The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-10
URGES NO PROGRAM
. ON TRUST QUESTION
Acknowledgement McRcynolds
Makes Few Recommendations
for Legislation.
REPORT GOES TO PRESIDENT
Offers Novel Solution OF Prob
lem OF Superannuated Fed
eral Judges.

WASHINGTON. December e.-Attorney-Gen-
cral McReynolds In his first report as head
OF the law department Of the government.
submitted to Congress To- day. makes few
recotnnendations for legislation. Tho
machinery OF courts than with the fabric
OF the law.
on an antitrust legislative program Tin.
Sress for 10 amendment 10 tho Sherman
.c'' inc roo his department uses to bring
~ us,o 10 terms aiid he points out 40 fault
President Wilson. however. intends to
20 Congress in the near future. aud that
undoubtedly viii ernbody some OF tho Al
Attorney General McHeynolds made Il
Gear. however. that 80 long he was head
Gecrecs in antitrust .uits where III. comb,-
nation was dissolved into parts under tho
plan. adopted in the standard Oil and to-
nacco cases. nc calls Z. Fundamental defect
liked purpose IS 20 oppose any plan Of DISC.
luton which would i.ay. tho separate pnrts
OF me , unlawful combination under Tn. con
Offers No,cl solution.
The Attorncy. General offers novel solu-
eral Judges. Such Judges under tho Consti-
tuition hold onice during good behavior. al
though they may retire at the age OF seventy
after ten years' service.
..a sugre:,. says Tho Attorney General,
an act providing thai when any judge
below the Suprem. Court fan. to avail him
self OF the privilege Of retiring now grant
cd by law. that the President be reGu!red
with the advice ana consent OF Tho SENATE.
TO appoint another Judge. who shall preside
cedenco over tho older one. This VIII insure
~ az uinss tho presence OF Judge SUM-
Giem,y aG'Ne 70 dscha,Te promPtly and
Mr.. McReynolds suggest. that clerhs OF
United states courts should be appointed
hy the President for cause and asks that
provision be made for review by the SUI
Esaf .t.-
Court OF Customs Appeal. on application
pmiE nS the government He approves the
giving the Supreme Court power 10 pro,nul-
gate rules Tor trials on tn" law side OF
81 needs OF changes in his Office and an
incrsa.e In IN. salaries paid lie terms tho
at!' amount OF work TO be performed"
Review of Events.
coming to reNiew Of the events with
which his department has boon concerned
Tor the fiscal year the Attorney General
shows that wh"n IL took Office tity-two
and that since March eight cases have
been begun Investigations OF complaints
department by the score each month and
como from all parts OF The coun,ry.
me i iI.my instances hi report reads
formal proceedings. but notice of Tho acttv
'ty o: the government has iInpelleL oricers
OF large Industrial corporations to curtail
daneerous tendencies: The Bureau of Inves-
usaton has looked into thousands OF cases
OF al! kinds those concerning violations or
tae sherman law and the national banking
act averaging together than nifty .
month
Through the Bureau OF Investigation and
corps of local white slave officers, the de-
partmtnt the Attorney General says has
vigorously carried on the work OF prosecti-
ZION OF offenders and has helped suppress
the traffic. oA!t OF the 600 allotted FOR ~.
detection ana prosecution OF crime, $40 600
mas been set aside Tor that work. ana tn.
Attorney General concludes. the depart
;ncnt feels that very material progress has
been made. particularly during the past
year in suppressing the most vicious feat
ures OF this traffic"