The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-02-09


I-awson-but to come to New York in
persons; at the time Of the meeting.
LAW -..... N
There I have met them joyfuIiy.
echo for just this time the cry Of the
system / am telling pohcyholders; UNI
able TO de erTnine whether Lawson lisa
unmitt gated Scoundrei or life insurance
officials unmitiEated thieves, or both.
10 come - New York and investigate
Tor thmS lives More, / am Offering to
pay the expenses Of any policyholder.
from his residence IN any part of the
country, TO New York.
A Gorgeous Occasion
1T is going 10 be a gorgeous occa-
sion. There never has been such a
meeting since the birth of Adam, and
there will never be such another, save
it's immediate successor in June, be-
fore the death of the devil There is
no building in New York that will be
able TO contain it. It viii adjourn from
the New York Life building to Madison
Square Garden, and then to several
other Madison Square Gardens
Nobody knows how long it viii last.
Take the question of counting proxies,
Tor example. Why it would require
force OF the most expert auditors that
can be found in the world, working night
and day for two months, every hour AMI
every minute of the time to count my
proxies alone That is cOnceding there
will be no contests but everybody knows
there Will be contests. and injunctiOns.
and other appeals TO the courts, through
the whole proceeding. They will drag
out the process of qualification indei-
nitely.
THAT Will be the time of the policy
holders-of the people-for which they
have long waited. Not all the money
and power of Standard Oil. of Morgan
and the system viii avail then to pre-
vent Justice being done. Il cannot pre-
vent the man with the proxies taking
control.
Who are choeen directors is mat
ter OF indifference to me. nave prom
Used those who have given me proxies
that ! shall not benefit in any way,
directly or Indirectly. through the use
10 which ! shall put their confidence.
At have promised the directors elected
through their influence shall be pledged
TO ascertain how much money has been
Illegally taken from the company. and
how and by whom ii was taken, / have
promised the directors shall take inn
mediate steps TO recover this money and
secure the punishment or these offend
ers.
Likes His Cigar
THE proxies turn over to the com
mittee will be turned over on these con
ditions-but no others
The man from Boston paused to light
another big Cigar-long and dark. 1T
IS my favorite vice" ne explained. u
smoke twenty-five or thirty perfectos a
day, and when l am Ceprfved of the
kind I like, begin to ses nervous"
Fight just Begun.
The cigar wen lighted and in good
working order he plunged back again
into his subject.
The fight for decent conditions in life
insurance is not ended-it is just begun
he said. IT would say nothing against
the rmstrOng committee that would cast
a reflection upon the integrity of any Of
fits members, but the fact I sthat in its
Investigation it never reaches below the
service
1T stirred the waters a little and the
waves began to rise. The public was
angry and determined. A sacrifice was
demanded, and three or four dummies,
appearing large 10 the public eye, but
actually Of no consequence, were thrown
over to stin the angry sea. Mccall and
McCurdy and Alexander and little
Jimmy Hyde were dumped into the
element, but the actual rulers of the
ships-the men at the helm of freIzied
finance in insurance. as in everything
else-were never touched.
They are the real thieves. The little
fellows are not worth attention in the
Hght Of their masters larger offending
where thefts of a few hundred thous-
ands have been discovered in the uast
thefts Of millions will be revealed when
The organization of the companies is
perfected. This very morning the Fowl
ct committee takes another kick at the
corpse of poor Mccall
Lessons of Investigation.
With these dummies thrown out and
their own men in control, the Systems
grasp upon Insurance companies is more
certain, more deadly, than it has ever
been in the past. The investigation has
taught them what they must avoid and
what they cannot afford to touch. They
are strengthened in their position IN
less they are dislOdged. and quickly, they
VIII hold the fort until the crack of
dCom.''
Mr.. Lawson went to the Senate during
the early afternoon and expected. II
his engagements and those of Mr.. RoOse-
Welt permitted, to pay his respects to
the President. He goes on to Boston
tonight