Washington telegraph., 1919-10-17

preme court. Practically every impoF-
tant case pending before the Supreme
court in which the federal government
was Interested was postponed until the
restoration of peace.
Many Antitrust Cases.
The most important cases that went
over as n result Of the war were those
dealing with the trusts. Following the
decision Of the Supreme court In the
Standard on and tobacco cases in
May, 1912, the federal government lost
a large number Of important trust
cases In the lower courts This accum-
ulatlOn 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 Cen
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 1t 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 II the court Will
take up the cnse in which the govern
ment seeks 20 have the American Can
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
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 under the Sherman antitrust
law. At the request of the attorney
general the Supreme court refralned
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
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, 1t 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 I'M
der the Sherman antitrust law. In any
event, according to the attorneys in
the department of justice, the decl-
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
1t can hope to have other corporations
against which 1t 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 5000
and 10000 men have actually been put
In training since the system was estab-
llshed.
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
II TO be I'm 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 MS luHulCdp ny AuhlhS
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 II, 1919, may claim the benefits
, available under section three of the
law. The federal board win pay his
, instruction and the usual expenses in
, cidental thereto. 1t will also render
every assistance possible in securing
suitable employment for such persons.
, II cannot. however. under the law,
proyIde for the maintenance and sup
mort of such persons or their de-
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