The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-06-09
UNFAIR METHODS OF COMPETI-
TION IN COMMERCE ARE
HEREBY DECLARED
TYAYT yITY1YyT

lnlS O0CIaTdClOn means Lndt IN COM
merce there shall not be trickery, nor
chicane, that there shall not be the
rule Of might as opposed to right, that
unfairness, meanness, ruthlessness
and dishonesty have no place in Amer
ican business.
The Commission faced new and
large undertaking. 1t settled down to
work, assumed big constructive tasks
and has made wonderful progress TO-
ward achieving the results expected.
All those who have investigated re-
suits have accepted the Commission as
a highly serviceable utility and have
placed an emphatic stamp or approval
on it's work to date.
STATISTICS AS TO APPLICA-
TIONS FOR COMPLAINTS
AS OF APRIL 1, 1921
There have been 1905 applications
for complaints before the Commission.
Of these, after ex parte examination
1878 were dismissed without public
notice or knowledge; 465 are now in
process Of such examination. With re-
spect to the remaining SGT applica-
tions, the Commission instituted form
al proceedings, resulting in $50 formal
complaints, the excess being due to
the fact that in some applications
there were IA number of respondents
who were proceeded against individu-
ally. i r .s'.s~
Of these 75O adversary proceedings
463 have been disposed of, while 287
are pending. OF the 463 disposed of,
96 were dismissed; the respondents
having made sufficient showing Of de-
Tense. In the remaining 367 cases, the
Commissions orders to Cease and De-
sist were issued.
Experience has shown that about
two out Of three of the complaints
which are brought to the Commits
sion's attention are not such as to
warrant any formal proceedings and
those matters are dismissed without
annoyance to the respondent, without
publicity and without public knowl-
edge.
Thus we find that the Federal
Trade Commission seeking to admin
lister 3 fair and just law and dealing
with fair and just people in a spirit
of fairness and equity finds mini
mum 6f controversy and maximum
of accommodation.
In future articles, expect to nave
something to say as to the procedure
in complaints, also give summary as
to the work of the Commission.
The representatives of special priv
ilege are working constantly to de-
stroy the usefulness Of the Commits
sion. We often find that the enemies
of q movement are more ready 70
show resentment than its friends are
to express appreciation of it's accom-
plishments. IL the people refuse Or
neglect to give encouragement to pub
lie servants who are fighting thelr
battles they need not expect to have
defenders.
Let every American be on guard 70
see that the duties Of the Commas
sion be extended (and not curtailed)
to meet more fully the business con.
ditions and needs Of the country, ana
that sufficient funds be appropriated
to make available matrial already pre-
pared III connection with cases now
pending as well as to carry on tno
program which the Commission mas
in view for the future.
IL the work Of the Commission
meets with your approval, write tne
members of your Congressional Dele-
cation and tell them that you arg
standing BY the Federal Trade Com
mission and urge that no legislaton
be enacted which will cripple It's e1-
forts ii behalf Of the people.