New-York tribune., 1902-03-16

pressed that no further attempts will be made
| TO prevent the natural combination Of allied
| business interests in this State. In fact there
| has been for some time past A strong feeling
| that Illinois ma king a great mistake in an
tasonlZns the efforts Of capital in the way OF
natural organization. The act of 1888 is said to
nave uilVen out many concerns which had al
ready been Incorporated here. The Diamond
i Match company. the American Tin Plate COM
J it''iS anu a great many other concerns moved
( lh~lr Headquarters from Illinois and il was
uetldteI that hindranCe To business by the anti
| 'uSt Jaws had caused them to go to New-Jersey
| ana elsewhere Many other corporations ars
reported 10 have been for a long time on rha
| verge OF transferring their bases of operation
| from Illinois TO NeW-Jersey and other States.
hundreds of cases are now pending in the courts
against corporal tions for failurs to Cor1nI ,Sttb
various provisions of the Antitrust law. and
these 1t is said, will be- quashed as a result OF
the recent decision.
II is not believed that any further effort will
D- made to restrict the formation of combina-
uons In Illinois. as the agricultural and stool,
! interests will not be inclined to sanction any
l1N appiE!hg equally to their business. The
whole field OF trust lesisla ton il is now hoped
VIII De left 10 Congress. as il is not believed
that state legislation will ever succeed In ade-
qlateiy controlling trusts that have Interstate
or national activities.
The alleged discovery that the officials at the
Joliet State Penitentiary have been involved in
conspiracy with certain manufacturing firms
to control the convict labor of the State both in
the way OF using the convict labor unlawfuly
and In awarding prison contracts TO favored
firms. has aroused storm Of Indignation among
the labor organizations and the people Of the
State generally. As a result number Of the
most prominent State officials involved are
likely to be removed This is 10 be followed by
a general shaking mp of a number of political
rings The state Manufacturers Association
and the State Federation OF Labor have taken
conspiracy. if 10 exists.
The Illinois Anti-Convict League has author
-
and all the wardens and commissioners Of the
prisons OF the State These proceedings Will
take the form of mandamus suits against the
Iurther letting OF prison contracts and also
other suits to OuSt every contractor now In th,
prisons on the grounds that they and the State
oIcIalS are violating the constitution Of tha
state Governor Yates has suggested the ap-
polntment OF a committee TO make investiga-
ttons of the alleged abuses. the committee 70
proceeding. II is said. simply means a delay
which viii enable the Joliet waTdenS and COM
miSsioners to make number Of new convict
labor contracts. IL is said hat some Of
the most powerful politicians Of the State have
Formed political alliance with Governor Yates.
as one Of their rewards.
Local artists are engaged i'm wordy er-
counter with the officials of the Art Institute
over charges Of unfairness i'm the selection OF
pictures and a result Chicago art has re-
ceived a severe setback. That there is a ring
or clique in the Art Institute by which favored
artists are permitted To show their pictures aC
the annual exhibitions. is held by a number Oc
prominent local artists The officials of the in
stttute ridiCule the idea of such a state Of az
fairs and say that the criticism finds its source
entirely in the jealousy and disappointment of
some artists over their failure To get their work
accepted. They also make use of such phrases
as "potboilers" and "cOmmerciaIists." while the
revolving artists retaliate with threats Of rival
exhibitions that will throw the regular exhIbi-
ton into the shade.
The striking artists say that the jurias Of
award have been made up Of men who knew
nothing of art, who We're more or less inter-
ested in certain pictures on exhibition. Fur
thermore, they allege that artists who have
work in competition with them are allowed 70
pass upon their own pictures, thus divesting
their fellow artists of every hope of success.
The Chicago club women the contending artists
affirm. are. after all. the best judges Of what
art really is, and they offer To captulate II
future iureS are made up from these Organiza- -
tions. The club women. so ii would seem. have
II In their power To determine the proper scope
and development Of Chicago art
1t was with a feeling of great relief that Chi
ca go turned from the arduous task of entertain
ing member of royalty to the pleasant duty
OF opening its arms the captor of AguinadO.
In the person of the irrepreSsibIe Funston. fresh
from the fighting in the Philippines and breath
ing the spirit of the indOmitabla West Chicago
found "A tit subject for her public and social IA
VCrs. Besides, Funston required no Gordon Of
police nor bOdyguard Of plain clothes men 10
project MIN from possible assault and he was
no, ao@Nt thr enjoyment of sightseeing trip
to the stock Yards. All these things and more
rndeared him to the hearts of his entertainers
In his speech at the Marquette club General
FunSton again displayed his knowledge of what
Is desired III a Chicago guest by delivering him
self OF utteranCeS sensational enough fDr the
most typical Western audience In aDtrancing
ms hearers with description of his cantIre
Of Aguinaldo and in outlining the drastic meas
ures he would use in furnishing all traitors OF
MS country at home. General Funston himself
became the entertainer and Chicago Ssl, that it
was very much at home with its latest guest