New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-07
Mr.. scHwAB BEFORE THE COMMITTEE
THINKS TIE AHMoR-rLATE WAS Up
To TIE NrANnArn.

Washington jay c.-Tnc social Hou-e cor=m,;tc,
investigating the ALLEGED nrroT frauds t'-iay exc
ARMED General Supcrn's.loa; ScAwiD. o. the
Carnegie company He said h, hlI been In ,Ac ON
plos Of the company hf.een years AMI -. c.rlt
years was constructing engineer. Daring ;lc great
strike Of 1892 he took char-e OF the H5m"ste-I
WORKS.
He said that he knew nothing abou. "Jocscylng'
with test pieces. In referring IN rc,r. aimon.
Of ba.is plates Re said tAat there ilfc-ccc'
OF opinion t. the advisabi!N 81 2oGhia-t.'atlng
the p,atcs. TIE FIRST Information or knowledge he
hal regarding the rrecu.ar,lcs was Ia September
1913. About thS time Mr. Friok aen; frr him arl
said ;Aa; he hal received Information fr.'n certain
sources that Irregularities were hens prnc,l'ei AND
that there was scheme hand % give the COM
pany trouble. Soon after this Mr.. Fr!ck wrote him
to be very ca-clI, 90 see that the work wa j. NJ
way sighted and that the specifications were al
hcrel - From that tire be was sue Una; there
was nothing done that could he c1as.lec . wong
His lns ~ to 10 TIE super sndentH ~ max
the vcty bee; arn1r-pa,cs. regardless u expense.
Chairman Cummings asked II he had ever directed
false reports fllsc statements - Pc made 20 Che
Government inspectors. Mr. SchwAb replied en-
phatleai!y 40" lie had never heard u false s;1N-
mcn,s being furnished Inspectors and ala not think
that such wa. the CAGE IL had no persoanl know
edge Of the changes made by cline In hls reports
I've did all IN our power 20 mako the best pates
possible" he said. THE treatment. while not uni
form. In accordance with N" s,rc. construction =
specifications was such as u give the hes Fesu.if
II one plate too hard ana another too SOFT one
would have TO be hardened and the other eDHerel
This might not have been called uniform under 1
strict construction II me spec!H atoms bu' K save
plates uniform strengih'
Mr. Taibot-Why did you not tell the Government
inspector this7
Mr.. Schwab-I acknowledge III. was msiake.
but II YOU know these Government pc0p.c YOU WOII
understand position much hctthr
Mr.. schWab did not agree WIKI tho statement y
President Cleveland IN his l"ttsr TO Congress ~.
garding the allie Scd frauds. that II greater corc and
skill had been exercised. better armor wolll h've
been furnished.
Mr. Cummings called his attention 10 statement
Of Lieutenant AlRcr that he Schwabl Nfs com.
PEELED TO have the works make certain output an1
that his position depended upon this. ana asked
II II correct.
Mr Schwab denied positively that such was the
case and he also denied the statement made mere
testing machine In referring to the GoF"rnneni
inspectors he said II competent practical ana
thorough men had been provided for these POSITIONS
II would have been unnecessary for Cline TO change
Tho roports lie got thia opinion from converse
tons with Lieutenant Alderman ana other IN
sQcctOrr. $780,. -o-,,., ,,, ,,orl,rla,i on
NJ the testing machinery, he replied that inc
noa AMMUNITION running machine last III u"
,vov illegal and was probably done 10 BRING thr
,rsc siren 9Th OF the test piece mp 10 the stahuhr
ca order 10 please the GOvrrnm"nt inspectors anu
- avoid delay IN the acceptance OF the plAtcS nc
r,,iing ~ tests he he'd was absolute rs l'H1' -
'9rbr committee adjourned until Tuesday, July H.