The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-10-28

| clarified the steel trust situation to-day
regarding the request in the petition
! for u temporary order or injunction
on Joining the steel trust and its CON
stitupnt companies from further con
timing their alleged illegal monopoly.
United STATES District A, ,ru"y Nreeland
said that it was not the intention of the
Government To press at this time the
application for the preliininary order.
IT,, explained. however. that in the event
If any attempt being made to cause
unnecessary delay the Government might
at any time ask the court To grant tenn
pprary restraint against the defendants.
1t is the intention of the Government
to let the case go to Il final hearing. pro-
vid.d this can he accomplished within
a reasonable time
1, has been decided that the cas-. will
he heard bv thrr. United States Circuit
Court Judges These are Judge William
NJ. tanning of this city. Judge George
Gray of Wilmington and Judge Joseph
Burlington of Pittsburg. The request
that three Judges sit was made by III"
Government upon III" ground of the public
Importance of the litigation
The Government anticipates that the
suit will be contested AT every point.
! though informal consideration has been
| given ~ the course which might be pur-
sued in the event Of the Steel Corporation
suggesting a voluntary dissolution upon
rms acceptable To the Government.
MIR. Nreennd said to-day that whether
such a course as this would be possible.
assuming Willingness on tn" part OF the
corporation, must depend upon the de-
cision Of the Attorney General regarding
his right to consider such negotiations
II brhl IL of the Cover nnent
TRENTON, y j oct o1.--It is be-
leved her" that th" case 'annCt b' rra "
for argument within a year. Even th :
reckoning doe, not TAX" into dCcp'n' thu
unavoidable delays likely to occur ~
taking the volumes ot testimony which
will pruhihly figure IN the case.
Dup prediction mace ia the court room
to-day bv an official familiar with similar
though smille' ltigitiuns wa, that the
evidence could NOT he Eoi together III
less than two or three year
The stIbppnao directed against ia"
hfty-nii.a defendants are rrturn,ble here
on December 4. when formal ippedrdnc"
must be entered for tn" d"fenc'. Ihis
will give the def-ndlu- until January
to answer. plead or demur 10 the Gov
ernment's petition. 1t IL taken Tor
granted that the defendants will either
de:nur or file answers. Tn. Government
will then nave until February To file a
replication. which may b" either formal
or otherwise according as III" answers
meet the issue raised hy the petition.
When the issle has been finally Joined
the court will be- asked 10 provide for the
taking of testimony. II was announced
here to-day that the court Viii hc unable
to devote the tim" necessary actually To
/. hear the testimony and That an examiner
will Ice designated before whom the evi-
d.nce will be taken under practically
the same regulations a. would obtain
If it We're done IN open court. Ia" Gov
crum.ut will first present is testimony
and the d"fendiui- will hav. an uppor-
tunitv to cross ryaulin" witnesses and ofel'
testimony in !helr own behalf. Then th.
Governmrn, will have opportunity to
examine witnesses in rebuttal. w hen
all the evidence, has ,..ru taken md printed
il will he submitted Ia the court and the
trial of the ease will bc concluded 10y
the arguments uf counsel. II /, always
within tine discretion of th" court To gran,
extensions Of time Of po-tponem,nts.
So that any dates given now are subject
tu change