Sunday morning globe., 1901-10-13

Orlnn AlyNe Aulleu Ale AuNNNAoA ol luG KUN
described last Sunday in these columns, in
his visits to the GLOBE Office acquainted us
with the fact that he was privy TO con-
versation between Adjutant General Corbin
aud Assistant Secretary Of War Meik.ejohn
in the formers Office, in which both Corbin
and Meiklejohn not only admitted being
members Of the Company, but actually in
vited the captain TO take stock in the enter
prise The Captain offered TO produce docu-
meutary evidence which would contradict
Corbin's testimony and expressed not only
astonishment but indignation, that the Ad.
jutant General should have testified as the
papers reported his testimony. The Captain
expected to be a witness and after his testi-
mony was given he would furnish the GLOBE
with important documentary evidence.
The Captain was subsequently summoned
as a witness and beautifully swore like
gentleman Ia Prince of Wales-denying
everything he had said in the GLOBE Office
The Captain and the Editor Of the GLOBE
subsequently met on 9TH Street and the Cap
tain introduced the Editor to his friend, the
assistant to the Attorney General The
Captain then said
81 testified to-day and denied everything
Hawkes. wanted me to swear TO a type writ
ten statement in bulk which / declined.
He did not know how to question me to
develop the facts told you, so / denied
everything His attempt to bring you in to
impeach my testimony was sat down upon
by the committee Il is my judgment you
had better not testify as Hawkes. spoils
everything, / thought 1t proper TO tell you
| that ! made Cat denial
/ Having informed the gallant Captain that
! Il subpunaed we would tell the whole truth
we shook hands, laughed at Hawkes. as an at
| torney and parted.
/ In our Office at one of the conversations
/ held with Captain Cullen, besides two of our
employees was the well-knowu printer Mr. p.
z b. Anderson of the firm of p. B. Anderson *
/ Co. This gentleman furnished Major
Hawkes. the following affidavit which We
commend TO the careful perusai of Captain
Cullen and the members Of the Senatorial
Investigating Committee who heard his
testimony. Here 1t Is:
Mr. Philip b. Anderson, printer and pub.
. Usher, a citizen of Washington, ID. c., being
duly sworn, deposes and says that on or
about October A. 1901 he was in the Office of
. Colonel Elliott, publisher of the SUNDAY
MORNING GLOBE, in conversation with him
in reference to some pictures TO be given
away with the paper when q gentleman
came i'm and handed him two cuts TO be in
seated in an article in the GLOBE. Our con-
versation IN reference TO the pictures was
/ stopped and few words exchanged between
/ the three of us with reference TO the cuts
being too wide to go in the column, and the
/ gentleman called by Mr.. Elliott, Captain
/ Orlan Clyde Cullen said he could take the
cuts back and have them trimmed. Mr..
/ Elliott then excused himself to me and be
gan a conversation with Mr.. Cullen, ia
which ] took no interest until the name of
] Meiklejohn was mentioned. and Mr.. Cullen
stated 81 have some very interesting matter
on that subject and can furnish you with
documentary evidence, ," when Mr. Elliott
turned in his chair and stated THAT is just
what 1 want You are the man ] am look
ing for. ! want 70 60 for that man Meikle
John and now is the time 10 do it, Mr
/ Elliott said 90 Cullen will you write me
an article bringing out those lactsP Cul
len replied Under the circumstances j
could not do that now, because you under
stand my position before the department
but I can furnish you the documentary
evidence" Mr. Elliott replied, "Well you
/ write the article and I will publish 1t as my
own j will take all the responsibility for
IT, and publish 1t as my own. lust fix the
matter up and 7 will look the matter over
and publish it," Mr. Cullen said he did
not have time 10 do that, but he would fur
uish him with the documentary evidence
and he said II can give you some very in
teresting matter on that subject ! was in
+ the Office at the War Department on some
/ other business at the time that whole matter
/ wasnnder discussion between Meikleiohu
| and Corbiu, and ! asked If ] should retire,
/ as their conversation seemed to be private,
/ when Meiklejohn replied No no, keep
.vour seat. ! want you TO hear il, / want you
| in the company few words then
passed between Colonel Elliott and the said
/ Cullen in reference to the publication of
/ the matter when Cullen said that he could
not do anything just now; that it would not
do for the matter to come out as coming
. from him. but after it was published he
would be willing to go on the stand and
swear to the statement
The conversation then changed TO some
reference to Cullen's guns and I gave my
attention to something else and paid no fur
ther attention 20 it.
PHILIP b. ANDERSON.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
eighth day Of October, A. d., 1901.
Nofa,Y Pu6lic.
The testimony ELECTED in this inquiry has
established the truth of Major Hawkes. allie
cations OF this there can and is no doubt
in the mind of an intelligent public The
testimony the committee could but declines
70 receive may be guaged by the affidavit Of
Mr.. Anderson It remains 10 be seen
whether such testimony has proper weight
and value in corroborating the charges filed
by Major Hawkes. Of a military clique, all
powerful at the time, organizing a mercan-
tile enterprise and using the government
cable, or rather using the government
m )ney to cable messages to Manila aud
General Otis and proposing to establish a
monopoly in a colony under military gov
eminent, of which they were the controll-
ing element. If such scandals are permitted
to pass unrebuked and unpublished the
present administration will be held respon-
sible by the country. It is pretty nearly tip
to a fearless and uncompromisiug reformer
whose record as such has, so far, stood the
test of even partisan criticism We conf
denAy look TO a viudicauon Of the military
arm of the service which has been smirched