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WILMINGTON N. C. THURSDAY MARCH 2 1904.
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JAPANESE ARE WELL
Elaborate Preparations
and Advancing Them Through the Coun-try.--Two
Strong Positions Held.
LAND OPERATIONS ARE IMMINENT
A lit." Vnxw.ai "
Japanese is tlie Food Supply There
Are Probably 20,000 Japanese at
Ping Yang There Are Numerous
Indications That Land Operations
Are Not Very Far Off There is
No News Being Sent Out From
Port Arthur, the Russians Fearing
That Movements of Their Troops
Might Become Known to the Ene
myJapanese IMet Convenes and
is Addressed by the Premier and
the Foreign Minister Yonghampo,
By An Imnerial Edict, Has Been
Opened to Foreign Trade.
London. March 24. A series of mes
sages dated between March 10th- and
March 17th sent by a correspondent of
The Daily Mail at Chinampho, Korea,
describes the perfect organization and
arrangements of the Japanese in Ko
rea. Elaborate preparations have been
made for landing troops and advancing
them through the country and pontoon
bridges and stables are built wherever
they are found to be, necessary. The
greatest difficulty facing the Japanese
is the commisarant. as owing to the
poor food supplies of Korea it is only
possible at present to maintain 90,001 satisfaction at the continued fruit
men. I 1 iU T ' .
men.
-Tha . Jajia,nesah.Qld...J.wo enormously
strong jiitr6aT:itflk--Yang and on
r 'tile' Miokah-San range, between
Hwang-Ju and Seoul. The latter, the
correspondent says is probably im
pregnable and secures Seoul from land
attacks from the northwest.
In the event of defeat, it is intended
to hold the passes at Kazan, thus pro
tecting the Ping Yang valley. The
" Japanese troops are suffering from dy
sentery and pneumonia and many of
cavalry horses, which the correspon
dent says are poor, have died, but the
army is full of spirit.
There probably are twenty thousand
Japanese at Ping Yang, which the cor
respondent points out might easily have
been taken when the Russian scouts
first arrived, there being then, only 250
Japanese soldiers there.
The Russians intended to make Anju
their base, but owing to the delay in
the arrival of reinforcements, they
were afraid they would be cut off and
so retired. Meanwhile the Japanese
advanced to Ping Yang by forced
marches, the troops being almost with
out equipment.
According to this correspondent, the
Russians are preparing to prevent the
Japanese landing at Pak-Chon, twenty
miles west of Anju, and he says the
Japanese, sailors admit that Port Ar
thur is so protected by mines and tor
pedoes that it would mean death to
approach it. ,
Iand Operations Imminent.
London, March 24. The stringent
Japanese censorship is likely to be re
laxed early in April says the well in
formed Daily Telegraph's Seoul corre
spondent. This coincides with the
numerous indications of the imminende
of land operations.
In the meantime the veil has not lift
ed and not a word has yet issued, either
officially from japan or unofficially
from any other source, concerning the
last bombardment of Port Arthur.
Port Arthur Bombarded on the 18th.
Tokio, March 23 A special dispatch
from Moji (opposite Shimoneski Japan,)
says the Japanese fleet made another
attack on Port Arthur March ISth,
bombarded the city and its defenses
and fought a furious engagement with
the Russian fleet outside the harbor,
destroying one Russian battleship.
Seven Japanese casualties are reported
There is no information confirming the
-Japanese fleet's condition.
This is the first announcement of an
engagement off Port Arthur on Marca
18th. Special dispatches received in
London this afternoon contain the same
details of an engagement, but give the
date as March 22nd which probably Is
correct. The Associated Press dis
patches from St. Petersburg last nlht
gave full details of the fight fit Port
Arthur March 22nd,
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No Newspaper News Being Sent Out.
ct "Ptfvrsburar. March 23. According
rv fh information hr there now ex-
ists a complete embargo upon newspa- ;
rer dispaches direct from Port Arthur, i
During the last ten days, a general j
.shutting down upon newspaper te!e-
crams from the Far East has been no-
f,V:' This is owinsr to increased
.jiiitions- to prevent the enemy from !
obtaining news of the movement oi
the Russian troops. :
The Russians are being massed iu ,
force along their first line from Feng!
Huang Cheng northward for thirty !
miles while their second line, extends r
- from Mukden to Hai-Cheng. ,
All the rolling stock required for use
ORGANIZED IN KOEA
Made for Landing Troops
T),.;!.,. I
Forty trucks of grain reach- Port.
