New-York tribune., 1909-06-13
EXPECT FEDERAL SUIT
AWYERS ON SUGAR CASE.
Pennsylvania Company Offers to
Co-operate 5cith Government.

viii, tre assurance that the counsel Tor the Penn
syivania Sugar Refining Company would give all
%. assistance in their power in the event Of
ss5a-z1 suit against the American Sugar Refining
ronuany for alleged violation Of the Sherman act.
4 Graves special assistant attorney general,
.,s Victor H Roadstrum, special agent returned
20 washington Yesterday, calling at Philadelphia
., the x-av / was learned that they would see
+Le-e George 4. Earle, jr., receiver for the Real
estate and Trust Company. who was responsible
for bringing the suit
tn. conservatives Of the Attorney General, it
rrss sid Yesterday would without question have
me cooperation Of 1Ir. Earle. From Che counsel
g. .bA Pennsylvania company they will get the
evidence taken at the trial, and from Mr. Earle
81. material he has gathered since his appointment
~ the -eceivership
There was Z feeling in the federal building here
,tsr Drooeedngs would be begun under the Sher-
"a, act as soon as all the material and evidence
oh+a3abe had been prepared, and if these justlhed
rrosecltion. Attention was called by a lawyer who
bas had wide experience in federal cases 10 the
.-z-e-,ent given out by Attorney General Wicker
80 IN FRIDAY This statement was. in effect.
thar the proceedings Of the government against the
American Sugar Refining Company II the last
---s. months were the best criterion whether the
government would investigate and push any sug-
res.e5 violation Of any law by that COMPANY
That can be construed in only one way thls
,su-vs- said The cases for short weight and al
1sre6 violation Of the interstate commerce Ia"
zsre purhed with Unceasing activity by II L
u-he he United states attorney 2tIS
- ,z-s- TIE statement means that the govern
-,e-- viii proceed against the American company
., .<-e- an examination Of the Pennsylvania com
s-,s evidence and Nj Ea-le's material = should
bs justified in doing so
NJ Wickersham sent Mr- Graves here TO get me
.s.r-arce OF the cooperation Of the Pennsylvania
.o,,nspv's counsel Nj. Graves was chosen be
o,,7se Of his experience with Frank 3 Kellogg IN
+he r-oceedinEs against the Standard OIL COMPANY
ed in other antitrust prosecutions The statlsti-
81 forces Of The bureau Of corporations Of the De
-s--rrenr Of Commerce and Labor VIII be reQulsl-
,.o,es IS they were in The other prosecutions, and
a. Dana Durand, who was assistant corlnals-
.fore- and assisted M Kellogg in the STANDARD
r,1 case had not been appointed head OF the Cen
...s Bureau, ne would undoubtedly be called upon
70 help. .s
.eThaYs IS ever evidence the lawyer continued
.-ha- thorough investigation will be made by NJ
rrsres with all the aid the government can give
him and - the Department OF Justice, naTne!y,
NJ Wickersharu thinks IL has case, there VIII
rs r-osecltion. You know that he IS not AkeIy
IN r-ooeed untess there is evidence that there mas
bser an actual violation Of the Sherman act
Izen-v : Wise the United States attorney, sala
Yesterday that he had taken no step in the case
e,s could not without instructions from Washing-
-on The Office here viii furnish Mr- Wlckersharn
m his assistants zith the evidence obtained IN t1e
-osecJ1tions for rebating and sugar short Weghls-
r uas said that this would more than supplement
~. evidence IN the Pennsylvania case