The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-02-12
ROCKEFELLER'S
BOLD MOVE
ATTEMPTS TO DICTATE TO MEM
sERs OF UNITED STATES
SENATE.
SIX SENATOR'S GET TfltGRAMS
OIL MAoNATE SAYS ANTITRUST
LEGISLATION MUST BE
STOPPED.
EXTRA SESSION MAY BIZ CALLED
PRESIDENT DETERMINED THAT
CONGRESS SHALL ENACT
LEGISLATION.
EXTRA SESSION MAY Bt CALLED

| w dsou ESps AN' - NN@--
stated by authority that unless anti
( trust legislation at least reasonably
/ satisfactory to the administration is
enacted at the present session, Presi-
| dent Roosevelt on the 9Th OF March
will call an extra session Of the Fifty
! eighth congress.
The president himself has told mem
/ bers Of congress OF his desires and OF
his determination in this regard. 1t is
understood that the announcement
I was direct and unqualified.
1t Is further stated that the deter
mination of the president was reached
only after careful consideration of the
strenuous efforts that are being made
/ to defeat any antitrust legislation by
congress. These efforts have covered
wide range. They were character
lied Saturday by one prominent Re
| publican leader, to quote him directly,
as "the most remarkable Of which
have had personal knowledge during
my public life" a.#.E# .sE
Rockefeller's Brazen Etfrontery.
The efforts eliminated during the
past thirty-six hours, it is now de-
! clared, in direct appeals from the
Standard Oil company, through its
| president, John d. Rockefeller, to
members of the senate, not to enact
any antitrust legislation at this time.
No less than six United States sena-
tors have received kilograms signed
John d. Rockefeller" urging that no
antitrust legislation be enacted. II
has not been possible to obtain
copy of these dispatches which, it can
be said, are practically identical. Sub
stantislly they read as follows:
I'VE are opposed to any antitrust
legislation. Our eousel, Mr.. -, will
see you. II must be stopped"
Az stated, these kilograms (and 1t
must he clear that only the substance
and not the exact wording is here
given) were signed John ID. Rookie
Teller.
Friday morning one Of the counsel
Of the Standard Oil company arrived
In Washington and called Immediately
upon members of the senate indicated
in the kilograms. He did not remain
long. When he
Made Known His Business
he was informed, bit CURLY, that his
presence here was undesirable, and he
left with an intimation that it would
be better for him to return to New
York.
The attorneys for the company, it
was stated, have opposed vigorously
the amendment Of the measure sub
mitted by Attorney General Knox to
the subcommittee of the house Judi
ciary committee,
Subsequently when what is known
as the Littleheld bill was reported to
the house it can be said on the best Of
authority that the Standard Oil com
pany's counsel began to devote its op-
position particularly to the Nelson
amendment to section OF the depart
ment of commerce bill--the amend
ment which contains practically the
publicity features of the Knox anti
| trust bill
They did not want that Incorporated
in the measure. and, il is said, used
their utmost efforts to prevent its ia
vorable consideration. They were I'M
successful, as the bill, with that
amendment, WAC
Agreed Upon Unanimously
by the confeTees of the two branches
of congress II is this legislation par
| ticularly that the Standard OIL COM
pany so vigorously object to and which
II hoped might be headed of or emas-
culsted through appeals made to sena-
tors before 1t reached the stage OF
actual passage.
Last night the efforts being made to
defeat or emasculate pending anti.
trust legislation formed the subject
for some animated conferences. In
deed, the subject is likely to be de-
veioped into some detail in congress
One OF the recipients of the telegram
signed by 'Jehn ID. Rockefeller" said:
mo such formidable weapon ever
has been put In the hands OF one man
by another in legislative contest as
was put In my hands by the sender of
that telegram. II necessary. will rise
in my place in the senate and read it.
Then we will see whether any votes
are to be recorded against the legisla.
ton at which these efforts are being
directed"