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 conts,.
ence report on the Clayton anti-,rr,.
bill will be called up for considerat;o,
In the Senate today, provided Senator
! Culberson, chairman of the Judjoiarv
Committee. feels. that the time ia an
perfume. He gave notice when he suh-
mitted the report last night that h.
would ask to have 1t taken UP at the
earliest possible moment.
An effort will be made to have n.
report disposed of in the Senate and
House before next Monday so that tbo
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 sIpn
the Trade Commission bill before IL All.
tomatically becomes law will have eY-
pired next Monday night.
A hard fight against the adoption OF
the conference report Is expected in the
Senate, however, and it may take several
days to get vote on 1t. Senator Reed
of Missouri, among the Democrats 4.
particularly bitter against the report. be-
lieving that 1t has been much weakened
In conference. He is disappointed in the
elimination of several penalty clauses
Bitter opposition will be found to tho
conference report also among the Pro-
| gressive Republicans who consider that
the teeth has been drawn from the bill by
the conferees
| Suggestions that a 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 REsPoNs1BLA
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
tion shall be deemed a misdemeanor,
and upon conviction therefor of any
such director, officer or agent he shall
be punished by a fine of not exceed
ing $1,000 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-fxing and anti-"tyng' pro-
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 their
present form, they read in part:
| Section 2. Thatit 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 a monopoly in any limo -
| 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, discrimination in
price In the same or different COM
munites 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 fide transactions and
not in restraint OF trade.
DISCRIMINATION FORBIDDEN
Section 3. That 1t shall be unlawful
| for any person engaged in commerce
in the course of such commerce to lease
or make sale or contract for sale OF
goods or fix a 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 a competitor or competitors
of the lessor or seller, where the effect
of such a 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 ~ provides that a corporation
violating the provisions can be indicted
in any judiciary district wherever 1t may
be found.
INJURED PERSON MAY SUE.
Section 16 provides in part: THAT any
person. firm, 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. 8, and OF this act
provided that nothing herein contained
shall be construed TO entitIe any person.
firm, corporation or association, except
the United States, to bring suit in equity
for Injunctive relief against any common
| carrier"
Senate and House will take action on
| the conference report within day ot
| two President Wilson Is TO sign lhS
| Federal Trade Commission and the ahtH
| trust bills at the same time,
|
| WOMEN SEW EVERY EVENING