Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-07
WARNS NATION
TO BEWARE OF
STANDARD OIL
ATTORNEY KELLOGG SOUNDS
DANGER SIGNAL
TRUSTS TENTAcLEs THREATEN
TO ENMEsH PROGENY
United States Attorney General In
Dissolution Suit at ST. Louis, De-
cIares Corporations VIII En-
slave Future Race
TBy Associated Press.J

NT LOUIS. April Eff these
monopolies are permitted TO eA,
NJ is+ unchecked" declared Speclal
Tinted States Attorney General frallh
r. Kellogg today, addressing the Ieu-
eral court in the course OF ms dIsu-
ment to have the Standard vi CON-
pany dissolved as Vlolator OIL tne
Sherman act, "your children ana iiline
will he mere employees Of corporations
~ eli f1rther initiative of enterprise
will cease. .,, ,,n-
ssHistory has shown that when un-
checked by court or legislation iIioIopo
lies have been stopped by reVolutIol
FORMER United States Attorney MOI
rison of Chicago, of beer trust sults
fame. who is Mr.. Kellogg.s assoclale,
tool, nm the matter of alleged un1alr
coTnnetition. describing in detail tirst,
fine defendants marketing methoos
and the manner in which it secured
records of it's competitors business
through alleged secret agreements with
employees throughout the country.
To Conclude by Saturday
IT. ia now understood that the law
vers for the defense have promised
fhe court to finish their case SATURDAY
saaving Mr.. kellogg reasonable time
for a closing address. This probably
will necessitate a night session Satur-
day. If not Friday.
The text of Mr.. Kelloggs argument
TODAY was that the original twenty
Companies involved in the trust agree
ment of 1879 and 1882 were at that time
competitive and legal under the exist
ing common law. The trust was, there-
fore, void.
THE same conspiracy to monopollze
and restrain commerce had existed con-
tinuously until the present day, prlng-
4 yoIl witt r.
view of the existing Sherman law ne
insisted.
"The STANDARD pipe lines have re
fused TO comply with the laws or
congress requiring them to act as coin-
mon carriers and file tariffs with the
Interstate commerce commission was
another declaration of the attorney.
Discusses 1t Technically
Mr.. Kellogg entered into a technical
discussion of monopoly in general and
the Standard company in particular;
'sThe large monopolies threaten the
commercial independence of the coun-
try" he said by way Oh commence
ment. -
Judge Hook interrupted to ask the
federal lawyer if one person, without
corporation, could offend under section
2 of the Sherman law.
Mr.. Kellogg said an individual could,
"if we can stretch human imagination
far enough to conceive an individuals
accomplishing the monopoly.
Anticipating the argument or the oe-
tense, Mr. Kellogg told the court its
attorney would not deny that the orig
inal trust arm was void under the
Sherman act as well as under the COM
mon law.
"The company will claim, probably"
said the attorney, that it is no longer
ITO fnC n
has ceased to employ secret and pre-
datory companies in competition, and
that it no longer engages in unfair
competition. Why? Because 1t had
to-"
"This court has the power" Mr. KEEL
logg said, "to prohibit the commerce
of these defendants between states as
long as they continue to Offend
Mr.. Kellogg completed his opening
argument just before noon, and former
United States District Attorney c. B.
Morrison of Chicogo took up the thread
of the governments charges, dwelling
especially upon the alleged unfair cPm-
petition.
MiIburn Makes Defense
John G. Milburn of New York, the
Standard Oil company's chief counsel,
commenced the defense's side late.
Although Mr.. Milburn addressed the
court but forty minutes, he found time
to tell much of the early history of the
Standard OIL corporation.
The principal points made by Mr..
Milburn were that the corporation had
done much for American industries and
commerce and that the oil business of
the early days was of "nondescript
type"
"Wherever" said he, "has trod the
foot of civilized man; wherever the
hoof of the camel has made its imprint
upon the sands of the desert, or wher-
ever an artificial light is burned AMI
wherever flies the flag of any nation,
there will be found the product of tn,
Standard Oil, the product of America
and Americans
The federal attorney, Mr.. Kellogg,
concluded his opening address for the
government shortly after noon, and
then C. B. Morrison, Mr.. Kellogg's
chief associate, finished the govern
ment's opening argument in a two
hours discussion of alleged unfair
competition, scoring the Standard
heavily.