Arthur daily.
Japanese Lack Mounted Skirmishers.
St. Petersburg", March 25. According
to the government reports, the Japa
nese cavalry seen north of Anju, Ko
rea, this week cannot keep in touch
with the Russians.
The military organ says the occupa
tion of Anju, lying at the juncture of
the best roads leading to Wiju, Seoul,
Gensan and Kirin. affords a strong po
sition to the movement of troops from
Ping Yang. But much of this natural
advantage has been lost by the lack on
part or tne Japanese oi mounted skir
mishers. Russian Squadron Still at Vladivostok.
St. Petersburg. March 23. According
to private advices from Vladivostok,
the Russian squadron is still there.
Private telegrams received at the ad
miralty here say that immediately fol
lowing the Port Arthur bombardment
yesterday the Japanese again spread
reports among the Chinese that the
Russians had abandoned the town.
Little Damage Done at Port Arthur.
St Petersburg, March 24.-2:34 a. m.
As no further dispatches, official or
otherwise, have arrived here from Port
Arthur up to this morning, the officials
have come to the conclusion that the
bombardment by the Japanese fleet on
the night of March 21 and the morning
of March 22nd failed to cause a damage
considered worthy to be reported to the
iessiiess ui nie u hlkxiicsk: 0.000-11x1.0 un
Port Arthur prevails in high circles.
Getting Ready for Operations.
Vladivostok, March 24. While the
situation here remains quiet, it is not
expected that Vladivostok will continue
to be much longer free from the vig
orous operations of the Japanese. In
anticipation of the appearance of the
enemy and of a possible siege, a ladies'
circle has been formed, which eits six
hours daily at the ministry of marine
preparing bandages of linen for dick
soldiers and sailors.
Japanese Diet Convenes.
Tokio. March 23. The special sessiou
of the diet today entered upon the busi
ness for which it was called. M. K't
sura, the premier and M. Komura, the
minister of foreign affairs, addressed
the House. The premier said the diet
had been summoned at an unparalleled
moment in the annals of the country.
The maintenance of permanent peace
in the far east and respect for the
legitimate right of the powers was, he
said, the established national policy of
Janan.
Continuing the Premier said:
"Russia not only failed to meet the
Japanese proposals but defiantly re
sorted to actions calculated to injure
the national rights of Japan, and Japan
was compelled, in self-defense, to ter
minate the negtiations and take inde
pendent action." '
Mr. Komura. the minister for foreign
affairs said he was confident the wor d
would recognize the justice and pa
tience uniformly exercised by Japan in
carrying forward the negotiations with
Russia. The minister said he was
anxiously desirous of peace, being
mindful of the woeful consequences
which war brings
Tons Hanks Overture the Rpssians.
Seoul. March 23. The Tong Hanks
are giving trouble in the northeastern
part of Korea and are making over
tures to Russians."
, A detachment of Japanese from
Gensan engaged a body of Tong
Haks near Samung with the result
that twenty-four of the Tong Haks
were killed or wounded and thirty
five were captured.
Chinese Showing Loyalty to Russians.
St. Petersburg, March 23. The cor
respondent of the Novi Krai, of Port
Arthur, who is proceeding to the Yalu
river, writes that lie saw crowds of
Chinese coolies throwing up earth
works on the frowing impregnable
heights at Gin Chou (north of Port
Dalny). This shows that the Russians
are determined to resist the Japanese
attempt to land on the neck of the
Liao Tung penincula. The correspond
ent adds that the Chinese officials
who had invariably-made official calls
on the occasions of the Russian and
Chinese new year failed to do so this
year, believing that the Jacanese are
going to drive out the Russians. They
take a different view now, .however.
owing to the failure of the Japanese
to rush .things as evidenced by the
fact that all the native hack drivers
are carrying Russian flags,
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Yongampo Opened to Foreign Trade.
Seoul, March 23. An imperial edict;
has been issued, opening Yangampo
to foreign trad j
j
Small Engagement Reported.
Seoul, March 23. A brush between
the opposing forces has occurred at
the outposts north of Anju. One Jap-
anese was killed.
GEORGIA REPUBLICANS-
State Convention a Turbulent One
The Platform Delegates to Chi
cago.
Atlanta, Ga., March 23. After a tur
bulent session which lasted into the
night, the Georgia Republican conven
tion adjourned, but not before passing
resolutions calling on Congress to pun
ish those states which have passed
laws resulting in the disfranchisement
of the negro, and side tracking a reso
lution looking to putting out a state
ticket.
