Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-21
ANOTHER PROD FOR STANDARD
President Roosevelt Asks Department
of Justice to Beain Invcstia alton.

OF JUSTICE TO 5egln lhVeStlgatIoh.
Washington, Feb. II. Action as
drastic as possible under the laws OF
this country is to be taken against
the Standard OIL combination not only
in Kansas but in whatever parts of the
country President Roosevelt believes
the great combination has used its
powers so as to deny a square deal"
to its comparatively weak competitors.
What is regarded as a promise to
that effect voluntarily was given to
Representative Campbell of Kansas, by
President Roosevelt yesterday AT th,
same time there was discussion as to
the best methods to show the Standard
Oil Company it cannot continue the
the course it is charged with having
pursued recently in Kansas.
One of the methods to be used con-
ssts of prosecution of local agents or
corporations thru which the Standard
operates In order that action may be
taken. against them as speedily as pos
sible. there is to be Il close co-opera-
tion between the investigating agents
of the bureau of corporations and the
officers of the department of Justice
Heretofore in all inquiries made by the
bureau of corporation the department
of justice has not been invited to con-
slider any of the facts uncovered until
after the bureau has finished It's work
There was Il long talk between Pres
ident Roosevelt and Representative
Campbell in the morning and later in
the day the president had a talk with
Commissions. of Corporations Gar
field, by whom the investigation is to
be made. The determination to begin
work in Kansas was not changed, but
to that plan was added the detail OF
having the officers of the department
of justice kept fully advised Of every
discovery by the agents bureau.
Kansas, however, will not be treated
as an entity in the conduct of the in
uuiry. Whenever the clew leads out Of
Kansas it will be followed, regardless
whether that states lines may be
crossed in following it to the point OF
origin or termination. In following the
various leads it is expected the whole
subject of the Standards activities will
be brought before the eyes of the
agents for inquiry.
II believe / violate no confidence
when | say President Roosevelt is de-
made to understand the administration
will insist that every little competitor
must have a square DEAL said Repre-
sentative Campbell in discussing the
subject 1.-The president relies fully
he has undertaked big task to in
quire into the operations of the Stand
ard Oil company, and request that the
combination refrain from doing an In
Justice to it's competitors. l believe he
will undertake to do something in this
matter that will cause the people here
after to say that he hade good his 'sur-
pose to give every man square deal.
II am not a trust buster" concluded
the representative. Il would not de-
prive the Standard Oil of the least of
it's rights, but it seems to me American
people of temper require that not only
the Standard Oil but every other giant
in the Industrial and financial world
cease practices that afford such man
rs Lawson ground for making the
charges that have been put out"
A number of supplemental plans are
under consideration i'm both the White
house and the department. of commerce
and labor. all having for their object
the Accomplishments OIL eApeulliouS re-
lief for the oil producers of Kansas
and other parts of the country, where
the Standard Oil company is operating
its scheme for a monopoly of th%sol
business. One of these is to have8She
Atchison. Topeka and Santa Fe re.l-
road prosecuted for an alleged increase
in the rates on oil in such a way as to
n7alle it impossible for Kansas pro-
ducers to get their oil to any markets
except at a loss.
1t is intended to have the company
brought before the interstate COM
merce commission on complaint of the
producers and some independent re-
finers that the increase in rates was
made by it recently, which had the eff
feet of shutting them out of all COM
petition with tie trust.