New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-27
THEDAyIN WA SHINGTON


place, II Is pointed out. Senator Baiie' V
far too sagacIous to butt his head aSa'nss
n tr;ck wall. Moreover. he ~ too good
s.rat.g;st TO be oblivious TO the advan'ase
which his histrionic demand for fuffher
investigation at this time may prove "
! he 10 him later. when the time cJihes W
act on the report OF the Investigating com
mittee IL is, indeed. precisely these qua''
tiles in the Texan which make him so Use
| ful 10 those he serves Having come 10 Il
realization that further investigation WIS
inevitable. he makes a dramatic siaho -or
such Investigation and ;he vindication OF
the honor Of the Senate. -, when the ID
ostisation ie completed. the expulsion u
the Illinois Senator IL inevitable, th''e VIII
! hn no one who will demanl 1, 50 lo"'nN a.
the Texan. II. on the o'her nonh 'h'fe j.
chance OF saving the -eat OF the iii'"'''
| man no one will point with greater vi"
rhas,s and pride TO the fact that he "''
one. OF he most insistent OF the second III
v.st,eation, fact whi,n clearly 's'"'
lishes his judicial attitude Of nihd' "n
therefore, equally clearly. demonstrates I'VE
right TO reject any finding the co'n"'i''.
NAV make as inconclusive. and as, inoeeo'
proving the right of Mr.. Lorimer 10 'e'"'
his seat. It is appreciated. OF course ''''
the mistake of those VINO now f"ii u VI"
derstand the attitude OF. the Texan Is
founded on the basic error OF assun'"e
that he was actuated either b. freh"s"'p
or conviction In his efforts to prevent ''e
expulsion OF the Illinois Senator AZ we i'''
session OF Congress.
STANDARD REORGANiIATlON'-
cussing the effect of the decision III Wv
Standard oil case. the President ca'eu ''e
attention OF some Of his callers to-day W
the fact that any sort OF reorgani@a'io"
which the Standard Oil Company may uh-
dertake will have to be submitted IN all us
details 10 the Attorney Geneial iol "P
proval This is in pursuance OF the oecree
Of the circuit court. which the supreme
Court affirmed. AS has been pointed OUT
in The Tribune, every conceivable kind OIL
reorganization which would effect mo-
nopoly has been specifically prohibited by
the decree Of the court with furtner pro-
hibition against any sort OF reorganization
which would attain that end but OF Which,
the court could no: conceive, and no" IT
appears thai any proposed form of reof-
ganization must meet with the approval OF
the Department Of Justice before il can pass
as not within the prohibition of the court
Under these circumstances, the admins
,ration is wholly satisfied with its victory
and is thoroughly convinced that as a mo-
nopoly the Standard oil Company has been
destroyed for all time.
THE POMERENE RESOLUTION.-The
Attorney General replied to-day 10 the
Pomerene resolution in just one sentence or
fifty-six words. He says no criminal prose-
cutions of the Standard Oil Company or
any of the individual defendants have been
begun or are now pending. There IS a VEN
of sarcasm i'm the Attorney Gcnerats re-
ply which he begins with the words. Il
am directed by the President. Probably
Senator Pomerene was unaware that there
is no law ny which the Senate can direct
the Attorney General to any action what
ever. although he ma, learn that fact If he
takes pains to investigate. His resolution
directed" the Attorney General TO reply.
There was some curiosity IN the mind OF
the Attorney General. too. as to how Sen
ator Pomercne expected him To proceed in
q prosecution Of three men named III inc
, resolution and who are now dead. among
them being the late II. II. Rogers. IL is
Mr. Wickershams opinion that these men
are no longer within his jurisdiction. AS
has been said before in this column IL Is
the opinion of the Department OF Justice
that a criminal prosecution OF tie Standard
or OF its officers would not be possible
under all the conditions. o. q. H.