The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-22

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did no, evIpy', hpwever,- continued
Mr belmont, casting a glance ~ Judge
Ghynor, that any argument would be
advanced bore On this subject. do not
'uuk IL delicate On my part 10 answer
some II tho arguments that have been adj
vinccl hrrr could and would very
much hike tu do So. would like very
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o'ded me this evening and who In We based
their arguments ON certain alleged facts
seek the real falts ~ zealou-ly "a will this
commission.
Hut | want TO repudiate right here. In tho
most unqualified language, sRid Mr. Bel
mont bringing his fist down on the table.
Il want TO repudiate this insinuation that
or my associates manage these corpora
tiuns in any other spirit than that Of hon
esty or 81 correct purpose and with any
other view thar that OF complying with
every letter OF the Law But | do think
that every corporation n ever corporate
manager Is entitled to he heard in court
first and that his action shall be- tested after
the verdict of the court and not before,
You know to What | refer and therefore it
viii not he necessary for me to add anything
and | am sorry that have had to make this
statement.
There was dead silence "a Mr.. Belmont
closed. Justice Gaynor did not seem to
be the least bit annoyed, however. MIR.
Belmont went on TO say that the FEEDER
alton had seen to ii that the commission
should be absolutely free and should simply
look to the federation for its expenses.
Whatever the result of it's work said
Mr.. Belmont, 1T will bear no hallmark
of any special interest and least OF all, as
has been ~insinuated, will there be any in.
fuence against an argument for municipal
ownership, even OF public transportation
companies. 1t would be more than in.
delicate for me to have promoted it had its
objects been any more than those stated
Mr.. Belmont's speech was cheered about
as much as Judge Gaynor's.
The commission which is going abroad
is composed of twenty-one members. Five
Of them are already in England. The
others sail to-day on the Caronia, They
are to be gone until July. In his prelimi-
nary remarks Oscar Straus said that pains
had been taken to bring together all shades
of opinion in the makeup Of the commission.
I'VE are not blind to the ia CT" he said,
that the government OF our municipalities
is often inefficient and corrupt. Evidence
is not lacking that a share Of the RESPONSE
bility for this is due to the corrupt influences
Of private ownership in securing and con-
trolling public utilities"