Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-16
HUERTA'S RESIGNATION IS
 ACCEPTED---VOTE l2l TO Y
AWAITING OUTCOME OF MEETING
 OF NEW HAVEN DIRECTORS.
Attorney General MeReynolds Will Then Determine What Course td Pursue.

Washington, July 15.-Attorney General McReynolds is waiting only for the outcome of the meeting of the directors of the New Haven railroad tomorrow afternoon in New York in finally determining the course which the government is to pursue in un- tangling the New Haven The pur- pose of this meeting, as understood here, is to lay before the directors the legislation recently enacted by Massa- chusetts affecting the sale of Boston and Maine Railroad stock now held indirectly by the New Haven road The executive committee of the road has expressed unwillingness to at tempt to dispose of tEe Boston and Maine in view of this legislation which gives Massachusetts an option to pur- chase this stock at any time. If the directors agree with the executive committee there is little doubt that a suit will be filed late this week in the United States district court at New York to have the New Haven dis solved under the Sherman antitrust act. If they accept the Massachusetts legislation a suit will be aNerted and the department will withhold it's hand while the railroad carries out its
 agreement for a dissolution of the court.
 Administration officials would like to see the New Haven directors &C.,
 
 prevent an antitrust suit.
 One of the arguments advanced In the negotiations with the New Haven has been thta business all through
 New England will be seriously affected
 by an antitrust suit and the embar-
 rassment it might bring to the New
 Haven road and other institutions in-
 terested in 1t securities.
 Department officials undertook the
 negotiations for peaceful settlement
 with a view to preventing such em- barraSSments and were willing to seek
 this method of dissolution provided
 the New Haven system is broken up
 Attorney General McReynilds is said
 to feel now that the department has done everything possible looking to a settlement ont of court and he IS understoo dto be prepared to file a suit immediately if the New Haven directors fail to respond torommow It was said today that his position had been made clear to the directors and it would not surprise officials Il a failure of the directorate to accept the Massachusetts plan would lead tc an official announcement from the de- partment of it's position all through 1 the negotiations
 It also seemed almost certain to- night that if the department decides | to prosecute crimlnally any ohclals l-of the New Haven who were in pow l CT when the alleged combination 1T restraint of trade was built up, tho l cases will be laid before a fedora grand jury soon after tomorrow'' ] meeting if the directors act adversely ] The departments brief in the civi case has been ready for long tim' 1 and information to support the reques | for indictments has been in offlcia ] hands for weeks,
 l MT. McReynolds returned to Wash l ington today after a short absence II | New York. He had a long talk witt 1 T. w. Gregory, the assistant in chrg l of the New Haven case. MT. Gregor! 1 talked today with George w. Ander l son of the Massachusetts public serv | ice commission and explained some O | the point in the governments case.