New-York tribune., 1920-08-31

krew who might lave bes, Interested
in starting tho proceedings nEaiNst the,
Transatlantic Asse tiat,h Freight Con-
fe~ences, "whic, 10 an organization to
improve conditions of oceanic trade"
The shippers are better satisfied, he
said, when they know they are doing
business with companies I'll Int show
no partiality.
Alfred Lloyd, assistant general man
ager of Lamport e. Holt, British
corporation, declined to comment on
the governments action.
Text of the Petition
In the petition for permanent In
junction and dissolution of the two
associations mentioned in the indict-
ment the purpose is explained in the
following language:
"The petitioner, the United States Of
America, by Francis c. Caffey, United
States Attorney for the Southern Dis
trict of New York, it's attorney, acting
under the direction of the Attorney
General, brings this proceeding in
equity, to prevent further violations Of
the act of Congress-, approved July 2,
1890, entitled: An Act to Protect Trade
and Commerce Against Unlawful Re-
straints and Monopolies,' together with
acts commendatory thereof and sup
Elemental or additional thereto, and on
information and belief which alleges
and says" etc.
A division of the petition headcd:
Interstate and Foreign Trade and
Commerce" sets forth that grain, oil,
lumber, coal and other commodities,
"and manufactured articles produced
and made throughout the United States
and in foreign nations" has been trans
ported shipped or forwarded "as afore-
sald" FOR "a great many years past, up
to and including the present time"
Other Lines Included
Under another heading, Conspiracy
to Restrain and Monopolize," steam
ship corporations other than those men
toned in the foregoing include the fol-
lowing:
Booth American Shipping Corporation.
Bristol City Line. Bull-Insuiar Line, Com
monwealth and Dominion Line, Compagnic
Francaise de Navigation a Vapeur. Funch.
Edye & Co.. Nederlandseh- Amerikaanschc
Stoomvaart Maatschappiji. Kerr Steamship
company; Navigazione Italiana a Vapore,
Transoceanca Steamship Company, Oceanic
Steam Navigation Company, Corpnnia
sTransatlantica de Barcelona, Japan Mail
o. s. CD. the New York. Newfoundland
and Halifax Steamship Company. Atlantic
and the Royal Mail steam Packet Com
pany There are fourteen others.
1t is not specified in the petition or
indictment that all, without exception,
are members of the Transatlantic AS
sociated Freight Conferences. The pc
titon reads: "The large and important
ones of which are members of the
Transatlantic Associated Freight Con-
ferences."
Of the seventy-fve freight forwa rd-
n nd ~,
the Indictment and petition are the
following:
American Foreign Service Corporation,
American Bluefriesveem. ID. c. Andrews &
win Universal Consolidated Company. Beat~
ley Forwarding Company Continental Ship
ping Corporation, Davis q Gilchrist. Key
stone shipping Company, Lambert & Bar
rows Lane & Brussel. Mum e. Jenkins
Mutual Shipping Service Corporation, Mill
Freeman Co.. New York Forwarding Conn
pany, Patterson Shipping Company, A.
QuaclSenbush &. Co.. Robinson & Arm
Fielding, II. w. st. John. & Co. F.. G.
TsusSs Sc & Co. Triad shpping c9mpany
sf Tfhan MsS Fza"H SaSPHS cS%Rs@s W~' a~rg
Wood Company, Waford Forwarding Cor
poration, and Barr & Caldwell.
Among the defendant officers and
agents of the steamship lines also
named in the indictment and petition
are:
Robert II. Blake. Frank A. Ryan, Will
lam j. G.. Hudson. Charles II. Georgi. Oscar
r. Cauchois. Leslie A. Morgan Harry T.
Barton, Frederick Toppin. Arthur c. Fet-
terolf, Jules V. Behar Harry Lane and
Peter Mcdonnell, "all of whom are officers
agents of said steamship compa nies
herein made DEFENDANTS"
Brokerage Concerns on List
The defendant freight forwarding
and brokerage individuals indicted in
clude these:
Walter Moore, against who IN "and other
defendants' the indictment and equity suit
were entered; Aaron Michaelson and Max
d. Sternberg, co-partners; John j. Ma
honey, Herbert r. Sill and Charles X
Zeller. partners; Edward Weinacht and
J.. Deans. co-partners; Wilfred Shade
Thomas Il. Wlmot and Philip Thiel, CO.
partners; James T. Fargo. treasurer of
the American Express Company; Harold
Armstrong, John Albert Baker. r. Seaver
Barrie. Frederick z. Ballou, Harry X.
Barr f. j. Benkart, A. V. Berner, Daniel
H. Burdett, Thomas j. Burton. r. l..
Bussey, Elliott y. Barrows, A. II. Biesel
j. j. William Broom, Robert r. Barr,
Thomas A. Bradley, John j. Bridgetts,
Frederick p. Brandt, Harry r. Carlson,
Howard c. Chaplin, William Curtis. Chester
NJ. Covert. Frederick N. Collins Edward