Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-07-26
Claimed That Former Attor-
ney General of the United
States Was Aware of What
Steel Trust Das Doing,
TOWNSEND REPORT
SUBMITTED TO HIM
International Harvester Com
pany Sells It's Machinery
Abroad at Cheaper Price
Than to Domestic Trade.
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Washington, July That chargcs
were made 10 former Atorno, GEN.
'rai Honapauc tuaJ the United Satcs
Srrl corporation gave refunds of 81
% Jun to tine ut Iuauonal Harvester
'nWUdnt was t.,i'NDd tuj1l to tuc
"uu-, steel TRUST Intoxicating com.
mftrr
Chairman stanley ui ,he commit.
t'. ur1uuc,t % Noiym ujous report
uu tEc harvester TRUST made to NJ.
lionaptIt. u l''N nl Nulteu, e.
Townsend. special m,aaIeaIor Tor
the depart utui N ~faulpN uu.
nuuuocd thui subpoena Hud been BE-.
sued ior Mr. BouapuD who l- now
iu Canada and Jhgt Iu effort win
Hc mad to a-c .tu'u from him Hut
other -uNc.nmouI officials Nhl 'heu
N1s move. any prosecution u' t1o lu.
trLuutioual Harvester company uuuu
Townsend charges NJ, Staulot also
-aid hc woulj eudcaNoJ 90 show IA
close connection bOtWc the United
states steel corporation aud hp ln-
tnrnaturnl Harvester company. anu
hc read Ice nantes OF hr directors ui
identical in maut instances.
Af T0wuasenu report yas cN.
hUusllyo. 2ulnE Uto tnc cuuIa Hls.
loiN oi tno harvester pompany iutult.
iue ana thc olenniiflton az iho Inter.
national iu 1902 the transaction being
lItrCtCd ana guided W = T. Murelu
So e. Tho steel committee Nlh plh
HttoploE to tho iomua OF on. t,cl
tIc Townsend report arc.
lha, 1he international Harvester
comuHnt solis to urciau trade at "a
cheaper mka than to the domcsii,
uudc Tho difference bciu. uum 81 90
$40 q m1cbiuc
That The steel Trust" r.uuds 90
thr ilnNoatcr coupan, 81 ION for
ail sfcel used 100 the manufacture uf
machinery cVporfeg. indicating hat
steel can be- pohtahly produced in
ms country and sold 90 the foreign
price
M Townsend detailed many other
charges OF viola iunss
! have learned. ho said "of many
alleged dishonest acts of the iutprna.
uunal Harvester company such as
legislature btihine taA dOdeing, etc.
information. some ON unoI
These matters he submitted ,o on.
anle the attorney general 5o deter.
mlnc whether there has been viola.
ti0u of the antitrust law
Mr Townsend said one million four
hundred thousand dollars had been
paid by The Harvester company 40
acquire giants which 70 did not Ia.
g.. a.. ff
also Calls attention "a the uricr paid
J 7 Morgan and company. five u1,
non dollars. for organizing the Inter.
nal 'unai saving that this was q very
high prize for the simpe service OF
suggestion 10 people how thoy can
ngrop 20 "a legitimate transaction"
In my iudgmeut the report CON.
clude8. "thn facts conccrning or-ar-
izaIon of tho International Harvester
company constitutes % violation ni tho
Hnii'rust law
Wleksrsham cited 10 Appear.
Washington. July G.-Attoney Gen.
ernl Wickorsham was subpnenRed 20
appear helorc the comUittoo late to.
dhy te Identity ihc Townsend report
and 20 testify concerning thc lutornp-
linnnl Harvester cumpWH
Nhkti~lNm N'Ntf ~hN lififft
AuorurA GruerU Wirtrr.ham SUM
mouod ta witness this uft.fuuun tcs-
tin,d that hc htd upvr er,u the
Townsend report uutjl today tie
promised that ToVus.nd v.ud t,--
tfy later lie dld MT auoN wins tho
Harvester case WAS mot pressed lu
la0A.na. ~ surmisrd hn added.
"that mo cUs, WAS ncld up pending
th, -upf me- court decisions u no,
tobacco aud standard Ou eases i'm
,uWuP lhc Same poIuts"
Attorney Gouer.l Wlcforsham was
excused Jlilr tostifyiug that he
1houFht llc Harvester report ante
dtcd tbc standard Oil Investigation
uud promung o search his hIrs and
proiuvc. u lb.~.. certified copy uf