The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-21
HIGH FINANCE is
HIS ONLY CRIME
NINE. AUMeERT's BROTHER DE
cLAREs HE DID ONLY AS BIG
AMERICAN OFFICIALS DID
SENT FROM THE STATES

man D'AuIienac cannot be allowed TO-
land in America. He viii be sent
hack TO France next Thursday on La
Toaraine. the same steamship that
brought him TO this coast last Satur
day. But before he goes he desires
the American people 20 think Wei
upon his case. which he maintains is
exactly like that q the great finan
clers in the Equitable. the New lofk
Life and the Mutual fe insurance
companies
N. d'Aurignae is he brother of
Nine HumberI of Paris, who is now
in prison In France under conviction
lor fraud in that she persuaded anan-
ciers TO lend her many m lions of
Francs on the security of millions of
dollars. now alleged 10 be mythical
She said thep belonged to the late
Crawford an American and We're left
n c1re O: h ANA her husband in The
big safe
Il viii confess to you, said Mons.
ldAurignac, rhat | was filled with
cen ID snat.on 20 finl that am exelud-
ed ftom the United States for doing
the very same thing for which your
Amer can fiuanciers are praised.
4 have the highest respect for Mr..
James II. Hyde, He is known through
aut France. throughout Europe as a
great fnancier The Equitable Life
Assurance society is known, not only
| In France, bur in an the world as a
magnificent company, very rich, very
strong The New York Life, the Mu-
ltual Life ana their honorable officers
are wen ard iayorably known"
t4is Scheme Of Life Insurance
My company was the Reintes Va
sere. We dealt in annuities An
audmad came 10 us and deposited, say
1000 francs. and We agreed to pay him
for the rest Of his life 100. zoo or 3oo
francs year according 10 his age,
conditions aud habits and his expec-
Itancy of life as established by the well
known actural tables It was q per
lfectIy legitimate bus ness. III many
/ ways resembling life insurance. yet
Operating conversely TO the general
| scheme of life Insurance.
| THE Rentes Viagere also dealt ir
real estate and invested deposits n
other ways. The hest proof that oul
business was legitimate is the fac
hat we have paid on every obi ga
! ton In full. The company vas in op
. GRAFTON for twelve years Its capita
J was 100000 francs. II earned 1G
! $500 francs. The net profit wa
! 100000 francs. defy an the worl
lro show one wrong transaction. Gu
record il perfectly clear for anyon
Ito see.
$ Why. then was | sent 70 prison
II shall show you without hesitation
j Under the laws Of France every con
s pany such as the Rentes Viagere
1 must be organized by at least seye
!. oorporators, each an actual owner
stock In the company | include
d among The incorp0rators Of he Rente
i lViageres three Of my domestic Sc
. wants This was my sole offense.
! assure YOU, and the records Of th
Q court will prove my assertion.
# The public prosecutor brought a
ton against me on the ground that
n had violated the law by having on
! four corporators in the company. Fl
r maintained that my domestic servant
a were part OF myself, and really m
Il self in other forms, and. that, ther
n fore We had only fous eorporator
. instead Of the seven required By lay
. Therefore ] must be condemned.
!. THE American people who kno
Enow necessary it rs In a great eorpr
atIon to employ what are known
1 dummy directors, will see at o.
glance how monstrous was this acc
! satlon Bur there was great pub
clamor at the moment, and the inf
ence Of politics was enlisted again
= me and was convicted and sent
!. prison How unjust was my conv
= ton and punishment, | will ask t
generous Amer Gin public well
uuainted as they are with the hi
inances, to judge and 70 declare
NJ +"DO nor think, beg you, that
Fs wish to crlticlse the immigration
of thonties Of the United States.
~ this matter they are the king ia
Ct of my hat to the king! But ! sh
5h- never cease to protest against the
justice of my original conviction.
ne In what respect was my board
ne corporators different from the bci
as OF corporators of the Equitable l.
ne corporation? My servants were
Us, ways answerable to me, JUST as mi
as the dummy directors Of your 81
Insurance society were answerable
anybody.
No "The Equitable Is magnificent .
~. erty Mr.. Thomas f. g. Ryan
rs. bought for s2,50000O the control
rds interest OF stock owned by MIR. Fl.
ain He has bought grand bus ness, Il
ned and h0n0red all over the world.
est he has made trustees, Messrs. Gre
rds Cleveland, George Westinghouse
Morgan !. OBren Can anything
more honorable than these nan
Yet what stock do these honor'
gentlemen own? What actual con
tht have they more than my servant
Iaeo THE world respects the great