the act. From appearances the Supreme Court has practically amended the

Sherman act by limiting its application to "unreasonable" restraints of

trade. The significance of the decisions lies here rather than in the

fact that both companies were compelled to dissolve. The best legal

authorities believe that the new interpretation of "reasonableness" and

"unreasonableness" of restraint of trade has increased rather than

decreased the effectiveness of the law, inasmuch as the meaning has

always been obscure. The new policy is a notification to combinations of

capital that to exist without prosecution they must not resort to any

unfair, oppressive, or illegal methods to control competition or crush