The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-02-05

prevent limiting the production or IN
creasing the price of any commodity
by agreement; prevent agreements
hamperfng competition in the pur-
chase, sale, production or transpor-
tation of any commodity; and would
provide means of making this an eff
fective weapon by fixing the guilt as
personal and imprisoning officers, d.
rectors or agents of corporations viO-
lating the law.
The interlocking directorates bill
would prevent any corporation from
having common directors; would pre-
vent any individual interested in the
manufacture or sale of railroad ma
terial, rails, steel or in mining or SELL
ing coal from being engaged in any
capacity as an employe of a railroad
or public service corporation, and
would punish violations by fine and
imprisonment.
The bill seeking to end unfair COM
petition would prevent price dis
ordinations, rebates, discounts, ter
ritorial restrictions, or efforts of cor
porations to hinder dealers from
dealing in goods of competitors. Pro-
visions were also made that persons
injured by reason of anything for
hidden by the Sherman act may bring
suit in equity against corporations
from whom the DEGREES have been re-
ceived by the government. The bills
as now formed provide only the
ground work. They will be streng-
thened by present hearings.
The country is learning what Pres
ident Wilson meant when he said he
had Single track mind Thus
far he has operated the single track
system with excellent results. He
remained on the tariff track until the
tariff bill was enacted, then switched
to the currency track. Steps are now
being taken to place the currency Dill
in operation, and already business
has rallied sharply through the as
surance seen that the new law will
make currency panics impossible.
Then the president got on the track
of the trusts and congress is now at
work on the trust bills. Now he is
comforting with leaders of the foreign
relations committees OF the two
houses to place the foreign policies
of the country on firmer footing.
The dispute with Colombia over the
separation of Panama and the Mexi-
can war troubles we're two things
handed down to the president by for
mer administrations. The Japanese
difficulties arising from the Califor-
MIA law preventing aliens from own
ing land is another for which a solu-
ton has not been found The presi-
dents success with his legislative
and administrative program thus
far, however, inspires his friends
with the belief that the admlnistra-
tons next great achievement after
the trust legislation is enacted is the
adoption of foreign policy that will
not only give this country a greater
dignity than it is now accorded
abroad, through past diplomatic mis-
takes, but will permit the broaden
ing of the country's foreign COM
merce.
G. A. Wrightman, secretary of the
Iowa manufacturers association, de-
clares that every person who has
any public spirit in him should free
ly and gladly give President Wilson
credit for the enactment OF the cur
rency legislation" Mr.. Wrightman,
expressing the view of the business
men, says the new currency and
banking law will make panics i'm
possible, as the resources of the
country will be available as basis
for credit when needed instead OF
being buried out of reach as in the
past
Member of the Iowa democratic
delegation in congress are awaiting
the outcome of the special election
in the second district with conf
dence that the result will be the vic
tory for Henry Vollmer, the demo-
cratic candidate, and the filling of the
vacancy in the second by man VINO
will carry out the work of Congress
man Pepper, and man who will
hold up the hands of President Will
son and aid in the constructive leg
islative program undertaken by the
democratic majority.
Washington is watching the con-
test in the second district with inter-
est, and the administration has given
evidence OF this interest by the
sneakers and literature sent into the
district to aid State Chairman Reed
and District Chairman Meloy in con-
Quoting a vigorous campaign.
Interest in Washington is now be-
ing shown in the promise of an early
adjournment The progress made
thus far indicates that the present
legislative plans may be carried out
by early summer, and it is the belief
of administration leaders that by that
time. after congress will have been