Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-10-04
p.to,, lbe Committee Now lnves'
restIug the Life Insurance
Business
Upon CERTAIN CONDITIONS.
...J Hughes Says II He Does Appear
u, VIII be Treated Cautiously
And According to His Rights,

'' gsyo nut for publication letter
s dressed by him today to Charles E
,,n,,ss OF he insurance investigating
.anmlttee, In which he says;
rrDnrrlng to your request that Mr.
u,ys voluntarily appear as a witness
s.,,rs tho Joint committee appointed
w the defunct legislature Of 1905 TO
y, ,ae affairs OF life insurance
,,,n,oiss. have advised Mr.. Hyde
mot your committee is without power
mri.ilctl5u to make the inyestga-
~ In which you are engaged.
"Nf, oDIui1n is based on the propo-
..i,H IND the assembly at least mas
'''g g,,,sr 10 direct an investigation Cl
y 5s held alter It's adjournment ana
W .or tba express purpose OF report
N q future legislature not yet Sc
,-tss and which can have no exist
.rco until 30 lJJ5, ,..,--. IT,,
'"asEitber house may investigate when
III. lesion. either directly or through
,aNmittse Of lie number for the pui-
,oso nj informing itself as to the pend
H., or contemplated legislation by IT,
Ind for that purpose only 49,.
iva appreaiatt, however, that the
r,,Sing inquiry though unauthorized
s,d irregular win prove wholesome,
ana In the public interest and that If
.'T,inued ON the same lines much OF
.r1 rssn0rsibulty for existing condl-
,,rs which has been most unJusuy
Soced upon Mr.. Hyde, win be n&ed
ybere Il properly belongs
oTbe hulk of the subject matter OK
Aha inquiry. so far as concerns the
t1uItable society, relates to practlses
sr6 conditions that Sntedated by many
yesrs his active connection with the
,,eiety OF which he has no knowledge
and which seem 20 have been continued
4 vy6er the administration with which
No subsequently became Identified.
oNr HYDE nstructs me to say mat
no 4 willing to assist the inquiry by
Voluntarily appearing as a witness ana
IN sny other way that may be found de-
,rsbie provided his right and those
n his fathers estate can be reason
ably safaguarded.
Unlike the other insurance compan-
ss now under investigation, the at
Airs OF the Equitable have already
b4tn exhibited as the result OF inter-
ma, dlssensons between the officers.
Nh HYDE has. as you know been eX-
AHMED at great length IN secret pro-
uting by a. hostile superintendent ot
Insurance
aOn that investigation Mr. Hyde was
refused the right TO the presence OF
counsel at the hearing although the
upedntenlent had counsel TO conduct
Nar chamber proceedings.
As the result OF this performance ana
q statements made before your COM
rI,tse which have not yet been sub
nWd 10 the tests Of cross eXaminu-
t0l. Mr. Hyde has been grossly mis-
rTrestnted and injured In the public
esteem for his supposed connection with
Transactions for which he Is not respon-
st.s-eXcep, for having trusted to old
er and more experienced men. He Is
rol willing 20 repeat that experience
A now IN another form before your COM
4 nIUee
He is prepared to waive all legal OBJ
4 ltctions 20 appearing and 10 tell your
Committee fully and frankly everything
i he knows, except I'm which regards are
5 embraced impending litigation, on con-
dllion that YOUR committee VIII, IN
+ common fairness, accord him the right
ot being represented, advised and re-
examined by COUNSEL"
Charles F.. Hughes gave out the fol-
loving statement tonight:
Il received Mr. Untermyers letter
lhls evening and have conferred with
. H. McHeau. We concur In the follow
Ing statement
So far ag Mr.. Hyde's conditional
. offer TO appear as a witness is COM
. ctmed II would not be proper for us
10 comment upon It In advance of the
A. decision of thu committee We viii say
simply this That If Mr. Hyde APP
PEARS bei0r the committee without con-
dluon he wI'l Doe treated courtously and
according to hls rights.
MI lutemyers claim that the
committee a without power 10 con-
duci this investigation we believe 10
oe without merit and we shah so adj
wise the committee.
Legislatures by concurrent resOlu-
'on' NJ both houses have authorized
!ont committees TO summon witnesses
ana 10 take testimony after adjourn
. Iet, ana 90 report TO the next ses-
ZION, TIL" course has been approved
by the courts.
The Insurance committee Is COM
posed or members qualified to serve,
1Ad IS acting within the scope OF the
resolutions Nor does the fact that
,ne legis1'W is not In session afford
immunity 70 regalcitrants, Section SO
VI me penal code provides that when
= committee ~ the legislature Is auth
. o't.l 20 summon witnesses, one who
.tlVaas 10 answer any material or prop
~ question uf 10 produce upon a rea-
"Iiult notice any material hooks or