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...begun with the investigation of 1872. In 1876 Standard influence had caused the pigeonholing of the first Interstate Commerce Bill. In 1879 Rockefeller and his associates were indicted for conspiracy, but all suits were withdrawn in 1880 in return for agreements by the Standard and the Pennsylvania to abandon practice against producers. In 1907 Judge Landis found the com-pany guilty on 1,462 rebating counts and imposed a record fine of $29,240,000. This decree was set aside on a technicality by a higher court, and the suit was dismissed on retrial...
...Abandon Search of River...
...hardly loss curt than the refusal of France and Belgium. It even states that the British will "at a suitable moment, be ready to take part by the side of its allies, with whom they share a practical interest in this question, which they have no intention to abandon." Surely this is the most unkindest cut of all, and the mental peace of Germany has changed to panic...
...only one clear and visible sign discernible on the skyline of the Near East crisis which can have the effect of making everyone get down to bedrock common sense. This sign is the signal for a change of policy at Lausanne. The Allies and Turkey will have to abandon back-door diplomacy, and, in fact, leave the front door open for a good, honest and lasting settlement. This can only be done by each of the countries concerned putting its cards face up on the peace table of the conference. Will they do it? It looks as if the Chester...
...question of the Sudan, at present under Anglo-Egyptian rule, at first caused considerable difficulty. The Egyptians claimed full sovereignty over it, but the British stated that they were unwilling to abandon their interest in that country. The constitution now holds that Egypt's rights in the Sudan are unaffected and that the King's titles will be defined after Anglo-Egyptian negotiations have definitely decided its status...