The Washington herald., 1906-12-13

/ Senator Morgan to report on the Congo
| resolution introduced IN the second ses-
sion Of the Fifty-eighth Congress, was
| opposed TO the Lodge resolution and
would antagonize It, This Senator Spoon.
/ er denied emphatically. at the same time
/ saying that the matter was one that
/ should be dealt with very cautiously.
| Other Senators on the Foreign Rela-
tions Committee, who did not wish to be
quoted, declared that no such resolution
should be adopted. They pointed out the
incongruity OF attaching TO the ratifca-
ton Of the Algeciras treaty, TO which the
United States was not a signatory power
and in which this country was only in
terested for the sake Of our commerce
in Morocco, a clause declaring that Il was
the policy Of the United States not TO mix
in European affairs. and at the same time
take hand in the Congo question, which
was distinctly European.
Mr.. Garret Dismissed.
Thomas G. Garret. clerk Of the Senate
Committee on Public Health and National
Quarantine. Of which Senator Morgan. OF
Alabama, is chairman. was dismissed
from that position yesterday by Mr. Nor
gan. This action was taken because Of
the use Of Mr.. Carrots name in connec-
ton with the alleged operations Of a
lobby maintained by the Belgian govern
ment IN Washington for the purpose OF
preventing any Congressional action with
reference 20 reputed atrocities in the
Congo.
Mr. Garret has not been Senator Nor
gan's private secretary, as has been as
serted. Neither has he ever been clerk
OF a subcommittee Of the Foreign Rela-
tions Committee He was assigned 10
Senator Morgans committee by the Ser
geant-at-Arms. in whose department he
was employed His dismissal from the
committee came in the form Of a notih-
cation from Mr.. Morgan that his presence
was no longer desired in the committee
room The position OF the Senator is that
he does not care TO have any one connect
ed with him who VIII undertake 20 repre-
sent him IN the manner Mr. Garret is
said 10 have dore.
Mr. GarTet specifically denies that he has
been connected with the Congo lobby in
any way. The letters to him from Col
kowalsky. which have been published
referred entirely TO another matter. be
declares
Those letters had absolutely no con
nection with the so-called Belgian lobby. ''
said Mr.. Garret yesterday. They have
been used 10 answer the purposes of a
base and willful miscoustruction. They re-
late entirely TO my efforts 10 turn immi-
grafton toward the South. and cannot be
honestly construed as involving me 10
any extent whatever in the charges al
legged. The letter which Is published to-
day as a fac-simile had no reference. even
the remotest, TO the Congo Free State or
to any other public matter
An Immigration Scheme.
In July Of last year. Mr. Garret said.
he became interested in a scheme to di-
vert European immigration to the South.
and particularly to Alabama, his native
State. The letters TO him from Kowalsky
referred entirely TO taat matter My
new venture referred to in the letter was
the immigration venture" said he. Il
was Informed that Col Kowalsky was
perfectly willing TO finance the scheme.
1t was estimated that TO properly initiate
the movement would require a capital
Of $1,000 This is the expenditure re-
ferred to in the letter.
In response to a request from Mr..
KOwalsky I went to New York, and IT
was there agreed that I should receive
500 for the letters I had written in
aid Of the immigration movement. for
the expense / had incurred. and also to
enable me to attend the immigration con-
gress. which was to BE- held at Chatta-
nOoga. Tenn, shortly thereafter Mr.
kowalsky gave me a check for 800 II
was made payable to himself. and ne
neglected to indorse it. When I at
tempted to collect it l first discovered
the mistake. and reinclosed it to Mr..
Kowalsky. In the correspondence, refer
ences is made to the stationery and print
ed matter, which was 10 be used in pro-
noting the immigration project. Re
ferring again 10 the circumstance Of the
check being returned to KOwalslSy for the
Endorsement it lacked, l sent Kowalsky
a letter of tTansmittal, which. If pub
lished, would show cOnclusively what was
the subject matter Of the letter. 10 wit.
the immigration project. That this is
the case conclusiyely appears from the
letter printed to-day, dated August IS.
1905
No Money for Lobby Work
Never at any time did I ask, directly
or indirectly. from any living human be-
ing any money or thing of value in aid
Of the alleged propaganda in behalf Of
the policy of the King of Belgium in the
Congo Free State, or on any other matter.
In two of my letters. incidentally. there
are used certain indiscreet expressions in
regard to the Congo Free State imbroglic.
which were merely thrown out without
reflection, and with no view whatever
of either melting or securing any action
OF compensation therefor on any ac-
count
In support of his statement, Mr. Gar
ret submitted copies of three letters