Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-06-17
lntroducer of Bill Charges
Steamer Combine Having
Washington Representative.
GIVES NAME OF PRESS
REPORTER AS THE MAN
Associated Press Officers investigate
and Find One of Their Employees
is Person Spoken Of and His Resig-
nation is cepted-Accused Of Civ
ing information to Foreign Liners.

WASHINGTON. II. C., June 10
Representative Humphrey, of Wash
ington. introduccr OF the ship subsidy
bill. today spoke in the house upon
vail 'ls forms OF combinations among
foreign steamship lines touching
American ports and referred 10 dis
criminatory rates charged for send
ing American products abroad. In the
course of his speech he charged that
certain foreign lines were represent
ed in Washington by member of tn
staff of the Associated Press. In that
connection The following was issued
~ the Associated Press:
Associated Press Statement.
1T having come TO the knowledge OF
the executive officers Of the Associa,-
ed Press that an empiOye i'll the
WASHINGTON Office had been engaged
under salary by the steamship lines
to furnish them with certain classic
If information. an Investigation has
been made. II has been disclosed.
that while such employment did not
at any time involve any act Of the
employe which could. in any way ell
feet the integrity of the service, nor
even interfere with his legitimate and
proper work for the Associated Press.
such employment is so subject to mis-
construction as to seriously impair his
usefulness and his relation 10 the AS
socisted Press has, in consequence.
ceased by the acceptance of his re-
SITUATION
This termination of his long, use
ful and honorable service does not
Justify any assumption that he had
been consciously guilty Of any mis-
conduct, nor that i'll the work he has
performed for the steamship compa1-
les he has done anything which one
not connected with the Associated
Press might have done with per
feet rT0prioty."
This is what Mr.. Humphrey said on
this subject:
Humphrey Tells Who He Is.
The hired representative of Herr
15allin and his interests is here in
Washington today on the stan of the
Associated Press. the greatest news
gathering agency in the world. This
sentleman's name is Mr.. jerome !.
Wilber-and, when YOU remember
how close the German merchant
marine is 10 the Germna navy. it j.
at least suggestive that this repre-
sentative OF this giant foreign steam
ship trust should also be the repre-
sentative Of the Associated Press as
signed to our state. war and navy de
Iartments.
when he was on the witness stani
the other day. he refused to testify
20 the amount Of money that he wa,
being paid for his services. The next
GAY. after that Mr. Boaz. of New
York. tAmerican general manager OF
the Hamburg American Packet Com
panyJ was upon the witness stand and
lie testified that Mr. Wilber's com
2ens2iion was $4,000 a year. What
Goes he do2 What are the services
that Re renders this company
Mr.. Humphrey stated he had refer
cncc TO testimony given before the
house committee which had been in
vesticating the alleged lobby in oppo-
sitiOn to the ship subsidy project
Receive Special Rates
Certain great American trusts. sale
Mr.. Humphrey. received special rates
and privileges from the foreign ships.
lie mentioned the Standard Oil Com
pany; the steel trust" and the ~har-
Ncster combicnc~ in this connection
The Hamburg American Packet
Company Is the greatest power. Is the
most gigantic combine and mOnopo!y
that exists in the wc-i5~ declared VT
Humphrey.
~Ail the different combines and
combinations oH the Atlantic cccar
are also under that working arrcc
mcnt and have comman under
standing. The head of This greatest 81
all trusts is the Hamburg American
line. y j. also probable jha; this lin
cXcrts. together with japan. a con
trolling interest in ali of the Pacific
conferences