New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-26
DIR. GREEN ANSWERS MIR. GARRrqr


NO sCRUTINIZING OF DISPATCHES
A LETTER TO TIE PRESIDENT or THE BA,rno,.
CHAMBER or coMMEsCE-wHAr JOHN pgv,r'
AND GEORGE @. WARD SAY.
Norvin Green, president of the Western Un,.-
Telegraph Company, has addressed the follov,..
communication to the president Of the Balhmo'.
Chamber of Commerce:
EXECUTIVE OFFICE
WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH CoapAxx I
EEw-YORK Nov. Is 100 (
To ne President Of he Chamber Of Commerce BaS5yr.
DEAR srRi A Press report OF speech made h.,...
your Chamber on the evening Of "Wednesday 9ad ,os
10y Mr. John ". Garrett, president OF the Baltimore a.
ONO Railroad Company contains the following err.
ordinary statement. made by that gentleman with 49,,
20 tee aphio matters VIZ:
"a remarkable combination occurred recently NJ 4,
the cable interests between Europe and the rn,,.ss
states by which charges were greatly increase and az
and French lines. were subjected to oAsll y.
supervision OF the Western Union Como,nv'
In order 70 test whether any variation could la es,y
from this extraordinary plan, application vas ma.
on behalf OF tne Baltimore and O1i0 Company IN ~
MANAGERS OF the Direct United states Cable CospsD,
which the distinguished Mr.. John Pender, Of Londoa j.
the Baltimore and Ohio Company cons
forward cablegrams TO France by that paay
ern Union Company, as unless this assurance
could be Obtained, the Baltimore and Ohio Compss,
would prefer 10 the mails The response % this IN
Gury Was tnat this could only be done with the undo,
standing that sh Dud these cablegrams contain anything
would De tae privilege Of that company 10 Inspect l,n
ana that all edbegams received from the otler side N,
sent direct the western Union main Office and from
there distributed"
The RECEIVING and Transmitting OF telegraph message.
by the operators the employ OF this company elnao,
properly be called an Inspection even by the operation
VINO handle them The language used by Mr.. Garrett
therefore implies an improper scrutiny by this
pauy It's officers agents. OF messages passing OYri
wires or through Offices which u without shadow
foundation in trutn. lie makes this vile impustot
upon what he quotes as the response 70 his INQUIRY
me general manager OF the Direct Cable Con
pAny, OF which Sir. john Pcndrr, Of London ID
president. lie does not state from whom he reeeyec
the response But a leading journal whose proprietor
SAID TO be large subscriber to Dir. CARROTS csbe
understands M Garrett quote IL az the Response
the president Jonn Pender, N. p and understands Mr.
Garrett charge ON tue authority OF sr Pe1der To
practice OF uspecting MESSAGES by officers Of aud par
connected Win tnis company. whilst other news
paper criticisms understand Mr. Jarrett a. quoting
from the response made by the general manager Of tn
Direct Cable Company, Mr.. George o. Ward, Of LII
i have submitted Mr. CARROTS remarks as prhtedk
the newspapers TO bOtl these gentlemen ana asked
whether they mad made the response az quoted 70 s5
inquiries from Mr. Garrett or DINER parties on behalf
thH baltimore ard Oalo RalirOau Company MI. ftn1d
answers OY CABLE
All that was SAID that cable messages a; ther,
ent moment passed through aud were dlsirbged@
the Western Union Ot1ce New York. As for western
Union CJmpaDy's executive scrutin1lng messages
nothing OF the klnd ever passed my Il IS . ,.....
Mr. Ward answers: have received your letter OF
tO-day's date, aud in reply thereto be< TO say
tnat | never made statement to any one taas
would warrant inference that your company had or
exercised the privilege IN question, nor nave ever
known of ans right claimed practised by your
pany or anyone connected therewt ia TO supervise or ia
spect cable MESA geS. Having been lntlind ely dentF
fed with cable traic and with the western Uhlon Goa
pany's methods OF handling the same for many yealr,l
believe there exists any foundation Tor - grave
charge. About months ago gentleman called
upOn me- prOfessrdy coming from Mr.. Garrett lie uaoe
inquiry as should De In the city aud Wheeler
he could send messages TO France by tae dreel esDs
without passing through tine hands % the Wes.re
UuiOn Company slts employees. 1 ftpled tAA
[ would be glad 10 see sir. GafrUu, Dut rs
tne president OF our company, Nr. Pendef Wis theh
making arrangements Visit hun, Thought IL OeI
let the matter until Ia could have Tx vita Nc
Peuder wnIch reply tue agent said ne would comnulF
Mr.. Garrett Inls ~ sli tue response inane
such inquiry at any time MIR. Penocr HAS aOfay sen
me copy of telegram ID yOu. IN wnlch Ne says Az
far Western Union executive safutinlIing mes'Asts
nothing of TUG KIND ever passed lips Very respect
fully, GEORGE o. =" AID, eupeflhtehocnt
Ii may be said that Mr. Garrett dd MOI aheSe indI
messages werr iniLed b. officers OF the Mesae
Union Company, but Only that they had the prNese "
remarks Imply nothing .css than an luipurlOn ol lI
proper sru nyand they were 50 under anu iva
out by the public newspapers 10 whch tiey were 70
ported aud authority of the distinguished Mf feh.
der given In their support-~itnoat Tue snsdo" Oh
authority TO support such an imputalOh. .
submit whether tue Responses of Mr. Render
and Dir. Ward do not convict MI Garrett not ony
OF au uuwRnantable impeachment oi the inieguV
OF tue management OF. TINS company, IN re>pect 10
the sanctity Of telegraph business hut OF mis-
Direct United states Cable Company, III ORDER
to mako % hilnsy fOuJdalon lor such Imprisonment AS
alr. CARROTS statements nave found such plOlo'J
th trough the medium your Chamber, we derm u oaV
far 10 procure al equal pIblcly ior odi ue1 'n No
have. tnercfOrc gwen copy ol this 10 the Press
RELYING upon yOu to inform the meiIhets "l YOU
Chamber vi tue stand take am, very cspecihuy'
NORyIN GKEEE, President