The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-07-22
RPlEilUa on llWlEssNEss.
~ce"an Editor Sends Open Letter to
: fres'ticns Dcnouncing Paper Trus,
ana the Failure Of the Government
oaAcsals To 10 Their Duty.

ouAcs.is To 10 Their Duty.
New York. July 1s.-Herman Rid
ger. In behalf OF the American News
paper Publishers Association, pub
he'y appealed to President Roosevelt
Yesterday to take some action against
sas paper manufacturers pools. Eight
months ago. Mr.. Ridder says. the as
sociation laid before the department
OF Justice at washington conclusive
snsormation relating to seven groups
OF paper makers.
, Since then the government has
done nothing except In the case of
one Of the smallest OF the groups.
OF pools. the Fibre and Manila As
sociation. the members of which. a.
scon ~ they found the administration
Z wes really after them. promptly
pieedsd guilty. but were nned only
>3.eee each. or s&s.ooo In all
Immunity." says Mr. Ridder.
was practically granted to every In
Avidual who participated in that
poot-oely one man. the treasurer.
ana the originator OF the pool. John
II. Parks. now . fugitive In Europe.
wss included In the Indictment. All
the other defendants were corpora
tions or partnerships.
I'VE maintain that such f,nish
70 the prossdurs u . miscarriage
of jus9ics. When . nne Of $4,000
n inpossd for sn extortion Of Sa.-
= eoe.eee h plsess q premium upon
iawiessnsss. and brings vividiy to us
realisation OF the hopelsssness OF
relief under methods that prevail. es-
pecially when the United States dis
trict attorney. while granting immu-
nifty to TIE individual. urges lem
1sncy for the corporations which en-
pioy them.
so far a. We have been able to
learn no steps have been taken
asainse shs DOE Board Pool. operat-
- nom the same once Of John H.
rks. or against the sulphite Pulp
Association. whose bylaws and men,
bsrship were submitted to the de.
partmsnt OF justice eight months ago.
or against yhs other offenders. The
operation Of the Box Board Pool In
- months included invoices Of S32.-
\ oee,oss with net pronts OF sl.sss.ssa
'on, sss.s11 tons"
Mr. Ridder calls attention. of
Prss11snt Roosevelt to the evidence
In the possession OF the federal au-
thesifsss here and at washington.
showing. hs says. mot only illegal
Y Combinations ON the part Of the other
pse'a bat also deliberate acts BY men,
bsrs % the groups In defiance OF the
Govesnmsnt's order to them IN June.
1895. 10 refrain from pooling. The
attention Of the prssidsnt 10 called to
the ALLEGED perjury of paper trust Of
nclals before congressional commit
ssa
''If such scts are to bs tolerated" :"
ayr IT. Riddsr. "thsn the whole
preeesdinsp become . trsvssity upon
sovW'Dmsnt Nay we ask what be-
csn>s of the oonsumsrf When mills
whIch can b changed to make news
pssst paper with slight cost are made
szesssivsIy profitable In other dirsc-
tons ~ these pooling arrangements.
shss their equipment 10 kept out OF
ths ssws print paper production. and
. nsws print paper famine 10 pro-
noted. Meanwhile. the news print
paper companies are aiming to main
tain what are believed 20 be agreed
pricea" and are keeping their mills
partially closed because the oonsum-
srs VIII not buy more than O hand to
mouth supply at the present high
figures.
MANY OF the mills are running
part time and their labor is cur
tailed. while Canadian mills are an.
Ing orders that should be made In
American mills. Canadian labor Is
employed. while American mills are
continuing a test OF endurance with
their customers.
mot only are the paper makers
Keeping their own employees In idle
ness. but they are enforcing idieness
upon thousands OF worker In print
Ing and publishing plants throughou,
the country"
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