Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-10-23

ton which IA prohibited In tha fruFs-
Cd States under the roceut1v enacted
antitrust laws. The cIavfon arf 80
F.. called, expresses the matter In no un-
certain terms. that IL shall be un{sw-
fui for any person engaged fu co~r
MERGE. either directly 7r frd3ra4sl,. +.
discriminate in nrfra hat7-esr ss4f.-
7 ent purchasers of commodities r15=
provision. however. probabf- zn-7sa-
only to the limited States r,,4 + 81
presses clearly what ne ia -r4- r-,tr
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petition
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serious attention harsuzs lie f--5a.
lance merits +ha most ,.zre4,,T .,4
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( then he fast ami rzrtsfn -rrf- ~ss.e.r
has been +aroBarhfv discussed h. tra
+ officers of the dana~tr7ar+ r4 ,o..
merca and the federal 4ra5a -or77.5-
sion. and -hev nave agreed r,,Fef---
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which aims u MAJ. H.,
/ pendent p9eff5or fndn~+~falr- sr-on-
/ the nations Of the world shall fs z5r7T
q fair chance.
Recommendation viii he made nv
I the department If commerce that .-1r
zress. Ia whose hands t,f= matter ..ftf.
mafeIv rests. shall mass au~b ra-fzf=-
/ ton as viii. beyond fha peradventnre
OF doubt. accomplish these objects
Legislation to attain the desired
certain important features. and I out
line them to Won In order fin get z-rf,r
advice and suggestions ei+her nov rr
later:
"Irnfair competition should aa SD
defined as 10 comprehend the nrar-
tee Of sending goods into the United
States at prices lower than those ~vr-
rent at the point of production of
similar qualities quantities. and I'M
/ der similar conditions of sale
The market price in the country
Of production should serve as a guide
and standard of price.
"A small 1eewav of saw per cent
should be permitted in order flo cover
differences In the conditions which
are always present In the commerce
between two countries.
"Tha enorsdfc sale af certain g0oa-
during brief neriod when clearly
not intended to undermine American
industry should be excluded from the
operation of the law
The law might he made enforceable
in several ways:
"ts1 a. consul NAV refuse 10 certify
the invoices Of wares sold Ira contra
veution Of the law.
"Cb} The difference between sale
price and actual market value may
he assessed as q fine.
"}c) The wares from foreign con
Germs which refuse to show their
books for authorized inspection NAY
be denied entry into the United States .
"Idl ANY American importer or
merchant who becomes q. party TO q
proceeding of the character I'm cues +
lion shall be amenabie to the proviz- .
ions Of the CLAYTON act.
"fe) The United States customs an .
praisers would be charged with the
duty Of discovering such under-vaIua- /
tons.
The question Of the tariff has been
raised in connection with the build
ing I'D Of this new industry thfns
it has been raised more. ene-EetiezfIv .
by those who have neither the capital .
nor the intention to embark i'm the in .
dustrv than bv those who are actually /
going forward with their plans The
tariff question can be left out of oar
discussion. We are not likely to reach +
anv final conclusion in such discus .
sion. To bring fin the tariff Simply
means to divide those who are inter
ested in two groups. most Of whom
viii not be guided by the few pertfn- .
emf facts as to the merits of the ruas- /
tion buf on either irrelevant and
often hereditary ground prefer.
therefore, to stick TO matters which in