New-York tribune., 1908-03-31
FAIRBANKS ATTACKED.
II. ". ELLIOTT"S CHARGE.
Introduced By Foraker. and With
drasrn scith Apology.
rFron, The Tribune Burosu.l

Washington. March sa--Senator Charles W
Fairbanks deliberately tells the committee that
,his bill is needed: that the fur question
has been all agreed in the high Joint commits
sim ard only awaits the formal publication by
that commission when IT reassembles: he assures
,he committee that this reconvention of the
-o,ss:on is 10 take place after March 4. 1903.
This statement of Senator Fairbanks
,-u-h n every respect-s square and wholesale
FABRICATION his part to defeat the pending bill
m october =. Iaa5. NJ Elliott assures Assistant
Secretary Bacon :hat this plan Of mutual conces-
..o- and Joint control. above cited. can be success
.1,,- negotiated in six weeks time if it is at once
,aoAa in Sir Mortimer Durand's hands for that
I---,se nv Mr. Root. Did Secretary Root do so?
VI re has done nothing that line of action. an
,l,,elv nothing up TO Friday. February 2l 1908
u-ress the following proof of his non action, etc
rrese statements are contained in Senate docu-
,-- AZ which the legend Mr. FORAKER
-sse,re6 the following paper by Henry w Elliott.
:, aLewood Ohio the fur seal herd of Alaska
..c,,-rressei- is now written across the register
q. senate documents. opposite No. 4o1, as the result
- action taken executive session to-day. and II
.b Fphlic Printer has carried out his INSTRUCTIONS
- co,,x Of the objectionable document has been
g. into the furnaces Of the Government printing
o4scA-every copy. that is, except few which are
., -be hands Of members of the press
r.. document was delivered in the Senate TINS
.--f-- and there was CONSERVATION when " was
-.-,,-.-ed that Senator Foraker had obtained the
r,r5oarion OF the statement charging Nice-fres-
-, Fairbanks with deliberate falslnca'oh- ihe"
-. mas an executive session. in which MI
,-.-,e- K said have announced tha1 the du'iio
:. ,be document merely called his attention 10 'i
g. above quoted. referring 10 Secretary fN"o''
= - have declared that the manuscript constr
,,,-es "a terrible arrasnment OF the aui'ii" e
=, vhereupon Ny. Foraker without sioPl7
:. -ea5 +fa text Immediately appealed 10 'he sen
=. for unanimous consent 10 have IL fiiii
s,,roarr with 10000 copies for general ois'' ''U
ton. .o made an
.,,--- and 10 have asked that the ooou'iiei.
,,,ressad and the Public Printer pe iii -;
-, .la entire edition. which request uiiaii
corsen, was promptly given - osso-
H. " Elliott has beer more VI 80 -
- nth the Alaska fur seal herd Sllce
&C 1870 he has been advocating ri "a
So aimed al the abolition OF peiasic 9 =.
- -, in -he habit Of suspecting the slllceii.S
. cory man who has not agreed WIN MN IA
= ar,a document he charges Secretary biii'e
- ..,g,,o-arce' lauds himself and desclloeS
n :, : Jordan as falling into the HANDS OF an
-..--,-a 6fn1o,,st- ex-Secretary Of State Johh w
r-os--. anu as by him being steered into a JOINT
agreement as 70 tie conclusions of fact
NJ Elliott represents Secretary hay ds H1''''
hen in sympathy with his aims ana Pui
- ae having been haInpered by the atttuoe OF
" F-ai-banks and quotes Mr. Hay as SAYING ne
rs ,,rsrle 10 go ahead so long as MI Falroanhs
..rsrae o,er me and assures ME that TINS suoJec'
* All settled and will be published pS ihe
,r,,1oisson; he says the commission VIII sooi S'S
senble. ,
Altogether Nr. Elliott has contributed UNIQUE
document 10 the annals Of the Senate