The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-09-03
WAR ON TRUSTS
WILL CONTINUE
ATTORNEY GENERAL SAYS HE
WILL REoRcANlzE DEPART
MENT TO GO AFTER
COMBINES.
Attorney General Takes Shot al Torn
Lawson and United Metal
Selling Company
Case.

with Charles j. Bonaparte, attorney
general OF the United States, at the
Hotel Aspenwall at LenoX, Mass. to.
day he made the striking statements:
Fines may be deterrent toward
continued lawlessnes Of corporations,
but the Imprisonment of single
malefactor from the realms of high
finance would be beacon light Of
warning and have better moral
effect than much litigation. however,
successful against corporate entities
The department OF justice as
equipped today is sadly deficient IN
many essentials to carry on success
ful prosecutions Of the many cases
that by new legislation or adduced
evidence demand vigorous action. In
my report ! shall urge a reorganiza-
ton OF the Dependencies a drastic
readiustment--that will place the de.
partment OF justice in a better posi-.
ton for its work The details of what
! propose cannot be discussed at this
time, as they must be formulated in
an orderly method and then worked
out to insure high degree of eff
clency.'
Mr.. Bonaparte's utterances and his
attitude indicated plainly that instead
of recession in the campaign against
law breaking corporations there is to
be an even more vigorous warfare
There Is a rumor that you are
soon to resign?" was suggested
Yes, | saw that, said the attorney
general, and the laughing eyes re
hected myrth but / confess that my
ony information on the subject has
come from the papers Personally II
have no intention OF resigning, orI
deyiating one hair breadth from the
that has been mapped out
| suppose certain interests would like
to see me resign, but | cannot oblige
them. have just taken my apart
ment in Washington for another year,
dating from October ! and | expect to
occupy it,.
General" it was suggested, "do
YOU think that the prosecutions that
have been waged so far to a success
full conclusion, such as the Standar
Oil cases. the sugar cases, the paper
trust and so on, have aroused the cor
porations to realization of the men.
ace Of continued practices of the kind
and caused a reformation
Il think, said the attorney general
that in the matter of rebates a |
great reform has been worked. The |
used to be the rule rather
han the exception. Now think it Is
he exception rather than the rule
The understanding is too hazardous
md few are willing to take the
,hance, but in some other lines of
Illegal practices the men in control
If the corporations are the same highl
minded, able and philanthropic' cap
aims of industry that they have az
ways been"
Taking UP the matter of the fine OF
29, 100000 imposed on the Standard
oil Company, Mr.. Bonaparte was ask
d what he thought of the remark at
ributed to John y. Rockefeller that
he present generation would have
II passed away before the fine would
e paid
MIR Rockefeller is a wise man.
nd the attorney general hesitated
lightly and from published state
rents from his physician he is to en-.
~ many more years of life on this
arth. but we shall see what we shall !
ee. Maybe Mr. Rockefeller does not 2
now everything
Dragging Out Trusts.
what. if any, criminal prosecu-