The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-06-21
TWO MASTERS PAID HIN.
Associated Press Representative Hir-
ed by Ship Comparatively
Against Ship Subsidy.

Washington, June 16.-Representa-
tive Humphrey (Wash.), introducer
of the ship subsidy bill, today spoke
in the house upon various forms OF
customs among foreign steamship
lines touching American ports and
referred to discriminatory rates
charged for sending American pro-
ducts abroad. In the course of his
speech he charged that certain for
eign lines were represented in Wash
ington by a member of the staff Of the
Associated Press.
Statement Issued.
In that connection the following
&kas issued by the Associated Press:
ut having come to the knowledge
a the executive officers of the Asso-
$@tei Press that an employe in the
eshington office has been engaged
er salary by two steamship lines
~Wfurnish them with certain classes
Rw information, an investigation has
Speen made. 1t has been disclosed that
while such employment did not at any
time involve any act on the part. Of
the employe which could in any way
affect the integrity of the service, nor
even interfere with his legitimate and
proper work for the Associated Press,
nevertheless such employment is so
subject to misconception as to Sc
riously impair his usefulness and his
relation to the Associated Press has
in consequence ceased by the accep-
lance of his resignation.
"This termination of his long, use
full and honorable service does not
justify any assumption that he has
been consciously guilty Of any mis-
conduct, O that in the work he has
performed for the steamship compa-
MES he has done anything which n
not connected with the Associated
Press might not have done with per-
feet propriety."
Hired Representative.
This is what Mr.. Humphrey said on
this subject:
s"The hired representative of Herr
Balm and his interests. is here in
Washington today on the staff of the
Associated Press, the greatest news
gathering agency in the world. This
gentleman's name is Jerome J.. Will
Der, and when you remember how
close the German merchant marine is
to the German navy, it is at least sug-
gestive that this representative OF
eiant foreign steamship trust
A also be the representative OF
Associated Press, assigned to u
I, war and navy departments.
When he was on the witness stand
other day he refused to testify
the amount Of money that he
being paid for his service. The
day after that, Mr.. Boas, of New
(Anerican general manager of
Neutrality-suspicious. Packet COM
j, was upon the witness stand
he testified that Mr.. Wilber's
pepsation was $4,000 a year. What
he do?> What are the services
he renders this company?
Y Mr.. Humphreys statement had ref
Eerence to testimony given before the
house committee which has been in
vestigating the alleged existence Of a
lobby in opposition to the ~ship-subsidy
project.
Fixing the Trade.
In other parts of his ship subsidy
speech, Mr.. Humphrey said that by
a method of fixing" the trade what
South America buys from the United
States is only about 5 per cent of what
they import. Certain great American
trusts, said Mr.. Humphrey, received
special rates and privileges from the
foreign ships. He mentioned the
Standard Oil company, the Steel trust
and the Harvester combine" in this
connection.
"The Hamburg-American Packet
company is the greatest power, is the
most gigantic trust, combine and
monopoly that exists in the world"
declared Mr.. Humphrey. AL the diff
ferent combines and companies on the
Atlantic ocean are also under that
gigantic working scheme and have a
common understanding. The head of
this greatest of all trusts is the Ham
burg-American line. 1t is also prob
able that this line exerts, together
with Japan, a controlling interest in
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