New-York tribune., 1911-11-15
"Gieantic Nefarious Scheme.

The opinion found that competition was
lessened. and that practically all of the
| harvester business was done by the re-
spondent company in the state. 1t held that
il was contrary to the laws Of the State
of Missouri for one company to conduct
the business Of another, as IN this case.
The opinion says
The respondent was part and parcel Of
/ this gigantic and nefariOus scheme For
some years IL has been the mere sales
agent Of the International Harvester Com
licensed In this state to sell its own goods.
hut II is now selling the goods to another.
As such party to an unlawful arrange
ment or combination II should suffer the
penalties prescribed by our laws. ] have
indicated that we could temper Justice with
mercy. We have the right 10 absolutely
GUST II from the state and in addition 10
fine II. ! think conditional custer should
go and the respondent he fined in the sum
of $4,000 for its long continued infraction
of our laws.
judges of the Supreme Court are much
wrought up over the fact that the Har-
vester company custer decision became
known in New York and elsewhere in ad-
vance of the. courts sitting to-day.
Chief Justice Valiant and Justice Lamb
began an inquiry late to-day IN an effort
to fix the responsibility for the leak"
Newspaper correspondents. clerks and
other court attaches We're questioned. The
inquiry will 90 on until the judges learn
how their finding was given unauthorized
publication.
The report that the Harvester company
had been ousted was circulated in New
York at 10 O'Clock this morning. The court
did not convene until 1850 and IL was 11:07
when its decision was handed down
knowledge Of the decision affected the
New York stock market. Harvester shares
breaking five points before the decision was
officially announced from the bench.
Chicago, Nov. 14-Oficers of the Interna-
tional Harvester Company tonight We're
Urable 10 indicate what course they would
take 10 meet the action of the Missouri Su-
preme Court, they said
President Cyrus H. Mccormick said:
A directors meeting. at which the com
pany's counsel will suggest what action
might be taken. will be called shortly We
tried 10 conduct our business so as TO meet
approval Of customers and Of the laws OF
the states The difficulty of doing this is
shown by the fact that the Kansas Supreme
Court covering the 81 me chief point. took
& stand just the opposite Of the Missouri
court.
Washington. Nov. 1.-THE writ Of custer
issued against the International Harvester
Company by the Supreme Court Of Missouri
to-day, It is said in federal government
circles, probably will have no effect upon
the pending negotiations between the har-
vcster company and the Department OF
Justice looking TO the disintegration Of the
corporation No suit will lie fled by the
Department against the so-called trust un-
III hope OF a voluntary dissolution has van
ished.
Before the harvester company came for
ward with a proposition TO dissolve. II is
known the Department of Justice was de-
LAYING the Institution OF any action IN the
courts against the corporation under the
sherman antitrust law until the Missouri
state custer suit was determined. This
course was adopted in order that the gov
eminent might be fortified with any princi-
ples Of law laid down by the state court
The next move Of the government now,
however. depends upon the result Of the
pending negotiations.
The voluntary disintegration of the com
pany is still an active issue between the
department and the corporation Assistant
Attorney General Fowler ana a. Bancroft.
general counsel for he harvester 'co pany,
to-day continued their conferences In an
clusion Was reached.
The reorganization plan Of the Interna-
tlonal Harvester Company Of New Jersey
70 meet the requirements Of the Sherman