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Show CARNEGIE'AGREES WITH THEODORE ROOSEVELT Washington, Jan. 12. -"1 am familiar fam-iliar with tho vlewH of ex-President Roosuvelt on the trust question nnd I am Inclined to ngreo with him," said Andrew Carnegie before the steel trust Investigating committee today. Hepresentatlvo Garduor of Massachusetts had contrasted thcJo views with ideas expressed by President Presi-dent Tnft In his recent message on tho frust question. "In the solution of thu industrial problem," said Mr. Gardnor, "thcro nro two leading thoughts boforo us. President Tnft In his recent message expressed the view that dissolution of Inrgo units should go on. Tho other oth-er lino of thought ns expressed by former President ltosevelt Is thnt under un-der the existing Shermnn lnw wo should look to recognition of largo units controlled by the government. In which class are you. Mr. Cnrno-glo?" Cnrno-glo?" "I have agreed with Mr. Roosorolt's vIowh. 1 think for the present Mint you should allow largo organizations to continue and to neo bow wo got i.iong, and thnt you should puss laws, regulating theso organizations. Then you should bo pntleni and boo v'..u. further legislation may bo L.er inaiy 1 don't think tho Sherman antl-tiust Ptw Is drastic enough. Olvo uh n clear, unmistakable lnw and I bellovi' wo will steer clearly." "Do you bellovo dlssolutloi ot -bo (Tuited States Steel corporation would lcjpon tho prlco of steel?" T don't bellovo It would. II de-pends, de-pends, of courso, on what th court might do." "Suppose congress does not take the step tliuf ou ndvlso?" 'My opinion Is that cong-osJ will see tho necessity for moro government govern-ment control." K. II. Owen of Wellsvlllo wai In tho city yesterday conferring with Mr Da vld I'Vcles on business |