The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-02-21
A SQUARE
DEAL FOR
EVERYONE

Washington, =. C.. Feb. H.-In relation
TO the Standard Oil inquiry that has been
started there was long talk between
President Roosevelt and Representative
Campbell yesterday, and later In the day
the president had talk with Commits
sioner OF Corporations Garfield by whom
the investigation is 10 be made.
The determination TO begin the work in
Kansas was not changed, but TO that plan
was added the 1etail of having the Off
GERS OF the department OF justice kept
fully advised OF every discovery by the
agents OF the bureau.
Kansas. however. will not he treated as
an ENTITY in the conduct OF the inquiry.
Whenever a clue leads out OF Kansas II
VIII be followed. regardless OF what
state lines may be crossed In following II
10 the point OF origin or termination. In
following the various leads II is expected
that the subject of Standard oil activities
will be brought before the eyes Of the
agents for inquiry.
'I believe I violate no confidence when
I saw that President Roosevelt IL deter
mined that the Standard oil must be
made to understand that the administra-
tion will insist that every little competi
tor must have a square deal" said Rep
resentative Campbell In discussing the
subject
The president fully realizes that he has
undertaken a big task 20 inquire into the
operations OF the Standard oil and re-
ouire that combination TO refrain from
doing injustice TO its competitors. be-
lieve he will undertake to do something In
this matter that Will cause people here
after 10 say that he made good his pur-
pose to give every man square deal.
81 am not n trust-buster ! would not
deprive the standard OIL OF the least OF
it's rights, but IL seems to me that the
American people are of a temper to re-
ouire not only the Standard. but every
other giant in the industrial and financial
world to cease the practices that afford
such a man as Lawson ground for making
the charges that have been put out"
AFTER THE RAILROAD.
A number of supplemental plans are un-
der consideration. both at the White
House and the department. OF commerce
ant labor all having for their object the
accom- pishment NJ expeditions rebef for
the oil producers OF Kansas and other
parts of the country where II is claimed
the STANDARD oil is operating Its scheme
FOR a monopoly ofsthe oil business.
one of these IL 10 have the Atchison.
Topeka and Santa Fe railroad prosecuted
for an alleged IN -rease In rates on OIL in
such way as 10 make II impossible for
the Kansas producers 10 get their oil 10
sny OF the markets excerpts Mt a loss.
II is intended to have the company
brought before the Interstate Commerce
commission on complaint OF the pro
ducers and some OF the independent re-
fners on complaint that the increase OF
rates made by II recently. and which have
had the effect OF shutting them all out OF
competition with the Standard OIL com
pany. are unreasonable for the service
that would be performed under them
Representative Hearst OF New York,
who several DAYS ago introduced a bill on
the subject OF monopolies and attempts 10
set monopolles, today introduced a bill IN
the house directly bearing on the subject.
His bill makes I'll pipe lines common car
riers and as such subject 90 the Inter-
state commerce law.