New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-21
PERKINS DOESN'T LIKE
GOVERNMENTS ACTIONS
Harvester Trust Organizer Is
"Amazed" at "DiSCourteOuS"
Treatment He Received.
HAS MADE THE LAND BLOOM
Prosecuted Here, Says Finan-
cier, While in Other Countries
Men Are Knighted for Do
ing Similar Work.

ing Similar Work.
Chicago. June 20.-Cross- examination
Of George W. Perkins in the antitrust
suit against the international Harvester
Company was finished to-day. and the
former partner Of the late ]. T. Morgan
was dismissed as a witness. Then the
fnancier gave to newspaper men rather
emphatic statement Of what he thought
Of the attitude Of the government in the
case
What has been matter of constant
Amusement 70 me-" said Mr. Perkins.
has been the discourteous attitude the
government has maintained toward me
since the beginning Of the trial. From
the first ! expected the government would
call ne as a witness. and | was never so
surprised as when II closed its case with
cut calling on me.
"The only course then left 10 mo was
10 GO on the stand Of nv own volition.
and the moment I take the stand the
pr1recutor warns me that anything | may
say may he used against me IN criminal
suit which may follow
Here in this country ! have been
prosecuted by my government Just 20
show the difference I'm its attitude. as
compared with other governments. let ne
So. that last year tho head Of the Massey
Harris Company. OF Toronto. a Mr.. Jones.
vas knighted by the King Of England for
doing the same thing ! have done I'm this
country-the building mp cf an immense
foreign field Of sale for harvesting ma
chncry
Made the Land Bloom.
"One would think from the attitude OF
the government that where We went
blight followed when. on the contrary
wherever We have gone the land has
hloomed and We have increased the COM
ponsation of our laborers in the foreign
field o. per cent"
During cross examination MIR Perkins
testified that he had not sought 20 pur-
chase the Mccormick company alone. be-
cause. large as II was. II was not big
enough 20 conquer tho foreign field. The
fact that tho companies which he went
after controlled So per cent Of the bust
ness I'm the United states did not enter
into his considera ton. he asserted. lie
merely wanted a company big enough 10
get the foreign trade.
The capitalization Of tho Harvester
COMPANY was $4,000 0o0.' said Edwin
p. Grosycnor. attorney for the govern
ment. Isn't II a fact that all the actual
cash put In was 10000 0oO2'
no. SIR IT is not "a fact responded
tho fnarcier The Sl2o.Ooo.ooo was al
vided into 10000 600 properties and
500 600 600 cash" j Pierpont Morgan
& Co. no added. took 500. 100000 Of COM
pany stock.
How much di you take personally
asked Mr. Grosvenor
4 took all could possibly buy. and |
stlu have r.. might add that ! have a
larger percentage OF my private fortune
in this enterprise than I'm any other"
Objects to Giving Private Details.
us It IN your nance"
Il object. Mr. Grosvenor. to your going
into my private affairs I'm public. II you
wish viii send YOU a list Of all my
holdings in the company. My wife is
also large holder OF this stock"
Tho lawyer asked that the list he fur
rishcd
Earlier I'm the day Mr. Grosyenor had
Mr.. Perkins 90 over his efforts 10 pur-
chase the Mccormick. Deeriug. Plano.
Osborne and Milwaukee harvester com
pauies. and asked.
THE title was successfully transferred
In the case Of four Of the companies on
tho same date. wasn't it,
no. sir. not I'm the way you want me
to say IT," Mr. Perkins answered. II was
working on the propositions simultane-
ouslv. but / think they were not brought
ia conclusions on the same day
The government lawyer said the four
contracts were all signed on July 2s, 1872,
and Mr.. Perkins explained that deal
might be completed without anything
being actually put on paper. That was
formality.
Didn't you get all the men together
and discuss the propositon?" persisted
Mr.. Grosvenor.
Throws Light on Deals.
That" replied the witness, with en-
phass. would have been the last thing
In the world | would have done. You
cannot know much about deals TO sug-
eest such thing. was particularly in
terested In keeping the men apart Had
they come together they would nave
known ! was trynS to set the 1--WE or
more firms and they would have adj
yanced their prices on me. l wish you
could see this organization as | see IT,
You are looking back at 1t over ten
years, while | look at it as constructive
whole"
yes" retorted the attorney I'VE are
looking at the legality of It's formation
ten years ago. That is what we are In
terested In
you could have learned this long ago
replied Mr. Perkins. 'if you had only
called on me then. But you didn't and
I had to wait until now. when | am tes-
tfying under notice. | probably Will be
criminally indicted for having given you