New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-12-21
ACCUSES ASPHALT TRUST.
CHARLES NJ WARNER SAYS IT IS TRY.
ING TO GEORGE VENEZUELA.
DECLARES THAT THE NATIONAL COMPANY
WANTS TO GET PROPERTY IN THE
SOUTH AMERICAN REPUBLIC WHICH
BELONGS TO OTHERS - GEN
ERAL GREENE REPLIES.

Charles NJ Warner, of Syracuse, the presi-
dent of the Warner-Quinlan Asphalt Company
last night AT the Fifth Avenue Hotel charged
the so-called Asphalt Trust with 1nsugaung
whatever there is of revolution in Venezuela
at the present time.
u sold Mr. Flint and others a property for
$3.50 said Mr.. Warner, and they sold it
to the trust for S2O00O00 This left with
about 100000 worth Of contracts in Southern
cities to complete, and the Sicilian Asphalt
Company promised to sell me the necessary as
phalt to complete the contracts. The Asphalt
Trust prevented them from doing so and tried
to ruin me- went to Venezuela and secured
title to another property and now the Asphalt
Trust is trying to get the United States Govern
ment TO coarce the Venezuela Government TO re-
woke ,our title which that Government says is
perfectly good Mr. Warmers statement fol-
lows:
The company OF which I the head has for
a considerable period been the owner of large
AID valuable deposit Of asphalt in Venezuela,
but the National Asphalt Company, one OF the
numerous trusts organized by Charles r. Flint
has been exnaHsting every means in its power
being the owner Of all other known deposits of
asphalt to deprive the owners of this property
70 which they are legally and equitabIy entitled,
Of their vested rights
Agents. of the trust have undertaken to con-
troll Il action Of both the judicial and executive
departments Of the Government Of Venezuela.
and. finding at last that the officials could not
be induced to decide in their favor in a contest
in which the laws Of Venezuela and every moral
right are upon our side. Mr.. Flint and officers
OF the trust recently visited Washington with a
view TO inducing President Mckinley to send
down warships 70 bring pressure to bear upon
the Government of that country sufficient to
induce its officers to override the courts and de-
lEer possession of this valuable property to
thls phlianthropic trust to enable it to continue
10 lay asphalt paving at 81 80 yard.
TO induce President Mckinley to act in the
matter Mr.. Flint and General Francis V.
greene, the general manager of the Trust have
been spreading hysterical accounts Of grave
danger to the lives of American citizens in Ven
ezuela which are without foundation.
Ny cable advices from Venezuela indicate
that there is danger 20 the lives liberty or
property Of American citizens in that republic,
ana the only danger seems to be that the Gov
eminent of Venezuela cannot be induced to
hand over TO the greatest monopoly in America
property which 1t does not own. but which is
owned by American citizens having no relation
! to that monopoly.
be induced to interfere in a contest between
! American citizens and this gigantic trust.
| General Greene was seen last night at his
! home by Tribune reporter, and when told Of
the salient features of the statement made by
! Mr.. Warner said
I don't intend TO engage in any controversy
with Mr.. Warner. All I care to say at this time
J is that the Government Of Venezuela is tryine
! TO conf1scate an asphalt property in Venezuela
! Of which one of the companies in which I an
! interested has had peaceful and undisputed
| possession for the last thirteen years We dom
! propose to let them do il if we can help it."
| An effort was made last night to see Charles
| r. Flint, but he was not at home.