New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-14
LAWSON AWAITS GREENE.
THE COLONEL STILL HERE.
Interchange of Long Range Recr'm-
indtion Continues.

The publication in the advertising coiuil's VI 1ae
newspapers yesterday OF the exceeeinsiS =, 80
spoken remarks addressed 10 him by Colo"el W. -
Greene has placed Thomas ". Lawson party oi
,,e defensive for the first time since he opened ms
campaign against Arnalgamated Copper ana al inc
pool stocks" His literary outturn yesterday CON
sisted OF two telegrams-one reply 10 OoloHei
Greene and the other which came later in the day
q general attack on "freEzied fnanciers' IN Whlch
he merely reiterated points already made by MIN
II had been supposed, from the language OF Coloie
Greene's open letter TO Lawson. that the latter
would be too much occupied and excited with his
reception of the colonel to find time 10 write any
kilograms yesterday and dispatches from Boston
reported that crowd had assembled at Lawson 5
once where an encounter might take place CoIoheI
Greene. however. did not leave the city, ana at d
late hour yesterday afternoon said that he did not
know when he would be able 70 find time TO make
the trip TO Boston.
Mr.. Lawson in his reply yesterday to Colonel
Greene, after addressing the latter zone Of the
biggest hearted. squarest men have ever met. eX-
pressed the opinion that Colonel Greene had been
made the catspaw Of low down curs." Continuing
he said:
You ATTEMPTED to rob yog na ySpT Gr SSn
you are the only man on earn 10 wlo whom l %outa
and paid all its expenses. to an amount or think
over 10000. Then l had Mr.. Rogers PEST eA-
perts examine II. and when they reported II as 20
good went to you. like a man and said. l return
You told me that had made the mistake of my
life. ana 1 later found had bat never blamed
estimate of the STANDARD Or ana their methods
Later over a year after you came to me ana IL
with interest, and ! said what say now, notwiJh-
Toa are te OF fhe few white men have ever
met, and from that time until to-day | have gone
out Of my way 10 speak good words for you and
your enterprise
In closing his message Lawson says that Colonel
Greene has notches on his gun to mark where he
went up against bad men in Arizona and Mexico
and that he has made certain leaders of the 'sys-
TEN abandon their schemes TO ruin him by send
ing them word that he was going to call on them;
but he Colonel Greene that, in this case. he
has picked the wrong customer and that when
he comes Lawson will be here TO meet you"
published statement yesterday that Colonel
Greene had called II. II. Rogers on Monday
gave rise 10 a report that Mr. Rogers had had
hand in the Greene manifesto TO Lawson. Colonel
Greene. when late in the afternoon at his Of
fee. denied this absolutely. He said: i had seen
the effect Of Lawson's attacks made In all direc-
lions for what I regard as purely selfish motives.
Our stock fell directly result OF these attacks,
although il not of those mentioned by
lawson. l. myself lost $4,000 and invest
Urs generally suffered. the destruction Of
ldence, hurting people Lawson never heard of.
But Mr.. Lawson. in his reply. speaks OF de-
tailed trallsac tions with YOU" was suggested by
i haven't seen the statement Colonel Greene
RESPONDED ana when copy Of II was offered for
II the art OF English. and l don't care to read it,
t3e continued: Al my meeting with Lawson four
vas TO have the option Of taking IS per cent of the
SOCK OF the Greene Consolidated Copper Company.
That was just before the company was started,
when l held all the stock
Specifically denied a printed report that Mr. Law
son had on Monday sought to purchase block
De had knowledge Of Lawson having been en-
gaged IN any transaction Ia the stock Nor did
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said. had not for a long time been a stockholder
A sale OF several thousand shares early Yesterday
he thought had been wash sale" made for the
purpose OF forcing down the price. He himself
lad been obliged TO dispose Of a large amount OF
rest and at the low level yesterday morning he
mad bought pack 500 shares. Asked whether
swered with smile Il think do" He denied
n! N! answer 70 another question, that he had any
for the fact that the Creen oyTaT ii b Se St
stockholders all Of them believers in the PROPERTY
Colonel Greene continued, the drive against the
Asked again If he had not called on Il q R6gssrs
Monday afternoon, Colonel Greene admitted that
lie had explaining that the United Metals Selling
company vas The se!fns 2&s4t OF Inc Greene com
mat lawson was not discussed by him and Mr..
Al this point Colonel Greene was called away 10
answer a telephone call but before leaving the
what I have already told rim. shall not 20 To-
:Lght, and cannot tell just when I shall go. 7
Earlier in the day Colonel Greene made the fol-
Control Of Greene Copper rests with me and my
friends, j has from the tine l took hold OF the
of $1,000 OF my holdings 10000 shares we're psr-
chased By ne within the last weeks. l am
worth Sl5 10000, and every penny have will IL
used for the protection of the company IL neces-
sary. Next 70 myself e. H. Hartman = the
largest individual holder of Greene Copper To the
best OF my knowledge neither H. H. Rogers nor
any Of the Amalgamated interests have ever owned
single share Of Greene Copper ! attribute the
slump in Greene Copper chiefly to the utterances Of
this man Lawson and viii hold him personally re-
sp0nsible." -
on the curb Yesterday Greene Copper soon after
the oPening broke sharply from p to ISls but sub
sequenLy advanced 10 N IT closed 247s bid .
asked.