A contingent of the Atlanta police
played a part in the convention by
ejecting one of the members who in
sisted on recognition when the chair
man thought he ought not to have it.
An effort made to provide for admission
to the floor by tickets caused a wrangle
which occupied the time of the con
vention for several hours after gather
ing together. No real work was done
by the convention until late in the even-.
ing. ,
The report of the committee on plat
form was lengthy. The present ad
ministration was endorsed and personal
eulogy paid to President Roosevelt.
The courts who have convicted parties
of peonage were congratulated. The
platform declared for respect of law,
and a fair trial in all the courts for
all offenders. The state central com
mittee, consisted of four men from each
of the eleven Congressional districts,
was named and Walter H. Johnson, of
Atlanta made chairman.
The "Georgia delegates to the Repub
lican national convention ejected today
are: W. H. Johnson, of Atlanta; Judson
W. Lyons, of Augusta; H. 1. Johnson,
of Atlanta, and Harry Stillwell Ed
wards, of Macon. Alternates: N. H.
Swayne, of Cedartown; Alex. Acker
man, of Macon; H. M. Porter, of Au
gusta, and B. J. Davitt. of Dawson.
ON THE STOCK MARKET.
Excited and Feverish Day Follows
Announcement of Terms of Distri
bution of Northern Securities.
New York, March 23. An excited
and feverish stock market today
from the announcement- of the terms
of distribution of the Northern Secur
ities holdings of Great Northern pre
ferred and Northern Pacific stocks.
Trading in Union Pacific and Southern
Pacific was on an enormous scale and
almost monopolized the market for
a time, but when these stocks began
to run off under heavy realizing, the
demand shifted to some of the east
ern trunk lines and the western
groups.
Some fears were entertained that
the excited buying of Union Pacific
represented a contest for control as
that company is insured large and in
fluential holdings both of Northern
Pacific and of Great Northern under
the terms of the distribution without
any compensatory holdings in Union
Pacific on (the part of those compa
nies. There was much mystery at5-
tached" to the"wliole movement aim
the suspicion that it might be due to
speculative manipulation kept the
tone feverish and uncertain.
Twenty shares of Northern Pacific
stock were sold at auction at the real
estate rooms today. The priee paid
was 154 1-2 per share. A number of
Wall street houses were represented
among the bidders.
A director in the Union Pacific road
said today:
"Our company is already well rep
resented in the board of the North
ern Pacific Railway. Northern Pa
cific interest have not yet asked for
representation in Union Pacific, but
if theT do, we will be glad to take
them in."
There are no developments of im
portance in Northern Securities today.
A representative of Mr. Hill said that
it would be some time perhaps before
the company disposes of the assets re
maining after the distribution of its
Great Northern and Northern Pacific
stocks.
GIVE SULLY A CHANGE.
His Creditors Will Receive Another
Proposition for Settlement.
New York, March 23. It was report
ed tonight that Daniel J. Sully will be
asked tomorrow by the creditors of the
firm of Daniel J. Sully & Co., to- make
another propositon for settlement. It
was stated that the acceptance of this
proposition, if at all satisfactory, would
be practically certain and would Jn
volve the immediate finstatement of
Sully on the cotton exchange.
The action was brought about, it was
stated by the fact that bankruptcy
proceedings would be long drawn out
and that certain creditors with large
claims would be seriously affected by
the delay In getting ready money.
It was said that this action was prob
ably hastened by the report that Leh
man Brothers and Atwood, Violet and
Company had retained Samuel Unter
myer to institute suplementary pro
ceedings against the alleged members
of the bull pool, who are said to have
deserted Mr. Sully.
THREE NEGROES KILLED.
Result of a Race War in an Arkansas
County More Trouble Feared-
Little Rock. Ark.. March 23. A spe
cial to The Gazette from DeWitt, sajs:
Three negroes were killed in a race
battle today at St. Charles this county.
A posse of a deputy sheriff was en
gaged In a search for two negroes,
who yesterday had seriously wounded
two white men. in a, fist fight at St.
Charles, and while passing through a
section of woodland they were Area at
from a thicket by a party of negroes.
The whites returned the fire and in
stantly killed Garrett 'Flood, Will Mad
ison and Will Baldwin.
The tragedy has greatly aroused the
community and further trouble is rear
ed. A posse left here tonight for St-
Charles.
