The Archive · 1938

Attorney-General

Washington, Mar. 7.

President Roosevelt to-day nominated Professor Thurman Arnold of Yale University to succeed Mr. Robert Jackson as Assistant Attorne General of the United States. The Senate recently confirmed the appointment of Mr. Jackson to the post ai Solicitor General.

Prof Arnold, who would head the anti-monopoly ' division of the Attorney General's office, is the author of the. best seller, "Folklore of Capitalism," in which he attacks the alleged inefficiency of anti-tru&t laws. His nomination was interpreted here as definite indication that the Administration planned to continue its anti-monopoly campaign United Press,

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