The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-11-21
OODARD TALKS
Of TOBACCO TRUST
Asked to Give His Views, VIII
son Lawyer Makes a Most
interesting Statement
APPEARED FOR GROWERS
IN DISSOLUTION SUIT

The Subject Matter is One That AD-
pears Not Yet to Be Settled. De-
spite the Acquiescence of Mr.. Taft's
hitorney-General in the Sham
'.Disintegration' Plan Presented BY
tie Trusts Lawyers and Approved
D.; IN United States Circuit Cone
for the Southern District Of New
York State-ISead 1t.
The recent declaration Of Attorney
General Wickersham and his acqu:es-
rrnce in the approval of the sham
Proposition Of the American Tobacco
Trust to divide itself into four parts -
ono more division as Attorney-Gen-
eral Beckett well said than dividing
tie hand into the fngers)-.has
caused a great deal of interest n the
hearing Of this case at New YORK e
Gently. The interest is heightened
by the fact hat h independent
manufacturers are seeking to get all
appeal to the Supreme Court The
t4patco trust and it's attorneys seem
I Re as determined that there s'aI
b. TO appeal, and Acknowledgement
Wickersham, as usual, although t'f-
fering in some minor details. seems
to be in accord with the trust.
The News and Observer requested
Mr.. S. A. Woodland, OF Wilson, VINO
with Hon. E. J. Justice. was attorney
for the Farmers Union in the hear1ns,
t, give the readers Of this paper his
views on the matter. Mr..
has done so in a very interesting
statement as follows:
'.ne Circuit Court Of the United
States Of America for the Southern
District Of New York, convened in
the court room in New York City on
NJ. day, October %, 1911, at 10:H3
a. NJ, composed of Judges
Ward, Cox and NOyes.
1t seems that these judges to,
gether with the Acknowledgement
Of the United States, Mr.. Wicker
sham. had been in conference with
the officers, agents., and attorneys
of the American Tobacco Company
for about four months, for the pur-
pose of working out some plan TO
conform with the decision Of the
United States Supreme Court in what
is known as 1.-The American Tobacco
Company Case"
1t must be borne in mind that these
representatives of the Tobacco Com
ldIS are liz : Ap ~ AA -
world in this line of business, al
ale a compact organization. a most
complete machine and have been en-
gagged for nearly q quarter or a cen.
fury in this most pleasant task or
deCeiying men ana the
public generally.
we were prepared to believe that
these experts in dealing with a court
that knows practically nothing OF
the tobacco business in n OF Its
vantage. The Attorney General was
flom New York City, where one
breathes-Great Combinations-Bis
transactions-should view the mat
ter from the standpoint of the So
called business interests
In the old novel, Tom JoucS-a
Travelling Shawman, I believe he
called it a "Puppet Show was V1o-
Lefty opposed to the Pre- soy.ci.lnS--
Z So. +, ": ch had denounced his Sr.'W
human nature has not changed =
VT "ri reflection in a::v one, ii vas
III ST Unfortunate shat this a"t:on was
bro dght in New York city. Business
conditions there are greatly disturbed
and I'll" attempts - curb trusts
are charged with these conditions,
and the general unrest.
Cur people are naturally on the
other side of the docket and nave
some views of their own, and a good
many think that it is wrong for our
Coyernmen to permit nine.y five per
cent Of the people to be grossly
w r:eed for the benefit Of five pei
cent who claim that they are etrrr
.han God Almighty made them. and
are the guardians of the people IN
order to save the country (meaning
thenselveS) from bankruptcy.
at seems to me that it is unfair to
permit the American TobIcco CON-
IHls tC confer with the judges ard
.AtL, rney-General for Mullins, az
then TO give the people on!y y trs:
c"yc in which to propose 70 fiSft IN
enemy who has had months to gather
ammunition to strengthen their po-
sitions, and in addition to have all
the supplies Of the Government, u
Government, if you please, 10 aid
them.
with these conditions confronting
us-the combined efforts OF the To-