The Mena weekly star., 1908-08-06
GOVERNMENT PROSECUTING OF. TIGERS CONFER REGARDING
 SUITS AGAINST STANDARD.
STATEMENT BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
Mir. Honeparte Declares the Govern. ment Will Make Every Effort to Sc. cure Revision of the Recent Chicago cases-He Hopes for a Modification of the Decree-Hoid Conference.

Lenox, July 31.--After an all-day conference Of the leading government prosecuting officers and Frank B. Kel- logg of Minnesota, one of the special counsel for the government in certain civil suits, 1t was announced by At. torney General Bonaparte that every effort would be made to secure a re- vision of the recent decision and opin- ion of the United States circuit court of appeals in the case of the Standard Oil company of Indiana and that an application for a reargument of the case and motion for a modification of the opinion would be submitted to that court. Although no time is fixed, this action by the government will be while the pending prosecution against the Standard oil company and all oth ar prosecutions in which the giving or receiving of rebates is charged, will be pressed to trial. The decision to take this action was unanimous on tipated in the conference.
 Attorney General Bonaparte called to the conference solicitor, Gen. H. NJ Hoyt of Washington; Edwin M Sims of Chicago, United States dis rict attorney for the northern dis .rict of Illinois; James H. Wilkerson ,f Chicago, Mir. Sims first assistant, md Frank 5. Kellogg of. Minnesota, dr. Hoyt, MT. Sims and MT. Wilker. son arrived here Tuesday and held a onference in the afternoon with the attorney general. MT. Kellogg ar lived Wednesday morning and parti- ipated In the two conferences which we're held Wednesday and ended with he giving out of the following state nent by the attorney general.
 The government will make every .ffort in its power to secure a revision he circuit court of appeals for the seventh circuit in the case of the Stan ard Oil company of Indiana. either )y the court of appeals itself or if necessary by the supreme court of he United States The gentlemen
 
 ne all unite in my opinion that in he interest of the impartial and ef- .ective administration of our laws, such action on the part of the govern. nent Is imperatively demanded by the circumstances of the case and the 'ossible consequences if this opinion hould stand as authority without question by the government. To this nd an application for a reargument if the case and motion for modifi- ation of the opinion will be submit ed to the circuit court of appeals on )ehalf of the United States at the arliest possible moment Other ap- ,ropriate steps will be taken after gard, their character to be determined the courts action upon this appli- ation. The pending prosecutions in which the giving or receiving of re- ates or offenses of like character are harged will be pressed to trial and judgment by the government with all accessible energy and as promptly as nay be practicable. In the view of he governments legal advisors. the eversal of the Judgment in the case recently decided in no way affects the merits of that controversy or the ne essity and duty of bringing to pun shment if possible in this and any ,ther cases any individual or corpor- ,tion shown to have evaded or de- ed the laws"