The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-18
FEAR 'MONOPOLY'S"
HOLDON TRUST BILLS
Independent Tobacco Men Warn
Congress " Efforts to
Influence II.
UNITED STORES ATTACKED
Cntermyer Accused Of Trying
to Help Big Business ut
Expense Of Little.
UNITED STORES ATTACKED

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"lu@Nhue"t tooslro nuahufAoturers u
discuss tho Administrations antitrust
bills.
He incidentally charred that Mr.. rJntsr.
"yor had been largely instrumental In
"o "o"op''' ~'" "e
'chr"ch' coh'ehded the Chited Cigar
Sores Company now possesses. MT.
Ehrlich gave II as his opinion that bis
b,r,,.ss IN ,rv,rx ,o .h.n. tho pendi,.
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w. 's' 'es's'a''o''
Tho merger OF the United Cigar
Stores Company was conducted under
the direction of Samuel Untermyer," said
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myer had been engaged as legal adviser
to Mr.. Witelen, president OF the COM
many VIVA, NC vouia ,,La IN r,aka cIea
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inc interests OF the american huepehoeht
business men. No man can serve God
and mammou at the same time
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oppose' W t'e N"e' sp"'' "e'
FAIRNESS 'ano american noerV. IL mr..
Untermycr serves the interest Of Mr..
N'heIen's bis b,,slne~s he IN naturally Oh.
xs,.ed In tho interest OF the indeoendsnt
bu.,nss. r,e,, Tbs limited s,.,s. c,ov.rr.
ment can re-, along without his advice.
ne mieh, ,..,ter s.,ve his legal adyico for
,h. RE- cor,or.,,on.
Conaden nee In Congress.
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suesn,en. anu ressonns OF IN. none -.
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rnrncn testIneu' lie anu o'her ihdepeno-
fresideht lcfnting OUT the alleged close
rates. OF the Riker 4 HeEcnian Drug Stores
Company the United Cigar Stores Com
pany. the American Tobacco Company,
tho LigEett Drug Stores Company and
OTHER corporations.
The President turned these Iettsru over
20 the Department OF Justice and the re-
~. wss yccei,ed from the Department to
the effect that It had never considered he
decree Of dissolution ordered by the SUI
proine Court IN the tobacco trust case TO
b, Adequate.
The history of the tobacco trust In this
company .h.ls proved time and again" con-
tnusd Mr.. Ehrlich that ANY indepe ndent
tit gtati iur
lawsuit against members Of the tobacco
trust an action which usually LASTED more
than decade eventually lost his none,
and l.is business and ruined himself ana
his family forever.
1.-The ceniatery Of indcpend.pt tobac-
conists Is 40 large AS the country. Big
business usually hired the best layvs |
In the isI.d to defend Itself in the courts
Big business IL trvinp. TO change these
bills and modify them to suit itself |
What will be tho result Prosperity ,,r
4 small minority and poyertv sor IT,
small manufactures jobber and d..i.r
VIII tho country bcnerit by n, po.itIvsIv
neA"
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ton In the tobacco trade Increased the
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