Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-17
URGES LAWS TO PREVENT
UNFAIR Compel Triton"
secretary Redfleld Recommends Leg
islatiOn to Protect Anleri-
Gun Markets.
DANGER WHEN WAR ENDS
EVERY Stratagem Will BE Used
by Powerful Foreign Agencies
Against American Industries-An-
nual Report to Congress.

by Powerful Foreign Agencies
Against American Industries-An-
nual Report to Congress.
WASHINGTON December 16.-LcEis-
iation to protect the industrial and
commercial markets of the United
states from destructive type Of
struggle and unfair competition" at
the close OF the European war was
recommended to Congress to-day by
secretary Jitcdield in his annual report
Every stratagcm of Industrial war. lie
says. VIII be used by powerful foreign
agencies against American industries,
which may menace large markets here
toforc controlled abroad.
To prevent unfair competitions" the
secretary suggested that the machinery
OF the Departments of Justice and
Treasury be used ana that Congress
supplement existing laws TO give the
Federal government adequate means to
protect American markets.
In my Judgment" said the sccre-
tary. the matter is one which may be
more wisely treated as an attempted
wrong to be Forbidden than as an
economic matter which needs TO be
restrained. j should prefer. therefore,
tariffs. CHASING II az an oGcnse similar
to the unfair domestic competition we
now forbid 1t seems possible that by
using the existing machinery Of the
Treasury Department and Department
OF Justice we may restrain this foreign
unfair competition on both sides of
the sea.
II recommend. therefore. that such
legislation be enacted as viii give 10
the foreign Representatives OF the
above named departments such added
powers and increased personnel as they
may need for this purpose. and that il
be enacted, If possible, that mcrchan-
disc sold in unfair competition OF un-
der circumstances which tend to
create "a monopoly in behalf Of the for
cign producer in American markets
shall be forfeited.
LEGISLATION SUPPLEMENTAL.
TO CLAYTON ANTITRUST ACT
II also recommend that legislation
Supplemental To the Clayton antitrust
ac, be enacted which shall make il uu-
lawful 10 sell or purchas. articles OF
foreign origin OF manufacture whore
the prices 10 be paid are materially be
low tn" current rates for such articles
in the country pf production, or from
which Shipment is made. in case such
prices substantially lessen competition
on the purt OF the American producers
or tend 10 Great. q monopoly In Amcri-
can markets III favor OF the foreign
producer. and that it be made unlawful
for amy person L" buy, sell or contract
FOR the sale OF articles OF foreign
origin or TO iy a uric. for. same or IA
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: oyec. II is not normal compc,i,iyn
II which I speak but abnormal /;
a destructive type Of the industrial
tTuEE!e. Intended TO put out OF being
ne forces opposed 10 II. that ;hc vic
or may exploit the field at VIII. The
methods used are not those o. leSIu-
nat commerce. nnt nose OF CONNER
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