Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-06-17
MARINE TRUST
DENOUNCED
IN HOUSE
Dissemination AGAINST
AMERICANS IS CHARGED
Declared Representative Of AS
ISOLATED Press in Washington
Acted as Agent of Foreign
Steamship Companies,
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Washington tune ls-Rtprcslnlt-
tive Humphrey of Wtshinston intro
Queer of the shin Subsidy LII. today
SPOKE ia the house uutn various forms
Of combinations among foreign stcam-
ship lines toucling American ports,
and referred 60 The a~iscrfmatorv rates
charged fof scuains American pro-
ducts ubrnaH..
III charged That certain foreign
lines were represented in Washington
10y "a membg ~ tte Stair pt the As-
aociatod Press. In IlAtt connection the
following was issued by the Assoeiat-
ed PreRs.
IT having come 20 the knowledge
Of The e%xecuti,e OIL ers uf the Assoc
ciated Press that at cmployc in the
Washington office has been engaged
under SALARY bs two steamship lines
n furnish them with oeiftain clnsses
Of Information, un Investigation has
been made, II has been disclosed that
while such emf ioymcnt did not al
any time dime Involve amy act on tho
part OF the employ which could ia.
any way affect the integrity Of the
service. nor oven Interfere With his
legitimate and proper work FOR the
Associated iress. nevertheless such
employment az Ho subject to mis-
conception as setioualy 10 impair his
usefulness and his relation to the As
ISOLATED rrcas has Ia consequence
ceased by the acceptance ~ his RIOS
%ienntlont
''Tbls Termination 81 his long, nse-
fui ard honor tbie service does not
justify any assumption that he has
been consciously guilty ot amy mis-
conduct nor that Ia the work he has
performed for the steamship cOmpa-
MES he has done anything which one
not connected with the Associated
Press might NOT have done with per
feet propriety.'
This is what Ar. Humphrey said
on this subject.
'fThe hired representative OF Herr
Htliin ana HIS interests IS here IN
Washington todaA On The STAFF Of the
Associated Press. the greatest news
gathering agencV ia the world. This
Eentiaman's nauc rs Mr.. Jerome J
NVilhcr. ana when you remember now
rloac the German merchant marine is
10 the German navy. II is "a least suE-
pestiyc hat this representative OF TINS
giant foreign steamship trust sllouid
also lo the representative az the Assu-
GATED Press. assigned 40 our state, war
ana navy departments
NWhan ii. was on. tlA Witness stand
4he other dly he frtuecd a. TESTIFY ns
- the amount OF money tlnt hr was
being pnid for his service. The next
day nfter that Mr.. kois of New York
tAmericnn general manager of The
hamburg American Packet company
was upon the stand and iir testified
that Mr.. Wilhcr's compensation Wa
$4,000 a year, What does le d"'
What afc ihc services mat hv renders
this company
An uunphrev's Statements had ref
10 testimony given before the
house committee which has hern in
\ estiprtinm Tho alleged existence 0i q
lobby in opposition to the shlp sNpsiaN
preject.
IN other PARTS OF his ship subsidy
speech Mi. Humphrcy said ihtt hN
method Of %"fiNing The trade, souih
Amerlca buys from the unitrd states
about five per cent ~ what u
Certain great American trusts Nh
uumnhr,v said, fcceiNcd special rates
aud privileges from tho foreign fhip7'
tfe mentioned the Standard ON conn
paify, the stecl trlist ana the ltaFNt"
ter combine IN this connection
The Hamburg American i"'h''
compnuV Is tho Greatest power, II lh'
mos gigantic trust, comhlh" ana ~"
nopcly that exists ~ the W"iid, NJ
narnphrtS said. can the different
combines and companies an the At
ocean alAl are under that 81
nputic working seheme and nave
common ultat %r-tHu6ing. The heitd OF
lids greatest of AN trusts g. The Item
hure American Zine II also ~ prop
.blc that his line eNrfts, tos'ihrl
vim Japan. a N1nlrulllnr interest n
uI or the Ftrific conferences