The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-17
Attorney General Holds associated Press
Is Not a Monopoly ReOieWs Suns Case

ney General Gregory In letter ad.
dressed TO James A. Beck, counsel for
the sun Printing and Publishing As
sociation Of New York holds that there
is no ground for action by the federal
authorities against the Associated
Press under the antitrust law. The
attorney generals letter dated March
II and made public today, follows:
Il have given consideration to the
complaint against the Associated
Press for alleged violations OF the
federal antitrust net presented to my
predecessor 10y you as counsel for the
sun Printing and Publishing AN,ocm
tion.
"The Associated presSSta9s organ
ICED under the membership Abrporutiou
law Of the state Of New York. Ac.
cording to IT'S certificate Of lucorpo
ration 1t Is
An association Of certain pcr-uu,
who, owning or representing ccrtulh
newspapers unite In mutual cooper
itive organization for the collection
and interchange with greater economy
and efficiency, of information aud In
telligeuce for publication In The news
papers owned or represented by them
The objects Of the association a,
stated in the certificate are.
TO gather, obtain aud procure hy
its own instrumputaliUrs hy exchange
with It's members, and hN any other
appropriate manners. am, ana ull
kinds Of information and Intelligence
Geographic and otherwise for the usc
aud benefit Of IL, members. and +,
furnish and supply the same tu 1t,
members for publication iu the new,
papers owned or represented by them
under and subject 10 such regulations,
conditions and Limitations, us may 10,
prescribed boy the bylaws and th,
mutual corporations benefit and pro
lection of it- members
"The certificate further pro,idr
that
Not For Profit.
"Ihc corporation is not tu make ,
profit, nor to make or declare divl
dends and Is uol to engage In IN,
business NJ selling intelligence. mo-
traffic In the -nmo
Those eligible for membership ur
thus described I'm the hy laws urliclo
II section /:
THE sole, or tine Wrl owner of Q
newspaper ar any executive officer 90
q corporation limited liability com
pany, or Joint stock or other u,~ncln
lion, which Is the owner of % urvsuu
per shall be eligible us member u
the corporation IN the way and upm
and subject 10 the conditions aud linn
itati0ns hereinafter specified urDyid
ed that not more than one person %
n time shall be- eligible 10y rcu>ou d
connection with any one newspaper
No other person shall be- eligible
Members may bc elected hy the nj
firmative vote Of not less than fou
fifths Of all the members NJ the cor
pOratiOn (by-lnws, Art. Ill section. l.
Members may also be elected b
the board OF directors when no meet
Ing of the members nf the corporate
n In session but no applicant fu
membership can he elected by the d
rectors over the opposition " an
member entitled 10 the right uf pr,
test (Art. Ill, See. H.
THE right of protest Is the right I
object 10 the admission Of new men
hers themselves
Each member is entitled Du ON
vote hy virtue NJ his mpmhrr-hi
art VII, See u aud also u vote fo
each $25 uf the bonds " the ussocla
tion registered In his name mp {
$1,000 provided he waive iutrrrs, %
the bonds cart MI See HI.
The affairs " the corporation ar
managed by fifteen directors who ar
elected by members NJ the corporate
aud must themselves be- member
art y, Sec l. II, W..
Cost Is AppOrtiOned
Tile cost of maintaining the new
service of the corporation aud a
other expenses NJ the corporation 0r
uDportiouod among the members %
the honrd NJ directors In such mann,
nS II may deem equitable lArt N
Sec J..
"Hroully stated the news dlslim
cd 10y the Associated Press comes Z