Albuquerque morning journal., 1914-07-18
Attorney General DESTROYS of
Avoiding Bringing Action in
Court But No Other Way
Seems Open to Him,
ROAD MIGHT NOT BE
AVERSE TO PROCEEDING
Belief Grows That Directors
Would Welcome Federal In
tevention for Solution Of
Tangled Problems.
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fet @oHrlHc JouErAL SPECIAL lrAern wiarl
Washington. July III -Negnt4n-
tlona between the New Haven and
me department of Justice To effect II
peaceful dissolution of that system
apparently came tu an end today and
unless there are unforeseen develop
ments the government will file it's
sherman law suit ta force a dsso-
hiion next week Tho bill against
the New Haven practically Is com-
plete ana finishing touches viii be
put on II Immediately. Before IL Is
uled Attorney General McReynolds
viii confer with President Wilson
and lay the whole New Haven matter
before him and ask for presidential
approval
McIscyonids May Have to Act.
Mr McReynOlJs is understood to
be ioath to take the case into court
but feels that there Is no other So
luton of the problem OF untangling
the New Haven. His ears are not
closed to further negotiations with
railroad officials but II was the
opinion at the department today that
the New Haven has rested It's case.
Official notice OF the action Of the
directors in New York yesterday re-
iusing 10 accept conditions laid down
hy Massachusetts for the sale of It's
Roston n Maine stock. came during
the day. There was no intlmation of
any plan for complS ing with tho
governments demand that the lios-
ton 4 Maine stock he sold and Il
was the general feeling that the
matter is closed ana that only the
conference between the president
and the attorney general remains be-
fore the filing OF the bill
Little Resistance Offered.
II became known tonlSht that the
New Haven Is not expected to offer
any great resistance 10 the suit Il
WIS reported that the governments
bill might Mt be fought at all and
the New haven might even go so
far as TO appear in court, confess
Judgment ana put it up TO the court
to determine whether a dissolution
shall be ordered. This would contrib
ute to speedy determination OF
the case in the district court So far
us the department IL concerned il Is
understood that when suit is begun
II Will be pressed to u conclusion as
rapidly as possible.
Scope OF Law Doubtful.
There has been some doubt here
as to how far the governments bill
may so IN asking for "A dissolution
OF the New Haven and ts subsidar-
les. At one time the bill contained "a
prov isiuu asking for lte separation
from the New laVen OF the old New
England railroad, which runs from
Boston through Nillimantic. Hart
ford ana Danbury, Conn, To point
on the New York Central alout nifty
miles from New York. This road
never had direct entrance to New
York, but connected at several
points along its line with branches
Of the New Haven shore line" II
Was assimiated by the New Haven
many years ago and Is now consid-
cred a vital part of the system. For
many years some OF the New ila-
Nen's finest trains were run over the
road between Boston and New York.
Question Of sherman Act.
There vas some question as to
the sherman act viii apply
to the New England. aud It Is pussi-
Bile thnt this feature will ho eliminat-
ed from the bin. II It Is retained aud
the government should carrS the
point the New Haven would be
to its shore line and Il few
feeders protecting north into the
New England states which 1t tra-
verses