Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-09
President Wilson Expected to
Urge Them at Regular Ses-
sion of Congress.
"MAKE GUILT PERSONAL"
KEYNOTE OF HIS PLAN
Seven Sisters Of New Jersey Like.
ly to Be Basis Of Admins
tration Program.

ready beginning to look forward to the
December session of Congress and the
legislation which Is to come up for con-
sideration. principally the antitrust
measures. 1t is confidently expected that
President Wilson will early direct the at
tention Of Congress to the subject of the
trusts.
Oficially not great deal of informa-
uon Is coming out wltht respect to the
plans the administration has for dealing
with the trusts this winter, but unofn-
cially the plans are known in a general
way to good many of the influential
democrats I'm Congress. 1T is pretty well
understood that President Wilson dis
agrees utterly with those who believe the
law cannot be made to reach such per-
sons as seek to adjust the business ma
chinery Of this country SO that the great
er portion of the wealth will fall into
a few hoppers. AS Governor of New
Jersey he made plain his ideas as to how
the trusts ought to be dealt with.
AS he head of a state government. he
advocated sen0ing violators of the law to
Jail. That was the whole of the anti
dote he prescribed. He maintained that
fines placed too much Of a burden OF the
punishment upon the innocent, and as
governor he si,offed at the idea that the
guilty cannot be detected and convicted
TO Make Guilt Personal.
SO public men at the Capitol with the
information they have in hand say they
feel safe in assuming that when the
President goes before Congress and talks
about dealing with the trusts he will ad-
vocate I'm most emphatic way the policy
which maintains that guilt is personal.
The administration Is not planning to
make war on honest business. 1t is
planning, and planning In most sys-
tematic way, to make determined war on
disnonest business.
AT the outset the chief executive, 1t Is
thought, will ask Congress to write into
the laws of the land new definition Of
a trust The legislative body will te. In
vited Go do this in order that men re-
sponsible Tor the Eanagsmsnt OF ,.t trusts .,
what the government regards as a trust
While Governur Of New Jersey Mr.. VIII
son had the h9islature OF that state de-
fine q trust, and it is noH well known
here that II his wishes Are Carried out the
federal definiti1n OF trust win not differ
materially. from the. New Jersey state
J, The law which Mr.. wilson signed as
Governor of Now Jersey holds that trust
.'is combination of agreement between
two or more Of them. for the following
purposes: fsis
six Trust Definitions.
r.u) To create or carry out restrictions
in trade or to. acquire monopoly. either
in intrastate or Interstate business or
commerce. =. -5.tss
..t2, To lint -or reduce the production
or increase, tfee price Of merchandise or
of any commodity. h-
..(3) To prevent competition in manp-
featuring, making, transporting, seiinS
and purchasing OF merchandise, produce,
or any commodity
"a, To Ak at. any standard or figure.
whereby its Price TO the puoiic or con-
sumer shai. in, any manner be controhed'
any article OF COMMODITY or merchandise.
produce or commerce intended 1or sale,
use or consumption in this state or Sc
where. -
,f..t5l To make any agreement by which
they directly or Indirectly preclude free
and unrestricted competition among
er, in the sale or transportation OF any
article or commodity, either by pooling,
withholding from the market or selling
at a fixed price, or in any other manner
By which the price might be affected
..UO To make, any secret oral agree
ment or arrive at an understanding
without express agreement by which tnes
directly or indirectly prec .ude free and
unrestricted competition among them
selves or any purchaser or consumer, IN
the sale or. transportation OF any article.
either by pooling, withholding from the
market, or selling at a fixed price or In
any- other manner by which the price
might be affected
Revocation of Charters.
The New Jersey law provides that when
an incorporated company shall be found
guilty of the violation of any Of the
provisions Of the law defining a trust the
offense shall be deemed to be also that
of the Individual directors. 1t further
provides tnat the charter OF the offending
corporation may be revoked in appro-
pirate proceedings by the attorney gen.
eral OF the state.
Inc President has repeatedly said that
he has no quarrel with business success.
and he. has always added: But all iof
us ought to have an irreconcilable quar-
rel with business lawlessness. Cor
porations do NO wrong. individuals do
wrong" is one OF the favorite express
sions OF the chief executive.
Recently there has been a very remark
able demand among the democratic lead
ers in the Congress. for copies of the
..seven sisters acts, which constitute the
antitrust legislation in the state OF New
Jerse-- during the term of office of Gov.
Wilson The word has gone out that
they are to be the basis for the anti
trust legislation the President will rec
ommend i'm his message. The doctrine
that guilt is personal is. the basis Of
the seven sisters"