr. McReynolds Is moving to en-
force the antitrust laws on the as
sumption that lis to be given by Con-
gress all the money necessary for the
work. Officials of the Taft administers
ton commended that they We're embar-
rassed by the failure of Congress to APP
propriate 100000 needed to enable them
to conclude pending Investigations. Mr.
McReynolds is working now under the
appropriation then allowed to Attor-
eny-General Wickershnm. Before its
adjournment Congress could make
deficiency appropriation for the De-
partment of Justice. should 1t become
necessary The department has not
asked for more money.