Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-13
Conferences as to Amendment
of Sherman Anti Trust Law.
HUGHES VOTES IN ST. LOUIS
Representative Parsons Made No
Comment After Seeing President.
LANGLEY ON BRADLEY'S VIEW
He Thinks the Sentiment of Mass of
People in Kentucky Favor
Secretary Taft.

Inc very earnest WISH OIL D. MN e"i'
of New York. that the Sherman anti
trust law shall be amended so As to per-
NIT the good trusts and combinations 10
operate without fear of being attacked
and put out of business by the govern
ment is said to be largely responsible for
the numerous conferences that have been
going on around the White House on this
subject the last few evenings. According
to the decisions of the courts. this law
stands menace to all corporat'ons'
regardless of their desire to obey the laws
of the country. 1t Is SO sweeping as 10
enable the Department of Justice to bring
proceedings in the courts at any time. and
the only reason that the good trusts-iike
the steel trust. for instance-have not
been brought into the clutches Of the
law is that the Department of Justice
has exercised a wise discrimination in its
operations and has halted at the proper
point.
l The good trusts do not want the law
to stand as 1t is. and upon that point the
administration agrees with them. as
shown in the Presidents last message. f.
II. Gary of the steel trust, George w. Per-
kins of Morgan & Co. and numerous
others have talked to the President about
the need of a change.
Inc trouble is IN EeII1HS II Diii tilc iCS-
ident will agree to, IL Congress should
incline to enact legislation. and that is
the object of the conferences, which have
been fruit1ess to this time in reaching any
agreement. Furthermore, Congress is to
be consulted and that body has shown
no disposition at this session to pass laws
urged from the White House. People may
confer and confer at and around the
White House. but at the Capitol the ten
dency seems in the direction of deep
~S-D e., hot yrnon IN
i'm the wordy gatherings OF distinguished
administration officials and others.
The President would like to see a sat
isfactory bill presented for passage by
Congress at this session. So far most
favor is shown for propositions suggested
by the civic federation held in Chicago
few week sage.
Invited to Firemen's Convention.
About six years ago President Roose-
welt was made an honorary member of
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
when he attended the annual convention
of thats organization in Chattanooga.
Nearly every year since he has been in
vited to attend the conventions. An in
vitation was extended him today by j. J.
Hanahan, grand master of the organiza
ton. who said that the annual convention
will be held this year in September in
Columbus. Ohio The President repeated
what he has SO often said to others-that
he will not accept any more invitations
this year. Representative Graft of ILL.,
nois went to the White House with Mr..
Hanahan.
Mayor Busse of Chicago called upon the
President today with Senator Hopkins of
Illinois. Mr.. Busse said he had no bust
ness in Washington and came here for a
few days rest. While in the city he de-
sired to pay his respects to the Pres
ident.
The Hughes Votes in st. Louis.
Representative PARSONS, chairman Of
the New York republican county commit
tee, had no comment to make today after
he had called on President Roosevelt as
to the fact that two congressional dis
tricts in Missouri-the eleventh and
twelfth. both in st. Louis city-had de-
clared for Gov. Hughes. Mr. Parsons.
although known to be an ardent personal
friend and admirer of Secretary Taft is
out for an instructed delegation from
New York for Hughes. At present he is
more concerned in retaining the city and
state organizations for his faction than
in ahyth hing else That there is little sur
prise as to the strength developed by Gov
Hughes in st. Louis is said to be due to
the knowledge that those two districts
we're controlled by Thomas j. Niedring-
haus. republican state chairman of Mis-
souri,. who was a college companion and
boyhood friend of Gov. Hughes. The
Taft people have long suspected that they
were up against a hard proposition in
those two districts, but they assert that
they will get the delegates from every
other district in that state.
Langley and Kentucky Politics.
Representative Langley, who is not in
accord with Senator-elect Bradley of
Kentucky that Fairbanks should have the
delegates of that state, accompanied Sec
rotary Taft to the cabinet meeting at the
White House today. Commenting upon
the situation in Kentucky. Mr.. Langley
said: There Is no question that. Ken
lucky republicans have a friendly feeling
for the Vice President, who has aided
them in a number of hard fights, but it
is my opinion that the sentiment of the
state is for Taft and that he will get the
bulk of the delegates. 1 am pretty sure
that the state convention will instruct its
delegates for Taft. l have carefully in
uuired as to how the mass of the people
feel. and they unquestionably stand for
Taft.
Says Lawyer Root Deceived Presi-
dent.
The following statement was made pub
lie today by Secretary Loeb concerning
a published interview of Jesse B. Root, a
Salt Lake attorney who recently tried to