Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-01-13
Steel Master Agrees With
Views Of Former Presi-
dent Roosevelt as Opposed
to Taft's Views.
CONTINUES TODAY
AS WITNESS IN QUIZ
Tried to be Dismissed Last
Night, but Taciturnity on
Stand Led to Desire for
Further Questioning.

Further Questioning.
Washington, Jan. 12-"I am familiar
with the views of ex-President Roose-
velt on the trust question and am IN
clined TO agree with him." said
Andrew Carnegie before the steel
trust investigating committee today.
Repre- sentative Gardner Of Massachu.
setts had contrasted those views with
ideas explained by President Taft in
his recent message on the trust quea-
tion.
In the solution Of the Industrial
problem, said Representative Card
ner, there are two leading thoughts
before US. President Taft in his recent
message explained the view that dis
solution of large units should 60 on.
The other line Of thought as explained
by former President Roosevelt is that
under the existing Sherman law we
should look to recognition OF large
units controlled by the government.
I'm which class are you, Mr.. Carne-
|gie?' .s
II have agreed with Mr.. Roosevelt's
views. think for the present you
should allow large organizations to
continue and to see how we get along
and that you should pass laws regulat-
ing these organizations. Then you
sh4I2A be patient and see what further
}leSfslation may be necessary. + do not
think the Sherman law is drastic
enough. Give us a clear, unmistakable
law and believe we will steer clear
ly." a4
do you believe the dissolution Of
the United States steel corporation
would lessen the price of steel?"
st"I do not believe 1t would. 1t de-
pends Of course, upon what the court
might do" 81
Suppose congress does not take the
step that you adviser III
my opinion is that congress will
see the necessity for more government
control
Though the quizzing Of Mr.. Carnegie
thus far has developed nothing new
so far as the subject under inyestiga-
ton is concerned, Chairman Stanley
and his colleagues were determined to
keep Mr.. Carnegie before them in the
hope that they may find something OF
value today upon which the witness
may find his memory refreshed.
T know nothing about the affairs
Of the steel corporation" Mr.. Car
negie has repeatedly told the commit
tee.
Il have not been inside Of steel
mill since I retired from business In
1901 and for years before that my part
ners ran the business or the Carnegie
Company. I knew nothing OF Its de-
tails. I am anxious to tell you all
that can to help in your great work"
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 he neces-
sary today, Mr.. Carnegie appeared
somewhat impatient.
"Al right" he said, II will be here.
am a patriotic citizen and wish to
do my share in aiding this great
work will do all can to help you.
The committee room was crowded
again today when Mr.. Carnegie arriv-
ed for the third day of his attendance
Members of the committee planned to
question him further about his rela-
tions with the attorneys for the Car
negie company, among them Secretary
Knox. who Mr. Carnegie said yester.
day never had acquainted him with
any of the facts concerning the Sher.
man antitrust law.
How are you enjoying this?" Mr..
Carnegie was asked by. q spectator.
"Oh. very much Mdeed This sort
of thing is new to me-"
Mr.. Carnegie and his attorneys, J.
H. and D. A. Reed, conferred with
Senator Root of New York last night.
Mr.. Carnegie had telepIoaed Mr.. Root
making the appointment The partici-1
pants declined to discuss the nature
of the conference.
Mr.. Carnegie admitted that he re-.
commended the appointment Of Phil
ander C. Knox. the present secretary
! of state, as attorney general in Presi-
dent McKinley's cabinet in 1901, Mr..
Knox having been one Of the chief
counsellors for the Carnegie Steel
company since 1890, When the Sher-
man antitrust law was passed.
Mr.. Carnegie repeatedly had be-
clared before the committee that he
never knew that the participation OF
his company in the steel plate pool
and other like pools was unlawful.
and McGullicuddy of Maine sought to
show that he had recommended to
President Mckinley the appointment
of Mr.. Knox after the latter, as coun-
sci for his company. had left him In
Ignorance Of the government statutes
so many years