New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-18
REFUSED BY PEABODY.



persons connected with this company. and these
First. the members OF the board OF trustees. As
@ these. do not feel that am called upon or IN
as YOU ask me 10 make. The members or your
mittee was appointed by the board. and all OF it's
powers were derived from that appointment II Is
your committee 10 make such inquiry you see Mt
Of your fellow members by direct REQUEST ; ana d0r,
pany should be selected as medium Of G9mmun1
1t is certainly no part OF my offciaI duty, and 1
respectfully ask you relieve me OF the necessity
Second the employees of the company. AS to
these It is Of course practicable for me TO conquer
becomes necessary I shall not hesitate to do So
gestion that it can result in no good purpose
a very large percentage OF the whole number ana
large force, which is already 10 a certain extent
disorganised: when all that you are seeking can be
ceeding as 1 should anticipate. ought not to be
done. If any other way Of accomplishing the de-
II you make the inquiry more specific as to per-
II be donel / will cheerfully pursue any inquiry
that you desire and follow to the end any trail
agree with me and stil insist upon the plan Of
OF ne board OF trustees and obey any instructions
Justice Peckhams letter was referred to Pres
ident Peabody. who sent this letter to Mr.
I have your letter of this date with a copy of
letter from Judge Peckham.
Judge Peckham's opinion in connection with the
think that he will have any reason to find fault
with the action OF the COMPANY IN the matter to
with hts commentator.
Mr.. Truesdale's statement on Mr.. Fish's res
ignation follows:
Our committee much regrets that Mr.. Fish has
The work of the committee Will be vigorously
extent of and the lines laid down in the several
resolutions OF the board of trustees appointing and
empowering i to do this work. Much has already
been accomplished. and large amount of work
has been planned. and. TO a considerable extent.
The committee will actively continue it's investi-
reports on various matters from the accountants
employed to examine the books and accounts of
make Anal report to the board of trustees.
Inc GO. commute fuy expects ana believes that
made. the results OF its Investigations and the
such as to meet the approval of all n
the affairs OF the Mutual Life Insurance Company.
When Mr.. Fish was asked the reason for his
resignation from the committee. he said:
Il am tired of insurance. I have done my
share OF work in that line and do not care to
continue have simply resigned from the COM
mittee without alleging any special reasons for
so doing"
"Will you resign from the board OF trustees
also?" asked.
Not at all. have resigned only from the
committee"
How about the governors committee: are
You going TO head that in place of Thomas W.
Lawson2" was asked.
'T have not been asked to. and 1 know moth
ing about the matter"
VIII you make a statement before the board
at its next meeting?" was asked.
II probably shall. but It will not be a state
ment for publication"
It is understood that the Truesdale committee
Will consider the question of successor to Mr..
Fish early this week.
James W. Alexander. ex-presdent Of the Equi-
table. who underwent an operation Thursday.
was reported in his home. at No. East 64th-st..
to be in satisfactory condition Drs E. L,
Reyes and Q. H. Chetwood. who attending
him. gave out this bulletin in the morning:
Mr.. Alexander passed comfortable night
and is rallying All sanguine. Conditions are
His son. Henry NJ. Alexander and his daugh-
ter, Mrs. John ". Alexander. with him. |
His wife is in Europe, but is in frequent COM
by cable with the house. She had
expected him to remain longer in the sanatorium
at Deerheld, Mass. or she would have been here |
Mr. Alexander knows little to recent devel- |
opments in the insurance situation. as, accord |
ing TO his physicians. he has not been permitted
to read the newspaper reports.
Henry NJ. Alexander said yesterday that no |
telephone inquiries as his fathers condition
would be answered. The physicians will issue |
bulletins Of their patients condition at 10 a. !
and p. m daily
Henry NJ. Alexander stated at o'clock last |
night that the condition of his father was ia |
vOrable, and that he was getting along nicely |
II was the impression of the physicians in at |
tendance that while Mr. Alexander would have |
q long siege Of sickness there would be no seri-
Gus results the only thing initiating against his |
rapid recovery being his age No formal bulletin |
was issued last night.