The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-09-26
It's Teeth Are Sufficient,
the President Be-
lieves
HE THINKS
MEASURE ADEQUATE
Reed Still Insists Penalties
Should Be Re-
tanned

Washington, d. c., Sept. 26.-Presl-
dent Wilson let it be known Thursday
that he Endorsed the Clayton antitrust
| bill as agreed to in the conference re-
port which will be taken up for dispo-
sition in the Senate probably at once.
The president, it became known, does
not agree with some opponents OF the
report that the eonferees took the teeth
out of the 6ill,' and regards it as a
measure that will respond adequately to
the demand for regulation OF monopolies
in supplementing the Sherman act. Sen
ator Reed, Democratic member of ,he lu-
dietary committee, insists that the con-
ferences erred in striking some specific
penalties from the bill in the sections
to prohibit price discrimination and ex-
elusive contracts. He also decries the
action OF the committee in killing his
amendment authorizing the courts to dis
pose of property of convicted corpora
tions. Democratic leaders do not expect
the debate on the report in the Senate
to occupy more than two or three days
at the most. In the House little opposi.
ton is anticipated
legislative program, it is expected, will
be on the statute books, the president
having decided to sign the federal trade
commission bill before Saturday with
out waiting for the Clayton bill to reach
him.
Wants Standard Oil Reinvestigated.
An exhaustive investigation of the
Standard Oil company was proposed as
the first duty to be imposed upon the
newly created federal trade commission,
in resolution introduced Thursday by
Senator Gore of Oklahoma. The resolu-
ton calls for an investigation Of rela-
tions between the various branches OF
the company as dissolved by the supreme
court, and of the methods employed by
their respective refining and transporta-
ton agencies toward independent pro-
ducers. Attention also is called to al
legged efforts to control the price of crude
oil on the part of these companies.
Borah Attacks Alaska Bill.
Senator Borah attacked the Alaska
coal land leasing bill in the Senate on
Thursday, declaring ii has been demon
strated that the leasing system never
operated to the advantage of the con-
sumner" Senator Poindexter earnestly
advocated the bill, maintaining it would
operate to the advantage of the public
and the government and prevent monop-
olization of the resources OF Alaska.
Naon, Argentine Ambassador.
A decree has been issued at Buenos
Aires, Argentina, appointing DR.. Romula
S. Naon ambassador to the United
States. He will be the first ambassador
under the recent action of the govern
ment in elevating the legation to an
embassy.
Wilson Thanks Neutral Indians.
A letter conveying the appreciation of
President Wilson to the Rocky Boy In
dams, rowing band in Montana, for
their offer to remain neutral during
the European war, as a result of Sec
rotary Lanes efforts to secure some land
for them, was on its way to the Indians
Yesterday from the secretary. Mr.. Lane
had written President Wilson, advising
him of the neutrality promise of the
Indians, and the president in his reply
to the secretary asking that his appre-
citation be conveyed to the tribe, wrote
that there was something very touch
ing in the offer of the Indians.