The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-01-13
SAYS
TRUSTS MUST Be
UNDER CONTROL
TELLS COMMITTEE THAT STEEL
BUSINESS WAS NOT AFFECTED
BY TARIFF LEGISLATION.
Declares to Spectators That He En-.
joys Examination Before Committee,
i
as It is Entirely New to Him-Is
impatient to Get Home.

| washington. Jan. 12.-'I am famil-
lar with the views of former President
Roosevelt on the trust question ana I
am inclined to agree with him." said
Andrew Carnegie before the steel
trust investigation committee here TO-
day.
Representative Gardner of Massa-
chusetts had contrasted those views
with ideas expressed by President Taft
IN Ills recent message on the trust
question.
In the solution of the industrial
problem" said Representative Gard
ner, there are two leading thoughts
before us. President Taft in his re-
cent message expressed the view that
dissolution of large units should go
on. The other line of thought, as ex-
pressed by former President Roosevelt
is that under the existing Sherman
law we should look to recognition of
large units controlled by the govern
1Nent In which class are you. Mr..
Carnegie?"
i lave agreed with Mr.. Roosevelt's
views. | think for the present that
you should allow large organizations
to continue and to. see how we get
along and that you pass laws regulat-
ing these organizations. Then you
should be patient and see what furrn-
er legislation may be necessary. I dc
not think the Sherman law is drastic
enough. Give us a clear, unmistakable
law and believe we will steer clear
ly.''
DO you believe dissolution of the
United States steel corporation would
lessen the price of steel?"
Depends Upon Courts.
Il do not believe it would. 1t de-
penis, of course, on what the courts
might do" -
Suppose congress does not take
the step that you adviser?
My opinion is that congress will
see the necessity for more government
control"
Though the quizzing of Mr.. Carne-
gle has developed nothing new SO far
as the subject under investigation is
concerned, Chairman Stanley and his
colleagues were determined to keen
Mr., Carnegie before them in the hope
that they may find something of value
to them upon which the distinguished
with ess may find his memory refresh
n6 &C.
of the steel corporation" Mr.. Carne-
gle mas repeatedly told the commit
tee. Il have not been inside or a
steel mill since | retired from bus
mess in 1901, and for years befol e
that my partners ran the business OF
the Carnegie company. 1 know moth
ing of its details. I am anxious to tell
you all l can to help you in your great
work"
Becomes Impatient.
When he asked to be excused at
the close of the hearing yesterday and
was informed that there was so much
Which the committee desired to ask
him that his presence would be neces
sary today, Mr.. Carnegie appeared to
be somewhat impatient.
"All right" he said, Il will be here
l am patriotic citizen and wish to
do my share in aiding this great work
will do all l can to help you"
The committee room was crow0ed
again today when Mr.. Carnegie ar.
rived for the third day of his attend
ance.
Members of the committee planned
to question him further about his re-
lations with the attorneys for the Car.
negie company, among them Secretary
Knox, who, Mr.. Carnegie said yester-
day, never had acquainted him with
any facts concerning the Sherman
antitrust law.
How are you enjoying this?" Mr.
of extreme winter, coupled witn fuel
famine, faces a situation which, un-
less conditions improve within few
days, will be desperate.
Records are All Broken.
Record breaking temperatures ex
tend throughout the Missouri valley
Sioux City fels temperature of 81
! degrees below zero. At Omaha and
Lincoln it was 26 below.
The Kansas state public utilities
commission and the railroads today
Joined in an effort to relieve conditions
in Western towns and communities
isolated on Dlockaded branch lines.