The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-15
100000 LOST;
REMAINDER IS Up
soston Man Says He Will
Triumph or Go Into Public
4 Bankruptcy.
EXPECTS BIG PROFITS
FROM COPPER COMBAT
lawson Says if He Wins He Will
Use Gains to Destroy
System "
ournal Special Service.

ournal Special Service
Boston, Dec. 15.-Thomas W. Lawson
dressed to the s'system'' regarding the
nancial campaign which he plans to
naugurate in Wall street today:
"In beginning my operations today,
which will be along the lines previous
y have laid doTn W., would d,t have this ms
yStem. -s
: my portion, $6,600,Oo0, remaining
rom my first pool of $10,000,O00, and
races every dollar. Of my fort to'
eff my operation is unsuccessful, [
hall lose all of it, which will mean
hall have lost $15,OOO,00O belonging
/ myself and to those who have had
'aith enough in me to join me. It will
mean | have sacrificed every dollar
md thing of worth belonging to me
lpon which I could raise dollar to
pack my principles. .-.
.., Iawson's Principles.
.''I have publicly set forth that:
'First-1n finance, any more than in
i any other walks of life, men cannot lift
themselves by their bootstraps.
"Second-If they temporarily. do find
!. 80 H. 1n,s ;oo,-;t,II o,1 LII
Dc ali The nn more res destrnctiya beeause Of
she strain Of iiftin9 Ssi W. = es's1so
"Third-The whole principle of lift
ing one 8 self by one IS bootstraps is
majority which still remains on earth.
Systems Opportunity. -
"Therefore, this is an opportunity for
The street and the system once for all to
ttD m NO tbon tb;rtr-s;v 'r,eors !,
daliberat civ Vent into the nresent, CON
toat be1;avinr tha t;me had Sooma~sfo
ae 1y f. tbe naonle Of America
and tbe investors of E!nrank fhat fha
Wall street structure is one of the CHI:
be kent mn n the future 40 In 1he nasf,
II would Be the ruin OF our country.
tsWhile demonstrating this fact to
the people by nv writings, I believed
practical ustaaig9s would sg bring home
Tho forca and truth ~ INV statements
WV ~. ~ =. =.
AVtackea the Ma alss'st =. =
aThere1lpon. T attacked the market
with nv own and nv associates' money
did not do this for personal gain. I
made no secret Of my plans. was
ava aware IL was !? Or luu CHANCES les 70 TO-
would oppose me in way to discredit
my actions and predictions, and that il
! could not make neadWay agalns! Tn ZEN
I should sperforce meet my financial wa
terloo. 49,. =. -s..s
$50, with my eyes open, began tt
work. and thus FAR have met great I'M
;ancial losses, but in doing SO I hav'
shown. this fact 80 all can see: The Sys
TEN, IN the race or exposure OF 1t
frauds, has no better defense than
counter. demonstration In the market
Its reply to my just Remuneration OF 1t
methods is to use its countless million
to put up the price OF stocks so that a
any cost may be d1scred1ted.
Victory or Bankruptcy.
If my operations which begin to
Gay, are successtui, expect TO secur
r. profits OF !OO to 200 per cent upon tn
amount with which | will tackle tn
system .st NY share OF these profits
w. ~ $500 w ~ ",, nt;1 ,,aL ~,
~ r 3oatnn,r - 7'Ao"' u'ft 'o'' - 'AA''
| % gre 401'ie ~, ~ ill., .,a I'll, ,,
NV nv nuhiic snI r wot. N NV b;eh o~ nve
~ sb n1 ba onn11ad a IanIn Nv
sna1 oe comPelled TO 1aIl pack 1p9
my pen, unalded with money, to high
*~ the battle to a finish. i
No 11oS LUZ esinpasnS'
elm thus giving to the street an
the system nv hand. I would furthe
say:
I ssIn the event Of nv going under. \
i one need have any svmnathv for m
for / shall neither deserve. nor dcsi1
any. =, 49, -
- nOn the other hand. r warn II
street that if spet them GOING, n
wav. thew need look for M mercy f,
j shall smash them to the possible ato1
regardless of who is beneath. -
1sThat. in the event of nv fail1r
no one NAV be involved who shon
not be, I viii saw: =, : ...H'l -. =
ut have Drovided for all noss;b1o /,
l. t;a,,a III la1, ~ vi 81 ny coh I
tlone WitI Ot1er properties OF q sLo
nature-all but my Trinlty-and to co
er any contingency there r today am q
ter;nG mo Govt as - 8 ,,ras;da;,+ ' af :
NV oonIl e'cLs, % pres iesiee - u 7
Iflnlty company, With one OF the gre
mining companies of the country