The pioneer express., 1911-11-03
ARRAY or COUNSEL 10 APPEAR
sEFoRE THE Y. 3. CIRCUIT
COURT IN TRENTON
MU.S.STEEL DISSOLUTION.
Loser to Appeal and Supreme Tribunal
VIII Decide the Issus-oiI and
Tobacco Rulings Are Not
Criterion.

Washington, d. C.-The United
States Steel corporations first step II
the legal battle with the governmen,
for its existence will be taken Monday
Dec. 4. On that day an array of coun
sci which promises to include some ol
the most brilliant legal minds IL
America. will formally appear before
the United States circuit court al
Trenton. N. j., in which the govern
ment's dissolution suit has been
brought.
On Jan. 2. 1912. the steel corpora
tion Is expected to file it's answer to
the governments sensational charges
which hardly have been paralleled in
all the antitrust suits brought by the
department of Justice.
Several legal maneuvers, Of which
the steel corporations lawyers could
avail themselves, may postpone the
date of their answer, for they have
the right to ask the court to give 80
days more grace, thus extending their
time to Feb. 2.
In the meantime, they may demur to
some of the governments allegations
or they may, file bill of exceptions.
Either action would automatically de.
lay the actual beginning Of the trial.
The government expects that none OF
the formalities of law will be over.
looked by its, opponents. II is pos
sible, however, that no legal technical
fties may be- thrown In the way in that
case, the earliest date upon which the
trial can begin is Jan. 2.
Three Judges to- Name Master,
The procedure, will. be for Judges
Gray. Lanning and Burlington to, ap.
point master to- hear testimony. The
master so appointed will take evidence
In various parts of. the country. It re.
quired year and q haff to take the
testimony in the Standard OIL case:
The government expects, to, do as, we'll
in the steel case..
When the taking" of testimony is, fin.
fshed and both sides have been heard.
the circuit court will decide. the issue.
Whichever side loses will appeal and
by the operation. Of the so:oalled' expey
diting act. the case will Jump to the
supreme court, where the fate, of, the
greatest corporation in. the world will
be decided.
Department of Justice officials do,notr
feel that the supreme court decisions
in the oil and tobacco cases will de.
eide the steel case: Attorney General
Wickersham declared he4 is, convinced
more than ever that each case must.
be settled on its own merits andi that
the oil and tobacco cases cannot fairly,
be called models+for. solving the, trust.
question.
The attorney general was, asked if:
he hoped the steel corporations would
volunteer to read5ust It's organization,
and avert further. prosecution Of the.
suit, as has been, done by the .Interna.-
tional Harvester company, the cleo.
trical trust, the. Southern. Grocerss
trust, and some, other combinations.
He indicated that he expected. no,snch.
conciliatory movement. q - 81
Department of Justice officials think.
it will be a fight to the finisl:. Mr.:
Wickersham declined to say, if' lias ia,
preparing or considering criminal pros.i
ecution of any, Of the Defendants in.
the case.
It was declared that Jacob M: Dick.
insop, former secretary of war;, who
has been engaged! as the governme ent's
special counsel, would occupy. the
same position in, the case against the
steel corporations that Frank b.. Kea-
logg of St. Paul did in the 3tantlapfl
Oil case.
1t was intfmat,sd at the department
of justice that the government CON
siders it's. case practically compfate.
Special agents who have worked for
the last two, years or mone, still are
gathering some loose ends, but on the
whole the; attorney general! feelh con.
fident in going to trial an. what evi-
dence has, been obtained.