The Sentinel=record., 1911-12-05

 IS WRATHY
ACCUSES ANTITRUST LEAGUE WITH DEFAMATION OF CHAR.
 AcIER IN NEWSPAPERS.
An Investigation of Operations of the League is Demanded by Repre- sentative Mann on First
 Day of Congress.

Washington, Dec. 4.--An inyesu- gation of the operations of the so~ called American anti trust league was demanded by Republican leader Mann in the house today after a re- markable speech by Representative Littletc1 of New York, who charged Henry B. Martin, secretary of the league, with attempting to defame him.
 It was the climax of the dispute between Representative Littleton and Chairman Stanley of the steel inycs- tigating committee over methods of procedure since the fil!ng of the governments suit against the United States Steel Corporation.
 Round after round of applause punctuated MT. Iittleton's seventy mnute defense of his integrity and democrats and republicans assured him of their confidence in him. Mean time Mir. Martin had handed to Speaker Clark a memorial and peti- tion asking that MT. Littleton be impeached on the ground that he had "co-operated and conspired with heads of the trust', to prevent con tinuance or the steel inquiry. This memorial, however. was not present. ed to the house.
 Mir. Littleton assailed Martin and others as n conspiracy Io use the steel Investigating committee to de press the status of stocks in Wall Street. Published articles character izlns Mir, Littleton as the champion of the steel corporation and resolu. tions adopted at meeting here last night at which Martin reiterated his charges, formed the basis for the Littletca speech.
 MT. Mann's resolution which refer red to the rules committee, which ea poets to take early action on it, fol- lows:
 Whereas, Hon. Martin w. Little ton has on his responsibility as a member charged that as member of this house, acting on behalf of the house tl the investigation of the steel corporation, he has been sub jected to a blackmalling attack in a New York newspaper, made on behalf of the so called antitrust league.
 Resolved, that a committee Of seven members be appointed to in- vestigate the circumstances of the said newspaper attack, the relations Of the so-called antitrust league thereto and activities of the said league. SO far as they may be design ed to effect the action of the house or any committee thereof, and that the committee have authority to send for persons and papers and take tes- timony at any time in Washington and other places
 Republicans land democrats alike applauded vigorously the declaration of Mir. Littleton that the charges or his interest du steel trust affairs were false in every particular"
 q propose to fight to the death the defamation of public men in this eorltry,, declared MT. Littleton.
 Chairman Stanley of the steel in- vestigation committee remained silert during the speech. MT. Littleton in no way attacked the committee, but said MT. Martin had attached himself to the committee as a voluntary em- ploye", and had misrepresented his connection with it. Mr. Littleton's explanation of his own position oil the committee and his general sym pathy with the progress of the inves tigatica were endorsed by Represent tatige Gardner of Massachusetts, a republican member of the s.>npittee. who made the orfly interruption dur ing the speech.
 Every statement that the gentle man from New York has made as to his attitude on the committee is ab- solutely true,5' said Representative Gardner.