The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-24
FIGHT ON TRUSTS.
ROoseyeIt's Purpose Causes a Diyls.
lon Ia the Cabinet.
PRESIDENT IS IN EARNEST
The Forthcoming Message Is Expect
ed TO Fairly SizzIe,
WILL IGNORE THE OPPOSITION.
The Advice Of Root, Hay, Moody and
Payne Is Rejected.
PR0HIBlT0RY LEGISLATION NEEDED.
Tho President Feels that the Big Rail-
iosds Are Leanued Together 10 Make
the Public Suffer.
The Advice Of Root, Hay, Moody and
Payne Is Rejected.
,OnIBlTORY LEGISLATION NEEDED.
Tho President Feels that the Big Rail-
Iosds Are Leanued Together 10 Make
the Public Suffer.


Washington. November 2S.-President
Roosevelt's determination to continue bis
opera houfre warfare against the trusts Ia
the point OF Recommending" anti.trus,
legislation in the message TO be sent to
the Forthcoming session OF congress has re.
suited In a serious division in the cabinet.
Knox. Hitchcock Wilson and Shaw are in
accord with the president on the project.
They think that a show OF nntngonlm
against monopolies will have q good effect
on the people and will help TO add to the
strength Of the republican party without
really alternating the trust nagnates who
arc supposed to understand that the presl-
dents action Is merely pleasant little
action and that he really means them no
harm. Root, Hay, Moody and Payne, on
the other hand, think that move such co
tho president contemplateS making in his
message would DO nl-advised ana that Il
would be better TO let the whole thing
alone. or at least TO pursue a "conserva
tive" course and TO make nil suggestions
regarding the trusts as mild and inef
fective 40 possible.
For the purpose. no doubt. OF attempting
to create the impression thst the preS.
dent Is really In earnest it is being said
OF the secretaries Of war, state and the
navy and the postmaster general will DO
IGNORED and thar the forthcoming message
VIII fairly nzsle, 90 strong win be its
attitude against the trusts.
II is further announced that tho cabinet
members who are opposed to any action
against the trugtB are so fearful Of the re.
cults of the presidents proposed course
that they have sent word on the situation
TO various party leaders ana have asked
that they come TO Washington immediately
and urge tie chief executive 90 change HIS
| plans One man whose advice ito be con
scrvatiye" Is expected TO have much ef-
feet, Is Senator Plat OF Connecticut.
| The matter was Hrst brought up shortly
before the president went TO Mississippi
II came up again before the cabinet meet
ing held last Friday. rho president then
told Hay, Root. Moody ana Payne that he
could not see his way clesr 10 modify his
antitrust suggestions, especially since he
had been informed by Attorney General
I Knox that all the necessary legal backing
/ would be forthcoming lie also said That
| while eeveral Of the big railroads had nd
! yanced the wages OF their employees 10 per
4 cent. they had advanced their freight rates
20 per cent This convinced him that all
Z the big systems of the country were
/ leagued together for the purpose Of onally
making the public pay tho cost Of their
I Increased outgo and made him feel certain
that some prohibitory legislation was
needed. Some references to the trusts
will undoubtedly be made IA the message
The exact nature can not be safely fore
told until congress convenes.