Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-04-08
NEW ANTITRUST
LEGISLATION
Congressman Carlin to
Take Active Part in
The Movement.
PRESIDENTS POLICY.
Representative From This District Re-
garded as Most Important Factor
With This LEGISLATION.

Washington, D. c., April S.-Wlth-
in the next week one of the biggest
men in the public eye will be Rep
resentative Charles C. Car!lin, of the
Sth Virginia District. Mr.. Carlln, 1t
has already been decided by the
House Committee on the Judiciary,
Will be one Of the chief lieutenants
in carrying to a successful issue the
Presidents new anti-trust legisla-
ton. and within q week this measure
will be ready for the consideration
of the House.
Mr.. Carlin, with Chairman Clay
ton of the Committee and Represen-
tative Floyd, has been in practically
daily conference witE President
Wilson and the Attorney General
concerning the details of these new
laws. which the President terms his
Constitution of peace" In brief,
the object which Mr.. Carlin and his
associates have sought to attain IN
writing the bill is not to cripple un-
duly the big corporations and yet to-
give the little corporations and the
small business undertakings every:
possible opportunity for growth and
expansion.
Owing to Mr. Carfin's commanding
ability as a lawyer and MS capacity
for a tremendous, amount of work,
the Virginlan has come to be regard
ed as the most important factor I'M
the House in connection with this
lepislatiou Owing to the heavy
pressure of the affairs of his district
ard the proximity Of his people toi
the National Capital he is at all
times an extremely busy man. And,
in order to carry the burden OF his
routine work and at the same time
TO act as the legislative mouth
piece of the President he has had to
labor night and day and turn out al
volume Of work which would have
exhausted the average man.
The hearings on the trust pro-
gram, all Of which Mr.. Carlm has
attended, have extended over a per-
iod of three months. In addition to-
the hearings, there have been num-
srous conferences among the mems
hers Of the committee and the SUBJ
committee Of three, Of which Car;
lin rs a member. This work, added
70 the immense amount of study and
the many conferences at the Whrts
House and the Department of JUS
tice, has put to his credit record
for industry unsurpassed in the
House. /
The President considers his trust
program the most important thing
IN his administration. It touches eV-
cry phase of the nations hfe' goes
into the humblest homes and atteoOs
Tho interests Of the wealthlest class
It's long arm will be felt by thoSe
who clip coupons and those who seek
decrease in the cost of living IL
is because of the great scope ol 'i',S
legislation that Mr.. Carlin's frlends
point to hin, as occupying today a
place of tremendous national nm
portance.
The Judiciary Committee has been
ore in which the President has taken
special interest.
When the legislation comes up IN
the House, Mr.. Cariin will make the
big speech explaining the fine points
of law involved and urging his fel-
| low Democrats to present an undl-
5 vided front in this determined ef-
: fort OF the administration to write
! upon the statute books those laws
which will place the bsiness of the
:, country upon an absolutely fair
} inst and seryiceabte basis.