The Washington times., 1906-09-27
Strategy Board Submits
Report to Attorney Gen
eral Moody.
BIG QUESTIONS AT ISSUE
Papers Prepared BY MesSrS.
Kellogg, Morrison, and Pur-
dy Being Reviewed.

, Waiting on his desk when he return
ed from his summer vacation Attorney
General Moody found the draft OF a
plan of campaign against the Standard
oil Company. prepared by his general
Btaff or trust-busteTs.
The Attorney General Will study out
the strategy OF the scheme. and just as
soon as possible viii make his decision
as 10 the opening OF hOsuuties. The
campaign viii be the most important
proceeding ever instituted under the
Sherman antitrust act and is expect
ed TO lead to a determination by the
highest court OF the one great problem
never vet decided by that court, OF
whether ia the last analysis OF the
processes OF trusuhcauon the FeIeral
Government has power 10 suppress the
trust
The completed plan Of procedure was
prepared By Frank B. Kellogg. Of St
Paul; Charles b. Morrison, OF Chica-
80, and Assistant Attorney General
Purdy. It represents months of study
and investigation. touching on both the
facts and the law involved.
Great Issue Involved.
Since the Northern Securities case.
there has been no antitrust litigation
which IN magnitude of interests and
basic importance OF the legal questions
involved was comparable 10 this one.
There IS an essential difference between
the Standard OH Company and the
Northern Securities Company. The lat
ter was a combination, a holding COM
pany which held the stock of railroads
among which community Of interest"
was desired. Ths Standard owns. di-
Tectly and not through stOckhOldlng or
trust agreement, so much or the oil
Industry IS 60 be a monopoly. There is
large body OF legal opinion that such
monopoly as that of the Standard
OLA monopoly secured through OW J.
ership. not through COmhiuatiOn-Csh- J.
This has never been decided by the
Supreme Court. The coming proceed
* viii bring IT TO decision.
Men Of Wide Experience.
The fight for establishment OF control
oEer this kind OF a monopoly viii be
conducted Pay. men OF experience and
skill. Frank 3. Kellogg. OF St Paul,
was named some months ago as special
counsel in the Standard OH proceedings.
There were no eases pending at the
time against the Standard. but the Car
field Investigation was IA progress, and
Mr.. kellogg's S duty was TO be TO follow
that investigation, keep himself fully
advised OF all facts developed and de-
termine the best line C. attack With
him was associated Mr.. Morrison. tin
recently United States district attorney
at Chicago. and experienced I'm much
antitrust litigation. notably the pro-
ceedinEs against the Beef trust. in
which the immunity bath invention
OF Judge Humphrey saved the packers
MT. Furdy mas had ample experience
and notable success in charge or the
trust-hghting division OF the Depart
ment of Justice, The three make up a
team that assures a great struggle.
Mr.. Kellogg, who viii be brought into
the limelighU In this new proceeding. is
a most interesting man. Years ago,
after the Steel trust was formed he
became its legal representative in Min
ueEOta. It's interests there were i'm
mense, because its ore bodies we're
largely in that State. He was hired
strictly on his merits as a lawyer and
he got. il is stated. $4,000 a year for
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