The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-02-13
VICTOR MORAWETz
AGAINST TRUST
MEASURES
One of Men Controlling Santa
Fe Railway Says Wilson
Program Will Mean Add
tiOnal Uncertainty and Lit.
igation.
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Washington. Feb. i3.-f'teutiun OF
the Chamber OF Commerce OF the
United States. In annual convention
here. with delegates present from
virtually every important commercial
organization In the country. was held
yesterday by animated discussion and
criticism OF the administration anti
trust legislation program. Victor
Morawetz, OF New York. declared IN
, equiVOcally against the proposed trust
measures now under consideration by
congress, asserting that they impose
additional prohibitions which would
give rise To additional uncertainty and
litigation" He advocated. however,
the ENLISTMENT of q federal inter-
state trade commission under an act
carefully defining It's functions. pow
ers and duties."
referring to the proposed meas
ures. Mr.. Morawetz said some OF the
bills instead OF furnishing safeguards
20 industry against the forces which
have disturbed Il, would place
shackles upOn Legitimate business and
enterprise None OF the bills. he de-
clared, would tend to make the pres
ent aw more definite or certain.
The anti-trust act prohibits In the
broadcast language restraints OF trade
and m~onopoilsing,' he continued.
and II is now settled that the pur-
pose and policy OF tine act cannot be
avoided by any disguise or subterfuge.
doubt that any statute can be
drawn that would really make the act
more definite and certain except,
| either by limiting the scope Of The act
and defeating liz purpose. or by sub
Jccting commerce to q set of cast
\ ron rules that would cripple Il. Ger
tainly, neither the so-called bin to de-
fine the Sherman law or the so-calied
trade relations bill or any of the
other bills make the law more defin-
tie.
such legislation leads TO contempt
'or the law anu TO laWl essness, and
substitutes government By executive
viii for government under laws. II Is
true that more effective machinery
could be provided for ascertainlng vi
Citations ~ the present law. for OBJ
calming prompt decision as to It's app
~plscaiion To specific cases, and for en-
torcins 4ts prohibttiOss smerc efficient.
IS. The creation OF an Interstate
trade commission could attain that
result and would he q wise and efec-
tive measure"
The bill now pending for the Gre
alton OF an interstate trade commits
sion, the speaker suggested, should be
amended In various particulars. ut
SHOULD be vested with certain addi-
tional functions and duties" he said;
the provision making public the in
formation obtained by examination OF
the records. accounts. books and pa
pers Of corporations should be elimi-
mated, and all agents and examiners
OF the commission should be strictly
prohibited from disclosing incg~ma-
ion except To the commission
The great majority OF the people
agree he concluded, that the de-
sired result should he attained with
out tearing up the roots or unscttllng
legitimate business. To hamper hon
est and legitimate enterprise merely
TO strike at those who break the law,
or benefit themselves by illegitimato
means, would not be wise legislation