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Show -vu calahity A(torney General WicK- ersham Tells What Might Happen Now York, Oct. 31. 'Tt will bo a tremendous calamity to the Industrie; of this country if some means cat not be found to reorganize the tobacco tobac-co combination by avoiding tho ruin and wreck that will be certain to follow fol-low a receivership," was the declaration declara-tion of Attorney General Wlckershnm today before the United States circuit court. Mr. Wickersham began his argument argu-ment this afternoon for the government govern-ment In the hearing on the reorganization reorgani-zation of the Tobacco trust. "Realizing the graty of the situation situa-tion which confronted tho government nnd tbo court in this city,"' the attorney at-torney general continued, "1 have done all in my power to aid in bringing bring-ing about a new condition without resort re-sort to a receivership and I havo conferred frequently with your honors hon-ors and counsel for" tho dcfondanls to that end. - "I would have been entirely ifntruCv lo my trust If I had failed to take that view of' this case aud extended ra powers towards that end." |