The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-18
COL. ROOSEVELT
ACTS IN BEHALF
OF INDEPENDENTS
Attorney for Tobacco In
terests Secured Latest
Editorial
FIRST APPEAL TO
PRESIDENT TAFT
Failing There. Pilgrimage to
Sycamore Hill Is Fruit
fuf and Stirs
Things UP

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NE WYORK, Nov. l7-Cplonsl
Theodore Roosevelts violent attack
upon the decree of the United ktates
Circuit Court for the Southern Dis
trict Of New York, approving the to-
bAcco trusts plan of disintegratton
and REORGANIZATION, was directly In
eptred by attorneys or independent
tobacco interests opposing that plan.
Tho International News Service
makes this statement upon the au-
thority OF one Of the attorneys Of the
Independent interests 1t was he who
appealed TO the ex-President for aid
IN the efforts being made by the in
dependents to induce Attorney Gen.
erai Wickersham to carry tho Circuit
Courts approval to the Supreme
Court at Washington for review.
The successful effort to enlist Colo
mel Roosevelt's help was initiated
several days before the Independents.
through their leading counsel. Felix
IL Levy, sent urgent kilograms to
President Taft at Cincinnati to or
der his Attorney General to appeal
the case. The first telegram to the
President was sent November s. Two
days previously. which was Saturday.
November I. counsel for the inde-
pendenS sent = telegram from this
city 10 Colonel Roosevelt IT Oyster
Bay. setting forth terseiy the Appre-
hansion OF the Independent interests
that the Attorney General "misunder-
stuod" tho mandates OF the supreme
Court, and that Mr.. Wickersham
would n al probabtifty givs hin -
ssnt Ito ths plan devised by the to-
baoco trust. Colonel Roosevelt
promptly replied that he would be
pleased to see the sender of the teie-
gram at Oyster Bay the next day,
which was Sunday. November .. at
$3.50 In the afternoon
Makes Pilgrimage to Sycamore.
At the appointed time the
attorney appeared at Sycamore
Hin. and for several. hours he was In
conference with the ex-President. At
first Colonel Roosevelt impressed his
visitor with the idea that he would
not In any way interfere In the case: :
that whatever the Circuit Courts
final decision might be would have
TO be accepted by ths independents.
and that he tthe coloneO could not
possibly hope to be Of any service in
influencing the action TO be taken.
At that time IL was generally
thought that Circuit Court Judges
Lacomba. Coke. Ward and Moves
would hold the entire matter under
confederation for fully a month. Be-
fore the counsel or the independ-
ent interests departed from Sycamore
1Iili no had 30 impressed Colonel
Roosevelt with the justice OF his
clients demand for the case to be
carried up to the Supreme Court for
review that the ex-President prom
ised 10 issue a statement In advocacy
OF that course. Afterward he de-
cided that the most effective method
20 secure the desired result was the
elaborate editorial analysis of the
case which was given out to the press
Of the country on Thursday.
The editorial was submitted to the
lawyer for the independents a week
ago to-day. The attorney went over
Il carefully with the ex-presidcnt and
ouggested several amendments and
additions, all OF which were adopted
by the illustrious writer. In the form
approved by the lawyer. Colonel
Roesevelts literary, effort finally was
turned over to the printers OF the
weekly publication with which the ex-
president Is connected. ana II appear
ed in the columns OF that periodical
. day after It had been given out for
general publication.
The International News Service also
\ lsasneA to-day that the independent
tobacco interests have not despaired
OF getting the Circuit Courts decree
before the Supreme Court at Wash
ington for review. To achieve this
end one Of two wayB are now being
considered by their attorneys. Man
damus proceedings may be Instituted
In the Supreme Court directing the
Circuit here to reopen the case lone
enough for the indop0ntlenf protestant,