Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1902-07-12
ASKED TO OYSTER BAY
Members Of the Cabinet Will be
Guests of President.
ON ANTITRUST LEGISLATION
Report That Mr.. LittIeield is Engaged in
Framing a Bill in Accordance With Mr..
Rooseyelfs Views Now Pronounced
Premature.

RooseyeIt's Views Now Pronounced
Premature.
OYSTER Bay. N. T.. July 10.-Pres-
ident Roosevelt has informally invit-
ed the members of his Cabinet to Wis
it him at his Sycamore Hill home. 1t
is understood tina they Will avail
themselves of the opportunity to come
to Oyster Bay at their w and the
Presidents convenience. It is expect
ed that Secretary Root i'll be one of
the first to come and it is o unlike
ly that no NAV arrive in a few days
The President is keeping in close
touch with departmental affairs IN
Washington and almost hourly during
the day is IN communication with
members of the Cabinet.
1t has been decided by the President
that no information in respect to ap-
pointents will be made public from
Oyster Bay. All appointments, as
heretofore. ill be announced from
Washington. and information con-
cerningappointents will be given out
pv the various departments there.
The President spent yesterday in
his library with Secretary CortelyoG
disposing of his mail. The assurance
is given from Sycamore Hill that
nothing of particular Importance de-
manding the Presidents attention has
developed.
After clearing up considerable rou-
tine business the President devoted
his time to out of-door pleasure with
Mrs, Roosevelt and the children.
A commotlon quite unwarranted ny
the facts has been created in finan-
cial and industrial circles bv an an
ment, seemingly inspired. that
antitrust legislation, with the back
ing of the administration. is to be
pressed in Congress at the next ses-
sion. The impression is created tina I
the proposed legislation is to be more
drastic than the present Sherman an
ti-trust. law. and that PfesidentRoose
Welt himself will advocate this fall
the enactment of the proposed bill in
to law. II is said further that the
President has committed to Represen-
tative LittlefieId the task of drafting
the measure. and that Mr. Littlefield
is now engaged in preparing it.
A part of the statement is true and
a part of it decidedly untrue. 1t may
be said positively hat the President
has not selected Mr.. Littlefield. or
ANYBODY else, to prepare al antitrust
bill. and the thought of so dong has
not occurred to him AS he indicat-
ed in his recent Pittsburg speech, and
as he a made plain several times
before that, the President has idea s
of his own on the subject If the con-
troll of trusts, but he has intimated
to no one that ha would be willing
10 accept and advocate q measure
drawn by anybody. liz is entire lv
likely that in his speeches TO be de-
livered during the fail he will discuss
the trust question. His discussion
will be along the lines of his Pitts
burg speech, an IN the end, proba-
blv, will be simply an elaboration of
that and previous arguments
1t is we'll known that Representa-
tive Littlefeld has devoted much
time TO consideration nf legislation
bearing upon trus is. and his eminent
ability as a LAWYER and as a thinker
mon economic topics lends force to
his efforts: but thus far his efforts
have mo- proved quite satisfactory. 1t
is understood that he u W il engaged
In the preparation of IN antitrust
measure. but he hae no assurance
that the President or the leaders in
the two ranches Of Congress will
lend their aid in the enactment of the
measure into law.
1t is reasonably certain that if a
measure dealing with the trust ques
tion in a Just. equitable. and comure
hensive way should be introduced in
Congress. and shout meer the ap-
prevail of President Roosevelt and
other leaders, an earnest effort would
be made tn PASS il. Such a measu
NAV be offered by Mr.. LIttlefield or
by some other Congressman, but as
vet the subject is in an embryonic
state.