The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-07
PAPER TRUST
ROOSEVELT TO GET AFTER
MANUFACTURERS.
President Will Recommend to Congress
Abolition Of Tariffs on
Press Paper.

WASHINGTON, Nov. T. - President
Roosevelt today indicated to members Of
the committee on paper of the American
Newspaper Publishers Association that he
will recommend to Congress the abolition
of the tariff on press paper. wood pulp and
the wood that goes into the manufacture
of paper; also that he will make a recon-
mendation to the Department of Justice
that 1t take immediate steps. to ascertain
whether the antitrust laws are being dis
obeyed by the manufacturers of paper.
The promise Of the recommendations by
the President was obtained after he had
listened To the representations of the mem
bers Of the committee and to q petition
from the national organizations of print
eTs, s~tereotypers, pressmen and etchers. all
OF which set forth the evidence Of a COM
bination on the part OF the manufacturer
Of paper for the purpose of controlling the
output. regulating and greatly Increasing
the price and otherwise making hindersonle
regulations governing the source Of supply
and delivery of paper.
The call upon the President was made
in of the following resolutions
adopted by the American Newspaper Pub
lishers' Association at a special meeting,
held in New York September 10 last;
"In view of the information submit
leu W tHh fAlttfIitdH lNtNCDdIHi Ili~
fishers Association by its committee
on paper, indicating that unlawful
combinations of paper makers had been
organized recently, that artificial slim
ulation of prices had been accomplished
and that judicial prohibition of such eff
forts has been disobeyed. the American
Newspaper Publishers Association
hereby instructs its committee on paper
to invite the attention of the Presi-
dent and Department of Justice To
these movements, which we regard as
conspiracies In restraint of trade, and
we give this instruction to the commit
tee in order:
"First-That the authority of exist
ing statutes for repression of trade
combinations may be invoked,
"Second-That the Defiance Of recent
judicial action prohibiting participa-
tion in such combination by certain
Western mills may be punished.
""Third-That the President may be
put into possession of information which
shall equip him to advise Congress of
the abuse Of tariff favors by paper
makers
Resolved, That it is the sense OF this
meeting that the duty on printing
paper, wood pulp and all material en-
tering the manufacture of printing
paper should be immediately repealed"
The committee which called on the Pres
ident by appointment today included John
Norris, of the New York Times; MediII
Mccormick, of the Chicago Tribune; George
Thompson. of the st. Paul Pioneer Press;
Delevau Smith, of the indianapolis News:
John Eastman. of the Chicago Journal;
Walter Page, of Worlds Work; DR. Albert
Shaw. of the Review Of Reviews; e. o.
Ridgeway. and the presidents of the Ma
tlonal Organizations Of the Allied Printing
Trades.
M history and facts which make up the
protest were presented by Mr.. Mccormick,
after which the President indicated the
action he would take. An investigation of
the so-called paper trust has been in prog
ress for some time by the Department of
Justice, and It Is understood the President
will Immediately call for the facts which
have been entertained UP to the present
time.