New-York tribune., 1901-08-07
JOHN d. ARCHBOLD REPLIES.
ATTACKS F. s MoNNETT's AFFIDAvITs ON
STANDARD OIL.

ATTACKS F :. NOM Ell - Ar lD+A lis o->
STANDARD OIL.
WASHINGTON Aug GA special committee Of the
Industrial Commission met to-day 10 begin work
on the draft Of the report 10 be made 10 Congress
al its next session. Several af7davits were re-
ceivea and formally accepted by the committee for
inclusion IN its reports
John n Archhold vice-president Of the Standard
on Company in an affidavit vigorously attacks the
afidavits submitted last June by former Attorney
General T. 5. Monnett. OF Ohio: Charles B MAT
thews " 1 Lockwood and J. Y. Lee. declaring
that Mt Monnett. in his reiteration Of charges re-
fleets on the purity Of the Ohio Supreme Court
ConcerninE the charges Of attempted bribery Of Mr.
Nonnett by the Standard oil Company, he charac-
terizes as false Mr.. Nonnett's sworn statement
thar instead Of the trust courting investigation
they deliberately eyaded and suppressed an invest-
cation Of these proper charges" He SAYS Mr.. Mon
nett did give notice that he would take testimony
before notary public "A proceeding he knew 10
be illegal preposterous and contemptuous
Cen cernins Mr. Nonrett's testimony charging the
STANDARD Oil Company with burning its books Mr..
Archbold's sf1davit says:
There was in his evidence both suppression Of
truth and suggestion OF falsehood ana now, atter
two years ETanted t9r rehecton ana "a repentan, =
he again returns 10 the charge in his affidavit filed
bss beote onn5 s Ge e5en IN eeve hi him face TO face
with the record that the commission may judge
Daniel R. Hayne. general solicitor of the Mer-
chants and Miners Transportation Company, IN
a communication included in the report, recon-
mends an act Of Congress specifically covering the
buying. receiving and selling of any money. goods
bank notes ether things which may be stolen or
taken feloniously
E J. Hall. vfce-president and general manager or
the American Telegraph and Telephone COMPANY
submits an AFFIDAVIT concerning telephone condi-
tions. He says the charges for the service are
higher I'm this country than in Europe. but mat a
fair mpaTison almost impossible because or the
differences
abroad The greatest single factor, he says, is the
comparatively low cost Of labor In Europe. he puts
the United States in the lead in telephone develop
ment. Next 10 this country in the number Of tele-
phone stations are Germany, with 22939l Great
Britain III go: Sweden 1880, France. 9927 Swttz
erland, 3S.s64; Austria. 1926; Russia, Ma15, and
Norway 2s.446
Frank Parsons. OF Boston is designed 70 refute
Union Telegraph Company and General Manager
Bethel of the New-YOrk Telephone Company. He
charges that the Western Union is overca pitazed.
and submits detailed figures from official reports 10
support his charge. The average actual charge for
all telegraph messages in England, according to
him. Is - cents, compared with 81 cents in the
United States He says that comparisons to the
relative extension of the Of the telephone under
private ownership in the United States compared
with that abroad are misleading. being based on
carefully selected cities
Romyn Hitchcock. a NeW-York civil engineer in
Of the aftidavits advocates government post
telegraph. declaring that the present system pre-
vents improvements in methods and reduction Of
charges 10 the public