New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-05-22
GAYN0R HURLS BOMB.


70 certain alleged facts to seek the real facts as
Sealously as this commission will seek them.
II want to repudiate in the most unqualified terms
the insinuation that manage, or that my asso-
spirit than that OF honesty or OF correct purpose
or with any purpose other than that of complying
corporation and that every corporate manager Is
s stio to De heard IN court FIRST and that MS
tbe a not before You know to what refer and
ment. nav " '''''N' '--s
Ihen Mr.. Belmont turned and looked the
1nstlce square in the face. after he had struck
me taoie IN front Of him blow with his right
hano which caused the china and silver to rattle.
Justice Gaynor looked Mr.. Belmont squarely in
the eye Continuing. after deliberate pause,
Mr. Belmont said:
so anxious was this organization that the report
OF the commission should be absolutely impartial
any possible enbarrassment 70 the Federation
other than that 1t should lean upon that body for
sense excepting to ask that it ascertain the facts
on INES laid down by the federation That was all
committee, and whatever the result may be- their
work will bear hallmark Of any special inter
ests and least of all has there been made any
effort to create any argument against municipal
AGAINST transportation, such has been intimated
1t would have been more than indicate for me
70 nave permitted any such movement, If its OBJ
night because II has been insnusted Nv those who
another purpose in view
the result Of this III nvesgaon uTnshed an t6as
ment for the acquisition by the municipalities OF
age, that would not deter me. On the
uon OF TINS subject AS the president Of the fed
Interpretation of that subject
Philip Kelly, in his speech, questioned the
motives of the marlborough metropolitan COM
pany in hedging" on paying the 1 per cent in
fha c1vbvr |vyC
troller Metz. Mr. Kelly said:
IF couldn't pay my rent. I'd give up the
house"
Mr.. Belmont replied to this insinuation of Mr..
Kellys when he said he believed a corporate
manager had the right 20 be heard in a court
before the public passed judgment upon the cor
porate manager.
There were about one hundred and twenty
men at the dinner last night. Oscar S. Straus
presided. The members of the investigating
committee, who were the guests at the dinner.
were the following:
Melville E. Ingalls,, Big Four Railroad. Gin
cinnati, Ohio; Frank ]. GOodnow, Columbia
University, New York: Walton Clark, third vice
president the United Gas Improvement Company.
Philadelphia, Penn. Edward w. Bemis, super
intendent water works, Cleveland, Ohio; John
H Gray, Northwestern University Evanston.
ILL.,; Timothy Healy, president international
Brotherhood Stationary Firemen, New York
City; William J. Clark, foreign manager General
Electric Company. New York; Frank Parsons,
president National Public Ownership League,
Boston, Mass. John R. Commons, University Of
Wisconsin. Madison Wis: ]. W. Sullivan, Editor
Clothing Trades Bulletin New York; F. ].
McNulty, president International Brotherhood Of
Electrical Workers, Washington D. c.. Albert
E. Winchester general superintendent City Of
South Norwalk Electric Works. South Norwalk,
Conn; Charles L. Edgar, president the Edison
Electric and Illuminating Company, Boston,
Mass. Milo R. Maltbie. franchise expert and
former Editor Municipal Affairs New York;
Edward A. Moffett Editor "Bricklayer and
Mason
Mr.. Straus began the speechmaking with an
address, explaining in part the plan Of the in
vestigating committees work.
Mr.. Straus was followed by Professor Good
now, who amplifed the details of the committees
work.
DR.. Albert Shaw gave rambling talk about
the methods by which some of the cities of
Europe had adopted municipal ownership. He
said that Glasgow was driven to municipal
ownership by the fact that it's people were
dying at frightful rate by reason of bad sani-
tary conditions and particularly because of the
filthy water service. He was followed by Jus
tice Gaynor. Other speakers were Philip Kelly.
Of the Theatrical Protective Union; Talcott
Williams and John Ford.
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