The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-02

and ask the agents ana ponoyholoou VINO
have shared In the prosperity Of tho great
institution built up by my father, 10 form
their judgment Of me a. well - Of my as
sociates upon the results Of sue an In
vestigation, rather than upon irresponsible
and sensational newspaper articles In
spired by selfish personal interests.
Il believe that against any effort which
may be made 10 continue controversy
for personal ends this matter will shortly
be disposed Of with advantage 20 the So
ciety. and ia the meantime | beg you to
believe that your company never was
stronger nor your interests safer financially
than now. JAMES II. HYDE
a BEIL.YTUL or PIoHTNo
MIR Hyde added to his formal statement
the following
i have kept silent under pretty strong
provocauon to strong words, but / think
the time has come to speak out. From now
ON | intend TO answer any questions that
the press desires to put 20 me regarding
my conduct Of the business Of the Equitable
society.
Neither my father nor my grandfather
ever retired from fight under FIRE, and
by the Lord Harry ! certainly shall not.
My opponents have started fght. they
want a fight and now intend they shall
get their hellyful Of fighting.
"Of course the newspapers have had some
fun with me. | haven't minded that in
the least They did not understand, l
think. the real situation. / shall See in the
future that all the truth IL told instead Of
only a part Of it being given out.
4 wrote tonight TO the Insurance Depart
ment Of the State demanding an inVesti-
CATION. / don't think more need be said
on that point Every charge made against
mo is unquali fedy false.
cRGNrdINs SATISFIED, HARRIMAN APPROVES.
Mr. Cnmmins chairman Of the policy
holders COMMITTEES, also issued a statement
last night. which began by saying that the
committee joins heartily in wishing pros
perty and long life to the Equitable AsSur-
ance Society
The committee. SAYS the statement,
has succeeded in its efforts in obtaining
representation for the pohoyholders on
the board Of directors, Within . period
OF twenty months the directors, nominate ted
by the policyholdeTs, will be In the majority
Of the board The poicyholdeTs are the
rea parties in interest and the actual owners
Of these vast assets Of the society, and from
the time when the new plan goes into effect
forward they will have a full voice in the
Management Of the society's affsirs.'
Any opposition TO the plan proposed by
the committee. Mr. Crimmins says, can
come only from an enemy Of the society.
Mr. Crimmins says that Mr.. Root In bis
recomms ndation Of acceptance 10 the
board Of directors will he joined by Mr..
HYDE aud Mr.. Hartman. Mr.. AleTander's
name. II will he noticed, IL not included.
Mr. Crimmins said that in a large measure
the success Of the conference had been
due to the tact and rssourcefulnsss Of
Elihu Root
DEPEw ON The CAMBON DINNER.
Senator Depew also had something TO
say about the report that he was a joint
host with Mr.. Hyde in the Cambon dinner
affair, the cost Of which. according to Mr..
Hyde's friends, was paid out Of the funds
Of the society and afterwArd refunded.
That il a matter said Mr.. DepeW,
about which there seems to be a great
Misunderstanding and wish to set myself
right You know it 10 a hard thing TO get
foreign Ambassador TO attend q dinner.
When the host is a member Of the United
States Senate the difficulties are smoothed
away. Now this whole affair was entirely
Mr.. Hyde's conception. He asked me to
he a host after he learned that in no other
way could he obtain the presence Of the
chief guest, So far as any Of the active
duties Of host having been performed by
me, that Is entirely wrong. know no more
about the details Of that dinner than any
Of the other guests
Efforts were made yesterday 10 ascertain
definitely from Mr.. Alexander how far he
had gone in his encounter with Hyde at the
meeting 10 the Superintendent's once on
Friday, but IL was said that Ar. Alexander
had no statement 20 make.
The Crimmins committee having been
satisfied there remains the Bracket petit
ton 10 the Attorney General, which charges
Mr. Hyde with having applied the funds Of
the society for tho expenses Of his social
here and in Paris and calls
upon the Acknowledgement 20 remove him
from ofice, along with Jacob H. Schih,
director. There remains also any action
which the Superintendent Of Insurance or
Mr.. Alexander and his backOrs may be
What the attitude Of Presi-
dent Ale Wander and othors behind him may
be In view Of Mr.. Hyde's demand for an
official examination could not he learned.
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