The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1911-08-08

JIG O1hIeu oCdCeS oCeel corporation
from every common carrier on the
continent and by law force the COM
poration just what they charge other
people. We must destroy a rebate
which is against the spirit of the law
as well as rebate which is in vio-
lation of the letter of the law. If
that is done, and if in addition
Judge Lands tried to do that and
failed" interjected Mr.. Roosevelt,
his comment provoking loud laugh
ter.
Interlocking Directors.
The chairman said he would pre-
vent director of the steel corpora
ton from becoming director of
railroads, and denounced the system
of interlocking directors.
with the general purpose of what
you PROPOSE" said Mr.. Roosevelt, 81
am in hearty sympathy and I should
go farther still in exercising direct
control over these big corporations.
And allow me to say, sir, you have
known them at some distance. 1
have lived near them and I know
them we'll"
In responding to queries directed
TO fro
action, and the testimony of Grant
B. Schley that he did not know
whether he would have failed had it
not been for the sale of the Tennes-
see Company to the Steel Corporation,
Mr.. Roosevelt aroused the committee
with the terse statement that if
Schley did not know it he was the
only man in New York who did not
81 never had any doubt as to the
wisdom of my action Every parti
Gle of information ne had since re
ceived had confirmed him, he said
| that his action was wise.
|
| suggested that with reference to the
proposition of more drastic contro
of large corporations Judge Gary had
been won over. Mr.. Roosevelt re
piled: ''I hope so.''
Judge Gary's suggestion, said Mr.
Bartlett, "was that the Sherman anti
trust law had remained dormant fol
nearly twenty years and had never
| been sought to be enforced so dras
| tically as in recent years.
| Egotism Personified.
| CAS- it had been during my admins
! tration,'' said Mr.. Roosevelt, sharp
ly, leaning forward and smiling hi
broadest smile. Il am as sure as
can be of anything that the cours
1 advocated repeatedly while I wa
President ultimately will commen
itself to the judgment of the peopl
of the United States
"To the extent OF the governmen
fixing prices ?" asked Mr.. Bartlett.
s1f 1 had made that suggestion in
stead of Judge Gary I fear I woul
have been accused Of socialism,
Mr.. Roosevelt answered.
"Do you think you have escape
the accusation ?''
eff L have I should say it is tn
only accusation I have escaped wa
the reply.
Returning to the visit of Gary an
Frick to the White House and to tn
powers of the Attorney General to Ell
join combinations that might be i
: violation of the Sherman anti-trus
law. Representative Littleton asked:
"I suppose you naturally unde
stood Mr. Gary and Mr.. Frick wer
coming to you because of a distress
ing situation in New York, because
they undertook to do this thing witt
out apprising the government full
what they intended to do, and the
, were enjoined in the proceeding b
the Attorney General, it would max
the difficulty all the worse
"My own belief was,' Mr. Roos
: velt said, that they knew that eve
if I did not direct an injunctio
, against them, that if I merely state
that it ought not to be done. tn;
: they could not do it,
eyes," Mr.. Littleton continued, 'i
other words, the adverse attitude
the government, whether in a dl