Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-20

pose of the propaganda of the Lake
Torpedo Boat Company. namely. the de-
feat of the clause In the naval commit
tees bill relating to submarines.
Eighth. That Mr.. Lilley acted in bad
faith in concealing from your committee
the real parUAg In interest who were be-
hind this investigation and furnishing him
with Information and evidence.
Ninth. That the charge that the four
battleship proposition was defeated by the
adoption Of the submarine clause In the
naval committees bill was false: that Mr..
Lilley, as a member of the naval commit
tee. knew that the charge was false. and
that he refused to maintain the charge
before this commtte
Tenth. That Representative Loud was
made the object of anonymous charges
that were without any foundation in fact.
Eleventh. That Mr.. Lilley violated his
obligation as a member of this House
in formulating and urging before this
committee the groundless charges against
Representative Loud.
Twelfth. That Mr. Lilley acted in con-
tempt Of this House in destroying the
forged letter from Webster to Edinbor-
oush instead Of delivering 1t to this COM
mittee.
Violated Obligations.
Thirteenth-That Mr.. Lilley Violated his
obligations as a member of this House in
permitting his clerk. to send out letters
in Mr.. Lilley's name rejecting upon the
honor and integrity of members of this
House
Fourteerth-That Mr.. Lilley acted in
contempt of this House in not disavowing
openly upon the floor o. the House the
letter to Golf. published over his sigma
ture, rejecting upon the honor and integ-
rity of members of this House.
Fifteenth-That no official of the navy
has been induced by the officers of the
Electric Boat Company. any one else. to
act in his official capacity from corrupt
or improper motives.
Sixteenth-That Mr.. Llley's charge of
excessive profits in the submarine con-
tracts was based on fictitious figures.
composed by an agent of the Lake Tor
pedo Boat Company. by a perversion of
the testimony of Admiral Bowles in 1902.
False Charge.
Seventeenth-That the charge that an
excessive profit in the submarine contracts
was due to special and exclusive legisla-
ton in favor of one company was false,
and Mr.. Lilley knew that the charge was
false when 1t was made.
Eighteenth-That no representatives of
the press have been bribed or corrupted
by the Electric Boat Company.
Nineteenth-That no member of the
committee on naval affairs has been in
duced by the officers of the Electric Boat
Company. or any one else. to act in his
of11cial capacity from corrupt or improper
motives.
Twentieth-That no member of this
House has been induced by the officers of
the Electric Boat Company. or any one
else. to act in his official capacity from
corrupt or improper motives
Twenty-frst-That the only two attor-
neys employed by the Electric Boat Com
pany in the districts of members of the
naval committee and remote from the
business Of said company did not exer-
else corrupting influence upon either
Mr. Lilley or Mr.. Loud, in whose districts
they lived.
Twenty no campaign or
other contributions were made by the
Electric Boat Company to any member of
this House. or to any campaign commit
tee or fund of any political party
Twenty-third-That Mr.. Lilley has sworn
repeatedly. including his last appearance
before this committee. that he had no
further suggestions, facts or sources of
information. and that he had withheld
from the committee nothing that would
tend to sustain his charges
HENRY SHERMAN BOCTELL,
FREDERICK c. STEVENS,
MARLIN E. OLMSTED.
WILLIAM NJ HOWARD,
R. F. BROCSSARD,