The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-11
LAWS TO END PLOTS
ASKED BY GREGORY
No Adequate Statute for En-.
fOrcement Of Mexican En-
barge on Munitions.
MANY CHANGES WANTED

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1o.-The iryt
recommendations for legislation which
would enable the Federal Government to
cope with the campaign against muSltion
expectations are embodied In the annual
report NJ Acknowledgement Gregory.
made public tonight. Under the general
heading of Changes In tho neutrality
laws" the report says:
In the course of the European war
and the Mexican revolution questions
have arisen which show the need of a
revision OF the State laws bearing on our
International relations.
First, there IL at present no ade-
quate law under which the Government
may seize and retain arms and amnu-
nilons shipped In violation If the Prcsi-
dents embargo IN expectation of arms
TO Mexico. Neither II there any adc-
quate law under which the GoNcrruent
may seize arms ard ammunition To- be
used In connection with military eAus-
ditions. Obviously the end In view il
the prevention of the export of arms in
the one case and the prevention of no
expedition In the other. As AN cSectiNe
means To that end | recommend that
authority be given 10 seize arms and
ammunition under the circumstances
stated.
Second. II should he maCH "a cSlmo
against tho United States to place bombs
Or other explosives on vessels sailing
from the ports of the United State.
Third. II should Ne made - crime
against the United States for any person
to escape or attempt to .scap. from an
informed warship of a belliserent nation.
and In any event authority should be
given 90 some department of the Gov
to arrest and return ANY Zach
person TO the place OF ~internment."
These recommendation are understood
10 he merely preliminary to - comprc-
hensive plan for such legislation which
will be placed before Consress I'm a
special report BY the Attorney General.
One OF the recommendation which -,
President 4 reported 80 have sanctioned
IL that for an amendment To- ~, : l"r-
man law making 1t "a criminal Violation
90 foment strikes or engage in utaer
activities with the view of tying. W GER
, tain industries.
other recommendations ~ thu A'to.-
ney-General are largely reit,rIti,us
from his last annual rcport q e
snong these is Il recommendation 'pr
amendment OF the commodities CLAUSE NJ
the Interstate act (which WI
prohibit a railroad from tram ppitlus IN
interstate" articles which '
MANUFACTURED or produced or which We're
manufactured or produced by any co.,
poration controlled by 1t or affiliated
with 1t by having the same controlling
. stockholders, irrespective ct whether
such ra abroad or such control or affiliated
corporation has an interest IN the articles
at the time of transportation"
The AttorneN-'ieneral reviews thu
efforts Of the Government under Ms as-
ministration 10 enforce the sherman
antitrust laws.
The review disclosed that since July.
1914. the only important suit flied Lv tin
4 Department of Justice with a view ~
dissolviug a corporation or preventing
practices designed To- restrain Coutpcti-
ZION Is Ihat against the United shoe
Machinery Company, charging Mar the
so-called time clauses IN the series ~
leases used by the defendants in the con-
duct OF their business are Violttiye "
Section Q OF the Clayton act.