New-York tribune., 1905-12-19
NO PRESENTS THIS YEAR.
Insurance Employees ForIorr1-Sen-
ator Depe5C'S Gift.

A bitter disappointment is headed for the big
life insurance company buildings and is due to ar
rive about next Monday. In years gone by. on that
happy occasion. there has been wassai in the pub
lie halls over the distribution of gifts. but this
year the schedule is for gloom and forebodng.
The Equitable gave warning on THANKSGIVING Day,
when 1t failed 70 give the usual Thanksgiving tur-
KEY TO the hall men and Office boys. This has been
a custom OF such long standing that 1t had come
20 be looked upon right, and when the birds
failed be Forthcoming this year there were
meetings at the elevators and whispered talk of a
committee Of protest Now it is said that another
great blow IS about to fall in the cutting off of
the Christmas IS gold piece For years the Lesser
employees Of the Equitable have received a s. gold
piece TO make the Christmas glad, but this year
they will look in vain for the streak of yellow in
their palms.
And the Mutual also. is preparing a bitter dis
appointment for its men The Mutual has cut IS
turkey Christmas, but this year the supply de-
partuent which handles all the printing stationery
and supplies for the restaurant, has received no
reduisition for turkey birds this year
The New-York Life works its men and women
overtime at this time Of the year getting out the
annual statement and balancing the books for the
new year 1t does not pay for overtime. but IL mas
been accustomed TO giving present of 50 gold
piece to each of it's employees for Christmas Th1s
wear a wave of economy has struck II. and 1t VIII
try to dodge public criticism by Withholding this
annual gift.
while the insurance companies have been plan
nj take their NhrlSIludS S4tS N"Ii-I'0-
Depew has had coming to him His ran
tankerous' friend. w. s. Manning. has been getung
# ready for him. and yesterday he came 10 TINS
CITY to try to help the work along MI manning
regrets that he spoken of as the ra1tahkerouS
one" He said yesterday that he would rather
have been called 1.-THE monumental jackass OF
America "I was that he explained mere
was a $500 900 fund sent to Albany, and there was
paying my own expenses
Mr. Manning then explained his Christmas GIT
Tyg civ correspond
ence between himself and State Senator Bracket
my gift will be little late, he explained but
hone that It will be none the less certain Cnder
date of December 9. he wrote this from Albany 10
Senator Bracket, at Saratoga;
Dear Sir: Were I in your place, the sound OF the
eavei should cease to reverberate IN the SeIla'g
Chamber calling the Senate to ofGer 4e Gese
would offer resolution not requeslihs a, Ji,,o E
nation of Chauncey NJ. Depew. but demanding It,
To which the Senator replied the next day:
Dear Sir: have yours. with , What ,,,s, you
saw and shall hope pretty much TO meet your views
when the legislature is sn session
,ree are not the only Christmas gifts in prepara-
+ion Nvic expects TO present real gift to George
" Perkins Mr.. Perkins has been trustee OF the
NvIic fund and testified to carrying 1t IN MS per
.opaI hank account with way to distinguish 1t
from his private assets He has, also, handled II
m he saw fit and has not been called upon to
make any accounting. The directors OF tne ass
ta Continue to handle the fund in the future as he
has heretofore They say say ar1ad alz tbsn and they
tnanks a h,ne 1 hat he viii consent to continue.
OILY ~ ere we're various reports yesterday that az
LANES Hazen Hydes dinner TO Nine: BeTnhards f Z
William IA Mcintyre. former vice president OF
he Equitable, and man for whom the A!mstrong oE
oiS ooaiSn1oittee has anXiously sought was guest MI
GoIlliIre comm @ aeEed Iast night If this true. He
I.ed" nSTe :'I have not him for months. and
know nothing of his movements. ,,. - =, =.
Charles A Peabody the new president OF It the n,
,.,t,Iai I ifa has gone South and viii not be back
MIN Thursday No confirmation could be obtained
trsaI, Of the report that he has asked for the
ti,s of all the heads OF departments in the
Hg,sisi 70 be acted upon or not. as he may see Mt
T.c carries out her threats TO make her In
oncs law retroactive, it is almost q sure thing
So are hg American companies VIII Withdraw
rom rom thai country: This does not mean that they
s,I inSe nm the business that they have already
WIZ there but that they will seek no new
6Ieness Each of them carries now IN the neig5- g
"a ~ he rate of from 100000 10 100000 year
20 Il French business is ended. extra efforts VIII
he m nut mt forth in the home field 10 make up for the
PRESIDENT Morton of the Equitable, In his re-
i"Ss : ,naGa nubIc yesterday, said that wherever
Pusness proved Improbable 10 his society it would
II as said yesterday the home of John A. Nc
l,iI nrasiSenf of the NewYork Life that he was
TTer3ng from slight cold, but nothing more seri-
Gus and that he was attef'oihg 10 ms duties az
man