Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-10-21

Many Antitrust Cases.
The most important cases that went
over as result of the war We're 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
a 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 I'M
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 to have the American Can
company adjudged monopoly, and
following that case the court will hear
argument in the governments case
against the Eastman Kodak company.
Several other cases involving alleged
violations of the Sherman antitrust
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,
1917.
Much Depends on First Cases.
The eXigencies of war caused the
government to call halt in all prose-
cutions underi 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 to
case against the United States Steel
corporation is the first one that is TO
come up for oral argument, it is as
sumed it will be the first case decided
and that the decision in that case viii
to a considerable extent become the
guide of the department of justice in
determining on future prosecutions I'M
der the Sherman antitrust law. In any
event, according to the attorneys in
the department of justice, the deci-
sions in the steel case, in the Ameri-
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 it is proceeding declared
monopolies.
Training for Disabled Fighters.
The popularity of the federal vOca-
tional education system for disabled
soldiers is Indicated by the number of
applications for rehabilitation that are
being received by the federal vocation
al board In round numbers 10000
discharged soldiers have already regis
tered under the provisions of the act.
One hundred and thirty thousand OF
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 1900
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 a civilian needing advice and as
siStance his choice of an occupation
is approved unless investigation shows
Il 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
to 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 he goes to work until it is assur-
ed that his employment is satisfactory.
Those Under Section Three.
The disabled person. who, for at
least a temporary period, has been
awarded compensation by the bureau
of war risk insurance, but whose dis
ability in the opinion of the board
is not such as TO make him eligible
for vocational rehabilitation under
section two of the law as amended
July IL, 1919, may claim the benefits
available under section three of the
law. The federal board will pay his
instruction and the usual expenses in
cidental thereto. 1t will also render
every assistance possible in securing
suitable employment for such persons.
1t cannot, however, under the law.
provide for the maintenance and sup
port of such persons or their de-
pendents during the course of training.
Upon the establishment of mans
service status in the military or naval
forces and his eligibility for training
he is assisted by a skilled vocational
adviser in making choice of the
occupation for which he will train.
This adviser, from his knowledge of
the requirements and opportunities of
the various occupations, gives valuable
counsel to the disabled soldier or
sailor as to the occupation and the
course best suited for him in view
of his disability and all the other
factors that enter into the choice of
an occupation.
After the vocational adviser has as
sisted the handicapped man to choose
a suitable occupation, his case with
full information, is referred to the