Chapter 7

Moreover, there has been developing in Canada a substantial interest in the cartel problem. Thus, the _Ottawa Journal_ recently stated editorially that “it is fairly clear to all that cartels, large combinations of industries parcelling out territories among themselves, controlling patents and fixing prices, may be a menace to the general well-being, and what is more vital, a menace to world peace.” And the _Winnipeg Free Press_ declared not long ago that “it is gradually dawning upon Britain that rationalization o…