New-York tribune., 1903-04-10
TIEV.S OF COUNSEL.
Government Representatives. G'0e
Great Credit to Dir. knor.

Washington. April 9.-Assistant Attorney Generai
William A. Day. who took a prominent part IN the
argument before the United States Circuit court
recently at st. Louis in the Northern Securitles
merger case, in speaking of the decision Vi '"e
court, said:
The judgment of the court in the Northern Sc
curlties case is one of far reaching CONSEQUENCES
1a ro onsy s and sh ts for all time the
high purpose. courage and legal wisdom OF Attor-
BY this decision doub, has been resolved into Ger
any and II all know W the fs 70 nav so
is resolved n9 its t oTgpsl s
erai ' Knox publicly y announced that he'd given
Securities Company. which had secured control OF
e was "a an unlawful comlbina ton in restraint Of com,
merce between the States and a monopoly, ana
that he would at once prepare bill for its disso-
When the Northern Securities Company was
formed it produced great alarm among the people
O. the northern tier Of States lying between Lake
for the transportation Of their crops and products
Rer properity the se
st ct m to take ssfs as Of
proposed monopoly and they invoked the aid Of
Prior to that appeal the President had asked the
opinion Of the Attorney General whether the
any federal law. Pending examination of the facts
and and law were m made o, 1
federal power. However, the Attorney General
disguise
monopoly whether acting behind the mask of a
STATE charter or through the operation Of freight
clared policy of the federal government So, pur-
suant to his opinion to the President the suit was
1t was his judgment that the Sherman Antitrust
controlling and regulating combinations in re-
straint of commerce This case, from the original
every phase has been conducted with ihe advice
and direction of the Attorney General The patient
ing attitude can only be appreciated by those whom
the Attorney General selected as his aids in this
And it was due alone to his presclence that the
ike cases Of great public moment. Perceiving how
closely interviewer with the general prosperity were
preciating the Jeopardy to commercial and indus.
trial interests of long delays in litigation and OF
doubts and uncertainties concerning the operation
of the Antitrust law he. during the Christmas
than three Circuit judses instead Of one as here,
precedence over all others AS result of that
law and within two months of its % enactment the the
cult judges three of whom have had many years
OF most distinguished service on the bench, and
who rank high among the most eminent judges of
& The victory in nth this great case is not merely a
cess that the lines of tran @transportati@on ion for persons
mate competition might prevail.
Pittsburg, April 9.-When Informed Of the de-
cisicn in the Northern Securities case, D. T. Wat
son, special counsel for the government. said:
The credit for this victory belongs to Attorney
and arriving at the conclusion that the formation
of the Northern Securities Company and its ac-
QUESTION Of the majority of the stock of the Great
Northern Railway Company and the Northern Pa
cifc Railway Company was violation Of the Sher-
man Antitrust act, he positively advised the
President and instituted the decided. He has
courageously and honestly pressed the case. and
the unanimous decision OF the court fully sustains
him in his course.
ST. Paul. April 9.-Judge George B. Young, one
of the counsel for the Northern Securities Com
pany after the announcement of the decision said:
have comments to make with reference to
the courts decision. OF course, the will be
carried to the United States Supreme Court.
Attorney General Douglas was delighted. He
said:
I have always declared that the court would rule
in this way. and have felt confident that the gov
ernment would win. 1t is a great victory.
NJ. D. Mum. of the special attorneys assist
ing Attorney General Douglas in the suit. said:
1t will do what was desired-leave them nothing
to do but to wind up the Northern Securities Com
be trusteed but I don't see how than can be done
can appeal the United States Supreme Court.
and of course they will; and it is the only thing