The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-26
PLANS Of TRUST
NOT ACCEPTABLE
Rejection by the Court AS
to Tobacco Company
is Assured
GET ANOTHER CHANCE
BEFORE A RECEIVER
Virginia, North Carolina and
Kentucky Independents
Join in Petition
to Court

WASHINGTON. oct. 25.--The to-
hacco trusts plans for dissolution viii
be opposed next Monday III the Circuit
Court in New York. Attorney Cen
eral Nirkershaul and Special Attor
ney MeKeynolds draft the objections.
Mir Wickersham will appear in court
to present them
This decision by the government,
with the opposition 10 the trust plans
set forth to-day iii court by the III
dependents. VIII insure rejection Of
The trust plans Dy the court. it is be-
Heved
Belief at the department OF justice
Is 10 the effect that the attorney gen
erai viii not proceed al this time -
ask the court for II receiver for the
tobacco trust as he has a right to do
under this supreme Court mandate
ordering dissolution. The trust IS to
have another change to dissolve itself
without the assistance Of a receiver.
Neither Mr.. Wickersham nor Mr..
McReynolds would admit to- night that
the course outlined III this dispatch
had been agreed TO. But conferences
between the attorney general and rep
reseutatiVes Of independent tobacco
interests opposing the trust plans end
ed to-day with the independent repre-
seutatiyes Ia jubllsnt frame Of mind.
Final Conference.
Mr. MoReynods came on to-day
fTnm New York br direction Of Mr.
Nickersham to attend the final con-
ference Assistant Attorney General
+. T. GirosVenor was called In also.
The independents were represented ny
Felix II. Levy aud John w Yerks,
turers. consisting Of Hugh Campbell
and Frank II. Ware. OF Richmond, Va,
and w. +, Axiom, uf Louisville. Ky
II is understood that MIR Mickey
nolds presented 10 the attorney gen
oral his objections In detail TO tf.e
trust dissolution plan as attorney for
the government. A participant in the
conference declared to- night that i
there has existed differences of opin-
hon between Mr Wickersham and Mr
MCReynoids on the merits Of the plan
from St government standpoint they
did not appear MIR WicRershanl and
Mr. McReynolds seemd 70 he in ac-
cord on all ESSENTIAL points
Mir Wickershan heard the indie
peudents tell their objections 70 the
plan of the trust and explain low
under II their conditions would not
ne improved. and they would still
he al the mercy OF gigantic com hl-
| nations which would throttle eon.
petition Mr. McReynolds' familiar
ity with the trust methods ena hieC
him IL give examples Illustrating ob.
lection raised by the Independents
Mr. Yerks. as counsel for ,hs
Southern independent chewing to-
| hacco manufacturers, IS preparing 70
| night objections To the trust pian'
! of dissolution rs affecting the inter
ests Of his clients which Will be pre-
I scented Monday to the Circuit Court.
| Growers Take Hand
| Especial To The Richmond Nlrgiuian.
| RALEIGH. \ g.. Oct. BE. J
/ Justice. prominent lawyer .
/ Greensboro and former speaker %
/ the House OF representatives. VIII
/ was engaged as counsel by the Farm
ers' State Union at q recent session
/ to appear in the interest of Nnrti
/ Carolina Bright Tobacco Growers Il
| the reorganization proceedings Of tn
| American Tobacco Company. noW al
in New York. arrived in Raleigh hi
/ evening and tonight is engaged in
| conference with the State tobacc
| growers interests here.
The main question is whether III
| State farmers organization shall pu
| a supplemental brief TO the Unite
| States Circuit Court for the South
| ern District of New York. in add
| ton to that filed NY the attorney
| general OF Virginia and the two Car
| oltnas.
There vii he nothing given out 70
night 1t Ia said