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the wrong he had done, but for his effort to

the wrong he had done, but for his effort to
correct the wrong.
In conclusion Mr.. Roosevelt felt that the
government must protect its own witnesses who
were being prosecuted for telling the truth.
Mr.. Lind asked il the commission had COM
pulsory process to compel the attendance Of
witnesses.
mo, sir;' he replied. 'We are dependent
entirely on the willingness of the witnesses to
come and testify. In their last report the COM
mission had recommended that they be given the
power to administer oaths and compel the At
tendance of witnesses.
Witness said there were certain men who
were weak and had not the courage to report
offences coming to their attention, but who
would report them when they were given
the opportunity. There were others who
would persistently keep silent, as Mr.. johnson
had done. Mr.. Shidy belonged to the first
class
Witness had no objection to shidy's removal
for his offenses against the law, but he did
object to his removal for telling the truth.
sHIDY WAS NOT REWARDED.
Witness said he would have been ashamed il
he had let Shidy be punished for telling the
truth, while all the others who had violated the
law and had hidden the offense went unpun-
ished.
Mr.. Boatner asked il case should arise
where there were gross violations of the law by
q number of m IN. officials aud clerks. and one
clerk had confessed if and given information
on the subject, he (witness) would be willing
that this clerk should be punished for making
the confession, while all the rest escaped.
Witness said: Distinctly, would not"
Witness SAID that Shidy had not been re-
warded for telling the truth. His appoint
ment was merely an attempt to remedy
an injustice. In fact he had him
punished. He had lost five months salary and
was appointed to a S7ZU place. while he had
been dismissed from a 81 800 place, not be-
n lint hnoo In foe
titled.
Witness said that Johnson who was shown to
be as guilty of wrong Shidy. but would
not tell the truth about it, had been retained
In bis position and still occupied it.
MR.. THoMPsoN's STATEMENT.
Mr.. Thompson took the stand to give
his statement regarding Shidy's state
ment to the commission. He testi-
fled to the apparent condition at
that time of Mr.. Shdy who made no attempt to
justify himself. except that he had done wrong
who appeared more contrite and repentant
MR. wAEAMAKER ON THE STAND.
Postmaster General Wanamaker was the next
witness and was examined by Mr. Ewart.
Witness said that Mr. Roosevelt had called on
him to AJAX If he objected to his getting an
appointment for ShIdy.
He said MIR. Roosevelt stated that Mr.. Shidy
had aided in the investigation at Milwaukee
and that the postmaster had taken offense.
Roosevelt had taken an interest to see that the
man should not be punished. He con-
veyed the impression that Shidy was a good
man, had done the commission service and he
did not want him punished.
He wanted to know if the Postmaster Gene
raj had objected to his (RooseveD trying to
get an appointment for Shidy.
Witness said in answer to question that he
had at that time read the report OF the COM
mission on the Milwaukee case, but he had not,
he said, read it with especial reference to Mr..
Shidy.