The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-11
INDIGNATION 4.
FLOATS AROUND
Cause Of the Little Storm Centers
Among the Statesmen in
Washington.
Mr.. Littlefeld Hurt at Attorney
General Knoxs Opinion Of
His Trustbuster.
MI. Henderson of Iowa Has a Sore
Thumb Dating From Last
Summer.
New York Sun Special Service.

New York Sun Special Service.
Chicago Feb. 11.-William E. Curtis, in
a Washington special to the Record Her
aid says: There is good deal of indig- /
nation f1oa ting around in the atmosphere
of Washington. The area of lowestng~t =
sure is in the neighborhood of the r s.se
of representatives. q Mr. Littlefield SrTnt
to the White House yesterday to convince
the president that his trust buster bill
was the best that ever happened and to as
certain that there was a decidedly differ
en- opinion on the part of the administra
ton. Although it was extensively adver-
tised last summer that Mr.. Littlefied
was to represent the president on the
floor of the house in trust legislation.
they have been apart from the beginning.
The president would not accept Mr.. Lit
tlefield's propositions because the attor-
ney general reported that some Of them
were unconstitutional and others imprac-
ticable. and Mr.. Littlefield would not ac
cept the presidents suggestions because
they came from Attorney General Knox,
whom he considers too much of a. corpora
ton lawyer to have any sympathy with
incorporation legislation.
The president probably on the ancient
theory that it is a good thing to hire a
thief to catch thief, is convinced that
Attorney General Knox knows more about
the subject than Mr.. Llttlefeld, and as
Mr.. Knox will be expected to conduct
whatever prosecutions are brought under
the new laws he insists that his counsel
should be followed in the matter. Mr..
Knox prepared what is known as the
Nelson publicity amendment. of which
have spoken several times he also re-
vised the Elkins anti-rebate law. which
meets his full approval, but he objects to
the Ltltefield bill for many reasons.
Therefore the president and the rest of
the administration are opposed to its pas
sage.
Now, as Mr.. LittlefieId's heart is set
upon the passage of his bill which he is
sure represents the highest form of legis-
lative ability and as his greatest aspira-
tion is to wear the belt Of the champion
trust buster. he felt very much aggrieved
when the president refused to use his
Influence with the senate to pass the bill
which Mr.. Littlefield got through the
house last Saturday. .-ss.
The latter gentleman has not fully re-
ported the conversation, but does not con-
ceal his opinion of the president.
Hendersons Sore Spot.
Another gentleman who thinks that
President Roosevelt would do better if he
would mind his own business. Is David
Bremen Henderson of the third district Of
Iowa. Mr.. Henderson believes that the
president is largely responsible for the
disa greeable stories that have been float
ing around about his relations with the
Standard Oil company and other octo-
antitrust legislation.
Mr.. Henderson and the president have
never been very friendly. Some people
believe that one of the chief reasons why
Henderson astonished his district by re-
fEsing to run for congress last fall, was
that he has been consistently ignored by
the president and has been seldom called
in consultation with him, although occu-
pvtng the second place of honor, power
and glory under this government It is
pointed out as something more than q
coincidence that MIR. Henderson should
have decided to withdraw from the con-
gressional race on the very day that sew
eral of the senate leaders were smokins
the presidents cigars on the porch of the
summer palace at Oyster Bay, where they
had been invited for q. conference con
corning the policy of the party and the
character of the speeches which the presi
dent should deliver on his western toul
through Mr., Henderson's state as vel
BIS elsewhere. No other man in publ,
life was entitled to a seat In that confer
ence more than David B. Henderson, ant
q. great deal of wonder has been wasted
as to why he was left out. Several mem
bers Of the senate and house of less dis
tinction and influence were asked to Oys
. ter Bay to confer about the president
duty and policy, and others as we'll as Mr.
Henderson considered it very strange tina
he was never sent for.