Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-22
DELIVERS ADDRESS IN MICHIGAN
Hand Of President Taft in Policy Of
Department Of Justice.
GREAT VICTORY FOR THE PEOPLE
Extended Review Of Work Done by
the Government.
WHERE CRITICISM COMES FROM
Tells People at Home Coming that
Court Opintoas Are Complained
of by People who would
Embarrass President.

HANCOCK. Men, July 2i.-"Big combi-
nations like the Standard on company and
the tobacco trust are going to be split
up into a number OF separate and distinct
parts without connection or monopoly
powers" This was the prediction made
in an address here today by Attorney Gen
eral Wickersham, answering people who
are saying the decisions OF the supreme
court do not really mean anything"
Don't believe any such talk, the at
torney general said to the crowd assembled
here for Hancocks home coming" celebra-
ton.
Criticisms seeking to minimize the value
OF the supreme court decisions come
largely, he added. from those who would
ike to embarrass the administration with
the sort uf general assault on ali business
which would compel every business man to
turn to the othe.- party for relief"
incidentally Nh. Wickersham took occa-
sion to trace the guiding hand OF President
Taft in the policy Of the Department OF
Justice, concluding his speech with the re-
mark that mo matter who should be at
the head OF the department. so long as
William TAFT Is president no other policy
could obtain.
Great Victories tor Government.
VI the activities OF the people law Of
nee." the Department OF Justice.
'rirst OF A4i." ne said. there are the
great trusts cases. In which you, in com
mon with the whole country have been
90 much interested. The government scored
great victories there. DO not let anybody
deceive you as TO that. IL the court had
held that every contract that put any
stI aint OF any kind upon commerce among
the states, howes er sIight. was VOCATION
of the sherman law, the Department OF
Justice would have had to illustrate the
truth Of what Edmund Burke said, you
can't draw an indictment against nation"
For thera are not lawyers enough in the
government nor. for that matter. in the
country TO draw indictments against every
body who makes any contract that in any
respect implies in some measure to re-
strain Interstate commerce
But when the supreme court said we
must read this statute as reasonable men
and give II al Interpretation that viii not
strangle ali trade. but which viii prevent
any undue restraint. prohibit all contracts
and combinations that are intended to in
terfcre with the natural course Of trade,
or which win have that necessary effect
then the court gave US a means Of pre-
ment Of the law, And this is especially so
IN view OF the fact that the court gave full
force to the prohibition Of monopolies. and
by it's DEGREES has ordered the breaking up
of the two largest and most successful
mOnopolies or trusts which ever have ap-
peared In this country.
BIg Combinations Must divide.
But some people are saying that these
decisions don't really mean anything: that
the big trusts will simply re-organize under
other forms and go on just as before. Don't
believe any such talk. Take my assurance
for It that those big combinations are
going to be split up into a number Of sepa-
rate and distinct parts. no one OF which
shall have any connection or control over
any over. and no one OF which shall have
so large a percentage Of the business as
TO be anything like a monopoly. That Is
what / understand the court TO require.
and nothing less win meet my Interpreta-
tion of the decisions of the supreme court
well. you have put in the hands OF
your Department OF Justice a great many
other laws to enforce. and We have been
enforcing them and we shall go on enforc-
ing them unless congress next fall shall
fail TO give US money enough to do SO. For
fC,ont,nuad ON Sacona Pa1al