The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-10-18

court In winch the federal government
was interested was postponed until the
restoration of peace.
Many Antitrust Cases.
The most important cases that went
over as 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 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 ii 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 % 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 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 TO
proceed with all the cases. Since the
case against the United States Steel
corporation is the first one that is Ia
come up for oral argument, it 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 III
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 ii is proceeding declared
monOpoles.
Training for Disabled Fighters.
The popularity of the federal vOc;e
tiona education system for disabled
soldiers is Indicated by the number Oi
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 al
the applicants have thus far been sur
veyed by educational advisers wh'
have recommended that more thar
thirty thousand of the applicants are
entitled to the training. Between 9,OOl
and 10000 men have actually been pm
in training since the system was estab
liShed.
The discharged soldier. sailor oI
marine who applies for re-educatioI
under the recently amended rehabilita
ton law is treated throughout by tn
federal board for vocational education
, as civilian needing advice and as
. sistance; his choice of an occupation
is approved unless investigation shows
il To be in the end not advisable; h
is trained to meet the needs of th'
occupation he has elected; he is urget
: TO make the most of his Opportunit.
TO overcome his handicap by taking
the best available instruction; he /
assisted in securing desirable perma
nent employment when his training
is completed; and he is followed VI
. after he goes to work until it is assuT
ed that his employment is satisfactory
, Those Under Section Three.
!, The disabled person. who, for a
p least a temporary period, has bee
q awarded compensation by the bureau
b. of war risk Insurance, but whose dis
u ability in the opinion of the boar
, is not such as to make him eligibl
4 for vocational rehabilitation unde
section two of the law as amends
; July II, 1919, may claim the benefit
a available under section three of I'll
: law. The federal board will pay hi
n instruction and the usual expenses in
a cidental thereto. Ii will also rende
: every assistance possible in securin
/ suitable employment for such person:
a If cannot, however. under the Law
provide for the maintenance and sur
port of such persons or their dc
2 pendents during the course of training
! Upon the establishment of a man
Y service status in the military or nava
: forces and his eligibility for trainin
Y he is assisted by a skilled vOcationa
, adviser in making choice of III
Y occupatiOn for which he will trair