The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1920-09-02
AZ BIG LINES
ARE INDICTED
U. .. GRAND JURY HOLDS NEARLY
ALL Bio TRANSATLANTIC
coMPANiEs.
VIOLATE TRUST LAWS
CONSPIRACY AND RESTRAINT or
TRADE Is ALLEGED IN JURY
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Newspaper Union New. Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
New York, Aug. 3l.-Forty-twe
steamship companies and freight brok-
ers, including virtually all the big
transatlantic lines, were indicted by
the federal grand jury here on charges
OF conspiracy and restraint Of trade In
violation OF the Sherman antitrust
law.
The indictments included the Inter-
national Mercantile Marine. Atlantic
Transport. Cunard Steamship Compan-
les, Ltd, Anchor Line, BOOth-American
Shipping Corporation, Conpagnie Cen
erale TransatlantiQue, Kerr Steamship
Company, members Of the transatlan-
tic associated freight conferences and
Brokers' Association.
An injunction and dissolution suit
against the defendants named In the
indictments as members OF the Steam.
ship Freight Brokers' Association and
the Associated Freight Conferences
was entered simultaneously.
The Indictment charged and the pc
titiOn In the suit alleged that the de-
PENDANTS ON Jan. l, 1917, conspIred and
have continuously violated the Sher-
man law by restraining Interstate trade
and foreign commerce In grain, oil, lum-
her, coal and other commodities und
manufactured articles produced
throughout the United States and In
foreign countries.
The indictment cited that upward Of
80 per cent Of the foreign trade and
commerce In commodities and articles
named pass through this port; 10 per
cent Of which, II was said. In handled
by freight brokers and forwar,iers. OF
the commodities handled by the latter.
1t was charged, upwards Of ~ Ier cent
Ia handled by about seventy.nve
freight brokers and forwarders who
are members Of the Steamship Freight
Brokers' Association and In transport
ed by the defendant steamship CON.
panies.
The indictment alleged that the
steamship companies included In the
Transatlantic Associated Freight con-
ferences and the brokers and forward
ers included in the Steamship Freight
Brokers' Association entered Into
agreements not to permit any freight
broker or fOrwardcr to become u men,
her Of the association unless he agreed
to observe the constitution and bylaws
Of the Steamship Freight Brokers' Az.
xOciatiOiI. II siSO alleged that n pros
L~I An nj. 1..s AlNA
freight rates offered or quoted by the
authorized agents of the steamship
companies.
The Indictment further asserted that
the defendants agreed to blacklist" all
freight brokers nnd forwartiers "whO
the defendant steamship companies
and the board Of directors Of the
Steamship Freight Brokers' AxSOcia-
ton, md by suspension or expulsion
from the association agreed 10 control,
dominate aud direct the course Of the
principal part Of trade ,nd commerce
In transpOrtnting shipping or forward.
Ing freight throughout the United
States md to and from foreign cOhn-
tries.
"Ry sO doing" tho Indictment con.
tinueti, "the defendants restrained. pre-
vented md eliminated all competition
In such trade and commerce"
II WIS charged that the defendants
agreed 10 discriminate against freight
brokers and forwnrders by refusing -
pay amy brokerage fee" to my person
not member Of the association. and to
control, and dominate through the or
xanixntiOn and rules ~ the New York
Produce Exchange, OF which the freight
brokers md forwar'iers were snid 10
be- required to he members.