Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-11-18
RUPTURE BETWEEN PRESIDENT
AND PREDECESSOR is NOW
THREATENED.
CABINET DISCUSSES
OPPOSING TRUST IDEAS
Roossvsits Editorial Sole Thsns Of
Discussion Among Political Lead.
srs-party Split Freely Predicted
President Taft 10 Suffering With
Severe Cold.

Washington, Nov. 1S.-That relations
between President Taft and former
President Roosevelt have reached an
interesting crisis" as the result OF tho
latter's editorial on the trust question
seems to be the opinion In official
circles here.
The Roosevelt broadside was the only
topic of discussion among the poll
ticians. 1t also was the talk OF the
cabinet meeting at the White House.
but the only result of that was to seal
more tightly the mouths Of the presi-
dent and his advisers Mr.. Taft would
not discuss the matter at all and Az
torney General Wickersham declined
to see any representative of the press.
Roosevelt partisans exhibit JOY ana
accuse the president OF starting tn@
ruction when he allowed former Secre-
tary Dickinson to allege in his Dill lot
the dissolution of the steel trust that
Roosevelt was deceived In the Ten
nessee Coal and Iron transaction.
"The Taft administration went out
of Its way to say that In the most
sosslpy bill ever filed In trust prose-
cution," said friend Of the former
president. Now the Taft administra-
ton is getting what was coming TO H.
Regular republicans defend the alle-
cation in the steel trust bill as vital
fact on which In part the proceedings
are based and accuse Roosevelt OF
"throwing a At OF wounded vanity.
Some Of the regulars say they are sat
isfled that Roosevelt now intends TO pe
a candidate for the presidential nom
ination against Taft
The Roosevelt editorial also has pre-
cipitated a deluge Of claims to the IN
yention OF the idea of government con-
troll OF trusts Officials OF the tar
administration chortle over Rooseveits
recommendation OF the regulation OF
interstate corporations by federal bu-
reau like the interstate commerce COM
mission ard say that the president
evolved that idea nearly two years ago
in his bin for federal incorporation.
The Roosevelt partisans reply that
Roosevelt cites documents proving ne
suggested the same thing. or rather a
much better plan. before he retired
from the presidency.
The progressive republicans are talk
ing a hand in the conflict. They assert
that both Taft and Roosevelt are al
sea on trust regulation and point to the
bill introduced by Senator LaFollette
az the ideal solution OF the problem. In
this bill the wisconsin senator specl-
fies tho monopolistic acts on the part
OF combines shall not be classed as rea-
sonable under the supreme courts In
depreciation OF the law and throws the
burden of proof Of innocence on the
corDoration So with the senate inter-
state commerce committee hearing ar
ruments on how to regulate combines.
the democrats clamoring for the
amendment Of the Sherman law. and
the republicans split up into apparent
ly irreconcilable factions, the anti
trust pot is likely to boil over before
congress convenes.
President Taft and his advisers In
tend to sit tight and say nothing until
the time is ripe for discussion. They
are working on the message In which
Mr. Taft will make known in great de-
tail his views on the perpetuation of
the Sherman law. the question OF
supplementary legislation defining un-
reasonable combination, and the rcgu-
lation Of the interstate corporations on
the plan embodied in his federal ncor-
poration bill.