The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-02-28

at the Manhattan hotol in New York regard
Ing tho resignation OF SIR. Wallace when Mr.
Wallace. Secretary TAFT and Mr.. Cromwell
wcro present.
There Were frequent tilts between the Wit
ness and Senator Morgan because the former
was not moro specific In his answers TO ques-
tions by tho Senator I: eliminated Jramau-
cally the coso of tho Gay. when Mr.. Crom-
we'll refused to ausw1r various questions asked
by the Senator, and the Inter declared he
| would deal with tho witness In the Senate
when the facts regarding tho resignation Of
| Mr., Wallace came out
Safe Place for Morgan.
| Mr. Cromwell replied with some warmth
that Was the only safe place TO do It. ''
| Another statement which Mr., Cromwell nnde
! that attracted much interest that In All
| his relations with tho Government Of the
| United States and Panama and even in the
| acquiring OF the outstanding minority shares
| OF the Panama railway for the United States
which was brought about through Mr. Crom-
| wells activity and labor not a cent was re-
! coiyed by MIN for his services lie stated that
his hnol account was In the Government hies,
ind every ehaIo OF stock In the trea-
| sury OF ths United States
feature OF Ar. Cromwelrs statement and
upon which he Vas closely questioned YVES
| with reference 10 tn. retirement OF Chief En-
| Hinser Wallace and 'ho testimony which Gr-
! Wallac, had given besoro the committees. be
gave the committee radically different
from that which no gave at tho time he re
|
larger salary; thot his given after
tho Manhattan hotel interview made no ref
crenco 10 Cromwell that In a letter TO Chair
mnn 3honts the day after the interview no al
lusion was made TO Cromwell. Mr.. Cromwell
quoted from his letter in substsntiaticn OF
this
Tailed Cromwell Little
Mr.. Cromwell also gave letter addressed
10 him from Ar wallace. dated Mt Panama
May y. lsos. saving that bis mind repeatedly
turned 10 tho words OF ADVICE and counsel
| which / received from you
Later he refers to Nj Cromwell as The
ing he saya. Permit me- my dear Mr.. Crom-
well TO lft my hat TO you.
Mr. Cromwell asserted that tho reasons given
by Mr. Wallace for resigniuC mis- position
chief engineer and a member OF the 18th
milan Canal commission in tesufy!ns before
tho committee were radically different from
tho reasons EXPRESSED 10 the Secretary OF
War. Mr.. Cromwell saId the account O. the
interview a the Hotel Manhattan In Now
York. given to the press by Secretary TAFT
was entirely correct, but he could not recall
printed tho statement Senator Morgan In
sisted thnt he produce copy OF the state
ment before continuing TO discuss IL
Morgan Makes Demands.
From tho, tmo Mr.. Cromwell and sena-
tor Morgan wcro almost continually engaged
| In Tits OF words
The Senator told Mr Cromwell that he had
Wallace and wanted know OF the witness
his purpose In alluding TO Mr Wallace
Is s your PuTpoass e. 10 soatT@aies I'D sto or 20 I'M
TT is my purpose TO state facts" was the
reply.
or inpeach Mr.. Wallace7" asked the Senator
sternly,
hut when Senator Morgan In rnenacing tone
began to ask the question fer a third time.
Mr. Cromwell snid:
.Ir the facts contradict him. ho IL contra
dicted: II tho foots impeach him, he is I'm
Tbs interview between Secretary Taft Wal
lace and Cromwell was described by the Wit
nesS as painful In The The essreas una, ,S., are. h Ms
4 going 70 quit the service OF the Government
and enter the employ OF & ptNas' eo[P0Taon nS non
fess that mine were, too said the witness
No Sermons Wanted
( Here was a man called upon to do a trans
r cendent work work leaving US when We needed
him most" said Mr.. Cromwell. continuing his
r We had done about to meet with defeat. -
We don't want any sermons about IT, We
s want facts" said Senator Morgan. and the
; witness replied
Those are the facts"
, Mr.. Cromwell said in reply to Mr.. Morgan
y that Secretary Tnfts attitude was ono OF
greet dignity and calmncss as he heard Ensi
thnt in substance Mr.. Wallace hod snd on
arriving on tho Isthmus he had received an
STTs %o ron oS 5000 thSt he had retrained from
| answering the caSleGrnm rendering the pod
o2n oSsr iSr was msdo Of SIS additional in tho
way OF stock In the enterprise. making $50 cc
| In oil his 1alary per yenr This ne said
| he could not lightly put aside. os he had never
. anticipated ercs, salary. and that he
: / owed q duty to his family we'll as to him
| self md he had decided 10 accept the place.
, | WHAT occurred at tho end oc that state
d nent asked Mr.. Morgan
Calls Wallace Gutter,
There was a painful silence" replied the
.sWhy painfuI9'' asked Mr.. Morgan
n | "Rccpupe Mr. wallace had gone down 10 the
8 | Isthmus absolutely In accord with every plan
| usor4 he He
: | wishes Of tho commission. He knew the I'm
| Taortancc of consstent effort, and he went VIII
q | lincly The fcver period was spproaehinS
:, | onI ipst st the moment when he was expected
I | 70 40 his hest for tho President and the coun-
try h.. quit md lsft tho work In the hands
: of suboriirates That Nes sufficiently painful
o i" Th.n came n dramatic moment. Mr. Morgan
g | had been plying question after question TO
,ba witness ayplur hlnr to detail conversations
| between Secretary Taft md himself growing
| ont OF tho resignation OF Mr.. Wallace, which
| the wltneIS refused to ansWer
Hot Words Passed,
4 "I will eenl with You In tho Senate when
tn. facts regarding tho rcslcnauon or hr
Wallace come out" said Senator Morgan.
= And that Is tho only srfc place TO do &C. :
- rsplcl Mr.. Cromwell with burning face,
c Tho two men scarcely nve feet apart, looked
l. | at each other in anger, bur the strained sit
L untIon relieved by Chairman MOlard who
o interrupted. PAynR TINT the witness Ind prop
, | crly answered the questions propounded.
mitteo later effort was made 20 limit The
= range OF Senator Morrnns incuiries, The
y Senat IT. however. insisted that his procedure
= was entirely proper. and would not consent