The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1913-11-27
ONE OF NEW JGReEv's "eEveN
SISTERS" WILL Dc USED OV
PRESIDENT WILSON.
SHERMAN ACT IS TO STAND
Supplemental Legislation May In
eiuds Mandatory Prisen Sentences
for Men Found Guilty Of Taking
Part in illegal Combines.
BY GEORGE CLINTON.

III washington t0At PRESIDENT Wilson
intends to use the first of the Seven
Sisters" as q model for the trust
breaking law. which 1t is expected he
Will recommend In his annual mes
sage that congress shall pass quickly.
Unless currency legislation is out of
the way by the time congress meets
In regular session. the president may
say nothing in his message about
antitrust legislation. but in any event
he will do 30 soon thereafter and one
OF the New Jersey laws which are
known as the Seven Sisters will be
used as has been said for the model
of federal legislation.
The premiere of the septet of New
Jersey sisters must be put through a
course OF physical training In order to
strengthen her for duty in the great
field of federal usefulness, but 1t is
understood that President Wilson, his
attorney general, and Chairman New
lands OF the senate interstate COM
merce committee and Representative
Adamson. chairman of the like COM
mittee in the house, are convinced
that they can train the sisters to the
required standard.
The presidents general plan of the
legislation will be to allow the Sher-
man law to stand, to supplement it
and strengthen 1t with a view of see
ing that personal guilt in antitrust
law violations is driven home and
that criminal prosecution shall be GER
tain for all the responsible officials
of big corporations which insist on
engaging in practices in violation of
the antitrust laws.
The Sherman law as 1t stands
makes provisions for prison sentences.
but 1t does not make them mandatory.
and as a result it has rarely happened
that lawbreakers have been sent over
the road
personal Guilt" Doctrine.
1t is not know. of course, definitely
whether Mr.. Wilson will sanction the
Kenyon plan of mandatory prison SEN
tences. but from the presidents doc
trine that guilt is PERSONAL it seems
likely that the lowans idea has ap-
pealed to the mind Of the administra-
ton. Men close to Mr.. Wilson say
that the personal guilt" doctrine is
to be followed and that the chances
are that men proved to be supporters
against the antitrust laws will find
themselves facing prison sentences
The New Jersey measure, the first
Of the Seven Sisters, by its title seeks
to promote free competition. This
will be the keynote of the presidents
message on federal antitrust legisla-
ton The New Jersey measure de-
fines trust as combination be-
tween corporations, firms or persons,
any two or more Of them, for certain
purposes and such combinations are
declared to be illegal and indictable.
Among the things which are for
hidden by the New Jersey law are
| combinations which fix any standard
or figure whereby the price 70 the pub
lie consumer shall in any manner be
controlled on any article of commodity
or merchandise, or produce intended
! for sale, use or consumption in New
| Jersey or elsewhere. Corporations are
| forbidden to combine to limit or re-
duce the production, or to increase the
price of merchandise. They are for
hidden to make secret oral agreements
o. to arrive at "an understanding
without express agreement by which
they directly or indirectly preclude a
free and unrestricted competition
among themselves"
Under the law which is likely to be
in part the model for federal legisla-
tion individual directors of an incor.
porated company are deemed personal
ly guilty of any violations of the act
for which the Incorporated company
itself shall be found guilty.
To Abolish Frankina Piviieae.
Some time during the regular ses
sion the majority in congress in
tends to introduce bit of legisla
tion which economically is appealing
but which as a destroyer of time.
honored privilege is startling. 1t ia
the intention Of the house commit.
tee on postoffices and post roads to
recommend that the ranking privi
leges of members Of congress shall
be taken away, and 1t is likely that
in part the privilege will be taken
away from some Of the other officials
Of government
The day probably is not far of
when every congressman who writel
letter or who sends out a public
document will be compelled under
the law to anix enough postage
stamps to carry the parcels to theil
destination. Lest the dependent fami
lies OF senators and Representatives
should fear on reading this that ali
the loved protectors salary is to &c
for stamps. 1t should be said quickly
that congress intends to give stamI
money to each of its members, but tc
so fix 1t that II he exceeds the al
lowance he must pay for the extra
postage out Of his own pocket.
The contention is that as long a.
the unlimited franking privilege II
| given TO the members thew will aenr