The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-14
HARRIsoN,s Views
As Outlined to Close Friend Shortly
Before His Death.


Indianapolis, March 1.-THE first ca
blegram to be received by Mrs. Harrison
came at $3.50 this morning. 1t was from
First Assistant Secretary Jackson of
the American embassy at Berlin
Mr.. Jackson received his appointment
to this place from Gen. Harrison during
the latter's incumbency of the White
House He is now the acting American
charge d affaireS at Berlin. The message
was an expression of the deep grief Mr.
Jackson felt at the loss of a personal
friend.
The second cablegram came a few
minutes later from Addison O. Harris Of
Indianapolis, United States minister to
Austria
A L. Mason, a lawyer and personal
friend in telling of his last call on Gen.
Harrison, a few days before his last i'll
ness. said today:
I'VE conversed on a variety Of sub
Jects. I had just finished reading his
article on the Boer war and rallied him
by saying that when he should go
abroad the next time he would not be
an acceptable guest at the English court
He answered with great quicknesS, I
can go to see Kruger He talked for
time about the Presbyterian creed. He
was the chairman of the committee oil
revision. He took up the Cuban ques-
ton. His point on this was that we had
placed ourselves in a position before the
world where our sincerity in dealing
with Cuba could justly be questioned.
He was emphasizing his former state
ment that the moral law bound the
honor Of nations as well of individ-
uals.
His reference to the Philippines and
Porto Rico matters expressed surprise,
that the supreme court of the United
States had not yet handed down its de-
cision.
Later the conversion turned on trusts
lie Said he had very definite ideas or
the regulation Of trusts and believed
that the problem was one which was
fairly within the reach of legislation
mat would commend itself to the COLO
NOR @ense Of all gcCd people lie quoted
at length fr0rs. memory from the articles
of Incorporation Of the steel trust anc
expire ssed a belief that a corporation
should not be admitted to do business in
any state unless it carried on its prin-
Clpal business in the state where It W. &
organized and was an actual and bona
fide corporation of that state not ONLY.
in law, but in fact
He remarked that MANY of the syr-e7
trust combinations organized under tie
laws OF New Jersey transacted no bust
ness in that state and were not intended
TO trsT sact any business there. OF 1ls.
generai conversation. these are the
ehinss that come to my memory
The state officers met this afternoon a
the state house with " H H. Miller
and Daniel NJ RansdeIl representing
the Harrison family and arranged for
the funeral of Gen. Harrison The gen
eral plan agreed on was for the body to
lie II state at the state house Saturday
and for the funeral services conducted
by the Rev NJ. I. Haines, who had beer
the generals pastor for years to be held
IN the First Presby terrain church Sun
day afternoon at ? o'clock
Governor Durbin and his secretary.
MT wilson, We're among the first to cali
at the Harrison home last night to ex-
tend sympathy to the family
The governor asked that the body lie