Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-29
PROF. ELLIOTT'S REPLY


In response to Inquiries made Of him by
representative OF The Star Prof. Elliott
made the following reply to the statement
made yesterday In The Evening Star BY
Representative Payne:
I'm The Evening Star Of yesterdays is
sue" said Mr.. Elliott, under the head of
Prof. Elliott Contradicted' appears the
following:
" Chairman Payne Of the committee said
today: -
"'"After the report in The Star, publish
ed on Saturday, Of the hearings Of Mr.. Ell
Holt before the committee on ways and
means. 1t further appeared before the COM
mittee from the portion Of the blue book
which was presented by Mr.. Elliott that
the modus vivendi was not completed on
April z. when the order was made for the
killing OF $4,000 seals under tho contract
with the fur seal company, but was still
matter was still pending on the 18th Of May,
Mr.. Blaine sent to Lord Pauncefote a dis
patch In which the order for the, killing OF
00000 seals was directly referred to In the
following language. 80
Mr. Payne in Error.
"Mr. Payne is in error when he quotes
that blue book aforesaid. as saying that
the modus vivendi was not completed on
April z, etc.
HE efrs because this blue book distinctly
duu cApTcSSly ueHIeS that 1dCC-tt ulSl1uCSIy
declares that this modus vivendi. aforesaid,
was not even offered by Mr.. Blaine to the
British government until April Z, 1891: 1t
declares beyond dispute that this Is the
precise date Of its first offer to Sir Julian
from Mr.. Blaine. In no other blue book or
In aay Of the records of the Department of
State can Mr.. Payne find any contradiction
| OF hint even Of such contradiction OF this
statement Of mine.
"This blue book, aforesaid. declares that
when this of that modus vivendi above
cited was way, by mail, to the eye OF
Lord Sails !. and long before 1t could
have reached The British premier, together
with the record which 1 submitted in the
Foster letters to the ways and means COM
mittee. It all declares that on April II. 1891,
Charles Foster. Secretary Of the Treasury,
islands of Alaska permitting them to kill
$1,000 seals during the season Of 1891, and
this permit was given to said lessees over
the united protest of all of the sworn agents
of the United States Treasury Department
in charge Of the seal islands. Mr.. Fosters
own agents. four Of them, all unite In off,
cial reports asking the Secretary of the
Treasury not to allow any killing by the
lessees during the season of 1891, save some
SIX or seven thousand food seals for the
natives subsistence.
I'm concluding his statement, thus pub
lished. as above cited, Mr.. Payne says with
special regard to the above and to Mr..
Blaine's letter of May 4, 1891, which he
quotes extensively:
1neSe eXtTdCIS from the 6FltlSn DUG
book fully vindicate Secretary Foster ana
Secretary Blaine as to the charges made by
Mr.. Elliott, and show that the British gov
eminent was duly and fully apprised by
Mr.. Blaine of the matter which Mr.. Elliott
claimed had been suppressed
Again He Errs.
again he errs. This very blue book
which he quotes declares that not until May
4. 1891. did Mr.. Blaine inform the British
nsr,fe vl,Nk hn Inl -
1891, in giving that permit through Foster
to kill those 10000 seals. Mr.. Blaine dis
tinctly tells. Mr.. Payne so In this letter of
May 4. 1891, and, still more. Mr.. Blaine
does not tell Sir Julian in this letter Of May
4. 1891, that the President had Cancelled
that $4,000 permit on May 8, 1891, which
had been given without the Presidents au-
thority on April II, 1891"