The New York herald., 1921-06-21
HAYWARD TAKES HELM
All Building Materials Com
binations Included in
Antitrust Programme.
APPROVED BY DAUGHERTY
Head Of Prudential Insurance
Company Must Explain Per-
s0nal Investments. :

With the arrival to-day of Deputy
Attorney General Guy Golf for a con-
ference with United States Attorney
William Hayward and Samuel Unter-
myer, chief counsel to the Lockwood
legislative committee investigating
housing. plans for prosecution of in
dictments expected to be handed down
by the Federal Grand Jury began to
take definite shape.
Only lack Of the funds necessary to
engage a half dozen or more special
assistants and corps Of investigators
stands in the way Of laying the ground
work for the Governments cases. In
q conference with Col. Hayward in
Washington last week Attorney-Gen-
eral Daugherty announced himself as
In favor Of vigorous and immediate
prosecution OF the indictments alleging
violation Of the Federal antitrust laws
as may be handed down,
In the opinion of Mr.. Untermyer and
members Of the Lockwood committee
the number of these may reach 1000,
and Mr.. Untermyer has advised Col
Hayward not to proceed with the work
until he has been assured Of adequate
assistance with which to carry it on.
Estimates based on the record of the
Lockwood committees hearings as it has
been indexed and handed over to Col.
Hayward are that he will need approx
imately s250,00o. This may require a
special appropriation by Congress unless
the Attorney-General can find the money
somewhere in appropriations already
made. Mr.. Untermyer has advised
against wholesale prosecutions unless
provision is made to carry them to
successful conclusion.
Clean Sweep Contemplated.
1t is Col. Hayward's plan. provided he
gets the money. to apportlon the various
cases among half dozen or more assist
ants specially chosen for the work, re-
tanning general supervision himself over
the whole programme. Mr.. Untermyer,
who sails for Europe on June %, expects
to return in time to be available in an
advisory capacity before the principal
prosecutions begin. If his assistance
should be desired.
The indictments that will be sought
are against the various combinations
engaged In Interstate commerce which
the Lockwood committee alleges have
violated the Federal laws by conspiring
to keep the price of building materials at
prohibitive levels. There is already one
Indictment returned against a group of
cement manufacturers. This may be
followed by others and by additional
ones against the lumber, brick, tiling,
plaster, sheet metal. wood finish, orna-
mental and structural iron manufactur-
ers. heating. ventilating and plumbing
combines and producers OF other ma
terial entering into building construction.
Besides these the committee has SUBJ
mitted to Col. Hayward the record of
various labor organizations whose juris-
dictions cover several States and whose
working agreements with the manufact-
urers and contractors, 1t is alleged, have
operated in restraint Of trade.
Attorney-Generaf Daugherty found it
impossible at this time to come to New
York himself. but assigned Deputy At
torncy-General Goff. who will meet with
Col. Hayward and Mr.. Untermyer this
afternoon.
In addition to Mr.. Goff Mr.. Inter
myer will have a conference with Guy
B. Moore, District Attorney of Erie
county. concerning the presentation to
the Erie county Grand Jury of the evil
dence adduced by the Lockwood commit
tee when ii sat last week in Buffalo
Attorney-General Newton also will be
here tomorrow to acquaint himself with
Mr.. Moores plans and to. offer whatever
cooperation the State Attorney Generals
department may lend the Erie county
prosecutor.
New Ordeal for Dryden.
1t became known also yesterday that
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