The San Francisco call., 1904-12-17
REACH AN UNDERSTANDING.

After Colonel Greene had LETT, a
member OF a prominent Boston brok-
erage firm. who attended the confer
snce. issued a statement which he said
had been assented to by Colonel Greene
snd Lawson
The substantial part Of the state
nent was that Lawson had called upon
Colonel Greene at the hotel, after
learning that Greene was in Boston,
that Greene had maintained at the con-
ference that the recent breaks in the
stock were due 10 the public utter
ances of Lawson; that the colonel felt
lseenly the decline in certain stocks in
which he was interested and that Law
son had maintained in answer to Col
Ouel Greene that he had done nothing
20 bring about any fall in the stocks
IN which Colonel Greene was interest
e.. The statement concluded with the
words:
Each gentleman has a perfect un-
derstanding Of the others position.
There is nothing further TO state Of
public interest"
CALLS ON GREENE.
Colonel Greene had publicly adver-
tised that he would call on Lawson,
but Lawson anticipated this by appear
ing at the Hotel Touraine early in the
forenoon Colonel Greene had not fin
ished his breakfast. and when the Bos-
LIlA A-Adn Sent III MS cara the GOlOAEt
sent out word that he would meet him
after breakfast The New York pro-
mOter emerged from the dining-rOOm
with a friend walking on either side. At
the same time Lawson, who had been
talking freely with a group Of news
paper men, stepped forward halfway
20. meet the New Yorker. Lawson
seemed constrained, but Colonel Greene
smiled warmly, uttered q cordial Salu-
tariOn and extending his hand, which
Lawson seized, invited the Boston Op-
orator 10 his room. Colonel Greene S
manner seemed very happy. but Law
son was apparently perturbed. The men
were in conference IN Colonel Greene S
room for almost seven hours. all out
siders ana messages Of every kind be-
ing excluded Meantime the police had
arrived and virtually taken possession
Of the hotel, three officers in citizens
clothes patrOlling the corridor upon
which Colonel Greene's rooms were To-
Gated. while Chief Inspector Watts
and other detectives remained on guard
in the lobby At the end Of the confer
ence Lawson and Colonel Greene made
a hurried exit from the hotel, the latter
being driven at once TO the railroad
station
LAWSON ISSUES STATEMENT.
Lawson issued the following tonight,
COlufnllS the statement given out ear
lier and adding that the episode was
ended:
There was no business Of any name
or nature done or attempted by either
Colonel Greene or myself. and there
was nothing more than the things |
mention herein that / am not willing
the press or the public should know.
Nothing took place in which l would
not have been willing for the press TO
take part. / stated TO Colonel Greene
that had not been in any way raiding
or attempting TO raid his stock. or in
any way 10 injure him. but that what
have been doing against the Standard
on party and the system / would con-
tinue TO do regardless Of what he or
others thought or did.
The stories afioat that I called on
Colonel Greene by agreement or that I
was accompanied by detectives or other
protectors is all rot. ] called al his
hotel without his knowledge, or any
other persons knowing that 1 would
call.
Nothing that has happened in the
entire Greene episode has in any way
altered my plans or affected my inten-
tions viii proceed with my work and
await the next episode"