New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-19
STEEL REPORT HELD UP
TILL CONVENTION ACTS
House ProberS Will Exploit Ten
neSSee Coal and Iron Deal if
Roosevelt Is Nominated.
DIFFERENT IF TAFT WINS
Stanley Committee to Make
Roosevelt's Trust Affiliations
a Campaign Issue if He
Runs for President.
rrrom Tho Tribune Bureau ]

Washington. June 1S.-The report OF
.r, STANLEY steel investigating commit
.., named by the Democratic House 70
.,,he the eo-called steel trust, is await
.rc the action Of the Republican Ma
,i.naI Convention.
II nv any chance Colonel Roosevelt IS
uominatcd at Chicago, 1t is now learned.
IN. majority report Of the Stanley COM
-,itteA is 10 be different from what 4
,ropJd hc I'm case II the expected renomj-
ration Of President Taft The colonel Is
involved i'm tho absorption Of the Ten
reesoa coal and Iron Company. Presi-
dent Taft is not. and this accounts In
part for the failure Of the Democrats ON
The House Investigating committee -
mako q report on the steel trust.
The Democratic investigators intend
% make Colonel Roosevelt's connection
NTH the Tennessee Coal and Iron deal
ca we'll as his friendship for officials VI
the International Harvester Company, 4
campaign issuo If he receives the ncni-
nation In that event the steel report
will "pl7v NJ" the Tennessee Coal and
1ror deal II President Taft is rcnorli-
mated there will he no political neces-
sity- for dovotinC q ma ior share of space
- the 2 absorption Of the Tennessee CON-
rarv by the Morgan group Of tinancicrs.
The STANLEY committee closed its hear
,ngs moro than sixty DAYS ago, and au-
ME time has elapsed for the preparation
n q comprehensive report. notwithstani-
;ne that Chairman Stanley spent some
dsvs campaigning in Kentucky. Repra-
sentative Young. Of Michigan. who has
charge Of the minority report on the
steel trust. is understood to be ready 10
prescnt the minority views at any time,
hut they are necessarily held back on
account Of the long delay in filing the
majority report.
II was learned to-day that the posi-
hilitv Of Colonel Roosevelts nomination
has been the chief cause Of the delay.
REPRESENTATIVE Bartlett. a Democratic
member Of the committee. has several
times referred to Colonel Roosevelt as
an ally Of the steel trust" in speeches
in the House. and it has occurred to tn
Democrats Of the committee that their
party may he best served by holding up
the steel report until the Chicago con-
vention acts.
A secondary cause of the delay. II is eS
planned by those who would conceal tn
real motives is the voluminous record
and the recent absence Of Chairman
STANLEY" The Democratic investigators
also have reached the conclusion that
they cannot obtain first page publicity
for the steel report until the pending po-
hical struggle is at an end, but, as
summed up ny member Of the commit
tee the report Of the House investi-
gators IS going TO be "a mighty interest
ing document in the event Colonel
Roosevelt is nominated
Colonel Roosevelts approval Of the
'ennessee Coal and Iron deal probably
will be the lead OF the steel report II
the colonel is regular or a boiling can
didste, and the Democrats will give It
conspicuous place in the campaign book.