The Sentinel=record., 1911-06-14
ROOSEVELT
 AND MORGAN
MAY BE SUMMONED BEFORE STEEL TRUST INVESTIGATION
 COMMITTEE.
Chairman Stanley Says He Will Sum. mons the President of the United States if Necessary to Get
 the Fscts

ffN1h.heNOhs b0hC Aos iohh aS Kellogg, special counsel of the depart ment of justice in the prosecution of the Standard Oil Company and known as the trust buster,' told the Stanley steel trust investigation committee to- day he had been special counsel of subsidiary companies of the United States Steel Corporation in Minneso- ta for years and that he had no apolo- gies to make for 1t.
 Chairman Stanley said the commit tee would summon anyone-be he the president of the United States, or J Pierpoht Morgan--to ascertain how certain railroads, were able to declare enormous dividends on a small capi- taiization. It is probable former President Roosevelt and Mir. Morgan will be asked to appear before the committee, when it holds sessions in New York.
 "I think We ought to summons both
 
 these persons, said Representative Young of Michigan, member of the committee.
 You mean the former president ol the United States. don't you?" asked Chairman Stanley.
 Yes. Or course" MT. 1oung said
 Mir. Kellogg referred to letter he had sent to the committee in which he explained that he and his firm Davis, Kellogg and Severance had foI years represented the Duluth anc Iron Range Railroad and the Duluth Mesaba and Northern Railroad. sub sidiary companies since 1901 of the United States corporation.
 Denying that while acting as spec ial counsel for the government he had performed any services for the steel corporation, MT. Kellogg frank ly said a fee of $15,000 for services previously performed had been ap- proved by officials of the United States Steel Corporation and paid tc him .n october, 1907. after he hae undertaken trust prosecution for ths government.
 There has been a good deal said, MT. Kellogg told the committee about my connections with the gov ernment and with the steel corpora tion. To begin with have no apolo. gies to make. have explained to this committee my services with thes' subsidiary companies to the steel cor poration They did not concern th' steel corporation as an organization
 since 1907. have given my tim' to the government in the Standard Oil and few other cases until thel were concluded and have done littl, | if any other business. My firm hal still continued as counsel for thes' Jtoads and both my firm and mysel are taking all legitimate business VI can get have no apology to make t the American people for appearing fo any corporation or individual. 1 hay never advised the organization Of an corporation or the operation of an corporation under the sherman law I wish to make this statement a broad as possible ]"
 He said his firm had represente the Duluth and Iron Range Compan as counsel for over 20 years. long be
 fore 1t went into the steel corpora ton. Since the steel corporation ha >talxen over the property he under s.ood all bills over $10.000 were pass ell upon by the steel corporatlo
 heads and that he had several sue
 bills.
 James Gayley, former vice presl
 dent of the steel corporation, who al
 so was a witness today will continu tomorrow, is the only corporate
 witness under subpoenae to appes
 here at present. Several westeI
 witnesser are to be heard and Il ] committee then probably will at
 journ over until the wool bill Is pas' , ed and meet later in New York. Se' [ eral New York witnesses have Det told they would be examined