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Show BEEF TRUST MUST OBEY. Government Will Enforce Injunction Against These Corporations. WASHINGTON. Jan. 31 It can bo said by authority that unless the corporations constituting the alleged "beef trust " shnll heed tho injunction mnde permanent yesterday yes-terday by the decision of the Supreme Court of the United States, the Government Govern-ment will Institute proceedings against tho Individual members of the corporations corpora-tions to enforce the decision of the court Tho proceedings will bo under the criminal crimi-nal law, If such can be Instituted. The minds of the President and members of his Cabinet nro mado up fully on tho question. Thoy have determined that tho "beef trust" shall obey the law, and now that the highest court In tho land has upheld up-held the hando of the administration, it Is said thoy will permit no further "dllly dallying" with the subjoct. At today's Cabinet meeting tho President Presi-dent and Atlorney-Goneral Moody shared In the congratulations of tho members of the Cabinet on the result of the "beef trust" enso before the Supremo court. The President, who made no attempt to conceal con-ceal his satlhfactlon nt the decision of tho court, united with the members of the Cabinet in congratulating the Attomoy-Genoral Attomoy-Genoral The subject was considered briefly at the meeting, but no definite conclusion was reached as to what action. If any. the Government would take In tho future, except ex-cept tho general determination to enforce tho law as It has been construed by the courts. The President and the members of tho Cabinet regard tho decision of the Supreme court as a signal triumph of law as they havo viewed it and aro prepared to carry It Into effect absolutely. All the members of tho Cabinet were present nt tho meeting except Secretaries Hay and Wilson, tho formor still being confined to his home by a aevere cold. Again tho President, emphasized his Interest In-terest In the arbitration treaties pending before the Senate. He hold.s that the opponents of the treaties nro procoedlng on wrong premises In maintaining that they mav be used by foreign countries as a basis for action against certain of tho Southern States In the collection of old claims. Some departmental matters were con-oldercd con-oldercd at the meeting, tho most Important Impor-tant of which was tho action of Postmaster-General Wynne In notifying John G. Copers, Republican, national committeeman commit-teeman of South Carolina, that postmasters postmas-ters in that State will be dismissed from tho service If In the future they pay tho oxponses of delegates to political conventions. con-ventions. The action of tho Postmaster-General Postmaster-General was approved by tho President and tho Cabinet. In principle the declarations decla-rations of Mr. Wynno will apply to all other Statce whore such methods are practiced. |