"Bull" Movement Sends Bank Stock
From "195 to 275.
Xorfolk Va. March 21 A bull moVe-
ment in the Norfolk market today on
Citizen's Bank stock sent the securities
from 195 to 275 and at that price a ma-
jority of shares -were secured: The
bank is capitalized at $300,000. George
A. Schmelz of Hampton .was promlnem
In buying rtut will not talk on the sub-
Ject. v J
MAIL SERVICE
Fight on Appropriations
for Special Facilities
Not Successful
IN THE HOUSE
Provision is Made for Special Service
Over Trunk Lines South From
Washington and West From Kan
sas City The Senate Considers the
Indian Appropriation Bill The
Civil Service System of Filling Fed
eral Offices in Southern States Criti
cised. Washington, March 23. When the
House adjourned today some progress
had been made in the reading of the
postoffice appropriation bill for
amendment, but only six pages were
disposed of. The appropriation for
the railway services was carefully
scrutinized, and in the case of inland
mail transportation by sstar routes, the
appropriation was scaled down from
$8,100,000 to $7,850,000.
An animated debate arose over this
proposition.
Mr. Rixey (Va.) declared that no
effort had been made by the depart
ment to better the star route service
and inquired why there was so much
difference in the pay of the rural car
riers and star route carriers.
"Because," injected Mr. Griggs, of
Georgia, a member of the committee,
the rural free delivery service has
grown into a vast political machine."
Star route carriers, he asserted, re
ceive very much less pay.
Mr. Maddox (Georgia) maintained
that until the rural service was estab
lished and put in operation, the de
partment made no effort to better the
star route service at all. But for the
rural siervice, he said the depart
ment would be running a one-eyed
mule or a Texas pony all over the
country, and no member of Congress
would admit to a foreigner that was
the United States mail.
An amendment by Mr. Tawney (of
Minnesota) was adopted, providing
that no part of the appropriation shall
be used for the rental of oars which
have, been in service for more than
fifteen years.
An unsuccessful fight was made
against the provisions in the bill mak
ing appropriations for special mail
facilities over trunk lines, south from
Washington and west from Kansas
City. .
Mr. Mott (Tennessee) moved to
strike out the entire provision appro
priating $142,728 for special mail fa
cilities on trunk lines from Washing
ton to Atlanta and New Orleans.
Without debate the amendment,, on a
vote by tellers was lost 80 to 88.
During argument by Mr. Cowherd
in flavor of the present rates paid rail
roads for carrying mails, he was in-,
terrupted by Mr. Baker (N. Y.) who,
with some passion, Inquired "if the
gentleman maintains that men who
have railroad passes In their pockets
are not prejudiced in favor of the rail
roads." Mr. Cowherd rep Lied amid applause,
that he would leave it to the House
whether he had been so influenced.
Mr. Baker excitedly declared that
there were some members who have
been so influenced, which called for
the rebuke from the chair, who said
that Mr. Baker had again transgressed
the rules of orderly procedure in the
House.
The House adjourned until tomor
row.
THE SENATE.
Washington, March 23. The Sen
ate again spent the greater part of
the day considering the Indian appro
priation bill. Three hours of the time
was given to the discussion of a claim
of .$50,000 for services rendered the
Choctaw Indians and the amendment
was defeated.
The civil service debate was contin
ued and there was considerable dis
cussion of the policy to be pursued in
securing employes for work on the
Panama canal. The bill was still un
der consideration when the Senate ad
journed.
Mr. Gorman, discussing the civil
service, said the President in his in
structions to the Isthmian Canal Com
mission, has receded from his ad
vanced position on the general appli
cation of the civil service principle.
No one had ever supposed originally,
he said, that the principle would be
applied to, minor places, as it had
been. He wanted the, door opened
to the small places, "as it has now
been opened by the President to all
who can live on the Isthmus of Pana
ma and do work in connection with
the canal."
Mr. Hoar said that the supplying of
employes for the canal work was a
very different thing from filling the
places in the executive departments,
and expressed the opinion that places
connected with the canal should be
selected on the recommendation of
public men, and he would do this re
gardless of the oolitics of the men
consulted or chosen to omce. utner-
wise the selections might be as unsat
isfactory as are those made under the!
present system-in vogue in filling Fed-
era! places in the Southern States. j
Turning to the point thus raised byj
himself, Mr.- Hoar said that if he !
"were President 'he would invite the
confidence of Senators and Represen-
tatives from Southern States regard
less of their political affiliations in the
matter of appointments to office."
