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Federal Jury Indicts 8 Big Dyestuff Firms On Trust Charges World-Wide, Conspiracy Laid to Du Pont and Seven Other Companies fis the Associat'd Pr«si. TRENTON, N. J., May 15.—A Federal grand jury indicted eight nationally known firms and 20 of their officers and directors yesterday for conspiracy to suppress competi tion and monopolize the manufac ture and sales of dyestuffs. The indictment, described by the Government as the most far-flung anti-trust action to date, alleged that the conspiracy was worldwide in scope and accused the defendants of acting in concert with some of the largest combines of their kind in foreign countries None but United States firms and residents was named in the indict ment returned to Federal District Judge Philip Forman, but it re ferred to the foreign corporations as co-ronsplrator*. Three of the American-owned eompanies and the American affili ates of the foreign -oncems sell 00 per rent of thr veatuff* con sumed in the United States, the indictment said. Kxhauttive Inquiry. The indictment was the out growth of an exhaustive Inquiry Into patents and chemicals. Department of Justice spokesmen said. Chemical manafacturers named as defendants or co-conspirators included: E. I. Du Pont de Nemours & Co., with principal offices in Wilmington, Del., largest in the United States with asset* in excess of $800,000,000, producers of more than 30 per cent of the dyestuffs made in this coun try; Allied Chemical & Dye Corp., New York; I. G. Parbenlndustrie Aktlengesellschaft, Germany; Mitsui Trading Co. Japan; General Ani line iz Film Corp. plant at Linden. N. J., and principal offices in New York: American Cyanamtd Co., in New York; General Dyestuffs Corp.. New York; also firms in Switzer land. England, France, Canada, Argentina and Brazil. Prominent individual defendants included Lammot du Pont of Wil mington. chairman of the board of Du Pont; W. S. Carpenter, Jr., Wilmington, president; Ernest K. Halbach of New York, president of General Dyestuff, and Alfred Lichtenstein of New York, presi dent of Ciba Co., Inc. •The indictment charged that the conspiracy dated back to April 1, 1929. Arnold's Statement. In a statement at Washington Thurman Arnold, Justice Depart ment anti-trust chief, said. "This cartel has not only re aulted In high prices to the Ameri can consumer but has also restricted the full development of the chemical industry which is essential to our war effort. "One of the principal means of the conspiracy has been restricting | the production of the chemical in termediates from which dyestuffs are made and from which important munitions, particularly explosives and plastics, could equally well be made The chemical industry has been tty principal means by which Germany dominated the economy of manv countries.” The National Aniline Si Chem ical division of Allied Chemical Si Dye Corp., In a statement from New York commenting on the indict ment. said. "We are not aware of any such violations of law by this company." Cyanamld Denies Charge*. In New York the American Cyan amid Co. issued a statement in bf helf of itself and its officers denying the charges. "We have not violated the anti trust law.” the statement said. "We have not been a party to any Inter national cartel. We have not at tempted to limit production. We have not charged exorbitant prices for our products. “As is well known the American chemical and dyestuffs industry has made greater progress since the last war than that of Germany, Great Britain or any,other country. In deed, its record in this field has surpassed that of any quarter cen tury In the world’s history. As a result, in contrast with Its position In World War I. the United States has entered World War II with an organic chemical industry capable of meeting the requirements of rapidly expanding production for the war effort. These facts are well known to the Government agencies responsible for procurement.” In Wilmington, Du Pont officials made no Immediate comment on the Government's action. Three Naval Flyers Killed In Florida Plane Crash By Mi* A*eociat»d Pr**.« PENSACOLA. Fla.. May 15.— Three aviators from the Penaacola Naval Air Station were killed near here yesterday when their am phibian plane crashed and burned. The dead are: Lt. <J. g.) Paul F. 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