Evening star., 1901-12-14
Evidence Submitted to Prevent His
Confirmation.
DELIVERED TO SENATOR HOAR TODAY
Charges of Antitrust League and
Knights of Labor.
MORE STATEMENTS TO COME

The evidence prepared by the joint COM
mittee of the American Antitrust League
and the Knights of Labor. alleging rea-
sons which. they claim, should prevent the
confirmation of the nomination of Mr.. Knox
as Attorney General, were today delivered
to the Senate committee on the judiciary,
through its chairman. Senator Hoar
1t will be remembered that Mr.. Hoar
gave the joint committee until today in
order that it might submit in writing its
charges against Mr.. Knox. 1t was ex-
pected that the committee would be able
during the early part of next week to ex-
anime this evidence and to agree upon a
second report to the Senate, which would
allow action the nomination before ad-
journment next Thursday for the holiday
recess. But the joint committee, in sub
mitting its evidence. stated that there
would be supplemental evidence all of
which it would probably not be ready to
submit to the committee on the judiciary
until after the holidays.
The Evidence Submitted.
The evidence delivered to the Senate COM
mittee today by Mr.. VIM. L. Dewart secre-
tary of the joint committee bringing the
charges. was partly in typewriting and
partly in printed form, and in bulk sufti-
cient to make a printed book of about 400
PdScS Inc general CndTSe is maze that
Mr.. Knox has refused and neglected to in
stitute proceedings against trusts which
have been charged with violating the fed
eral statutes. The special corporations
named as having violated the federal
statutes are the United States Steel Com
pany, the armOr plate trust, the railway
combine. which is the successor to the Joint
Traffic Association. commonly known as the
ofnciai classification committee; the an
thracite coal trust and the Standard Oil
Company 1t also includes the case of
George Rice of Marietta, Ohio, against the
Standard Oil Company.
Does Not Know Steel Trust People.
The papers submitted to the committee
on the judiciary include letter written by
Attorney General Knox. disclaiming any
connection with the formation of the United
States Steel Company. This letter was in
reply to communication addressed TO him
by H. b. Martin, a representative of the
leaSue, asking for information regarding
the steel trust. Mr.. Knox replied in part
as follows:
Primarily, permit me to say that YOUR
request is founded upon an erroneous as
sumption L do not know who the indi-
vfdualS are who organized the United
states Steel Corporation. If they are the
persons usually named in the newspapers
as the promoters of that organization with
do not know, never saw and was never in
any way connected with any one of them.
i never heard or any agreement between
them and the constituent members of the
steel corporation.
Neither at the time of the formation of
the United States Steel Corporation nor at
any time, was l officially connected with
the Carnegie Steel Company. l was for
merly one of Its legal advisers In the con-
duct of It's manufacturing business, but
was never consulted with reference to the
formation of the United States Steel Com
pany, nor in relation to the sale to that
company Of the shares of stock held by
the stockholders of the Carnegie company
II have never seen any papers or agree
ments to which you refer, nor have I been
Informed of their contents. l have no
knowledge whatever of their existence
terms, or scope. / am thus specific as
desire TO cover both the spirit and the let
ter of your inquiry
The case against the United States Steel
Company Is set forth al great length, the
nature of which, 1t is claimed is in viola
tion of the Sherman antitrust law.
Other Combinations.
The armor plate trust, il is claimed
conspired to monopolize trade and COM
merce in armor plate and sold to the
United States government armor plate
which cost 500 per ton for 500 per ton
1t Is claimed that the Carnegie company
and the Bethlehem company, associated to
form the armor plate trust, are combined
In violation of law so to control the
United States Steel Company.
The same general charges are made
against the Standard Oil Company the
railway combine and anthracite coal trust
The case of Mr.. George Rice of Mariet-
Ia, Ohio, against the Standard Oil Com
pany Is recited at great length, and copies
or the correspondence of Mr. Rice with
the Attorney General are submitted