The sun., 1908-02-02
STANDARD OIL SDB Or IT
FEDERAL CORPORATION Law rs
NEEDED, SAYS y. ID. ARCHBOLD.
OhlOans Listen to Praise Of Rockefeller
and 20 q sharp Attack on Roosevelt
From senator FOraker-JudsOn Har-
mon Makes a Plea for Less Legislation.

The Ohio Society Of New York raised a
tremendous greeting for senator Joseph
p. Foraker last night at its annual dinner
IN the ballroom Of the Waldorf Astoria
Every mention Of the name Of the Senator
from Ohio was greeted with great applause,
and at the beginning Of a speech he made
and at it's close he was oheered and hur-
rahed for in great style. Aside from the
apeech made by Senator Foraker. which
had TO do much with politics and the ac-
tons Of muckrakers from those In high
places down. the sensation Of the evening
was caused by John d. Archbold.
The Standard Oil mans speech was
q defence Of the business methods Of the
corporation. He defended John d. Rookie
teller as a man OF high business ethics
and ended by saying Of the present business
conditions
The remedy, gentlemen, for all this lies
in my Judgment in a Federal corporation
law. cannot attempt extended comment
on the subject at this time, but 1 make
the assertion boldly that we will have no
industrial peace in this country until we
have such a law"
Senator Foraker. who warned the diners
slat he might not follow the typewritten
speech that he had. departed from its text
to add a pointed allusion to the character
Of Roosevelt's latest message TO Congress.
Il will not discuss that message here.'
said he. 1T speaks for itelf and pass il
by with keen sorrow and regret. II any
body doesn't like this staement l do not
care"
Judson Harmons speech was devote
20 another idea. and he put il forward
as his belief that the natural method was
the best and that corp6rations as private
interests should not be under public control
The dinner was largely attended, there
being more than 400 persons at the
tables when the eating began. At the
speakers table there were John j. Nc
Cook. president Of the society: Sena-
tor Foraker, ex-Gov. Myron T. Herrick Of
Ohio, Judson Harmon. Morgan J. O'Brien.
Leroy D. Thoman, president Of the Ohio
Society Of Chicago; Judge Robert W. Tay-
Ior, Major-Gen. Frederick D. Grant, the
RI Rev. William A. Leonard. chaplain Of
the society; Henry w. Taft, Edward l..
Taylor, Jr, Lieut. W. f. Bricker, u. s. N,
Colgate Hoyt. William A. Boland. John X.
Dunlap, William 3. Taylor, DR.. John A.
Wyeth, Col. Allan G. Bakewell, Edward s.
Fowler, Collector Of the Port: William
d. Murphy and Gen. John W. Noble.
Among others at the tables were John d.
Rockefeller, Jr,, rercy A. Rock efeller,
II. H. Rogers, H. H. Rogers. Jr.. Flamen
B. Gambler, George B. Agnew. James NJ
Beck, A. c. Cassatt, Dumont Clark, Lieut.
Gen. H. c. Corbin. William A. Day. Senator
DicL Jobr y DRYDEN William Ru,Iar
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Duncan Judge warren W: roster justice
Leonard A. Giegerich' John W. Gates Darwin
P. Kingsley. Justice E. Henry Lacombe,
Justice Edward Z. Mccall. George w Per-
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some applause out not as much as senator
Foraker got Gov. Hughes explained that
he made it a custom not to attend State
society dinners when the Governor Of the
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has .aid we mustn't discuss politics"
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them all you want
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