Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-24
CLAYTON ANTI-TRUST
BILL TO Be CALLED
UP IN SENATE TODAY
Strong Opposition to Measure
Revised by Conferees Ex.
pected to Delay Vote in
Both Houses.

WASHINGTON, Sept. A-The confer.
ence report on the Clayton anti-trr,,
bill will be called up for considera,,n.
in the Senate today, provided Senate.
Culberson, chairman Of the Jnd,oio,,,
Committee, feels that the time Is on.
perfume He gave notice when he sph.
mitted the report last night that \.
would ask to have IL taken up at N.
earliest possible moment.
An effort will be made to have IN.
report disposed of in the Senate ana
House before next Monday, SO that IN.
President may sign the Federal Trad.
Commission bill and the Clayton anti.
trust bill at the same time. The IA
days which the President has to sic,
the Trade Commission bill before II an.
tomatically becomes law will have eY.
pired next Monday night.
A hard fight against the adoption ~
the conference report is expected in ,bs
Senate, however and II may take several
days to get vote on 1t. Senator Reed
of Missouri, among the Democrats Ia
particularly bitter against the report, be.
levng that 1t has been much weakened
in conference. He Is disappointed in the
elimination of several penalty clauses
Bitter opposition will be found to the
conference report also among the Pro-
gressive Republicans who consider that
the teeth has been drawn from the bill by
| the confereee.
Suggestions that lobby has been
| active In opposition to certain provisions
of the Clayton bill have been frequently
made here during the last week. and
| Senator Reed may demand an investga-
ton by the Senate Lobby Committee Of
which Senator Overman Is chairman.
INDIVIDUALS HELD RESPONSIBLE
Section IA of the bill says in part:
Whenever a corporation shall violate
any Of the penal provisions of the
antitrust laws, such Violation shall
be deemed to be also that of the
Individual directors, officers or agents
OF such corporation who shall have
authorized ordered or done any OF
the acts constituting in whole or in
part such violation, and such viola
ton shall be deemed misdemeanor,
and upon conviction therefor of any
such director, officer or agent he shall
be punished by fine of not exceed
ing $4,000 or by imprisonment for not
exceeding one year, or by both, In
| the discretion of the court.
The conferees fought for days over
the price fixing and anti-"tying' pros
visions. Finally sections two and four.
| which the Senate struck out of the House
bill, were reinstated, but with the crim-
| inal penalty clauses cut out. In thelr
present form, they read in part:
Section @ That 1t shall be unlawful
for any person engaged In commerce
in the course of such commerce, either
| directly or indirectly. to discriminate
in price between different purchasers
| of commodities. where the ef-
feet of such discrimination may be
to substantially lessen competition or
| tend to create Il monopoly in any line
of commerce: Provided, that nothing
herein contained shall prevent dis
elimination in price between purchas-
ers OF commodities on account of diff
ferences in the grade, quality, or
quantity of the commodity sold or
that makes only due allowance for
difference in the cost of selling or
transportation, or discrimination In
price in the same or different COM
munities made in good faith to meet
competition and provided, further
that nothing herein contained shall
prevent persons engaged in selling
goods, wares, or merchandise in COM
merce from selecting their own GUS
toners in bona fde transactions and
not in restraint of trade.
DISCRIMINATION FORBIDDEN
Section g. That it shall be unlawful
| for any person engaged in commerce
| in the course of such commerce TO lease
| or make a sale or contract for sale Of
| goods or fix price charged
therefor, or discount from. or rebate upon
such price. on the condition agreement
or understanding that the lessee or pur-
! chaser thereof shall not use or deal In
the goods of competitor or competitors
| Of the lessor or seller where the effect
! OF such lease. sale, or contract for
| sale or such condition, agreement or
understanding may be to substantially
| lessen competition or tend to create
| monopoly in any line of commerce.
| Section 70 provides that a corporation
| violating the provisions can be indicted
| in any Judiciary district wherever it may
| be found.
INJURED PERSON MAY SUE.
Section lG provides in part: That any
person, Arm, corporation or association
| shall be entitled to sue for and have In
junctive relief in any court of the United
States having jurisdiction over the parties
| against threatened loss or damage by .
! violation OF the antitrust laws, including
! sections 2, 3, and of this act
| provided that nothing herein containea
shall be construed to entitle any person
| firm, corporation or association eNeep'
the United States, to bring suit in equi"
for Injunctive relief against any common
carrier"
Senate and House will take action on
the conference report within a DAY o
two. President Wilson is to sign tu'
Federal Trade Commission and the an"
trust bills at the same time.
| WOMEN SEW EVERY EVENING
nrnrIrnrr IM EpAhnE