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Does Price Fixing Destroy Liberty?
George Howard Earle, Jr.
A Consideration of Certain Economic and Common Law Principles Applying to Governmental Interferences with the Liberty of Trade

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1033654Does Price Fixing Destroy Liberty? — A Consideration of Certain Economic and Common Law Principles Applying to Governmental Interferences with the Liberty of TradeGeorge Howard Earle, Jr.

Does Price Fixing Destroy Liberty?


A Consideration of Certain Economic and Common
Law Principles Applying to Governmental
Interferences with the Liberty
of Trade



By

George H. Earle, Jr.

of the

PHILADELPHIA BAR





Philadelphia

1920

Copyright 1920,
by
George H. Earle, Jr.

The Author gratefully acknowledges
the valuable editorial
assistance of

H. Edgar Barnes, Esq.,
and
John A. McCarthy, Esq.,
of the Philadelphia Bar

TABLE OF CONTENTS.

Page
Introduction 7
Chapter I— General Considerations 13
Chapter II— The Real Meaning of the Lever Act 37
Chapter III— The Constitutionality of the Act 51
Chapter IV— The Uncertainty of the Act 63
Chapter V— Prices of Commodities Cannot be Made Fair by Governmental Regulations 91
Chapter VI— The Act in Relation to the Uncertainties of Trade 113
Chapter VII— Our Paramount Interest 149
Chapter VIII— General Conclusions 157
Chapter IX— The Aftermath 159
Chapter X— Final Summary 173
Table of Cases 179
Bibliography 183