The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-21
DENIED THE REQUEST
Attorney General Knox Gave No In.
formation About Steel Trust.
HAS NO ACCESS TO PAPERS
Says Duties of His Office Do Not Re.
quire Him TO Take Such Action as
o!5ee..ye,.. LEAGUE REQUESTED.
Committee 4,dso2 e Secured InfOrma.
lion Sought by PERSONAL Inquiry.
PROPERTY OF ITS ACTION QUESTIONED
MIR. Knox Says Prescriptions with Ref
erenoe to His Former Connection
with Trust Are Erroneous.


washington, August 2O.-Attorney Gener-
al Knox today sent the following letter
10 the JOINT committee OF the American
Anu-Iruse League and District assembly
w. knights Of Labor In reply TO one
from the committee requesting information
from Mr. Knox regardin& the Ohl'eu states
Sieel corporations
MT IL. Is. Martin Chairman JOINT Com
mittee OF the Anu rust league
washington, d. c., August 2O,-Slr:
bavc tho honor TO ocl1noWledge the re
TO - - ,,,,. 80 ,.+ 80 g., ,,-bi.h
'VIPl Va SN"i 'S'lcl va A"s"sN /" IA "i''
you request me to obtain for you certain
information with reference to certain
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"llesSu "5Ieei'vhO VI "sl'eAiNHN' ~ 49,
the constituent companies and individuals
vbo orpauized the Tinted States steel
corporations
you ask me to afford you all the infor-
nation that 7 may nossnss ar con obtain
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ana you SpecncAIly relei TO 'Nh alleBe"
| trust or syndicate agreement, Whlch you
state the president of the United states
CO., ...i NJ n NJ c,b,xoh .,
steer corporation, MI - NJ SchNau' re
fused to furnish to the United States IN
| duettiol commission uhen ON tho witness
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s,"Iu oei"i' 'Na' an =.
| state that your request for Information IS
| 10 he understood as covering any other
- ~, TIL. INA 9TH which Won
c"n'i'c's w si'l'i"r NM WV" -
! for ms
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| You also s'ate 'u't 9o"' ieg"'''
information is founded upon information
| mud helief that at the time this contract
-. -. 49,. =. ,,.oro made tbot
| or these contracts was or were maue' 'uu '
| | was In a way officially connected WITH
| rho carrnpie comnony and Won therefore
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| assume tne lhInrluulloh mi VIII ~ ,,
quest must pc IN my possesSlon r ~. 80
| Nemeully at haud Hh tneIeiUl' 80 Vul,.si
ed to give you me SUBSTANCE, or IL P"SS'
! bio, a copy thereof.
| Primarily, permit me 10 say. that your
| request Is founded upon an erroneous aS
| sumption 40 nor Know ,"uo tuy ,r, iod
| Niduals are VINO organHr1 the INV w
States steel corporation. II lnty are til'
persons mentioned IN the newspapers az
the promoters of that organznuon' WIZ
the single exception OF MY. &. NJ. NchWap
do not know, never saw, and was neve
In any way connected with any OF !ilCu,
never heard Of any agreement petWetl
them and the constituent members or IN
steel corporation Neither ~ me tlhlt
the formation Of the United States Stee
corporation nor at any time was ! ptu
| Claliy connected with the Carnegie Stee
company | WAS formerly one oE1s ltga
! advisers In the conduct of lis mannfactuI
| ing business hut was meyer consulted VIII
reference To the formation of the Unite
States Steel corporation, nor In relatlo
to the sales to that company 81 the snare
~ stork held nv the stockholders OF IN
| CARNEGIE company
u nave never seen the papers or agree
nents to which you refer nor have | bec
informed of their contents | have n
Knowledge whatever Of their existence, TIA
term or scope I am thus specific, as
desire 10 cover both the spirit and IA
letter Of you inquiry.
,ccesi il t9 he ' agreeinent or papers to whic