The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-28
1T SEEMS A CLEAR CASE.


throughout The West, that tho outcry
of the Roosevelt administration for the
prosecution of "criminal trusts. -
" fraudulent combinations, and the
"rascally rich Of varied hues and
compilations, was mere windy humbug.
There was no sincerity in it, In like
manner the catchword, ga square
deal, was known to mean no moro
than treating friends well and tenderIy,
while turning upon enemies the utmost
ferocity of the law, and all the oboquy
which could be hatched up by tho cloud
Of secret service mon turned loose to
spy and defame.
But it was reserved for the dis.
closures in connection with the big
Sugar Trusts dealing with the Penn
Isylvania Sugar Refinery, TO bring home
10 the Eastern public the hollowness of
criminal : trusts was sincere It was
4 curious case, not less singular in the
tricks employed than in the indiffer.
cnce Of the Roosevelt administration to
the breach of law committed, and which
was vainly urged upon the attention Of
| Attorney General Bonaparte
\ Philadelphia capitalist. Adolph
Scgal, built the Pennsylvania Sugar Re
finery. 1t was a model, superior to
any plant owned by the Sugar Trust,
and had been built with special pur-
post TO compete with that trust But
Scgal became finacially involved, and
had to borrow money. His refinery was
complete, but had not begun opera
tons. The money that Scgal wanted,
$780, 900, was supplied to him by Gus
tav T.. Kissel, on Kissels offer. Scgal
did not know that Kissel had any
connection with the Sugar Trust SO
he took the money, agreeing that du-
ring the life of the loan, Kisscl should
name the directors of Segal' S Pennsyl-
yanIa Sugar Refinery. Kissel prompt
ly named himself and three clerks of
the Trust rs directors. At the order Of
the Trust. the Scgal refinery stopped
all operations; its enormous plant, with
the best machinery in the world, has
lain idle The Trust put up the $3.50
600 loan to Segal. and Segal S real es-
tate company failed, with dstressful
results to himself, he being indicted on
forty y-one counts for fraud; but after
two years has been completely cxoner-
ated, by the help of the receiver of the
Real Estate Trust company, George H.
Earle.
The connection of Mr.. Earle with
Mr.. Segal, through Earle s reccivcrship
Of the realty company, made Earle ia
miliar with the way which the Sugar
Trust had taken to close up Segal' IS
sugar refinery, 50 he laid the whole
matter before Attorney General Bona
parte, as clear case of violation of the
Sherman Antitrust law. Mr.. Bona
parts admits this, but says Earle Of
fered 'voluminous statements, but no
evidence, Yet when, on Segal's eX-
oneration, the Pennsylvania Sugar Re
fning company sued the Sugar Trust
for $50 100000 damages for conspiracy
in restraint Of trade, the Sugar Trust
was glad to settle out of court, cancel
ing the 81 l,250000 loan and, as report
ed. paying TO the Pennsylvania com
pany $2,000,000 in cash. as damages
And so, Mr.. Segal will be able to start
up his refinery, and it will be n for
midable competitor to the Sugar Trust,
unless it is bought in before it can enter
fully into competition,
The settlement is naturally construed
as confession by the Sugar Trust of
it's guilt But if il is guilty at all, it
is criminally guilty, and President Taft
is reported TO have directed Attorney
General Wickersham TO look into the
case, consider the proofs, and if they
Justify begin prosecution against the
Sugar Trust in the name Of the United
States There is a unanimous consen.
sus of opinion in the Eastern press that
this should be done, and that the proof
is ample TO convict.