Show WORK YORK CUT OUT FOR JUSTICE DEPARTMENT Acting Attorney General Answers Answers Answers An An- Some Unauthorized and Speculative Assertions Washington Aug S. S That S.-That That after aCter all too tio reduction of or rates an on n the railroads 9 may bo a hl blessing In disguise Is a cheer cheer- ful Cui iii view of or the tho trust ruM situation tal taken pJ today by C C. W W. HIJ ell acting attorney attorney ney ner general Mr r. nus Kussell II following his custom replies In his statement made today to 0 unauthorised and aull speculative assertions asser aser regarding what the department Is doing and what It Is not doing Everybody wants vant to know leno from the department who It Is preparing to Indict criminally and send nd to tn jail for far forI I of tJi the r rebate bate law lau and the I 1 trust mi-trust n In law w. w Senator Cullom saw aw the president 00 one day In the he spring and can came out per with the statement that H. H II lI Harriman ought to be sent to 0 jail Then me tite attorney general from his summer retreat also chimed Ih that somebody ought to be be- besent sent ent to jail Th The acting attorney general hower however how how- ever er In his statement nt very ry cleverly dodges what all Inquirers want U to know leno as follows which was given iven out for their h benefit ane and satisfaction Couldn't Do Jo 0 tho the Work ork I r am dally dahly dallY answering inquiries which Indicate that all kinds of or Unfounded unfounded unfounded un un- founded rumors are afloat concerning Investigations and intended trust anti-trust suits and prosecutions prosecution b by this department depart meat ment Fortunately or 01 unfortunately the department is quite unable mahle to do tenth one-tenth as much work as it is supposed sup sup- supposed posed to be 10 doing I I 1 un understand ersland that some of these ru rumors rumors rumors ru- ru mors have been caused b by Judge Lan Lan- fines lInes and anil troubles between the railroads and anel the states In Michigan lc Alabama and elsewhere particularly over state stale laws reducing rates So far as lS the fine is concerned it may have Ul tee to C convince invest Invest- or ors that SUCh part 01 or as come came from rebating and other illegal illegal illegal ille ille- I gal practices will be less Jes certain in the future As for the state railroads rate and controversies 3 pos possibly some dividends dividends divi divi- have been swelled by exorbitant exorbitant tant local rates My r own view is that whether a lower rate will vIll lessen sen dividends divi ends or increase them b by Increasing trav travel 1 and anti is chien chiefly a matter matter mat mat- ter tel of or experiment Why h They r Chan Changed d I I 1 presume It was upon being convinced con con- vinced of this that some som of the railroads railroad's railroads rail rall- roads road's abandoned their preliminary InJunction in injunction In- In Junction unction of state slate law and authority as of doubtful legality even en if Ie a permanent perma perm a- a nent Injunction shall be he properly upheld upheld up- up held upon full Cull proof and after aftel some little Ittle time for Cor experiment It n will doubtless bo ho the policy of this his department to aid in tile the speedy peed determination of or all the questions In Involved Involved In- In in the railroad rates controversy contro- contro vcrs versy by the Supreme court and In that hat high tribunal the rights of all allwill allwill will be ho safe and soon settled When the he department shall have continued a i while longer in forcing the laws Jaw against ag rebating and restraints and monopolies of trade the result resul cannot fail all to be a sounder and Je less tainted prosperity |