The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-27
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ISInTuS Oanal ApIlfHlHGibA Ah AcSll~ flying before the committee were rad ically different from the reasons ex- pressed to the Secretary of War.
 When Mr. Cromwell fererred to the letter that had been written by MT. Wallace and quoted part of it. upon authority given by Mr. Shonts, MT. Morgan asked the witness if he had copy but did not feel warranted in making public any other portion un- less Mr. Shonts gave his consent.
 Senator Morgan Insisted and Mir. Cromwell was firm in his refusal, but said finally that of course he would furnish the letter if the committee or- dered 1t Senator Morgan then moved that the witness be compelled to supply the letter and Mir. Cromwell agreed to do so.
 From that time on MT. Cromwell and Senator Morgan were almost continu- ously engaged in wor6y skirmishes. The Senator told Mir. Cromwell that he had not been asked any questions concerning Mir. Wallace and wanted to know of the witness his purpose in al- luding to MT. Wallace.
 "Ts it your purpose to contradict or impeach this testimony? asked the Senator.
 Tt is my purpose to state facts," was the reply
 T repeat. is it your purpose to con tradict or impeach Mir Wallace?' ask ed the Senator sterniy
 Again the witness made the same answer. but when Senator Morgan In a menaclng tone began to ask the ques- ton for a third time, Mir, Cromwell said, If the facts contradict him, he is contradicted: if the facts imreach him. he is impeached.9
 Senator Morgan asked the witness t... .t~.- haitian Hotel interview. The witness admitted that Mr. Wallace wanted to have a personal talk with Secretary Taft, but insisted that he did not know that Wallace had objected to his pres ense in the room. He said he wanted to leave, but the Secretary insisted that he should remain
 Why did you offer to leave the room If MT. Wallace did not ask for a gan
 Thought 1t Would be Painful. T thought tho interview might be unpleasant. and I wished to escape , it," replied MT. Cromwell. The interview which resulted be- l tween Secretary Taft. Wallace and | Cromwell was described by the wit | ness as painful in the extreme; that after Mir Wallace had told the Secre- tary that he was going to quit the 1 service of the government and enter 1 the employ of a private corporation, l his eyes were dimmed with tears, "and confess that mine were too" said the | witness. Here was man cafied upon | to do transcendent work having us when we needed him most" said Mr. | Cromwell continuing his testimony, "and it looked as if all the work he had done was about to meet with de- feat'
 We don't want any sermons about | 1t. We want f cts" said Senator Nor gan, and the witness replied: l Those are the facts
 MT. Cromwell said in reply to Mr Morgan that Secretary Tafts attitude was one of great dignity and calmhess as he heard Engineer W4Ilacss sss,s e ment that day. He stated that in sub stance MT Wallace had said on arriv- ing on the Isthmus he mad received an | offer from a large holding corpora ton in New York of $60.o00: that he had refrained from answering the cablegram rendering the position fol several days when a supplemental of fer was made of s15.o00 additional ir the way of stock in the enterprise mak- | ing $65,000 in all as his salary pel l year. This, he said, he could not light i ly put aside. as he had never antici- pated so great a salary and that ht owed duty to his family as well at to himself and he had 0ecided to accept the place.
 What occurred at the end of thai statement?" asked MT. Morgan.
 There was a painful silence" re. piled Mir. Cromwell.
 | Because MT. Wallace had gone dowr to the isthmus absolutely in accord with every plan made TOT the work or the canal. He knew the wishes of tho l Nh. l,.aa .,.4. of consistent effort and he went will ingly.. The fever period was approach. ing and just at the moment when ht was expected to do his best for thu president and the country he quit and left the work in the hands of the subor. dinates. That was sufficiently painful in itself" said Mir Cromwell.
 Good Luck of Providence.
 "By great good luck, If not Divine providence. the president was enabled to find a successor to BIT. Wallace in the person of John F. Stevens said 1 MT. Cromwell.
 Suppose we leave providence or the Almighty outside the equation and come down to mundane things, things this | committee would like to know regard ing these transactions" said Senator Morgan, while a broad laugh went around the room.
 Then came dramatic moment MT Morgan had been plying question af- ter question to the witness. asking hin to detail conversations between Secre' tary Taft and himself growing out oi the resignation of MT. Wallace. which the witness refused to answer.
 q will deal with you in the Senate when the facts regarding the resigna- ton of Mir. Wallace come out" said Mir. Morgan.
 And that is the only safe place tc do it." replied MT. Cromwell, with burn ing face.
 The two men. scarcely five feet apart looked at each other In anger, but the strained situation was removed by Chairman Willard, who lnterjeoted that the witness had possibly answered the questions propounded. Senator Nor gan was beginning on new tack when an adjournment was taken until 1O;3C o'clock tomorrow.
 At an executive session held by the committee later an effort was made to limit the range of Senator Morgan'' inquiries. The Senator however. in' sisted that his procedure was entirely proper and would not consent Co have the scope of the inquiry narrowed.
 H. B. Rice Will Testify.
 Houston, Texas, Feb. 26-H Baldwin
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