New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-06-14
TIE CREDIT INDUSTRlEL'
,,Nr AGAIN A WITNESS.


THE PRESIDENT AND Nj"
AMERICAN RELATIONS.
u,s,,,xcroN. June 13.-The House Coih-
-. % vore,yn Affairs resumed the CmllferuVlan III
,;r.tion this morning and had as wltheSS james :"
,,,ne late Secretary OF state. All the memOerS VI "0
committee were present Mr.. Blaine was asNeu ""o'".I
"a eaa the testimony OF Robert E. Randall gwen IN
NsvYork in this investigation, TO wmch ne foPnou "
.ha ermative He was then asked whether nc uesirou
=. ,,ora anv abatement in regard to the interviews
.hron referred to between himself and Mr.. hanu'Il'
,ouehing the Credit Industrie He said thal NC "VN
nc very glad TO do so, but he would Ike nrst 10 man.
preliminary statement MI Blaine then proceeoeu q"
follows: .,rr,ng 7
xould ike TO make a brief remark upon Nate
j. not in the direct line Of the examination com
before the committee previous day. 'ncIo "'',
plaint made by the Associated Press 'ha' .,"1 ,,t
or exercised some liberties conneo'eu VIZ ny -
- r1,ar were only such as had always poon
aD,oa and I learned afterward. with great ue"i "
- ,ba, they had led TO the removal or suspension
., the agent at this place Learning that, auuesSee
,ha toowinc note TO the general agent OF the Ne" i"
Associated Press Mr. Hueston, which, win Inc iea'oo
,he committee will read, because 1t VIII take 'he pace
OF some remarks that would have made on 'e
WASHINGTON, ID. C., May 19, iSSz.
r rIrreroS General gent Ner Y0r. Associated FreSS
Nm SIR: have to-day the first time heard that
a.. late agent OF the Associated Press In TINS
Va u
united me 10 revise my testimony before lhe V
on Foreign Affairs previous 10 l's uanSui' -
ssEeG OF Mr. Philips the privilege that had been
accorded 10 Mr. W. H. Hurlbert, Edhtor OF ne nGItu
-cised no further privilege than has always been geu
10 witnesses whose testimony mas Deei az mn 80
mi by The Associated Press and accepted IN tne uo
So semogcal Inever saw and never desired 10 seo
The testimony OF any other witness anu HUE ~ ~
W. essential TO accuracy-Only such as l. III colu!o
with other witnesses, make In the oihcal repOi" VA ~
@ aeine no crosser form Of injustice thon to
deny witness the privilege OF seeing nS 49, n
for II is spread open to the world ny Wha ue 40 gu
establish tne night of agent Of the Asso'Ia'e9
10 dete rhine just what witness sad courts
,aruit witness 10 revise the report OF ms tstolS
Official committees do the same. ts n h rc,oTyer
~ What Witpess said And is there IL be no appeal
from H. errors | admit the general accur~c! VI ~ %
iaied pr, s. agents still they are men ana uAoe 10
err and naintanhat il Is the right OF every witness
70 dctrTnline himself what he said under oath. main
tSin moreover that it isthe only method by when ,o
ncatrd press can protect itself and the only way IN
which Us reports be made TO correspond VII" '
Tnaye a. little desire have right or power to inter
fere with the appointment or Ienvla o. ~ u sc
corded any privilege with my testimony save nay
which has always been gwen TO witnesses an" "HIoH "
irdispensable t. Justice aud fair dealing 49,.
As I'm act Of simple justice TO all concerned ask mat
S'N "'' s' JAMES u. BLAINE.
Mr. Elaine resuning said: Mr. Hueston declined 10
give nv note 10 the press take any notice OF IT.
Mr. Hlount-rhat does not all relate to iae Official
report made for the committee
Mr. Blaine-Not at all; have fan right 10 revise
that But the Associated Press, as understand ha7
given Instructions not TO permit inc u 'eo '"o 4'P
made OF my testimony.
