Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-06-29
Ibid ROOSEVELT
| NEGLECT DUTY?
Rather Striking Testimony
Brought Out by Harvard
College Chum
PRESIDENT SPOKE IN LATIN
But Refused to Order Prose-
cution of Sugar Trust When
Asked to Do So.

cution of Sugar Trust When
Asked to Do So.
(By Special Leased Wire TO New Mexlcan)
Washington, D. c., June 29.-An at
tack on former President Roosevelt on
the ground he had not prosecuted the
so-called sugar trust, made before the
House sugar committee today by
George H. Earle, Of Philadelphia,
aroused vigorous defense of Mr..
Roosevelt by Representative Madison
of Kansas, who said the former presi-
dent relied on Attorney General Bona
parte for advice and there was no evi-
dence. before the committee to show
he had acted from improper motives.
Mr.. Madison insisted upon reading
Mr.. Bonaparte's decision in the sugar
case, upon which he declared Mr..
Roosevelt had to lean.
"You gentlemen will never prose
cute anybody if you to find excuses
for officers who neglect their duty"
said Mr.. Earle.
Il am not attempting to excuse Mr..
Bonaparte,' said Mr.. Madison.
THE president of the United States
relied on his law officer for advice and
there is no evidence before this COM
mittee that the president acted from
improper motives. don't agree with
opinion of the attorney general. I am
one of those people of Kansas who still
believe in the integrity of Mr.. Roose-
velt."
ut is just that you should said Mr..
Earl.
Il still trust the people Of Kansas
to decide whether t was right for the
president not to act when he knew
that his ad interim Attorney General
Mr.. Purdy was anxious 10 proceed and
that there was valuable evidence that
might be lost. offered to debate this
matter with Mr.. Roosevelt in New
York, but he did not accept my chal-
lenge and neglected an opportunity to
|overwhelm me. Do you think the peo-
pie of Kansas will say that the presi-
dent did his full duty in neglecting
that case? How are we ever going to
punish crime if you are constantly
changing law officers and do nothing
in the interim?"
Roosevelt Talked in Latin.
II used to think Theodore Roosevelt
was the greatest man in the universe,
and the people of Kansas still do," de.
clared George H. Earle, Jr., ot
Philadelphia, when he resumed his tes-
timony today before the sugar trust
Investigating committee.
Mr.. Earle told how Mr.. Roosevelt
once talked to him in Latin, and in
more serious vein discussed the sugar
trust and the tariff.
Mr.. Earle, who was the most active
pursuer of the American Sugar Re-
filming company after the wrecking of
the Real Estate Trust Company and
the closing Of the Pennsylvania Sugar
Refining Company, told the committee
yesterday that former President Roos-
evelt had "lost his preference for big
game" in not prosecuting the sugar
trust officials in that case.
Have you ever had any trouble
with Mr.. ROOSEVELT" asked Chairman
Hardwick today.
None at all. I voted for him twice
and stumped for him and when !
wrote to him about this case / was
sure something would be DONE"
Never had any communication
with him since?"
mo sir. I never met Mr.. Roosevelt
but once since ] left Harvard and that
was at the White House. He asked
me if my career in Harvard had done
me any good. I told him that / didn't
know. Then in that peculiar enuncia
tion which he possesses, he quotet
something to me in Latin which !
could not by any chance understand
Being examined In. Latin by the pres
ideut of the United States made me
feel silly so smiled and the president
slapped me on the back and said: q
see you understand" which OF course,
did not, but by smiling it made him
think so. That's the only conversation
! l remember of having had with Roose
welt in many years.
DO you have any doubt that MI
Roosevelt was sincere opponent o1
the immoral practices of great organt
cations of capital?" asked Represents
tive Hines.
Il would rather not answer thai
question:" said Mr.. Earle. !