Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-10-28

ABLY DEFENDED
IN TRUST CASE
Richest Man IN World Brought
Into Case Merely TO add
Dfapefy and Scenery TO
Give Effect to Suit

lAF sosafse Journal SPECIAL tNtrtn Wisef
+ Philadelphia. Get 27--John D.
/ Rocket, Ter and Ills son. among the
defendants named in the government IS
dissolution suit agninst the United
stttrf steel corporation, were defend
"a in the federal district court today
and held innocent by their counsel
~ Ihe charge that they were eo-con-
spifatora IN The formation and man
Iagenent ~ the big steel concern
George Wildwood Murray II New
York who argued The case. suggested
"a the court that possibly the govern
mont appended the name Of Rookefel-
Ter a. the list Of defendants merely TO
'udd dfapery ana scenery to give ef-
feet 70 The suit
Likewise, counsel Tor the ore inter
esls commonly known as the liil ia.
l6reeta, which leased ore deposits in
the Lake superior region 20 the steel
gofpofation. held his clients innocent
ot any monopoliatic intentions when
the Great Northern ore lease was
made
Il WIS the sixth any IL the argu-
mint IN the case David A. Reed Of
Pittsburgh. who hogan speaking yes
terday largely on the technical side of
the ease concluded today lie MAIN
tuned that the steel industry is big
ger than the Steel corporation and
that il could not control the trade az
% prices OF competition. even II 1t 50
desired
cordenIo A. Severance Of ST. Paul.
also speaking for the Steel corpora
tiou declared that the concern was
always fair to competitors ana ridi-
euled the governments charges that
some Of the steel corporations So
called interlocking directors unduly
favored the big concern in throwing
business IN It's way while sitting IN
railroad or other boards Of directors
IN. history Of the bteel industry
showed that when independents cut
prices The corporation had to 60
along. he said.
In defending The BOOKSELLERS. Mr.
Murray said his clients had no hand
in the organization of the Steel cor
pofation, that they were merely sell
efs Of property to the concern The
Two Rockefellefs, he added. were only
nominal directors, MAYER taking an
active part IN the property and re-
signing from the board long before
the government suit WAS brought. lie
asked that the suit be dismissed SO far
as il affects his clients.
Frank Il kellogg Of Now York, ar
guhg for the I'M ore interests also
asked that the proceedings be dis
missed against his clients, which in
el0ded eighteen land and IRON mining
companies. and five trustees of these
concerns on the ground thnt they did
not participate ia the formation Of the
corporation and had no connection
with il afterward. The government
contends that the lease al the ore
lands 20 the corporation shut out com
petitors from getting sufficient sup
plies of ore for their use
An important point touched upon
by Messrs Murray and kellogg was
that decree sustaining the ponten-
tinna Of the government might he
used as prima facie evidence, under
the new clayton antitrust law, ty
any person who feels he has been
damaged In his business by unlawful
combination IL the court should de-
elafelhat the formation Of the steel
corporation Is illegal ana that indi-
vidual defendants were guilty of con
spiraey.
John J johnson Of Philadelphia
will close the argument for the Steel
corporation tomorrow and he will be
/ followed IN rehuttal hN Jacob Dickin-
son chief counsel In the suit who
opened the argument week ago,