The spectator., 1919-10-14


 was interested was postponed until the restoration of peace.
 Many Antitrust Cases.
 The most important cases that went over as a result of the war were those dealing with the trusts. Following the decision of the Supreme court in the Standard Oil and tobacco cases in May, 1912, the federal government lost large number of important trust cases in the lower courts. This accum- ulation of appeals included some twelve or fifteen cases at the time the United States entered the war.
 The department of justice has now decided to resume activity under the sherman antitrust law. Attorney Gen eral Palmer for the department of jus tice has instructed the attorneys un- der him to see that the antitrust law Is enforced without fear or favor. The Supreme court has set down for hear ing all the trust cases before it on appeal except the so-called Quaker Oats case.
 The case against the United States Steel corporation is the first one on the docket. Following it the court will take up the case in which the govern ment seeks 70 have the American Cun company adjudged a monopoly, and following that case the court will hear argument in the governments case against the Eastman Kodak company. Several other cases Involving alleged .t,1, Sst. law are on the docket and will be ar gued in October or November. All these cases were tried in the lower courts before the United States en- tered the war and had been appealed to the Supreme court prior to April, l 1917.
 Much Depends on First Cases. The exigencies of war caused the government to call a halt in all prose cutiOns under the Sherman antitrust law. At the request of the attorney general the Supreme court refrained from setting any of the trust cases for argument This period of inactivity continued until recently. when the at torney general let it be known that he would expect the Supreme court 10 proceed with all the cases. Since the case against the United States Steel corporation is the first one that is to come up for oral argument. II is as Sumed it will be the first case decided and that the decision In that case will to considerable extent become the guide of the department of justice in determining on future prosecutions un- der the sherman antitrust law. In any event, according to the attorneys in the department of justice, the dcci- sionS in the steel case. in the Amcri- can Can company case and in the East man Kodak company case will certain ly reveal to the government whether it can hope to have other corporations against which il k proceeding declared moaopolieS.
 Training for Disabled Fighters.
 The popularity of the federal voca- tional education system for disabled soldiers is indicated hy the number of applications for rehabilitation that are being received by the federal vocation al board. In round numbers lS0,No discharged soldiers have already regis tered under the provisions of the act. One hundred and thirty thousand uf the applicants have thus far been sur veyed by educational advisers who have recommended that more than thirty thousand of the applicants are entitled to the training. Between 5000 and 10000 men have actually been put in training since the system was estab- lished.
 The discharged soldier. sailor or marine who applies for re-eduCation under the recently amended rehabilita- ton law is treated throughout by the federal board for vocational education as civilian needing advice and as slstance; his choice of an occupation Is approved unless investigation shows it to be in the end not advisable; he is trained to meet the needs of the occupation he has elected he is urged to make the most of his opportunity la overcome his handicap by taking the best available instruction; he is assisted in securing desirable perma- nent employment when his training is completed; and he is followed up after lac goes to work until if k asSur cd that his employment k satisfactory.
 Those Under Section Three.
 The disahled person. who, for at least temporary period, has been awarded compensation by the hureau of war risk insurance, but whose dis. ability m the opinion of the board ls not such as to make him eligible fer vocational rehabilitation under section two uf tho law as amended July II, 1919. may claim the benefits available under section three of the law. The federal board will pay hIs instruction and the usual expenses ir- cidental thereto Ii will also render every assistance possible in securing slitablc employment for such persons. It cannot however, under the law.