Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-05-06
.N]ISONSOl)N WILL
TAKE UP Plan FOR
ANTI TRUST BILLS
IBy Latest NALL


WASHINGTON, D. G. Whether
the antitrust legislation program will
be practically all sidetracked for the
present session of Congress as report
ed yesterday will be definitely deeid-
ed, 1t is expected, by President Will
son and leaders In Congress within
10 days. FL 80. j. : =. =.
While certain senate and house
leaders are declared to have agreed
to a postponement OF the legislation
with the exception Of the Interstate
trade commission plan, Chairman
Henry d. Clayton of the house judi
ciary committee, wants to push
through the measures. TEss
The program was composed orig
inally of five bills. Two of them were
referred to the house committee on
interstate and foreign commerce The
others were referred to the Judiciary
committee. The railroad capita1iza-
ton and trade commission bills, which
were referred to the commerce com
mittee, virtually are completed and,
ready for action by the house The
committee is ready to, report them
whenever they can get. the right Of,
way of the house. gs4tp :. = s..
No .Tean Work" ~. -. = =
The judiciary committee has be-
come almost hopelessly ], tangled up
with the other bills. Petty, jealousieg
and personal anfmosities have played,
havoc with the committee as far as
team work is concerned. --.E...
A trade commission clothed with
the power, and authority to prevent
unfair and oppressive competition"
is proposed in a bill to be introduced
tomorrow by Representative Stevens
of New Hampshire II =.
The commission has no admins,
tratiVe power whatever under the pro-
visions of the committee. BILL" said
Mr.. Stevens. ~. ..>s
In order to clothe the proposed com.
mission with authority to regulate
competition between corporations, the
Stevens bill declares to be unlawful
"all unfair or oppressive. competition
in commerce." empowers the commits
sion to prevent such competition, and
provides: 49,. a
Would Summon Trust.
That whenever the commission
shall have reason to believe that any
corporation has been or is using any
unfair or oppressive method of com.
petition it shall issue and serve on
said corporation a written order, at
least 80 days in advance Of the time
set therein for hearing, directing said
corporation to appear before the COM
and show cause why an order
shall not be issued restraining said
corporation from using such method
of competition"
A referendum relative to the pro-
posed trade commission will be ini-
tiated- on Tuesday next by the Cham
Der of Commerce of the United States.
1t will go to the SAB commercial or
CARNATIONS in A. states, constituent
members of the national organization.g
Seven definite recommendations
We're made by a committee, which are
to be submitted to the membership of
the chamber The committee recon-
mends the creation of such commits
sion. to be composed of five members
instead of three, as contemplated in
the house bill The board further re-
commends that jurisdiction of the
commission in conducting investiga-
tons should extend to all corpora
tons engaged in interstate commerce
save those amenable to the interstate
commerce commission. The commit.
tee is averse to the proposed commIs-
SIGN being given authority at this
time to advise applicants concerning
the legality of proposed contracts and
combinations under the Sherman law.
The committee also believes that
the annual reports of corporations
should be confined to those having
capital resources of 100000 or more.
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