Mr. Clay commended the position
taken on ttse- subject of appointments
in the Southern States and said he be
lieved that such a course would be in
accord with the constitution.
Disciples of Christ in Convention.
Chicago, March 23. Over three
hundred delegates from all parts of
the country were present here today
at the convention of the national con
gress of the Disciples of Christ. Of
ficers were elected to serve during the
coming year as follows:
President J. J. Haley, Richmond,
Va.
Secretary C. M. Sharp, Columbia,
Mo.
Next year'sconvention will be held
in Columbia, Mo., in March,
POSTOFFICE MATTERS.
Democratic Senators Determined to
Bring Question Before the Senate.-
Washington, March 23. Aggres
sive tactics have been decided upon
by the Democratic members of the
Senate to air their demands for an
investigation by Congress of the post
office department. Notice to that ef
feet was served upon the Senate com
mittee on postoflices and postroads
today by the Democratic members
when the committee again put off the
requests of Senators Gorman and Clay
that one of the resolutions, now pend
ing in the committee looking to a
Congressional investigation, be re
ported to the Senate.
The pending resolutions were in
troduced by Senator Penrose, dhair
man of the committee, and Senators
Gorman and Carmack. After consid
erable delay, the resolutions were re
ferred to the postoffice committee and
no action has been taken toward re
porting them back. Democratic Sen
ators have persistently urged that any
one of the resolutions be reported, but
the demands have been combatted by
the Republicans on the ground that
there is no necessity for an Investi
gation that has not been made or that
cannot be made by the postoffice de
partment itself.
The plan of the Democratic Sena
tors is now to offer a new resolution
calling attention to the former reso
lutions and to the fact that they have
been permitted to sleep in the com
mittee. This would bring- the entire
question before the Senate. It has
been conceded by the Democratic Sen
ators that the resolution which they
proposed to bring in will come no
nearer adoption than tJhe ones sent
to the nostoffice committee, but they
assert that the effect will be to bring
out a full debate, which it . is esti
mated will last a week at least.
OPPOSE THE EIGHT HOUR LAW.
Labor Leaders Do Not Represent Real
Views of Working Men Mr. D. A.
Tompkins Testifies.
Washington, March 23. In a dis
cussion of the confusion which oppo
nents of the eight hour bill declared
would follow . the enactment of that
measure into law, Frederick W. Job,
secretary of the Employers' Union,
of Chicago, today said to the Senate
committee on education and labor,
that he did not believe the labor lead
ers of the. country represented the real
views of the rank and file of working
men organized or unorganized. Mr.
Job called attention to labor troubles
where non-union men had been beat
en down with clubs or shot and said
that the official organs of organized
labor never had contained one word
of denunciation of these crimes.
Daniel A. Tompkins, of North Car
olina, was. questioned in regard to
child labor in the eouth and answered
that the manufacturing interests of
the south were no,w recovering from
the labor restrictions caused by the
slavery system. Slavery was a form
of restriction, he said, but the im
provement for all classes inr the south
was progressing and would work out
satisfactorily without legislation bet
ter than with it.
THE SULLY LOSSES,
No Further Apprehension- Need Be
Felt Sensational Developments Ex
pected. New York, March 23. R. P. McDou
gall, president of the cotton exchange,
made the following statement today
relative to the conditions of the mar
ket: "The losses in consequence of the fail
ure of D. J. Sully & Co., fall on some
of the most conservative houses in the
trade; firms that are well able to with
stand them without inconvenience.
"There is no warrant for any further
apprehension especially as consumers
are making inquiries for spot cotton
which introduces an element of safety
and stability that has been lacking of
late."
It was said on the cotton exchange
today that sensational developments
are expected when the receivers begin
their investigation of Sully's books.
These books, it was reported, contain
records of the transactions made by
Sully for at least two of the capitalists
who are said to have backed the Sully
deal and the creditors expressed the
belief that these records would enable
them to reach the men responsible for
the Sully contracts.
To Consolidate Florida Judicial Dis
tricts. Washington, March 23. A member
of the House committee on the judi
ciary has prepared a bill looking to a
consolidation of the Northern and
Southern judicial districts of Florida.
This expedient is proposed to legislate
Judge Charles Swayne out of office
and avoid the necessity for impeaching
him. There is serious objection to this
plan among many members of the
House. It is stated in opposition to jhe
plan that even if the district should
be abolished, Judge Swayne would still
be entitled to his salary as judge, ..'
that it 'would simply work a hardship
on the people of the district and on'the
judge for the Southern district of th3
state. - ; " .. '.' . . .
