Far East Conference v. United States

This is a suit in the District Court for New Jersey to enjoin violations of the Sherman Law.1 26 Stat. 209, 15 U. S. C. §§ 1 and 2. The defendants were the Far East Conference, a voluntary association, and its constituent members, steamship companies engaged in what is known as' the “outbound Far East trade.” The Conference was organized in 1922, and the Conference Agreement under which it .operates was approved by the United States Shipping Board,2 exercising authority under the Shipping *572Act of 1916, as amended.3 Under this Agreement there has been established a dual system of rates, called…