The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1905-04-28
OFFICIAL FIRED
SUPERINTENDENT OF AGENCIES
DIsCHARGED By ALEXANDER.

HI. III. Knowles Had Been in the Service
of the Company for Forty Years
Had Spoken Plainly. in Opposition to
the AIexander-TarbeII Faction
writes Scathing Letter to President
Alexander.
New York, April 27.-H H. Knowles
was formally discharged from the
Equitable Life Assurance society to-
day in a letter from President Alexan-
der. Mr.. Knowles was superintendent
of agencies until few weeks ago when
he was suspended by the president. He
has occupied offices in the Equitable
building until to-day. Mr.. Knowles
name was brought prominently in the
Equitable controversy during the meet
ing of agents in this city ten days ago.
AT that time he gave out an Interview
criticising President Alexander and
Second Vice President Tarbell and sub
sequently, made charges against the
latter in the newspapers
Mr.. knowles notification of his dis
charge came to him in the following
letter signed by President Alexander:
Il hereby give you notice that your
employment by the Equitable Life As
surance society OF the United States is
hereby terminated and you are directed
to vacate the premises of the society
and to turn over to me forthwhich all
letters, papers and other documents or
property of the society which are in
your possession or under your control" :"
Mr.. Knowles at once wrote a reply
and sent it by special messenger to
the president of the society. This reply
says:
..Your favor of to-day was handed to
me as j was leaving the Equitable
building this afternoon. desire to
state that 1 have carried out your Or
ders as to vacating my former office in
the society," and as all OF the duties
had to perform had been promptly at
tended to UP to the time of my suspen-
sion I have not therefore any docu-
ment or property Of the Equitable Life
in my possession n
aHow the mighty have fallen under
the baneful influence of Tarbelllsm.
You first, Mr.. President, attempted, no
doubt at the suggestion of Tarbell, CHI
canery and intimidation, by threats OF
discharging me, to get me out OF the
city. Failing in that a few hours aft
erward you tried to work upon my sym
pathies and the high regard which 1
always entertained for you to accom-
plish your purpose. That being ineffsct-
i've, you tried suspension, and after
thirteen days, finding that this did not
have the effect of sitting my voice and
opinions against the Alexand Tarbell
plot, and in behalf of the Equitable,
you to-day add insult to injury by ter
nlinating my connection with the Equit-
able Life, after forty years of service,
I considered the Equitable's best inter-
ests. 4. @ss5. Y, ,.s. 5-gs
'I want to assure you, Mr.. President,
that this effort to sti1e me will be as
futile as your previous ones, for. the
high-handed, outrageous manner in
which you treated me, at the instiga'
ton of Tarbell, more thoroughly con-
vinces me of the danger to the body
of policy-holders of the Equitable Life
if the plot succeeds to place Tarbell
in the position to ever assume the pres
idency of the Equitable.
81 beg to state in closing that if I
was as unmindful of the interests of
the great body of policy-holders of the
society as the Alexander -Tarbell fac
ton have proven themselves to be by
their wasteful expenditures of policy
holders funds, in the shae of legal fees
and other expenditures, including pack
ed conventions Of managers, in trying
to becloud the real issue, should not
hesitate to bring suit against the Equit-
able Life for damages"