Evening star., 1943-03-10
Arnold Says CarieIs
Gather Forces for
Postwar Controls
Speaks at Testimonial
Dinner After Being
Confirmed for Bench

Domestic and interna tional cartels
are mobilizing their forces to DOM
mate American industry after the
war, Thurman w. Arnold warned
last night at testimonial dinner
| given in his honor at the Statler
Hotel by his Justice Department
colleagues.
Making a plea for the mainten-
ance Of free enterprise, Mr.. Arnold
| whose nomination as justice of the
| Court Of Appeals of the District of
Columbia was confirmed by the SEN
ate late yesterday, declared it will
! be easy to maintain the other free
domS If we preserve tn fifth free
dom-the right to produce"
Senator OMahoney, Democrat, of
Wyoming, served as POSTMASTER at
the dinner, which was attended by
more than 500 persons. Among those
who paid tribute to Mr.. Arnold for
his work as head Of the antitrust
division of the Justice Department
were Attorney General Biddle
Speaker Rayburn, representative
Joseph w. Martin, jr., Justice Will
liam O. Douglas of the Supreme
Court, Senators Barley and La Fol-
lette, Arthur D. Whiteside, president
Dun & Bradstreet, and Henry j
Kaiser, president Of the Kaiser
Shipbuilding Co.
Note From President.
Mr.. Riddle read a personal note
from President Roosevelt to Mr. Ar
ltold IN Which the Chief Executive
had informed the latter of htymom-
nation to the Court of Appeals OF
the District, and praised him for his
consistent enforcement of the anti
trust laws. Mr.. Biddle promised
that the Justice Department will
continue to carry on your great
work.
Mr.. Kaiser described Mr.. Arnold
as stanch defender of the Ameri-
can way of life" and a champion OF
capitalism.
You are the symbol of free enter
prise which We are fighting to pre-
serve" he told Mr.. Arnold.
Warning of postwar dangers, Mr.
Arnold said:
The great struggle between eco
ncnic forces which is going on be-
/ hind our armies in the field is not
a struggle for profit is a struggle
Tor domination of industry after the
war. That struggle comes from fea,
OF the tremendous productive energy
OF the New World We are on the
verge Of new industrial age-the
age OF light metals and chemicals
/ which may bring higher standard
OF living than the world has ever
known before, better housing, better
transportation, more abundant food
New light metals, new forms OF
| transportation, new techniques, may
I make vast investments obsolete.
Sherman Act a Safeguard.
And SO the cartel leaders are gath.
erlng from all parts Of the world tC
| protect their system Of high prices
and low turnover, restricted prOduc-
ton and controlled markets-domes-
tic and foreign-against the new en-
terprise that is coming after the
war
The Sherman Act represents oul
faith in the economies Of opportu-
/ nifty 1t is dedicated to the principle
that the energy and initiative which
made America great in the past vii
make it even greater in the future
that the control of this energy anc
Initiative must not be delegated Il
any group of experts. however cho.
sen, because the power to contro
initiative is the power to destroy it.
Tom C. Clark. in behalf of tht
antitrust division, presented Mrs
Arnold with a set Of silver win'
icers. Mr.. Arnold received a judicla
robe.