Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-26
PRESIDENT PLANS
TRUST REGULATION
Talk of Administration Prepar-
ing for a Systematic Attack
Heard at Capitol.
WILL REACH CONGRESS
AT REGULAR SESSION
Declared That Same Methods Will Be
Employed as Pursued in Tariff
and Currency Proposals.

According to information which reaches
Capitol Hill, the administration is setting
.tS house In order to begin a systematic
attack upon offending trusts and corr
porations this winter, both through legis-
lation and executive action.
Laws now in effect are to be invoked
and enforced and necessary amendatory
legislation is to be urged upon Congress.
President Wilson has told visitors re-
Gently that he has some very definite
ideas upon trust regulation which he ex-
poets to submit to Congress at the regu-
Jar session in December
adding that his experience in formulat-
ing legislation for the New Jersey legis-
lature is proving of value to him caused
his hearers to conclude that the famous
seven sisters" antitrust laws presented
10 the New Jersey legislature may form
a basis for at least some of his recon-
nendations to Congress.
attorney Generals Cooperation.
Attorney General McReynolds within a
d.y or two. has intimated very plainly
that he intends at once to strengthen the
prosecuting branch of the Department of
Justice. and it is taken that this is by
way of preparing for a lively campaign
against the trusts.
Mr. McReynolds' idea of building UP his
lines is the substitution of true and tried
democrats. in harmony with the admins
tration, for appointive offices now held BY
republicans. where such appointments
We're in a measure political. This policy
viii apply to district attorneys and assist
ant attorneys in the department.
The Attorney Generals office has been
Sln nm r4Tn
this time, turning out "A case now and
then. but ii has been doing a power of in
vestigating meanwhile. and some big
cases are on the books.
Presidents Policy.
one thing at time has been Presi-
dent Wilson's policy since he took Of
flee. He did not undertake currency re-
form until tariff revision was we'll under
way and "out of the woods in fact.
Currency legislation is now half finished,
and the President tells his friends In Con-
gress to cheer up and believe him that
IL is going through al this session.
With the end in sight. to him, at least
OF these two. enterprises. the President
viii soon h6ein 70 take up antitrust leg
lslation. IL is said at the Capitol. The
legislators understand that the same
method will be pursued with respect to
this prospective legislation was used
III the currency propaganda and partially
tn tariff revision. That Is 10 say the
President will pick out wise and desir-
able policy and request Congress to enact
II into law, and when in doubt to CON
suit DIR. Wilson"
This is quite satisfactory 10 the rank
and file of the democrats. who appre-
ciate by this time the influence of the
President in pushing through legislation
which he deems salutary for the public
good
Respect for Presidents Judgment.
The majority in Congress have great
respect for the Presidents judgment,
and have come TO lean upon him. and
also realize the futility of opposing in
dividual opinion or selfish interests of
constituents and localities to the general
welfare. as the latter is conceived by
the head OF the party.
Democrats say that. their success thus
far has been due to this very under
standing and operation, which spelled
uniy OF action. Speaker Clark boasted
OF IL in his speech TO the House Wednes-
day. He said
Until three years ago. fights in this
militia and regulars. The democrats
were the militia fighting regulars.
but now the boot is on the other foot;
We are the regulars, We are the drilled
men We are organized and the republi-
cans and progressiveS are the disrupted
militia"
So. with this IN mind the regulars in
Congress are getting ready FOR another
order 70 charge. double Quick.