Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-05-06
HSONSOgI WILL
TAKE UP Plan FOR
anti. TRUST BILLS
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+ 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 decid-
led, it is expected, by President VIII
son and leaders In Congress within
lie days. Ell
j While certain senate and house
leaders are declared to. have agreed
to 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.
The program was composed orig.
inally of five bills. Twosof them were
referred to the house committee on
interstate and foreign commerce. The
others were referred to the judiciary
committee. The railroad capitaliza-
lion and trade commission bills, which
We're 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. z
No Team Work. q
The judiciary committee has be-
come almost hopelessly tangled up
with the other bills. Petty jealousies
and personal animosities have played
havoc with the committee as far as
team work Is concerned. {.
A - AZ.
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.
The commission has no admins
trative power whatever under the pro-
visions Of the committee bill, said
Mr.. Stevens. 81 :"
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: sE
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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"
3 A referendum relative to. the pro-
posed trade commission will be mi.
tiated on Tuesday next by the Cham
Der Of Commerce Of the United States
It will go to the 543 commercial or.
CARNATIONS in Az states, constituent
members of the national organization.
Seven definite recommendations
were made by 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-
that jurisdiction of the
commission in conducting inyestiea.
items should extend TO all CORPORA.
lions engaged in Interstate commerce
save those amenable to the interstate
commerce commission. The commits.
Tee is axerse to the proposed commtks
sion 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 s.. oo0. 900 or more
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