| Show JUDGE LANDIS TAKES THE CREDIT Declares to Grand Jury That It Was He Who First Started Beef Trust Investigation A WHACK AT NEWSPAPERS Grand Jurors to Pa Pay Xo No Attention to Them ChIcago Jan Kenesaw M 1 Landis of the United States district court In his chard char to tho federal grand jur jury assembled today to Investigate tho methods of oC the CC beef trust declared It wms through Information furnished b by him that tho present pro proceeding was started Jud Judge c handle also said dd that after arter he had the thc United States attorney to In Chicago on Jan 20 he wu wes surprIsed to see lice on Jan 22 notices In Inthe Inthe the newspapers coming ostensibly from Crom that the government of there had ordered the In Investigation tion It was announced that the action on the tho boot beof trust would bo be postponed for 1 n few d dayo s un until til sonic docket cases lied had been ered It was explained that the present investigation was WIlS of such Importance that It would be better botter If IC the jury jur ware little time In which to familiar familiarize Izo ize itself with the routine of grand jury procedure before considering the evi evidence dence to bo submitted In the tho packers case Having In mind the duty of the ills dle attorney said Judge Landis I that office on the of the tho present month that on your our here today the court would direct your to the subject of the present It Is II a source of profound 1 regret that two to days day later there he began n wide widespread spread newspaper publication or of nat mat matter ter purporting to come from Washing Washington ton and expressing the Intention and or of certain governmental functionarIes there thero as to this proceed proceedIng Ing an and alleging In that connection their purpose with respect to certain In in individuals residing In this dIstrIct WARNED AGAI AGAINST ST PAPERS Without assuming hero here officially that there Is anythinG tho pub publications publications except journalistic enterprise I caution you to pa pay no attention what whatever ever to them as 15 It will be your dut duty to refrain from making any of hatters transpiring In your jury room This Is so ro for two taro reasons renson In the first place if IC nn an Individual Is Indicted ho he ought to have the right of trial by a Jut jury taken from an atmosphere that lots not boon beon surcharged with feeling against hint him and anal in n the second place placeIt It if he is s not Indicted It Is not right that It should bo be published from time to time that evidence showing him guilty of crIminal conduct had lud been presented to the tho grand jury Various reports of alleged circum circumstances circumstances stances and conditions In connection with the meat ment industry have como come to tomo tome mo me While the representations set forth In these complaints complaint even If true do not necessarily Imply violation of federal law they are of such character its aa to clearl clearly Impose upon the tho court the duty or of directing your attention to them to the end that the subject ma may have havo at your our hands the gatlon gation and consideration It Its Import Importance ance requires Tu The a statute declares evet every contract combination In the form ot of trusts or otherwIse or conspiracy In restraint of trade or commerce among the tho several states or with foreign nations to be Illegal and It Is provided that every person oho ho shall incite any such con contract contract tract or engage In an any such combine combination Clan tion or conspiracy or who shall shull mono monopolize or attempt to monopolize or combine or conspire with an any other per person n or persons to monopolize an any part of such fluch trade or shall be deemed guilty or of a mIsdemeanor While you OU will observe that by this enactment Congress has prescribed the rule of free competition among those engaged ced In and International trade trado and commerce I desire to Im impress press upon you OU It Is not within the tho competency ot of Congress nor does docs the net attempt to deal with trade or commerce which Is wholly After enlarging on the fact that Con greas cannot interfere with commerce within a state the court continued You will pcr Intent I is the essence es sence of this is IR to say liny there thare must he hc no a conscious purpose on the part of oC the accused to suppress competition by to that end ond The law does clots not concern itself with mere coincidence ot of conduct In Inthe inthe the absence or of such Intent PRESIDENTS ATTITUDE Callers at the tho White House who have havo sounded the tho president recently as to his hili attitude toward tits the of the tho trusts reported today that re regardless of whether the proposed vol unary federal corporation law is 19 passed or 01 not the administration Is pre preparing paring to putt pul Into err effect ct a vigorous policy of dealing with the big com combinations combinations so as to bring them within time the provisions of tho antitrust hates The rho president Is awaiting the decision ot of the court In the tho Standard and tobacco trust cases before dl the attorney general to make mako up an Inquiry Into the tho moro more notorIous ot of the other trusts Tho president Is Curt further her reported as havIng said Mid that both ho he and the Re publican party part are arc pledged to n a vigor Igor vigorous ous enforcement of the tho Sherman act and that ho he Intends to keep the tho pledge but does not consider It necessary to climb upon the tho housetops every morn mornIng morning Ing and shout about It |
