Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-12-21
NrTORNEN GENERN. GRATEFUL
OVER DISSOLUTION or
TELEPHONE TRUSr
is The Cabinet DIVIDED?
Rumorcd That Dissolution II McRcy-
noIds Move to Prevent Government
Ownership Plan of Burlcson.

| General McReynolds told friends today
that scores Of the Indcpeudept Tele.
phone companies in the United states
are Eratified with the agreement tho
so-cnlled telephone trust has made
with the department OF Justice which
win give them tho use Of thousands
OF miles Of trunk un,g oprrat,d hy the
! Bell company.
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n' vice PI'S'u'ui or ihe American
e'' Phohe ana I"Iesidph company,
wa" conducted the negotiations which
l,u /" ih' agreement OF last night
'neIe are more than 2O,OOO lndepend-
'"t telephone companies in the coun-
'y' me opening or the Sen lines to
all these companies It Is declared VIII
"lea" ''hl every one OF these com
pa.Ies haA the rlBhi To make use or
bell Hhes IN every part or the Union.
mere was talk today Al the depart
iilehl OF Juauce OF acuon by the Bell
company 10 allow Subscribers OF lnde-
pehdeht companies IN cities TO talk TO
oelI suDscrlDers through Bell eNchang-
es ana brll INES nut MI McReynolds
shld that TINS was the step that seemed
90 DC iaf III the tnture. so far AS he
Knew the independent companies were
wen saushed win the American Tele-
Pu"i'e Hhc leIesraph proposal ana It's
| agreement 20 make no turther extern
SION" ana TO give up It's holdings In In
S'aices "hefe the department or the
interstate comemrce commission sug-
sestcd Such action
caused Much Speculation,
An announcement Of the agreement
caused an unusual buzz or speculation
To-Day In some quarters II was re-
saroed AZ an indication OF the fight
mat some OF the conservative mem-
peFs or president wilson cabinet VIII
make against government ownership
ot pubic utilities. II II known that
Mr.. McReyholds strongly opposes
government ownership The attorney
general Is said to feel that govern
ment ownership is likely 10 come In
the United states unles sthere can be
restoration OF free competition in
public service. but he believes the
agreement win the American Tele-
phone and Telegraph company is
long step toward return to compeu-
uon IN the telephone ana telegraph
field. In hls opinion, the sherman law
Is sufficiently strong weapon TO
force any monopoly to come to terms
and he Is convinced that "A clear dem
"ns'rat!"n ~ It's power VIII do much
to allay the growing sentiment Tor
government ownership
Postmaster General Bulloson, q be-
hlW all data collected ana put IN con
crete form respecting the proposed
government acquisition - telegraph
and telephone companies. but II is un-
o"rs'"od mat ~ is MOI hIS present pur-
pose to submit the findings ~ his cN-
perts to congress unless they are de-
sired. II congress wishes +" take mp
the question. the posima'or general
Is prepared at an hours n"jic" {" Sup-
INIT data on to subject
In the summary ~ Mr. bnrIes"n =
annual report supplied &" the news
papers undor IN" caption f"stW I'Ie-
graphs ana I'I'phon'. appeared 'h's
por'2i ioph.
I'm June la'' committee was "r-
pointed To MAKE an investigation 'l
this subject TO det'rmin" the pI'lImlh-
airy steps necessary Tor the govern
inent 10 take toward lhe acquisition
OF the teleBIaph HheS il 'h' country
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