Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-20
Roosevelt is Quoted in
Justification of Fine
Resistance.
SQUARE DEAL ASKED
Insists That Big Business, Hon.
eStIy Conducted, Must Be
Safeguarded.

Jefferson City, Mo, Nov. 20-Quot-
ing Colonel Roosevelt's recent declara-
ton for a square deal" for both the
corporations and the public, the Inter-
national Harvester company today III
ed in the supreme court OF Missouri a
motion for a rehearing IN the recent
case in which It was oonditionally
ousted from the state and fined $5O. 900
on charges of violating the state anti
trust law.
The gist Of the motion is that the
harvester company ought not to be
punished for the nero possession ot
power. and It announced its intention
Of vigorously resisting the fine"
HAS NOT BEEN OPPRESSIVE
The brief quotes this language from
the courts opinion by Chief Justice
Valiant:
"On the whole, tho evidence shows
that the International Harvester COM
pany has not used its power to op-
press or injure the farmers who arc
its customers"
Also from a separate opinion of
Judge Franklin Ferriss of St Louis, as
follows:
Tn this case the court fs required
by the statute to pronounce a tudg-
ment of condemnation upon a combina-
ton which is proved by the facts IN
this record to have been so far bene-
ficial to the community that
the price OF mowers and reapers has
not been raised, IN proportion to the
Increased cost of materials and labor,
and that otherwise incidental benefits
have accrued 10 the consumers and,
furthermore, that Independent manu-
facturers have not suffered by reason
of the combination"
CREATES FALSE IMPRESSION.
Referring to the fine, the company
cause of it's amount as because OF the
fact, as is contended, that 80 large "A
fine will create the impression that the
company has been unfair or oppressive
in its dealings. and therefore deserved
SO severe a punishment while the
language of the courts opinion ID to
the contrary"
The brief quotes ex-President Roose-
welt as follows:
I'VE demand that big business must
give the people a square deal; in re-
turn, we must insist that when anyone
engaged in big business honestly en-
deavors to do right. he shall, himself,
be given a square deal.
DEMAND FOR SUPERVISION.
1--WE need to formulate Immediately
and definitely a policy which, in deal
ing with big corporations that behave
1.
ace save what is necessarily potential
in any corporation which Is OF great
size and very well managed, shall
aim, not at their destruction, but at
their regulation and supervision"
CONTINUES PACKERS TRIAL
Chicago, Ill. Nov. 20.-Judge Car
penter, in the federal district court. to-
day, took cognizance OF the proceed
ings before Judge Kohlsaat and CON
tinued the packers trial until Wednes-
day.
SUPREME COURT ADJOUHNS.
Washington, Nov. 2O.-The supreme
court today adjourned until Dec 4,
without the attorneys for the packers
in Chicago. making any attempt 10
stay the packers trial on charges Of VI
olatiOn Of the antitrust law.
Chicago, Nov. Accommodating up
on the adjournment OF the supreme
court, Attorney Mayer of counsel for
the packers said today they had no In
tention TO appear before that court to-
day, but intimated they might do 30
later.
STEEL OoRPORATIoN PROTESTS.
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Lindabury counsel OF the United
States Steel corporation made Objec-
ton before the Stanley Steel commit
tee today 20 a continuance OF the
hearing, in view OF the governments
suit against the corporation. He ar
gued to continue the hearing would be
against the provisions Of a resolution