The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-22
Clayton's judiciary Committee
II Split by Dissatisfied
Democrats.
TOO MUCH "IRON RULE
Also Too Little Being Accom-.
plished in Work on tho
Trust Bills.

WARRINGTON. Feb 21.-A spirit OF IN.
rest pervades the Democratic members OF
the House judiciary Committee now hav-
ins under consideration three OF the Ave
bills In the so-called Administration anti.
trust programme.
The unrest IL not among the committee's
leaders. but among their colleagues Ever
since the hearings were begun more than
Q fortnight $50 the Junior Democrats on
the committee have been hoping agllns,
hope that finally In the course Of the ex.
animation Of the many volunteer wit.
nesoes some helpful suggestions, some
word OF praise OF the measures ~ the,
now stand or some proposed Amendments
to the tentative bills would be fo-thcom.
ins. Thus far they have been disap.
pointed.
A. the head Of the committee table sit'
Chairman Clayton At his right Is Mr.
Floyd Of Arkansas and on his left is Mr.
Carlin Of Virginia These three men con.
stitute the faction q the majority In the
committee. While not realizing what tn,
drift OF affairs would be. they have sud.
denly found themselves factionaiized.
The spirit OF unrest showed itself yes.
terday In an outburst OF Indignation from
Representative Dupree Of Louisiana, who
told the committee that the conduct OF the
hearings thus far had given him severe
case Of mental nausea"
NJ. Dspree's sympathisers.
Mr.. Dupree has many sympathi.ers
among his Democratic colleagues. They
unite In expressing the view that the com.
mlttDa nh0aalA An
They have not suGgested that the hearings
be curtailed. but they feel that the investi.
CATION OF the various phases OF the trust
problem. which the pending bills purport
to adjust. has not really begun.
They have heard from Louis d. Bran
deis Of Boston. william d. Lewis OF Phra-
delphia and President Charles II. Van
lines suggesting some constructive legis-
lation.
Aside from these three witnesses they
feel that the rest OF the time taken up
BY the committee has been wasted in
listening to the complaints and counter
complaints OF merchants. manufacturers
and others.
Despasch From Ussssnyss.
The committee insurgents realise that
the COMMITTEES itself 10 At sea over the
S'SyNSsS~ ss0.ssepol' Auoy oTo PROVOKED
At Chairman Clayton. who they say has
been disposed to rule the committee with
rod OF iron. They are also provoked
at Mr.. Carlln and Mr.. FLOYD, who are
regarded as Clayton's assistants in the
suppressive tactics.
This spirit OF Reorganization and up.
certainty has grown during the past We *
u has not come to q bursting point, Blu,
the situation 10 fraught with menace to
the Internal happiness Of the Jud clary
Committee. II 10 believed that Mr.. Du.
pree's exhibition Of reca,cltrarcy Ia only
the forerunner Of an open rupture.
Chairman Clayton has made public a
eleGram. which he received from Samuel
Cntermyer. now sojourn!ng at Palm
Reach. In the despatch Mr.. Untermye :
denied statements recently made to the
Judiciary Committee by Nicholas Ehr-
ich. an Independent tobacco manutacturs-
4 Brooklyn. who declared that Mr.
Untermyer had engineered the combina
ton between the United Ciear Stores
Company and the Rlker-Hegeman com.
oination OF chain stores
Mr.. Untermyer admitted that ne did
represent the biggest individual stock.
holder Of the Unitrd Cigar Stores Com
pany In buying stock Of the Riker-Hese.
man corporation. Mr.. Ehrlich had also
CHARGED that Mr.. Untermyer. while claim.
ING to be an ardent exponent OF norma
competition was at the same time In
sympathy with corporate oppression OF
monopoly.
Mr.. Untermyer. In his despatch, said
there existed to-day uncompromlsl nj
competition between the American To.
eacco Company and the United Ciga,
Stores Company.