Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 59, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 October 1911 — STEEL TRUST IS NOW THE TARGET [ARTICLE]

STEEL TRUST IS NOW THE TARGET

Government Seeks Dissolution > - > . in Big Suit. PETITION FILED IN TRENTON,NJ. j Jacob M. Dickinson Retained as Special Prosecutor in Action Which Follows Investigation Made by the Stanley Committee. Washington, Oct. 27. —The government has filed suit for the dissolution of the United States Steel corporation in the federal court in Trenton, N. J. Some of the subsidiary companies of the United States Steel corporation also are attacked in the petition, which was prepared by Jacob M. Dickjnson, former secretary of war, who had been retained by the government as its special counsel in this case. The pettiion charges the steel corporation and those subsidiaries which are named as defendants with maintaining or attempting to maintain a monopoly in the steel business. The evidence upon which the suit was brought was obtained by the special investigators of the department of justice. It is understood that some of the testimony which was given before the Stanley committee was used, in part at least, as the basis of this suit. The petition is in equity and was filed in the circuit court. Tht following are some of those named in the petition: The United States Steel corporation, Carnegie Steel company, Federal Steel company, American Steel and Wire company of New Jersey, the American Tin Plate company, H. C. Frick Goke company, Tennesee, Coal Iron and Railroad company, J. P. Morgan, Charles Steele, George W. Perkins, E. H. Gary, Charles M? Schwab, Andrew Carnegie, Henry C. Frick, James Gayley, William H. Moore, J. H. Moore, Edmun C. Converse, Percival Roberts, Jr., Daniel G. Reid, Norman B. Ream, John D. Rockefeller, John D Rockefeller, Jr., P. A. B. Widener, William P. Palmer and about forty subsidiary corporations. The government asks that the z corporation and alleged conspiracy and monopolization be adjudged unlawful; that each and all of the defendants, their officers, directors, stockholders or agents be perpetually enjoined from doing any act for carrying out the same.