New-York tribune., 1906-04-03

the truth when ne said that in his opinion certain
evidence available. II YOU should deSlus 70
take up this matter and pursue it, you will do y
in manner that is cool, calm. moderate anu
II You need instruction from the court. the court court
do noT Wish 10 forestan anv action Of yours for
the judge cannot set In motion any duty or yours
the pursuit Of common Justice and Of the prosecu-
tion OF your duties, am sure you Will be aided oy
the District Attorney.
Judge" Andrew Hamilton, the former legislative
agent of the New York Life. to this city from
Albany yesterday afternoon and is at his apart
ments the Arlington Hotel in West 18th street
When seen last night by Tribune reporter he said
that he did not expect TO have anything TO say on
insurance subjects during this visit. He intmated
that he husbanding his apmunition for his de-
fence Of the suits which the New 1orA Like
promises to bring against him
Have the complaints in these suits been served
= have heard nothing Of the suits beyond the the
SUMMONS which was served some time ne ago, i s1,S
Mr.. Hamilton expressed his qualification that the
Armstrong bill making all proxies now held VOID
and providing for new election in November had
Governor 1t was in behalf of this clean sweep
bill that he delivered his famous address IN Albany
There win be no election of New York Life trus--
the first Of the Armstrong reform bills would make
this election Illegal the trustees have decloeo not
would have expired this time will serve until No
vember. when entire new board VIII De erected.
gatbered at great expense are worthless and the
Campaign for the control OF this company. as We'll
Life, will not begin until SEPTEMBER 10
MIR. FISH AT WORK.
DEVELOPMENTS can be expected shortly from The
poIicyholders who are anxious TO effect the mousse
cleaning of the Mutual Life II developed yes1er-
day, that stuyvesant Fish had sent a responsive
ogen+ 70 London 70 confer with Lord Northcline
on the final plans for an international committee.
d c HaIdeman who recently resigned as the
Mutual Life's general agent in the United King
DOM is said to be his way 70 New York one
story has il that ne Will confer with Mr Fish
and another that he may make a truce with the
Mutual Life managenent. In behalf OF Mr. Fish
the following statement was given out yesterday;
Mr. Fish is not identified with any poHcyholders'
association. There three OrganlzatlOns-tWo "a
this country and one IN Europe 1 ne albT b+ G tS4
name was afterward taken by a committee IN TINS
Mr. Fish believes himself pledged TO the commit
tee represented by Lord Northclne and Wlch ne ne
mas not Vet accepted the chairmanship OF any com
mittee however ana IS IN nPE Trogen committee
In order that he might Tuly oe 4lorHeu $50, Tr 'i ne
England with instructions to see Lord NGrthcHIe Nts
No action will taken by Mr FISH therefore,
until the return of this representative.
Josepb II. Choate. special counsel for the Mutual
life mas obtained an extension of time TO- filing
The remaining complaints in the McCurdy-Kay-
raond- -Thebaud cases until April 2
Justice Bischon expects TO hand down an opinion
on the briefs filed months ago by the Equl-
table III the suits brought by Attorney GeneraI
Mayer. The Attorney General was in Washington
Yesterday but it was that his visit had nothing
10 do with insurance
WARNER HITS TRUESDALE REPORT
robr De Witt Warner criticised the Truesdale
ra,ort Yesterday. declaring that il was most re-
r1arkabIe for the things II did not mention he
said in part,
The Truesdale report-is more important ana slg-
restiye in what it does not mention than In any
thing rep0s sS6 as to BE- charged with knowiedge
or more directly responsible for operations IN which
interfsts dId in fact profit thereby OF enabled
others do so; how far the respectiVe Tvs ilnc Tlp
We're cognizant OF transactions by which the com
has been looted or GDs sSeq eq tho G ho
the particular action TO De taken or sIeelai'S PiO
e In short the recent expose has developed intE
cradle abuses OF tne mos ~ enormous amounts OF
trust funds the responsibility Tor whiCh Ies Wltll
have been Tools Ioois u ~ eInisnafjop mai would tend
toeptber That the houseeleaning committee per,
1i3s indeed causes this status 20 continue would
sesrn 10 indicate IL is at afraid TO name
the cuPrts and willing that tns GOOD nan ne & el
comparatively innocent men De USED as ilig -.
server for the real yellow dogs and that the latter
are hs Ssii last ., report viii not be acceptable The
0Iders 10 is too clearly red herring detlCc
tbat ~ the companv to-day is as thoroughly slant
ard Oil institution as Il ever was IN M Me- @ EiGS s
~ The poIicyholders money for which the present
fbpssten 20 bring suit is trivial compared with
damage that has been done 70 the company oy Us is
are yelling stop thief"
Gage E Tarben, vice-president of the Equitable
Life sent out agents yesterday. IN wIieh
he called upon them TO trust TO the intsSenos o.