The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-02-02
PRo-TRUsr TODAY AND ANTI" TOMORROW.

The Republican "trust-buster" programme takes on
new phases daily The latest denouement is that the pub
hclty bill IS to affect only be organized here
after and that existing subject to the
visions
Let contributors to the toll treasury the 200 tar
Unprotected trusts capitalized at $4,000 ponder
First-The tariff protection which enables the trust
200 to eXort IS to so cent higher prices from Amer
can than from foreign is to be touched
Second-The publicity provisions compelling trusts
to make public their finances and operations apply only
to trusts to be Thereafter organized and do not affect
the protected 200 which actually exist and do business
the plan of discrimination against home victims.
In other words, those which do not exist shall
be busted If they should try exist but those
which actual andworkng facts shall be guaranteed
immunity.
This means, moreover, that the favored 200 shall be
protected from any competition that might arise through
the creation of trusts, and that their franchise mo-
nopoes shall be increased i'll value through this protec
ton Of their exclusive rights.
But this is not all There is third species of pro-
lection for the favored In putting them under the
exclusive supervision of the federal government they
relieved from the jurisdiction and the antitrust legisla-
ton OF state governments. The will be prohibited
from any aggression the protected federal 2oo
Instead of being antitrust" BILL therefore, the Re-
publican is radical pro-trust affair First
protects them with tariff regulations from foreign com
petition Second protects them from future compet-
ton of trusts Third protects them from the at
tacks of the states
mo New York social set of 400 will have the exclu-
slveness of the Republican trust No monopoly in
the worlds history will be powerfully intrenched and
bulwarked by government protection.
What consolation is given the American public which
justly demands relief from tariff protected trust prices
He asks for relief from the coal trust which has ac
tual concrete existence ping up the bin
and IS told by the political trustbuser" in Washing-
ton: NO the coal trust federal ward and its divine
and vested rights must be protected but will tell you
there may be trust formed day in hickory knots
and if there is, will have law here that will bust it
good and plenty"
@ The American consumer asks for relief from the
sugar trust which eves of about SIPS per capita
upon So,oooooo people But the congressional trust
buster" comes to the front wth-"Say, you know the
sugar monopoly has fundamental and preferred rights
that cannot be touched by the profane hand of the law
but you will be glad to know that little bill will
make short work of any moasses candy octopus that
may show its head in the dim future"
In other words, the Republican management has
solved the problem of satisfying public camor and pro-
tectlng its trust supporters and allies by drafting bill
which threatens the theoretical and visionary ocopuses
of the future and gives triple protection and joy
living and working trusts of the realistic present Great
the resources of Republican craftsmanship!