The Washington herald., 1911-12-04

The most savage attack made upon a
member of Congress since the days of
1860 came from the Washington Anti
Trust League last night, when Secre-
tary Henry B. Martin, of the national
Organization, named Representative Mar
tin Littleton, of New York, as one of
the Steel conspirators," and recon-
mended that he be criminally prosecuted
under the Sherman antitrust act.
FIRES FIRST GUN.
Martins statement last night was the
opening gun in what will evidently be
hard fight between himself and his or
ganization and Representatives Littleton
and Young. of Michigan. Both of the
members of Congress had previously an
nOunced that to-day upon the floor of the
House they will go after" the Antitrust
League official.
Two hundred men were in old Masonic
Temple long before the time announced
for the opening of the meeting. Women,
doubtless having seen the advance no.
tiCe that the language would be so
strong that they would not be admitted"
While there was not any actual pro-
family. Mr.. Martins Philippe at times
ranged dangerously close to it. When
he reached the climax of his address,
wherein he asserted that the "men who
sit in the halls Of Congress and are un:
faithful to their trust are the most dan
gerOus of all trust COnspiratOrs," the 200
men in the audience arose and cheered
Justify. He charged Littleton and Young
in hn
Congress to attack him. And in con-
Guiding he announced that no man ''or
the Littleton kind could make him
close his mouth and cease his defense Of
the peoples cause"
Would Be Going Some.
Not until he got warmed up did the
speaker refer directly to Mr.. Lttleton
Throughout the early part of the speech
he was the gentleman from the First
district of New York" and most of the
audience not being politicians, had to
look wise and figure between Uncle Joe
Cannon and Champ Clark. He spoke of
George w. Perkins, of steel fame as
the predatory Mister Perkins," and in
one scathing, complicated sentence as
serted that the predatory Mr.. Perkins,
If lie got his dues under the Sherman
antitrust act, would serve $50 years in
Jdll-MIlCn IS going some.
Hardly had Mr.. Martin taken his seat
when c. w. Slater. presiding officer at
the meeting, arose with resolution, the
text of which really repeated the speech.
The resolutions were as long as the
moral law or a hypothetical question.
They whereased and whereased concern
ing the reprehensible conduct of Mr.. Lit
tleton from early childhood down to the
present day. They whereased about the
mo in rr-hi i,sln hn All
has consistently stood at the defense of
the people and the amount of money the
Stanley commission has saved the peo-
ple-something like $1,000 for every dollar
spent-and the manner in which the steel
trust, the money trust, and the railroad
trust have gotten together.
When Mr.. Slater had whereased clear
across the board and back again, he Of
fered the resolution as the solution of
the peoples troubles. They were passed
and the. country was saved.
Plenty of "FIrewOrks."
But the resolutions were mere child's
play compared to the pyrotechnical dis
play that the speaker of the evening let
loose when he got his aeropIane fairly |
well started.
He asserted that Representative Little |
ton was a dangerous man in Congress. |
He asserted he could no more change |
his mental complexion" than a leopard
can change its spots. Representative |
it seems, is the darling child |
Of the steel trust, and his job on the in |
committee of Congress is to |
the effectiveness of the anti |
trust act.
II understand" said Secretary Martin, |
that these two men in the impregnabIe |
privacy Of the halls of Congress- intend /
TO attack me. Let them attack. And |
again l say, let them attack! They can't |
stop me-"
After this Mr.. Slater arose and intro
1uced another resolution in which other
officers and Secretary Martin, partlcu-
arly Secretary Martin, were highly
praised for the honest, ardent, and con-