The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-10-27
DICKINSON DREW THE RILL.
La Toilette ProErcssives Think They Sec
Politics In II.

POIVVCS IN u.
WASHINGTON, Oct 2s-Announcemen
that the Government had begun a suit
TO dissolve the United States Steel Cor.
poration became known in Washington
shortly after o'clock this afternoon
The Department Of Justice made public
the Information after hearing by long
distance telephone from the United States
Attorney for New Jersey that he had filed
the bill in the United States Court ct
Trenton. Only this statement was
issued from the Department of Justice
A petition was filed day in the
United States Circuit Court at Trenton.
\. j., against the United States Steel
Corporation and its subsidiary compa-
MES charging them with being an un-
lawful combination in restraint of trade
and monopoly or attempt at monopoly
The petition was prepared by the Hon.
j. NJ. Dickinson. former Secretary of War
who was some two months ago retained
by the Attorney General for the purpose
Of making careful examination of all the
evidence which had been collected by
the Department of Justice. together
with that taken by the Stanley COM
mittee. Judge Dickinson's report, sub
mitted TO the Attorney-General is EN-
bodied in the petition filed to-day"
The most surprising thing in this WAS
the fact that Jacob NJ. Dickinson, former
Secretary Of War, had prepared the case.
1t has been stated officially at the De-
partment of Justice that the invs stigation
of the steel trust case was in the hands
of solicitor General Lehman, and in
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said to-day that Mr. Lehman had ad-
vised with Mr.. Dickinson in the prepa-
ration of the case. II is said also that
he will play an important part in the
prose cution.
rha Attorney General showed some
satlSfaction today that the actual facts
of the AFFAIR had been kept 81 quiet 1t
was said by one Of MS adviser, that the
preparations for the s,iit had been guarded
e. carefully that only four pers 1ns knew
of it These were the Attorney General
the Solicitor-General, Mr.. Dickns m and
Frank Cole, private secretary II the At
t1rney General. Mr. Cole even volun-
teered to do the necessary typewriting
u safeguard the Information Asked
how he Accounted for the fact that several
newspapers had printed tine fact that a
case was to be brought against the Steel
Corporation. this officer replied. that
they had merely guessed N it.
he progressive managers Of the La
Toilette Presidential boom were saying
tonight that the prosecution was not
started in good faith. They declare that
II is political move desig gned tn strengthen
President Taft for reelection and will do
duty in the next campaign and then ba
allowed II languish. senator La Toilette
is reported 10 have said that the attitude
of the steel Trust the last few weeks in
cropping for "A way out of it's difficulties
and 10 avoid suit mercy proved what
the progreskives have said that the Su-
preme Court opinion leaves the real scope
Of the Sherman law still a matter of doubt.
BY adopting the word reasonable" the
court hjss lett the letter If the law without
detiniteness and compels the corporation
10 go into court on each case arising t.
determine whether or not il is within
the law. This indefniteness the pro-
gressives hope t. remedy by amendments
declaring Just what the law means
The petition filed to-day ia based on
information that represents more work
than any of the other antitrust cases
yet brought by the Government. The
Bureau - Corporations worked six wears
Collecting information and To this was
added the testimony taken by the Stan
ley investigating committee Of the House
and certain other facts collected by the
bureau of investigation of the Depart
ment Of Justice under the direction of
Solicitor General Lehman.
Friends Of Representative Stanley Of
Kentucky. chairman of the special in
vest gating committee Of the House
after reading the petition of the Govern
ment declared that the Attorney Gen