Evening star., 1937-12-22

For 80 years this firm conducted what
was probably the most lucrative prac-
tice in the Northwest.
MIR. Kellogg became general counsel
for the Federal Steel Co. and the
United States Steel Corp. in that ter
ritory and was retained by the Pullman
Co., the Chicago Great Western.
Northern Pacific, Duluth d. Iron
Range and Duluth, Mesaba Il North
ern Railway Co.'S, the Minnesota
Iron Co., the Oliver Iron Mining Co.
and numerous other industries. The
connections we're held against him
when he was picked later to represent
the Government against some of the
big industrial combinations of the
country. but his relations were always
those of lawyer to his clients.
Certainly If any of the friends of
the men who controlled the big COM
panies which Mr. Kellogg's firm repre-
Sented, expected special favors or
treatment when the st. Paul attorney
was picked as Government counsel in
the antitrust cases Of the Theodore
Roosevelt regime, they were fore
doomed to disappointment Mr. Kel-
logg put into his effort Oh behalf of
the Government the same intensity of
research that he gave to the causes
of his other clients.
In his action against the Standard
Oil Co. he brought suit for dissolution
on ground Of monopolistic control
under the Sherman Antitrust Act.
He showed the courts that the cor
poration controlled from IS to 95 per
cent of the oil business of the country
through its direct ownership of 40
subsidiaries and IS other companies.
Long before the dissolution decree of
the lower courts finally was upheld
by the Supreme Court f the United
States, the MinneSotan was nationally
known as kellogg, the trust buster"
Investigated U. p.
In that role he was retained by the
Interstate Commerce Commission in
1907 to investigate the methods
whereby Edward H. Harriman's Union
Pacific had gained control Of the
Southern Pacific, the Chicago & AL
ton and other lines.
Meanwhile Mr. Kellogg had been
going ahead in political circles Ele-
vation of his partner, Mr.. Davis, to
the United States Senate, opened this
pathway for him and he continued
in it after Mr.. Davis death. He was
Republican national committeeman
for Minnesota in 1904 holding the
position eight years. He was delegate
to the Republican national conven-
ton Of 1904, 1908 and 1912.
In 1916, the year Of the notable
Hughes Wilson presidential campaign
he was nominated for the Federal
Senate, was elected and served the
six-year term starting March 4. 1917
He gave up all his legal retainers
before taking his seat, causing one
Minnesota paper to remark that the
State was getting q 100000 lawyer
for $4,000"
Fought La Toilette.
Early in the World War period he
presented to the Senate resolutions
Of the public safety commission OF
Minnesota and Of the Washington
Loyalty League, demanding the ex-
pulsion Of Senator Robert M. La Fol-
lette, the elder. of Wisconsin, because
of speech which the latter made
in st. Paul in September, 1917,
decrying American participation in
the war Mr.. Kellogg roundly de-
nounced his colleague from the neigh
boring State, but the case hung fire
until December, 1918, when it was
dismissed.
In the controversy over the Treaty
of Versailles, Mr.. Kellogg was one Of
the mild reservationists' who IA
vored American membership in the
League of Nations under less drastic
reservations than those demanded by
the Republican leaders but under
conditions that were not accepta bic
towthe Wilsonian Democrats.
Mr.. Kellogg also advocated partic-
ipation by the United States in the
World Court, where he was destined
later to round out his long career.
Retired from the Senate by the
Farmer-LAbor party victory that sent
Magnus johnson to the Senate. Mr..
Kellogg went to Santiago. Chile. as .
delegate to the NTH Pan-American
Conference. then returned to st. Paul
and reorganized his law arm. But in
December, 1928, President Coolidge
called him from practice again to
become Ambassador to Great Britain.
Secretary Of State Feur Years.
There followed four busy years as
Secretary OF State. Many postwar
readjustments were still in the making
and Latin American problems were
pressing and sometimes acute.
Strained relations with Mexico had
resulted from new laws there affecting
American-owned concessions in land.
mining and oil. In June, 1925, Mr..
Kellogg warned the Mexican admins
tration that it could expect the sup
port of the United States Government
only so long as it protects American
lives and property" and fulfilled its
international obligations. Appoint
ment of Dwight w. Morrow as Am
bassador in 1927 finally resulted in
improved relations.
Recurrent revolutions In Nicaragua
also engaged attention. Marines with
drawn from there in 1925 were sent
back In 1925 and it was not until the
next year that Henry L. Stimson
destined to succeed Kellogg as Secre-
tary # State. negotiated an agreement
by which all factional leaders except
SANDING laid down their arms and 4
national peace force was organized
under American supervision.
Solved Tacna AFRICA Fight.
The Tacna-Arica dispute. which
had kept Peru and Chile diplomatic
relations severed since 1911, was solved
after considerable difficulty. A pleb-
iscite, conducted In 1875 by 4 COM
mission under Gen. John j. Pershing,
failed to settle ownership of the ter
ritory, SO In 1926 Mr.. Kellogg offered
the services of the United States as
intermediary. 1t took him two years
to bring about . resumption of diplo-