Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-11
STATEMENT DISPR0VED


Mr.. T. J. Connors OF Chicago, general
nsauagsr and director In the Armour
Company. reached Washington today.
He came here for the purpose OF appear
Ing bsfore the committee. but found. upon
his arrival. that tho hearing had closed.
Mr.. Connors said today:
s'In the Preaident's letter to the chair
man OF tina House agricultural committee
he made extracts from correspondent
whom he characterized as q Trustworthy
and competent witness. This writer. after
speaking of the Numerous haste to clean
up. said: I had not seen the plants since
before the strike This statement was
made with reference to the Armour estab-
lishment.
"When read that letter suspected its
or of the University Of Chicago settle-
mont In q dispatch from Chicago to q
New York paper yesterday Miss Mcdowell
Is disclosed as the author OF the letter,
Reynolds and by him handed to the Pres
ident. During the day have myself veri-
fed the fact that Miss Mcdowell Is the
Trustworthy and competent witness.
One Statement Disproved.
when Miss Mcdowell says she had not
seen the plants since before the strike
which took place two years ago-she makes
q statement which Is dispreved at the OUT
set. Miss Mcdowell has been In Armeur's
establishment long since the strike and her
Impressions, according to her own state
ment, In writing, are totally different from
those upon which the President largely
bases his charges against the meat industry
of this country. Under date of April 2. OF
this year, at Chicago, Miss Mcdowell wrote
to Mr.. Armour as follows:
Dear Mr.. Armour:
L am not able this evening to give you
my impressions of today, except to confess
I had not known that your canning room
was so improved. The markets are not
only complete and well built, but artistic. !
am glad to have seen the improvements
which hold promise OF better things as you
you more definite report of my impress
sions. ! am sincerely,
MARY E. MCDOWELL
ST should add In this connection that Miss
Mcdowell Is at the head OF a. social settle
ment In Chicago, and It is from this class
OF people that President Roosevelt Is draw
ing the information that Is causing him to
ruin one of the great Industries OF this
country and forcing upon all classes OF
people untold financial loss.
Miss Mary Mcdowell presides over the
University Settlement IN the rear OF the
stock yards, and that settlement is we'll
known to be in district largely socialistic.
While he was in Chicago getting his al
legged facts for his sensational book, Upton
Sinclair lived at one Of these social settie-
'ments and there 1t was that he, too, got
his inspiration, and 1t was with these peo-
pie that Upton Sinclair trained. 1t seems
inconceivable that Mr.. Roosevelt can rest
his case on testimony coming from sources
that seek to strike at all industries and up
set the commonly accepted doctrine In this
country that a man Is entitled to the
fruits Of his own labor.
This letter from Miss Mcdowell. written
scarcely two months ago. completely re-
pudates her statement In the letter upon
which Mr.. Roosevelt pins his faith. Fur
Their investigation is likely to show that the
remaining Witnesses are equally unreliable
and that legitimate and reputable bust
ness has been made the victim of a crusade
fostered by workers in the field of So
cfaliSm"