The Sentinel=record., 1911-10-28
STEEL TRUST
 WILL FIGHT
ARMY OF LAWYERS TO MAKE ANSWER TO SUIT TO DISSOLVE
 THE BIG TRUST.
President Gary Comes to Rescue of Steel Stocks Which Undergo
 Very Severe
 Hammering.

Washington, D. C., Oct. 27-The United States Steel Corporation first step in the titanic legal battle with the government for it's existence. will be taken Monday, December 1.
 On that day an array of counsel which promises to include some of the most brilliant legal minds in Am erica, will appear before the United States Circuit court at Trenton, N J., in which the governments disso- lution suit has been brought.
 January 2, 1912 the steel corpora ton is expected to file its answer to the governments sensational charges which have hardly been paralleled in any antitrust suits.
 Several legal maneuyers, of which the steel corporation's lawyers could avail themselves, may postpone the date of their answers for they have the right to ask the court to give 30 days grace, thus extending their time to February 2.
 In the meantime they may demur or file bill of exceptions. It is possible. however, foH the trial to begin January ?.
 The procedure will be for Judges  Gray Lanning and Burlington, to ap- point master to hear testimony The master will take evidence in var ious parts of the country. It requlr- ed year and a half to take the testimony in the Standard oil case. The government hopes to do as well with the steel corporation.
 With testimony in and both sides heard the circuit court will decide the issue. Which ever side loses will appeal and by the operation of the so-called expediting act, the case will jump to the Supreme court.
 Department of justice officials Q. not believe the outcome of inc steel case will be influenced by the oil and tobacco decisions Attorney General Wickersham today declared he is convinced more than ever thav each case must be settled upon it's own merits and that the oil and to- bacco cases cannot fairly be cai'ec models for solving the trust ques- ton.
 Mir Wickersham was asked today fl he hoped to see business returned to the conditions of competition.
 T don't be replied T cannot, be- cause don't think it possible. We cannot return to ogr swaddlng olothes We must readjust to new set of conditions entirely"
 Do you think that can be done within the present laws without fur hher nsetting business?' he was asked.
 I hope so'. replied the attorney general, "but I don't know
 1t ought to be made clear" con tinued MT, Wickersham, there is no conflict in the steel case between tho department of justice and the Stanley committee, which has been Investigating the steel corporation That committee has been conduct ing the investigations to determine what legislation may be desirable to meet the economic question caused by trusts and combinations, the suit filed by the department Of justice IS a legal proceeding to compel obsery- ance of the law" /"
 Department of justice officials think it will be fight to the finish Mr Wickersham declined to say T he is preparing or considering erim- inal prosecutions.
 some comment was occasioiied the fact that the name of Solicitor General Frederick w Lehman does not appear on the complaints Runner had it that MT Lehman had not been identified in the governments bill because he was being consldereu for the vacancy in the Supreme court made by the death of Justice liar Ian and that as justice he mlgnl be called upon to sit in the case
 Rubbish" /" was MT Lehmanns ou ly comment when he heard this ra mcr
 T. was pointed out that the otl'se Of solicitor general is so heavily 'aA- ed with supreme court cases that !" was impossible for Mir, Lehman " take charge of tks case, tnopeh "