Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-02-13
ROW ON
AMONG
TRUST-BUSTERS
The trust busting

TRusT-BUsTERs Gated by the resentment of certai
Republican and representa
feel that they have not been given fair chane
to mmortaze their names authors of an accepte
trust busing pretty certain to work ont accofdhi
program arranged by the trusts themselves, say
Washington telegram Senator Morgan of Alabama pre-
dcted this and added that contemplated legislation Il
only small poutice applied to pimpe on the arm o
the American people
The department of commerce, with ~ publ1clt!
amendment passed the house with ten Democrats and on
Republican, Mr.. I.uefeld voting against it.
Mr. I.ulefelds opposition the bill undoubtedly
due to sense of personal irritation and injustice He
the White House to enlist the support of the
adminsrao for his bill He saw the president ane
told him Iittlefed bill became law the exec
of the would thereafter haHa the
the teir mere. The president bandlE assure
the trust that he did not believe any
thing the that he had The assurance not only of
attorney general, Of number Of able lawyers in
congress the bill faN df constitutional rfegu
arities that the lawyers of would exnguish It
within six after it became law. Mr. fittefeid
thereupon his temper and when he left the White
House attempt conceal the fact chat he was
angry and disappointed He subsequently learned that
administration charging him with too much am
the savior of the trust siuation that he
had deliberately of the best ideas offered by
Attorney General the preparation of his bill and
bunged others seriously render the bill itself
worthless
This elaborated during all-day session
committee Judiciary. which began in an
atmosphere of summer heat ami ended with sizzling
temperature The committee argued nearly
eight hours proposition advanced by
Senator report the Iittiefed buster to the
Plat Of Connecticut acting the mouth.
piece obviously under orders
suppress littlefed bill led the opposition such
success the committee adjourned without taking
ton
Senator foar is thoroughly aroused what an
be effort the part of tie president die
tate He says he feels of personal u
initiation. and if he IS outvo1ed in e committee Ire VIII
take advaaragt tie anparany give expression
to his views about administration Interference With
gress il such manner haf 5bey cannot be misUnaer
stood Hoar aaa Bis colleagues Who support :
him in he e8deayJt repou lie -tttlefod bft 10 -
did Admit aat the 3fEI Vss 0aeonstI foaaI5
They maintained tte contrary. tAal il was a. saoai
the E4zins etsaa af Jhat lad haan presented
al the present session. and that il infinitely ef-
feetive aa drastic than which Tho sup
port of the adniui ratiou. senator Hoar MIL have an
opportunity be heard He subject pre- 1anI
Interference 4a congress whom lho department of oo.
ma. as chairman Tic senate co1farapa cemmte- -
ported the 3I and i went a. Sic request q .'9a.
aor QHaA- 0h4 - lha1 e leir 10 r4a tle conference
report before Ncfjrs he explained at h. had uo
objection 10 t PASSAGE ana Nat ae would probably vote
for il.
It is moi improbable dat discussion d obe Nelson
amendment Will provoke alusons the mysterious Boct-
eler kilograms and the standard Oil agent
in Washington to substitute publicity section Of tne;r
own for the Nelson amendment Such discussion may
very i1umnang because always likely to grew
personal a few of the senators who are said to have
received the Rockefeller kilograms opposing antitrust leg
slation feel it incumbent upon themselves eypa
and they do deal interesting information that
mas been suppressed will doubtless record
The Nelson amendment which common with all
other measures apperainng that been pye
scented during the present session. prepared by At