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iyrV-y rfr,tMA I (it , -"J?""" 10 The Commoner. VOLUME 11, NUMBER 43 si H (rl 1:1 f wi to." r - i ' WASHINGTON NEWS ' Tho government filed In the federal court -at Trenton, N. J., a suit against the Steel trust, asking or its dissolution. Tho Associated Press says that some of tho testi mony taken by the Stanloy commis sion was used as the basis of this suit. Describing tho suit, tho As sociated Press report says: Tho steel corporation's lease of tho Great Northern railway's properties, which tho directors of tho steel company formally docldod to cancel, is alleged to bo illegal. This action of tho directors was taken but a few hours before the filing of the bill. The government acknowledged that it was advised of tho steel corpora tion's intention in this respect, but stated that under the conditions of lease no cancellation would bo effec tive until January 1, 1915, and there is no limit upon tho amount of ore that can be taken out in tho meantime. Sensational allegations fairly topple over each other in the govern ment's petition, which is an equity proceeding praying for injunctions to stop the continuance of the al leged monopoly and such other re lief as tho court may grant- The steel corporation's acquisition of tho Tennessee Coal and Iron company during tho panic of 1907 is declared illegal and scathingly criticised. The petition declares that B. H. Gary and Henry 0. Frick misled former Presi dent Roosevelt when they told him "but little advancement will come to tho steel corporation from tho pur chase." "The president," It says, "was not made fully acquainted with the state of affairs in New York prevalent to the transactions as they existed. 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"It Is certain that tho corporation availed itself of tho embarrassment of Moore and Schley (New York brokers who had largo holdings of Tennessee stock) at a most critical period and the hammering of tho Tennessee stock and tho threatening of a general financial calamity to ac quire the control of a competitor, took on a formidable aspect. "The corporation thus greatly strengthened its control of the coun try's predominant position In tho south's Iron and steel trade, elimi nated a competitor and unlawfully acquired a power which Is a menace to the welfare of the country and should be destroyed." The Gary dinners are referred to, although not by name, aB meetings which accomplished more than writ ten pools or agreements which were frequently broken. , "It was understood and agreed," said the bill, "that they (tho steel manufacturers represented at the meetings) were bound to protect one another; that to carry out this pur pose their honor was at stake, and that tho obligation binding upon them was even dearer than life itself and that tio one of them should act or fail to act, execute with a distinct and clear understanding that his honor was involved and this was more binding on him than any writ ten or verbal contract. When bid den by the chief executive of the corporation they came at any time, from any distance, ready, willing and anxious to turn over to him and to their friends all that was in their minds, all that was In their hearts' concerning their own business." Attached to the bill, among many other exhibits of alleged agreements, is a statement showing the extent to which the steel corporation Is rep resented In the directorates of other concerns. It shows George F. Baker, as a director in flfty-slx others, Ed mund 0, Converse In twenty-eight, William E. Corey in thirty-two, J. Pierpont Morgan in fifty-one. Of this the government's petition says: "Under the policy of the corpora tion there grew up a community of interest and a power to Influence ac tion to a common purpose neveT ex ceeded In tho history of the wnrld. There came into existence a system of interlocking of directorates which embraced almost the entire com mercial and financial powers of the eountry. "It has been a constantly growing system since the creation of the cor poration. AH the business of the corporation and Its control in the companies is conducted without com petition among them and as a pert of a general plant and combination by which they have partially de stroyed competition in trade and commerce among the states and with foreign nations, and have, -by their strength, acquired over competitors, whereby they are brought into har monious action with other corpora tions tn restricting competition and in restraining such trade and com merce. "Sraoe Its organization, the cor poration by means of its great earn ings made possible through the great control over the trade in Iron and steel derived from and exercised by the combinations described, has furthered Its powers, Influence and domlnancy by enlarging its old plants and constructing new ones paid for largely from Its earnings. The in vestment of earnings has been front $400,000,000 to $450,000,000. "Its net earnings shown by its annual report for nine months of the year It 01 - to 1902 and 1910 In cluded aggregated $908,045,838.30." The correspondent for pie New York World says: Commissioner General of Immigration Keefe has virtually completed his annual re port and will submit it to Secretary Nagel soon. He has laid special stress on Chlneso immigration, labor conditions in Hawaii and the present status of the international white slave traffic. The business of smuggling Chinese Into this country has been growing steadily in spite of the efforts of in spectors. Most of the Celestials are coming over tho Canadian border. Owing to the length of the border, Mr. Keefe will report, it Is Impos sible for his agents to keep theBe activities within bounds. Last year more than 8,000 China men landed in Canada. A great per centage of these have entered tho United States. Tho government has fifty-five cases in court at present, but this does not represent a frac tion of the number who have entered this country. The ease with which Chinamen can get into the United States from Canada has caused an increase of more than 100 per cent in the num ber of immigrants who have entered the dominion within the last five years. Canadian statistics give 22, 000 Chinamen residents, although it is known that two or three times that number have entered the coun try in the past decade. The others have been smuggled across the American border. Mr. Keefe will advise Secretary Nagel that the only way to handle the Chinese situation is to register all Celestials now in this country, ir respective of the manner of their entry, and to allow them all to stay here. 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