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If the prohibition of the anti-trust act against combinations in restraint of trade is to be effectively enforced, it is essential that the National Government shall provide for the creation of national corporations to carry on a legitimate business throughout the United States.
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Bill Taft
Republican · Ohio

Editor's note · Context

He stresses the need for national corporations to effectively enforce the anti-trust act against trade restraints.

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