Sunday Washington globe., 1902-06-22

day last at the New Willard hotel, indicat-
ing two distinguished looking gentlemen
who were in close conference and appar-
emily oblivious TO all around them,
Now" continued the correspondent
without waiting for the GLOBE mans reply,
that's General Meyer, of Louisiana sitting
nearest. and the other is Treasurer Frost Of
the Holland Submarine Boat Company
And what connection do you make be-
tween the gentlemen" said the GLOBE.
"Oh nothing in particular, " answered the
correspondent, but you are aware that the
House refused to adopt the Senate amend.
ments to the naval appropriation bill calling
for FIVE submarine boats and a committee of
conference of either house has been ap-
pointed to-day, of which General Meyer is
a member from the House side. "
still we do not see the connection.
"Oh we'll there is no connection any more
than this, that Treasurer Frost has been
here for months renting rooms in the Cor
coran Building; has typewriters, steuogra-
pliers and full force of clerks, suite OF
rooms, and has been on alternate days Civ
ing luxurious excursions down the Potomac
10 Senators and members, dining and win
ing them, and all with the single end in view
for Treasurer Frost to secure an appropria-
tiou of eight hundred thousand dollars for
i've Holland submarine boats
We'll ism { that legitimateF
Legitimate enough, maybe. It depends
on the point of view from which you see it.
The Senate evidently sees it as you have,
but the House rejected it and hence the
committee of conference of which General
Meyer is a member"
"See nothing and hear nothing on the
Rialto if you want the good will of the
newspaper correspondents, q" remarked our
wise informant.
why, how is that'"
We'll, I happened to be in Treasurer
Frosts Office when he was going over list
Of congressman who would vote for his
BILL those who would not vote for it, some
who were doubtful, and so on when a good
friend of the GLOBE scribe came ii. The
subject Of discussion turned upon the in
huence of newspapers and the necessity to
get in some work along that line, and
Treasurer Frost asked what about the SUN
DAY GLOBE Oh said your good friend,
the GLOBE is a scurrilous sheet. II has no
influence whatever with Congress and can
not do you any good. Amy money you give 1t
would be thrown away, even if they would
accept it. Now after this good friend of the
GLOBE had left entered into general con-
versatiou with Mr.. Frost along the line Of
his inquiries touching the influence Of news
paper men when he astounded me by the
assertion that he had paid from FIVE hundred
dollars to the big eagle to one hundred dol
lars to the small sparrow" along the Rialto
for their influence as newspaper CORE
spOndents or as assistants of Congressman
on moonlight excursions on the river or
occasional trips into the Division" or to
the large club houses along + street after
dark "
Il pointed out to Mr.. Frost how worse
than wasted his money was on newspaper
correspondents who are prohibited by their
papers from publishing matter tending to
advance the interests of jobs before Con
gress, and that so far as the GLOBE was con-
cerned knew its editor to be the friend of
many Senators and many Members of the
House, none Of whom he would approach
IN the character Of lobbyist for any projec,
involving appropriations from the National
Treasury; that the rag tag and bob-tail cor.
respondents of the Rialto cordially hated
him for many reasons, among others his
originality and superiority as a writer, his
courageous course in exposing wrong doing
and his frank contempt for such hireling'
as they are
You must not understand Mr. GLOBE
that was working Mr. Frost I was simply
the friend and confdant Of the Paiutor
Electric Company and of the inventor who
is here present and without money or in
huence other than the meritouous character
Of his invention in the application of elec
tricity as a motive power. He is a fellow
countrymau of mine, an Englishmau, and q
personal friehd. I was on a friendly cal
with some friends who had reference to his
attorneys for infringements on the Paiutou
patents by the pany represented by Mr.
Frost when the subject came up of sub
sidizing the rif raft of the newspaper cor
respondents of the Rialto."
But I would have you understand Mr.
GLOBE, that the higher and better known
correspondents are incorrupuble an'
neither Frost nor anybody else could induce
them to violate their honor or their obliga
tions to the papers theyrepresent."
Did Mr. Frost state the amount Of none.
he had expended or did he give the name
of the statesmen whom he had purchased
Well, Mr.. Frost is a free and easy talke
as well as a free and easy expeuder of money
In the beginning he paid out money libei
ally 20 any body and every body but rc
Gently he has got his eye eeth cut and he
more careful and economical. For instance
while he stated that his expenditures ha
reached a couple Of hundred thousand do
lars since he came to Washington, and
was not yet certain Of the action Of tn
House on the matter, he would rather fgf
for the bill on the hoOr Of the House and L
it take its chances than to pay the amour
necessary to secure a favorable report froi
the naval committee Of the House"
Why, this is a serious statement. NJ
Correspondent. Doesn't II call for an iuve
tigation?"
/ am aware Of the gravity Of this cond
tion of affairs, but this is nothing TO certai
other statements that have been made an
which believe 70 be true as 70 what hs
been done ia subsidizing newspaper corr
spondeuts and others supposed to have II
huence in advancing the interest Of nav
bills before Congress. You must uude
stand. Mr. GLOBE, that when a man is cor
PEELED 70 open Office in the Coreoran bull
ing, keep a yacht at the wharf well-stocle
with champagne and other refreshment
give moonlight and daylight excursions