SHAW SPEAKS
Decision in Merger Case
Hailed as an Admin- .
istration Victory
A COMPARISON
The Speech Was Delivered Before the
Young Men's Club In Providence,
and Is the Opening of the National
Campaign in Rhode Island The
Secretary Compares the Republican
Party's Anti-Trust Activity With'
Cleveland's Do-Nothing Policy Ho
Says the Ex-President Never Rec
ommended Any Legislation to Cur
tail the Power of Trusts and That
the Democratic Party Has Nef or
Enacted Any Anti-Trust Legislation.
(Providence. R. I., March 23. The Re
publican national campaign in Rhode
Island, was virtually opened tonight
by Secretary of the Treasury Leslie M.
Shaw and United . States Senator Nel
son W. Aldrich, of Rhode Island,- who
were the principal speakers at the ban
quet of the Young Men's Republican
Club in Infantry hall.
Secretary Shaw said in part:
No sooner was the result of the mer
ger case announced than the opposition'
inaugurated widely varying and incon
sistent tactics to rob the administration
of the fruits of its victory. Some de
manded the institution of similar suits
against every large business and pro
ducing enterprise and very consoli
dation of railroad interests, whether
of competing systems or of continuous
lines. The most amusing effort to
avoid a comparison of Republican and
Democratic administrations, to the
great advantage of the former, appears
in a recent interview by ex-President
Cleveland. He does not claim to , have '
recommended any anti-trust legislation
during either of his administrations.
He does not claim that any anti-trust
legislation was passed during either of
his administrations. He does not claim
credit for any litigation ever instituted
to suppress any trust or combination
during either of his administrations.
He simply seeks to explain why noth
ing was done, and he places the respon
sibility therefor upon the courts and
the constitution and upon th&act that
the Northern Securities Company was
not organized during his administra
tion.
I am very glad that the ex-President
has again commenced to take notice,
notwithstanding the McKelway letter.
Eight years is a long time to remain in
mourning. But now. that he has volun
tarily entered the lists and Invited com
parisons, he can not complain if com
parisons be made.
Mr. Cleveland was first inaugurated
President March 4. 18S5. Neither in his
inaugural address. nor in any message
does he mention the subject of trusts
until immedately .preceding the election
of 1888. In his last message) preceding
that campaign he refers to the exis
tence of "combinations frequently call
ed trusts," and closes with this eage
conclusion:
. "The people can hardly hope for any
consideration in the operation of these
selfish schemes."
He recommends no relief and sug
gests no remedy;. Nevertheless the
Congress to which this comprehensive
statement of facts was submitted, a
majority of the members of which be
longed to his school of political thought
appointed a commission to investigate
the subject. The -purpose of the com-'
mission was to convince the people that
their interests were not being neglect
ed, at least during the campaign, and
that If Mr. Cleveland was re-elected
some remedial legislation would follow.
.To that end this commission held meet
ings from time to time throughout the
campaign. Mr. Cleveland was not re
elected, however, but when Congress
reconvened, in a paragraph of five
lines, he refers to the subject of trusts,
and closes with this sad and terrify
ing announcement: "Corporations,
which should be the carefully restrain
ed creatures of the law and the ser
vants of the people, are fast becoming
the people's masters.". But he recom
mends no relief and suggests no possi
ble way of escape.
.Two days before the inauguration,
of President Harrison the commission
to which I have referred made its re
port, setting forth what evidently ap
peared to the commission as a most
deplorable condition. ,
"Your committee, respectlfully report
that the number of combinations and'
trusts formed and forming In this coun
try Is as your committee has ascer-
talned. very large, and affects a large
portion of the important manufactur
ing and industrial interests of the coun
try. They do not report any list off
these combinations, for the reason that
new ones are constantly forming and
old ones are constantly extending their
relations so as. to cover new branches
of business and invade new terrlto-.
ries." .
Their words of encouragement which
follow must be read in the light of the
fact that two days later a Republican
Congress, elected some months before. -was
to convene. Listen!
"Your committee further report that
owing to present differences of opinion;
between the members of your commit
tee, they limit this report to submit
ting to the careful consideration of sub
sequent congresses the facts shown by
the testimony taken before the com
mattee." -
' Both the (President and the committee
acknowledge the existence of harmful
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