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Show STANDARD OIL WAVES BUCK FLAG Washington, March 15. "Thoy have waved tho black flag over tho land as others havo done over the ocean. Do I deny they havo demonstrated their ability? No. They have competed with an ability unequalled In thla country." In these words Frank B. Kellogg, for tho government, arraigned the Standard Oil company before the supreme su-preme court of tho United States today to-day In the Hccond day's argument of the caso . for the dissolution of the New Jersey corporation, as decreed by the United States circuit court for I the western, district of Mlwourl. "With Its ramifications, its influence and its money power give it carte blanche, let it combine, as Mr. Watson Wat-son fruggesfn. and let It cut prices, as Mr. Milbura speaks about, and I predict pre-dict it will control every Industry in this country in ten years; yes, in five year?. "What makes a great country?" bo asked. "Not great corporations. It Is the individual, tho Independent proprietor pro-prietor with the frtar of hope. Tho star of bop that has always been held out to man before him. Your honors, it is but a step from combination to soclalUm, an,l ',,Jt another from socialism so-cialism to anarchy." |