...the interest of the public, like the question whether the commission has reason to believe that any person, partnership, or corporation has been or is...using any unfair method of competition in commerce, is committed to the discretion of the commission, is to be determined by the commission before proceedings...

...corporation is violating any of the provisions of sections six and seven of this Act it shall issue and serv upon such person, partnership, or corporation a complaint stating its charges in that behalf, and at the same time a notice of hearing upon a day and at a place therein fixed. The person,...

...competition in commerce, and for that purpose the Commission may file, hear and determine complaints if it shall appear to the Commission that a proceeding...in respect thereof would be "to the interest of the public." All the Commission can do is to issue an order to cease and desist, in effect an injunction,...

...authorizes the Commission to withhold prosecution even when the law had been technically violated, unless "it shall appear to the Commission that a proceeding...in respect thereof would be to the interest of the public." This unique discretion differentiates the Commission from every other official charged with...

...believe that the respondent has been or is using any unfair methods of competition in commerce, and it shall appear to the Commission that a proceeding...in respect thereof would be to the interest of the public." The second requirement in a given case necessary to give the Commission jurisdiction is that...

...jurisdiction under section 5 of the" Federal Trade Commission Act (38 Stat. 717, 719). That act provides that, "if it shall appear to the Commission that a proceeding...in respect thereof would be to the interest of the public," jurisdiction may be taken by the Commission.» The practices here involved affect the public,...

...using unfair methods of competition In commerce and unfair . . . acts or practices In commerce. (b) Whenever the Commission shall have reason to believe...such person, partnership, or corporation has been or la using any unfair method1 of competition or unfair . . . act or practice In commerce, and If It shall...

...acts or practices. That this procedure is not exclusive or mandatory is shown by the language of 5(b): "Whenever the Commission shall have reason to believe...such person, partnership, or corporation has been using or is using any unfair method of competition or unfair or deceptive act or practice in commerce,...

.... . . acts or practices In "(b) Whenever the Commission shall have commerce, are declared unlawful. reason to believe that any such person, partnership, or corporation has been or is using any "(6) The Commission is empowered and di- unfair method of competition or unfair . . . reeled to prevent...

...provided Insee 40fifb) of said act." (b) Whenever the Commission shall have reason to believe that auy such person, partnership, or corporation has been or is using any unfair method of competition or unfair or deceptive act or practice in commerce, and if it shall appear to the Commission that a...