New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-15
Iron TIE Tribune Bureau


Washington. April a.
THE MAN HIGH UP.-The insistence OF
a portion OF the press and the apparent
demand Of the public that in every trust
case the man higher up be indicted and
sent over the road" is frequently a cause
Of embarrassment TO those responsible for
The enforcement Of the law and an occa-
SIGN OF disappointment 20 the public. The
punishment Of those actually responsible
FOR violations Of the statutes is the chief
aim and effort OF al who conscientiously
seek 20 enforce the Law. but criticism OF
the failure 70 achieve this end often argues
8 lack OF appreciation Of the obstacles 20
b. encountered. according 10 the law Off
GERS OF the administration. The case OF
the so-called Sugar Trust is an instance in
point The prime mover in The formation
Of that trust and the man who In his
lifetime completely controlled its opera
tons. was that eminent Democrat. Henry
o. Havemeyer. The death % Mr.. Have
meyer has been followed by a wide distrf-
button OF the stock SO that today there
are upward % ffteen thousand stockhoid-
ers. Of whom nine Thousand are under
stood 10 be women. With personally con-
Quoted trust such as this vas. q ma
1ority OF the directors are usually dummies
not men OF influence and standing in the
community. but employees chosen for the
very reason tha; they would not interfere
with the operations Of the head Of the IN
stltuJioD. As has been told lu these dis
patches. the Attorney General has acquired
much valuable Information. chiefly IN con-
uect'on with the investigation into the
customs frauds on Which 20 base 4 prose
cution for violation Of the sherman anti
H--
Il viii become a matter OF conscience with
that Official when all Tho facts are before
him 10 determine whether the ends ~ ils-
tee may best be served by q criminal PROSE-
cution or hy a plea for an injunction 70
restrain the corporation from continuing
10 DO business in violation OF the law. tt
is toe early 20 forecast with certainty the
course Of the Department of Justice. which
vii nor be determined until al the facts
sre FIN hand. hut n is held 70 ~ OBVIOUS
that intelligent administration CT the Law
demands that fulI consideration Be gwen
20 -he charaCrs- and responslbi-itv Of The
present directors and Of The E~esr number
or holders Of TIE stock Whatever nav Be
the form OF TIE prosecution. they zf[l SUI
Ter. assuming. OF course. that the govern
nent IS successful bur 70 remains 20 BE- de-
ter-77ined whether e criminal prosecution
a. TINS tine would not defeat tts ourn ENDS,
because OF The iupossibilf-v OF esta blishirE
criminal intent on the par CT those now
within reach Of the law. and The undue
penalty imposed on stockholders
MACvEAGHs ECONOMY ~.
exercise Of quiet 6iploracv Se-retz~v Mac
eagh has effected e saving OF SsoH 600 -
TIE administration OF his department. and
q -
Teagh had hardly assumed The duties O.
his oHlcs when he discovered methods n
rs department which we're repuEra-r 20
his sense CO order and business ir which
he had hsC long training. and on inquiry
1e found thar some CT re methods da-e1
from re ad-t--s--atic-s O. Alexander
Hamilton -nl Albert Gz-a-t-. and many
from thar q Salmon = chase Further
t1vesugaucn revealed -hs ts-r that I'D ne
-c-g PERIOD when TIE spells system cor
t-oLe5 a. gcve-rrer- Departments there
lad been no e@c~r Whatever 70 simplify
7-o-k CT economic labor On The con--arv.
The zppsrsc- purpose - Congress and OF
The executive hea5- was % r-uIrirlv cf7ces
70 1e used as rewards Ter political SUD
rc-rers. Then NJ Mac-esEr's dir-oracv
came into play. s-d he consulted his friend.
A--L-- Young. --e business expert. OF
chicago Little bv Er--e VI Nacveagh
aroused The t--al ST OF n Young Who
finally urged that he be permitted 20 de-
v-se more economical methods NJ Mac
Tesgh protested than Re had nc funds WIKI
which 70 meet expenses, but M. You-g's
interest was SO keerlv aroused that he in
sisted thar re be permitted 20 co The Tcrk
ar his cw- expense. NJ Young has now
expended g. CO. CUT CT his own rocke-. a
small part CT the -aclirerv % the Treas
u-v Department has been reorgarized. and
rhe saving 70 the Ecve-r-er- amounts 70