Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-02-12

BOLD MOVE
ATTEMPTS TO DICTATE TO MEM
BERs or UNITED STATES
SENATE.
SIX SENATOR'S GET TflfGRAMS
OIL MAeNATE SAYS ANTITRUST
LEGISLATION MUST BE
STOPPED.
EXTRA SESSION NAY BE CALLED
PRESIDENT DETERMINED THAT
CONGRESS SHALL ENACT
LEGISLATION.
SIX stNATORs GET TfltGRAMs
EXTRA SESSION MAY BE CAlLFD

Washington, Feb. 10. 49, 1t a be
stated by authority that unless anti
trust legislation at least reasonably
satisfactory to the administration is
enacted at the present session, Prest-
dent Roosevelt on the 9Th or March
will call an extra session Of the Fifty
eighth congress.
The president himself has told mem
beers Of congress OF his desires n OF
his determination in this regard. II is
understood that the announcement
was direct and unqualified.
II Is further stated that the deter
mination of the president was reached
only after careful consideration II the
strenuous efforts that are being made
to defeat any antitrust legislation by
congress. These efforts have covered
q wide range. They were character
ICED Saturday by enc prominent Re
publican leader, to quote him directly,
as ''the most remarkable of which l
have had personal knowledge during
my public life"
NOCkSTGllSFS 6TdGGH GlBIOHtCfys
The efforts eliminated during the
past thirty-six hours, 1t is 10Y de-
cIared, in direct appeals from the
Standard Oil company, through its
president, John ID. Rockefeller, to
members of the senate, not to enact
any antitrust legislation at this time.
No less than six United States seha'
tors have received kilograms signed
John d. Rockefeller" urging that -
antitrust legislation be enacted. 1t
has not been possible to obtain a
copy of these dispatches which, it al
be said, are practically identical. Sub
stantialIy they read AS follows:
I'VE are opposed to any antitrust
legislation. Our cousel, Mr.. -, will
see you. 1t must be stopped"
As stated, these kilograms (and 1t
must be clear that only the substance
and not the exact wording is here
giyen) were signed John d. 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, a 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, 1t
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 Littlefeld 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 OPP
position particularly to the Nelson
amendment to section 6 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, 1t is said, used
their utmost efforts to prevent its fa-
vorable consideration. They were un
successful, as the bill, with that
amendment. was
Agreed Upon Unanimously
by the conferees Of the two branches
Of congress. It is this legislation par.
ticularly that the Standard Oil COM
pany Sc vigorously object to and which
il hoped might be headed OFF or emas-
culated through appeals made to sena-
tors before It 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
decd, the subject is likely to be de-
veloped int some detail in congress.
One Of the recipients Of the telegram
signed by John D. Rockefeller" said:
No such formidable weapon ever
has been put in the hands Of one man
by another in a legislative contest az
was put In my hands by the sender Of
that telegram II necessary, | will rise
in my place in the senate and read ii.
Then we will see whether any votes
are to be recorded against the legisla-
ton at which these efforts are being
directed"
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