Later 'The Senate Judiciary Committes kas begun its investigation into the affairs of the Aluminium Ca, of America, of which Secretary of the 'Treaeury Mellon is a prominent shareholder, with the object of seeing why' no proceeding for contempt have been brought against the company under an old decree of 4 court.
'The investigation, which has been' inspired by the Opposition, is direct. ed primarily against, the Attorney-General for not bringing proceedings against the so-called aluminium trust for failure to obey a court decree of 1912 permitting the trust to do business under certain con-
Gitions, which, the Opposition says, have been violated.
The investigation ig also diverted sigainst the Federal Trade Commission, which is alleged to have fulled to hand over important evidence to the Department of Justice.
Strong Comment by N. ¥. Paper "Hoover is as little suited to go trust-busting as a bald-headed man thus the De.
"New York World," in an article on the Seeretary of Commerce's alleed caxerness to harry forcien monopolies like British rubber control while ignoring vestigation of the affairs of the Aluminium Ca. at home.
The paper, in similar strain, ear-toons the British rubber monopal in Republican eyes asa devil wi horns and the al: minium trust an angel with wings, and accuses the Administration of being blind in cne eye and very proud of its defect because it is blind to the privileges enjoyed by a domestic trust which supports it but is ready to attack foreign trusts whenever American "big business" wishes it.
The journal concludes by advise Mr. Hoover to subside,
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