Show STEEL TRUST ESCAPES II Greatest Monopoly in the World Not Subject to Prosecution Paris Mo Oct 10 Keeping up his attacks on the administration for its failure to prosecute the trusts William WilliamJ J Bryan speaking here early today charged that the department of Justice grossly neglected Its auty uty in the mat matter matter matter ter of a complaint against the Ameri Amen American American can Steel Wire company He Ho as asserted ast that there was proof that the t claim of or the th attorney general gen ral that he heas was as prosecuting the trusts was false In substantiation of what he said he read the following letter signed by J JK JK T Tx K x Richards acting attorney general Proof Is Plain t j Department of Justice Washington i iD D C Feb 11 1903 J A Heath Esq President Joliet Bale Tie Company JoUet Joilet Ill Sir SirI I am in receipt of your letter of the In which you yu y u com complain complain complain plain of American Steel Wire corn com company pany In reply L I beg bog to Inform you that the specific act to which you refer the selling of their finished product for less than they the charge for their wire in inthe Inthe inthe the coil which has resulted so Injuriously Injuriously injuriously to tp your business Is not restrain able under the federal antitrust law That fact may mayor or may not be evidence of or an attempt to monopolize or restrain Interstate or foreign trade of com corn commerce I merce to which that law applies and the latter fact must be established be before before before fore the former will be declared illegal The circumstances alluded to would not of Itself justify any action by this de department department department nor does docs the federal law af afford a aford aford ford you any remedy for the loss you have sustained Respectfully Respectful Signed N K RICHARDS Acting A Attorney GeneraL GeneraLA A Republican Separator Addressing himself to a large audi audience audience audience ence of farmers farmer Mr Bryan referred to toa toa toa a news item that appeared In one of the morning papers T 1 I IA A press dispatch vj oJ 4 this morning that a Pennsylvania manu manufacturer manufacturer manufacturer of separators has given notice to his that the factory will close dOwn d wn for an extended period if Ir I Iam Iam Iam am elected This is the most discouraging discouraging discouraging aging threat that I have yet read I had supposed that the cows would go goon goon goon on giving milk under a Democratic ad administration administration administration ministration as well as under a Republican Republican Republican lican administration but if as lU a result of my election the cows are going to dry up In November Oember and not become fresh again for four years Jears It will real Iswolsky has frankly said to the Brit British BritIsh I ish government that when the crisis I rose he was informed of the intentions Intentions intentions of but th t tit t he was not a consenting party thereto The Greek government has proposed to Great Britain France Italy and Russia that the matter of the Cretan proclamation of union with Greece be considered at the proposed International International international conference simultaneously with the questions of ot Bulgarian independence ence ene en e and the annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Greece points out that the acceptance of this proposal would inspire public confidence and enable the government to maintain Its present attitude of aloofness from the action of Crete Replying to the Greek proposal tha th British government today notified the Greek government that until a le Ic legal legal gal status has been restored In the island of or Crete Great Britain cannot hold out any hope that the Cretan as will be granted |