The Washington times., 1907-07-26
u. S. May Refuse
To Send Deputies
To Aid PritChard

The Administration may not give It's
support TO Federal Judge Pritchard.
after all, in his efforts to paralyze the
State railroad law Of North Carolina
This is the startling intimatiOn made
here today from a high Government
source, and will doubtless come as a
surprise to those who believed that
President Roosevelt, I'm the present in
stance. would not hesitate for an instant
in putting into effect such instrumeu-
talities as he could command TO uphold
the Federal authority.
The Presidents determination in the
matter will probably not be absolutely
known until a point is reached where
Judge Pritchard shall call upon the De-
partment Of Justice for a force Of United
States deputy marshaIs 20 enforce the
orders Of his court, but II Is known
that refusal of the judges request is
at least a possibility that is being con-
sidered In authoritative quarters.
II is admitted by officials in a position
10 know the facts that such a course
would be extremely exceptional. but
whether II would be entirely without
precedent they are not willing at this
time 10 say. II IS recalled. however,
that the present Administration has not
been slow in disreGarding precedent
where II conHicted with expediency. so
that the declination OF the President 70
back Up with a show Of physical force
a United States judge Of his own maxi
ing wouldn't be so surprising after all.
That such a thing is under consider
alton by the Administration. however,
indicates clearly the depth Of the hole
in which Mr.. Roosevelt mas been placed
by Judge Pritchard. II is said here that
the political aspect of the situation Is
not lost on the President, and that he
Will &c slow 10 take a step that would
probably hurt him. not only in the
South. but also among Northern Repub-
llclus who believe that Judge PritChard
had acted too hastily in the North Caro-
lima cases. and who might regard the
enlistment Of deputy maTSh4ls for the
coercion Of the States officers as cen
trd,iZcd power run wild.
Government officials in Washington
who are watching the progress OF tho
negotiations between Governor Glenn
United states Assistant Attorney Gen
eral SANFORD, and the Southern railroad
ofhcers say they still think there will
be a satisfactory solution of the dlfh-
Guilty, and that 1t any rate there will
pe no armed conflict OF the State and
Federal forces. This latter statement
bcHrs out the information obtained from
reliable sources concerning the dOuOt-
IulneSs Of the President as 10 the use
Of deputy marshals or United States
troops in response To any call from
Judge PritUnard. 1t Is not expected that
Governor Glenn Will recede from his
attitude of having the State law remain
In effect pending the outcome of the Ip-
peal In the railroad cases. They do
think, however, that the Southern rail-
road officers will eventually be guided
by prudence, ard after mature delibera-
ton of the situation which confrOnts
them will give their consent 70 some
arrangement by which a resort to force
Will not present itself IS = question TO
be passed upon by the Federal authori-
ties. The condition OF affairs in the
Tar Heel State is being watched by
them more closely today than at any
time since the controversy began. for II
S realized that the most important de-
velopments probably hinge upon the
events there In the next few hours.