New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-14
NEW OFFER TO CUT WIRES
is NOT ENOUGH-JEROME.
Wants W. U. Directors to GiUe
Some E1adence" of Good Faith.


western Union Telegraph Company regarding
the company's service to the poolrooms was
made yesterday, in the form of a preamble and
resolutions adopted by a quorum of the
ecutive committee of the board of directors.
The preamble and resolutions are said to
have been prepared by the company's counsel.
who wrote the recent statement by Colonel
Robert c. Clowry. president OF the company,
containing offer to cut the Western Union
wires out of such pOorooms named in
a list to be submitted by the authorities The
new declaration repeats that offer and adds
that the company's officers and employees
instructed Ito furnish hereafter such racing
news only to such applicants shall give
surance that it is not to be used for poolroor,
purposes"
As to the real meaning Of such instruction, no
director. counsel or other official of the Western
Union would talk yesterday. No in posi-
ton to make statement would say If here
after meant some time in the dim future.
from now forever. None would say what
kind of assurance" might be required from
applicants for racetrack information that it
would not be used for pooroom purposes.
The utmost secrecy was observed to the
meeting of the executive committee which had
been called to pass the resolutions. Colonel
Clowry and one or two other members of the
the meeting refused to tell who or even how
many We're present. One of the men said that
all the members of the committee in the city
had been served with notices to attend the
meeting. and that there quorum present
There was a intimation that the special meet
ing was called as a concession to several promi-
nent directors. who had been urging the calling
OF a meeting of the full board Of directors for
action on the poolroom service
The executive committee consists of Thomas
T. Eckert, chairman; George ]. Gould, Robert
c. Clowry John T. Terry, Louis Fitzgerald.
Jacob H. schif. Russell Sage. Samuel Sloan.
James II. Hyde. Edwin Gould and Frank J.
Gould. Jacob H. Schin has been abroad and
is on his way home. He is expected to arrive
here to-day, and IL is said that he is coming
with the avowed Intention Of using his influence
to have the Western Union wires cut out of
the poolrooms. James H Hyde is abroad.
George J. Gould was out of the city yesterday.
Russell Sage was said to have been absent
from the meeting.
THE RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
The preamble and resolutions adopted at the
meeting are the following:
Whereas. Allegations have been publicly made
that the race reports furnished by the Western
Union Telegraph Company are used for the unIaw-
ful maintenance Of poolrooms, and
Whereas. The Western Union telegraph Company
crdt and impartial carrier of dispatches and
will not knowingly permit its facilities to be used
Tor any unlawful purpose, aud
Whereas, y statement which prepared by
the counsel of the company. issued by the
president OF the company. and published I'm the
newspapers on Mas g. 1904. Fetting forth the legal
obligation o. TIE company dehned by the laws
and courts ot different States. and further Offering
TO cooperate with the Commissioner of Police of
tho city of New-York by Withdrawing the service
OF race reports from amy Vooirooms that ne would
specify iiif sal resorts.
Now, therefore the executive committee Of the
Western Union Telegraph Company. invested with
th" full powers of the board OF directors in the
absence of the board. does hereby
Resolved, hrst-Tnat the executive committee ap-
proves and confirms the said statement OF the
president, and reu"ws the offer made therein 10 the
Commissioner Of Police cease the transmission Of
race to place places that he will
specify as unlawful poolroous. requesting this
pany 10 withdraw its service therefrom.
Sccoud-The renewal Of this offer is made after
most careful consideration of the subject and IN
view of the obligations OF the Police Department
to determine the lawful or unlawful character Of
any resort pursuit under its turisdictio1 a func-
tiou that would necessarily be subject abuse AMI
injury If left TO any indlydua! corporation
exercise
Third-fhe executive committee hereby instruCts
the officers and employees OF the company with
draw Immediately the service of racing news from
lawful poor1oms by the Commissioner OF Police Of
New York city the District Attorney OF New
York County, accompanied by a request 10 make
such withdrawal and To furnish hereafter such
racing news only to such applicants shall give
assurance that tt is not to be used for pooIroom
purposes.
NAMES NOT GIVEN