Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-10-03
BUSINESS IS BOOMING.
President's Return to Washington
 Has Set The Wheels Going.

| f x f s} Washington. D. c. Oct 3.-Presi-
 dent Roosevelt's return to Washing
 ton has set the wheels of the govern
 ment to turning in earnest, particu-
 larly with respect to prosecutions of
 corporations. During the summer,
 agents of the department of justice
 and of the department of commerce
 and labor have been working un-
 ostentatiously in collecting informa-
 tion on which may be based legal
 action against such of the trusts as
 have been found to be violating the
 law. Action already has been begun
 in some instances .and, in a short time, further vigorous action will
 be taken by the government.
 Data which have been gathered
 during the past few months will be presented to the attorney general and
 he, in turn, will submit 1t to Presi- dent Roosevelt. Frank B. Kellogg, of St Paul and Charles B. Morrison of Chicago, are in consultation with the officials of the department of justice and with the president con- corning the prosecution of the Stand ard Oil company They were re- tained several months ago as special counsel to prepare the cases against the oil trust for violations of the law prohibiting combinations in restraint of trade. Their preliminary has been completed, practically, and on their reports to the president and at torney general will depend the action of the administration on the Stand ard oil cases. In measure, too, 1t will shape the course of the de- partment of justice toward all .anti- trust prosecutions.
 The statement is made that no sensational action-that is, action in the nature of grandstand plays will be taken by the Roosevelt ad- ministration against any cf the big trusts. Just as soon, however, as the information is we'll in hand by the government, 1t Is planned to move against the corporations in volyed with the utmost vigor.
 Particular care will be taken by both the president and Attorney Gen. eral Moody to avoid any action that might be construed into an effort to make political capital out of the prosecutions of trusts. No prosecu- tions will be instituted except in cases where business is meant and where definite results are in sight. Satisfaction is expressed by off, cials of the government concerning the status of the prosecutions begun against corporations under the law prohibiting rebates. Just what pros- cautions will be instituted under the antitrust and conspiracy acts is not known yet. The special counsel of the government have been proceeding as to these cases with great deliber- ation and their determination is a profound secret. It may be regarded as certain that if the government in stitutes proceedings under the anti trust or conspiracy acts 1t has, in the opinion of the department justice, ex- cellent ground for the action. It is known in general way that sub stantial progress has been made by Attorneys Kellogg and Morrison with their investigations and that in a short time they will have established i firm grounds for proseeutfons.
 Although the president has under consideration now the information collected during the summer, 1t is scarcely expected he will give the word to move in the courts until all the details of the cases have been worked out. Assurance is given, how lever, that when the word does come vigorous proceedings will be begun Immediately.