Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-12-25
Attorney Generals Office Is
BeSieged With Applications
From Corporations in Dan
ger of Prosecution
TELEPHONE CASE is
STIMULATING EXAMPLE
Department Informs All In
quirers That Conditions of
Competition Must Be Re-
stored in Good Faith,

icy aoaNinc lourssL SPECIAL tussrp vrarI
Washington Dee. When Attor-
rey General McReynolds agreed with
the American Telephone G Telegraph
Co for q reorganization of that con-
Germ TO make it iii the groove the
courts have held cut for the anti
trust act he gave rise Ia speculation
/ I'm the minds Of alleged trust makers
iall over the country and has brought
upon the department. of justice scores
I OF inquiries from persons more or
less Interested in trust suits about the
possibility Of other agreements Of like
tenor
Since the announcement that the
plans for the reorganization of the
so-called telephone trust would be ac-
cepted the telephone OF the attorney
generals private secretary has been
iauglod TO the tune of O hundred calls
and there have been scores of letters
and many telegrams seeking to learn
what may be expected IN the suit of
the government against John and
william Doe, trust Mr.. MeReynolds
left Washington Tor Kentucky satur-
day and VIII not Istgr1. r-''' neVt
Weok
in his absence there Is no one au-
thorlzed To act for him Ia taking up
fresh proffQrs II tsU4t; vhich wish
TO reform The inquiries and reports
OF negotiations and protective agree
ments have persisted, however. and
in the list that has been mentioned
have appeared what are regarded at
the department as some Of The most
important suits that have been filed in
many years
Mr. McReynolds. in discussing the
American Telephone q Telegraph
agreement with callers ana in talking
over the efforts of callers from the
New York, New Haven & Hartford
railroad has made It plain that he Is
not willing to accept offers which do
not mean to reform in accord with the
departments own ideas Speaking of
the agreement with the telephone Of
ficials he pointed ont that their plan
had gone further even than the de- f,
partment could hope q court to 20 II.
suit were instituted, and he referred I
as well TO the evident restoration OF (
competition in the telephone field.
There are in process uf adjudication
in the courts less than dozen anti
trust cases that are regarded MS of SUI
preme importance either as to their
bearing on points in the antitrust
law yet 10 be ruled upon or as to
their effect upon big combinations.
In this list are the actions against the
United states Steel corporation, the
international Harvester company, the /
United Shoe Machinery company. the Z
Motion Picture Patents company, the
Eastman Kodak company and the
Reading Railroad company. suits
have begun against the American Can
and an alleged combination
Of wholesale and manufacturing lew
nlers and there are many others in
process Of trial or under considera-
,ion which officials do not look upon
rs of prime Importance. No suit is
pending against the New Haven rail
road. but it has been an open secret
for several months that one was In
when that company be-
gan negotiations with tho department.
Of the suits enumerated no authen-
ic advices have come to the depart ,
nent from the Steel corporation tho J
Harvester company the Kodak com
oany the Reading company or the !
tan company So far as the gov !
'rnment lawyers know these concerns ,
'xpect to fight to the end Negotia- d
ions with the Shoe Machinery com {
,any have been in progress for a long G
ime but they have so fai been unsuc- ]
essful.
Department officials say the shoe
ompany is seeking TO get an agree l
ncnt without completion of the suit 4
galnst IT, but Is not inclined to ac- u
EIDE to MI. McReynolds demands.
Representatives Of the Motion Pic V
ure company and Of the jewelers. y
ave been in conference several times G.
n the last few weeks with Mr. Me- !,
reynolds and G. c, Todd, the assis- ~
ant attorney general in charge of
ru@ prosecutions. 1t is possible that
hese two suits will be settled without f
1ng litigation In every case Mr.. n
odd has made Il clear that to meet y
he departments approval. reorgahi- n
alton plans must conform TO the COM -
laint made by the government. IfI -
nis is done there is no objection to nt
attling case without litigation. Il