The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-04
WASHINGTON DISMAYED:
CASE WILL BE APPEALED

WASHINGTON. June 3.-The Depart
ment OF Justice received the nounc
ment OF the decision in the Steel Cor
poration case with dlsmay. Attorney
General Gregory Immediately tele-
graptcd for complete summaries OF both
The majority and minority opinions. The
case Will. of course. be carried up TO the
United States supreme Court.
Officials OF the Department Of Justice
did not hesitate to say that In their
opinion the therman antitrust law
practically will be relegated to the cate
CORY OF a dead letter statute II the
decision handed down by the Circuit
Court at Trenton and other recent de-
cisions In big antitrust cases are sus-
talned by the supreme Court.
The suit against the Steel Corporation
was one OF the most important ever
rough under the sherman act. De-
rartment OF Justice officials contend that
on the outcome Of this and other anti
trust cases which are pending on appeal
will depend the future success OF the
enforcement OF the law. They say that
IL the opinion handed down at Trenton
and Others recently delivered against the
Government are sustained the enforce
ment OF the law IN the way which the
department OF JusN4Nt bt'illS HN'tssh's
in order TO obtain practical results Will
he almost impossible.
The Steal decision Is the fifth of a iist
staggering to the Governments inter-
probation OF the Sherman antitrust law.
All of the decisions have been handed
down in a comparatively short time.
They are the steamship cases. the United
shoe Machinery case. the National Cash
Register case. the Keystone Watch case
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Although Department OF Justice off,
cials expressed this p~essimistic view IN
regard to recent decisions, II is known
that the case against the steel trust has
been regarded by lawyers as weaker
than that against any OF the other big
corporations in which the Government
has sought relief.
The decision was regarded with inter
est here also because Of It's political
Significance. Although the details were
not available tonight. il Is assumed that
the court sustained the purchase of the
Tennessee Coal and Iron Company by
the Steel Corporation.
Col. Roosevelt has been criticised in
connection with hat transactions more
than any other big business transaction
In his career in the White House II
will be recalled that President Roosevelt
practically O. KID that d.9, IN advance
N1eil nTs TTl'h dllN Ju@HF 'ftIN Co. eel
upon him at the White House. This
was in the days OF the 1907 panic and
Mr.. Roosevelt conteuded that ne acted
to save the financial situation after as
surfing himself that the transaction did
not constitute a violation OF the Sh,rman
law.
Democratic investigating committees.
campaign orators and others have at
tackled Roosevelt on this transaction.
Even President Tafts At.orney-Genoral
lWickershaml in tho complaint flcd in
the suit against the steel trust spoke
harshly of Mr.. Roosevelt on this score,
This charge against Mr.. Roosevelt in the
suit brought under the Taft Adminis1ra-
tion is one of the things for which Col.
Roosevelt has never forgiven Mr.. Taft.
As a matter OF fact the charge against
Col, Roosevelt in that complaint never
fell under the eye OF Mr.. Taft until Il
had been filed in SQUIRT
While the Department OF Justice ON
cials were greatly disappointed at the
decision, there Is some reason to doubt
whether all officials Of the Wilson Ad-
ministratLOn took the same view. The
case was a hangover from the Taft
Administration and the wholesome effect
OF the decision on business Is likely TO
appeal to some OF the Presidents sup
porters.