The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-19
NEW HAVEN'S FINAL
PLEA TO AVOID SUIT
Directors Will Offer New Plan
to the Acknowledgement
on Monday.

wAsHiNGroS, July 1e.-Attorney-Gen-
eral McReynolds will confer with COM
mittee OF the New Haven directors on
Monday. and II IL understood he will be
called upon to consider some new plan
which the roads management has evolved
for STAYING off the antitrust suit. re-
solved upon by the Department Of Justice
An engagement with the Attorney Gen.
eral was requested In telegram from
the directors this morning. Mr.. Nc
Reynolds wired back that he would re-
ceive the committee on Monday. The
telegram gave no lntimation OF the char
acter Of the suggestions which are TO he
submitted and Mr.. McReynolds and his
associates are utterly in the dark as to
what they may expect.
The Government has no suggestions 10
lay before the road other than that Il
accept the Massachusetts Legislatures re-
strictions on the sale OF the Boston and
Maine stock, The Government desires the
dissolution Of the alleged transportation
monopoly and looks on this step as the
only means by which tho dissolution can
be obtained save by a suit.
officials here are unable TO imagine
what suggestions could he advanced by
the road which would not embody an out
right reversal OF the action OF the drec-
torate on Thursday.
There Ia frank expectation at the De-
partment that the Ming Of the suit will be
forced on the Government II the New
Haven committee comes to Washington
only with some suggestions for COM
promise and without n willingness Ia as
sent In full measure TO the demands nj
the Government.
Little remains to be done now in prep
arston for the fling Of the Sherman law
bill. The document has been discussed
and could be laid before the United States
District Court at New York any day.
The understanding here IL that the De-
partment will regard the conference on
Monday as furnishing the last opportunity
for preventing the suit and that the docu-
ment will he filed soon after the adjourn
ment Of the conference. unless the out
come Is an agreement.
There Is likely 10 be feeling of stiff
ness at least AT the outset of the confer
ence on Monday morning. due to the feel
ing Of friends OF the Attorney General
that the New Haven management has
net kept faith entirely with the agree
ment to reorganize, signed by Chairman
Howard Elliott at the department last
January.
The agreement provided for the sale
OF the Boston and Maine stock Az one
phase OF the reorganization, No reser-
walton IA far as officials here know was
made that the Massachusetts Legislature
be prevailed upon to vacate entirely its
rights In the Boston and Maine stock.
A report reached the Department OF
Justice to-day from reliable quarters that
the State OF Massachusetts will seek to
intervene In the proposed antitrust suit
with the prayer that Its rights In the
Boston and Maine stock be preserved by
the court In the event OF the decision go
| ing against the New Haven.
The Department believes the court
would give serious consideration to such
| an application TO intervene. II is likely
| ehat this suggested action by Massa-
chusetts authorities will carry weight with
the New Haven directors