Turning TO the Associated Press reporter he asked
Are you so instructed MI nayes M s,ec;al instrrc
fiOns ~ regard 10 your testimony .,..; w.,
Mr. Blaine (cOntinUlng-Ihat Ia "a new tMnS IN WASH
tnrton have been here for twenty years and never
made speech ia the House or the senate OF nuch I'M
portapce that of the Associated Press reporter
cnhu ed N.
60 long engaged in the House, VIII recoAecl never
sDpe.T1d anywhere as a witness that the Associated
Jres report Of my testimony not submitted to me,
and would be assuming degree OF lhlaDlIi'y IHst
$40 human pair OF lay cain TO, 10 eaten every
Word aud every private name and personal allusion,
and absolutely correct But at the sahe une tne
Associated Press chooses TO give these ana
have remedy except simply to say mat II is an 'c'
of entire injustice. desire to say nothing furtnef Iha
that.
Mr. Elaine then announced his readiness to proceed
with the examination, and. In reply to questions, sale
ne thought he first heard of the Credit lndustrel abou
February 1881. Robert L. Randall called at the senau
Chamber to see him. the presumption that ne was u
he Secretary Of State in the Cabinet OF PRESIDENT Car
feld lie waived any conversation with MI Randall a
he did not choose hold any conversation of 50 cot
tngent a character as that.
THE INTERVIEW WITH COUNT DE MoN1FEERAND
The ChairmaD-After you became Secretary OF Stat
did you first an interview with Mr. Randall OF wit
the Count dc Montferraudf
Mr. Blaine-With the Count dc Montferrand. Tha
WAS carly in April. He had been seeking an ntervie
for considerable period. Finally, through Mr. Hll b
obtained Tho only persons present %cro hf. II Il
the Count de MoDteIrand and myself, and possibly al
PrtNaso s'e t H. Credit IndustrieI which was a
ready on file In the form of paper signed b
himself and Mr. suarez ana which 1ad examined pr
special reference and preparation for this inervie"
IheaId him through, OF course He was gentleman q
Character lie represented, as had no doubt, an asst
citation OF high respectsbllty and OF great hnancla
strength But l told him the desire which Ii
expressed for action by the United states was enlTe
ipadmssable that the matter was one which utterl
refused to have anything whatever to do with toll
him mat had no wish whatever 10 ODstiuct nm ina
n they coud make any arrangement through Their owl
Credit between Peru aud Chl to ease the situation
OF the United states would be very glad OF the result
INTO the Department. ana "mGh Had been tueIe
think, forty or hfly days In IL INC aims o
statement made wat that society desired to 10
MI Blaine read from the paper the proposition of tn
Were gong To pay $500 each OF the government
OF Peru aud Ch annually until the adJustmenI sAoul
ana t1sa t1oy oe, I'm Sprt'es Europ
provided the United States would stand guaIanior an
fndorser ANA establish "A protectOrate over the whole
IL. why II was the most extraordinary proposition j
The world And then there was neat niue JOB cole
w right there winch should not nave commented up0
except thar IL was rght in the way readlnSE Ihe cre1
Indus.lel Will further agree 10 pay annually TO III
American Cable Company between Panama ana Lima a
annua 81 Snt il mg g' ne Wei f.
the committee TO inquire. Now, Who owned TIL
ipS! The subjects Of Holland Belgium an
france represent half OF the bondnoiders q
Peru and ae The customers OF twOt1rds OF the guam
and nitrate shipped 10 Europe, France using heIse
quite 90 per cent the balance OF the bonds are held
Great Britain" Taere q debt OF $40 5000 hei
h. tne citizens OF Holland, Belgium Franc
snd Eng and and these people were NATURAL
very anxious To get hold OF II; and
French corporation " We work this thlng Oh
SO that You Will get every dollar OF IL All that we wan
is tb We shall 6e put possession Of the vast resource
a. Peru ia ntrates and gdaDo, aud We ssk ho pOwerit
Government OF the United states OF America 10 gus
anIoe That we shall not be disturbed there.
WHAT THE COUNT COULDN'T EXPLAIN.
But the particular financial interests OF I'll
United states came in in that transaction was villa
Count do Montierrand could not explain To me.
1 had u conversation with Robert
.in1. fr.,