The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-12-09
MeReynOlds Aims to Bust En- -
So Effectively that Separate
Parts Cannot Continue
Under Same Control
633 CONVICTED UNDER
WHITE SLAVE LAW
More than Half During Past Year
Enforcement Of Law is Wig
orously Pushed Re
port is Submitted
reIegram BY unIted Press.

Telegram by United Press.
Washington. Dec. 9.-Trnst dissola-
iions which shall be real dissolutions.
removing the same set OF men from
control OF separate parts into which
trust is dissolved, is the aim Of the
new administration. Attorney General
MoReynolos announced today in his
annual report
"My fixed purpose is to oppose any
plan Of dissolution which would leave
the separate parts Of the unlawful
combination under the co1trol OF the
same set OF men," be declared.
That the department Of justice win
follow this plan. adopted in dissolving
the Union and Southern Pacific rail
roads. was asserted.
In actual practice the plan is work.
ing successfully, he said. The plan
effectualIy prevented the Lnion Pa
cilio Co or It's stockholders. who were
parties 10 the combination. from con
tinulng in control OF the Southern Pa
cific"
Alleged violations OF this law 1.-THE
Sherman antitrust statutel are being
constantly reported and an organiza.
ton is being perfected through which
Substantial complaints may be prompt
II Investigated and violations vigor
ously and speedily dealt with.
was the attorney generals trust bust
ing" promise He sSid district attor-
neys viii be freely used III the anti
trust work lie did not advocate any
specific Legislation BY congress 10 sup
plement the sherman law, but said an
average Of 26 complaints month Of
its alleged violation had been received
That there are now pending i9 anti
trust prosecutions was recited in the
report During the new Democratic
administration eight new cases have
been instituted.
Suppression Of white slave" traffic
was pointed to proudly by the attorney
general
Since the passage Of the white
slave act" he said, TO September.
1913. tabout three years.. there have
been six hundred and thirty-three con-
yictions. more than one half during tho
last twelve months Of that period
There have been but ninety-three ac-
quistals and there were pending in &C.
tober Ia cases Of defendants under
Indictment.
Enforcement Of the act has been
vigorously carried on under the super
vision Of the special commissioner. and
also a corps OF local white slave Off
GERS who are stationed at most Of the
principal cities
McReynolds said $4,000 Of s475,O00
given the department for detection
and prosecution" Of crimes has beer
set aside exclusively for the whit
slave" squad
Effort is being made to utilize this
money to the best possible advantage
in the prosecution of interstate white
slave cases @fich involve the element
Of traffic or commercialism The de
partment feels that material progress
has been made during the past year
in suppressing the most vicious fea
lures of the traffic.
The attorney general recommended
that If federal judge fails to avail
himself Of the right to retire when he
reaches 70 years Of age after ten years
service. that the president be author
lied to appoint senior judge to in
sure having an official active and able
to discharge the duties. He also recon-
mended that clerks of United States
courts be appointed for specified terni
and be subject to removal by the pres
ident for cause
Prosecution for customs frauds dur
ing the last year, the attorney general
reported. has resulted in fines Of $780,
600 and convictions of 81 persons in
criminal prosecutions.
That the criminal antitrust prose
cution Of the shoe machinery trust"
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