The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-08-17
(By National Socialist Press)

ii'oii SldhieS, Ol tne Steel lnVeStlSa-
tion Committee, reversed his ruling
which ordered George W. Perkins to
testify regarding the Steel Arust' s
contributions to campaign funds be-
cause 1t was demonstrated to him by
the trusts attorney that Perkins
would testify to the detriment OF
both old parties.
Attorney Richard Lindabury, of
the United States Steel Corporation,
was closeted with the committee for
several hours on Wednesday and it
was he who forced Stanley to back
down. Lindburg had figures to show
that the steel trust helped the
democrats in many states, and
Stanley, being good Democrat
saw the point and reversed the ruling &
he made the day previous.
also learned that representative
Littfeton, of New York, corroborated
Lindabury regarding certain contri-
buttons the Steel Trust had made to-
ward the campaign of the New York
Dem ocrats.
In this connection let it be stated
that the motion to reconsider the
committees action of Tuesday was
made by Littleton.- Also that Little
ton Hurried to Washington from New
York City Tuesday evening in order
that Stanley might not have carried
out his plans which would have COM
promised the Democratic party
Another Democraticc Representa-
tive, Bartlett. of Georgia, also sided
with Littleton and then Stanley gave
in. Stanley evidently was not on the
INSIDE" and this accounts for his,
blunder.
The chairman, however, did not
want to hurt himself in the public
press by reversing himself twenty
four hours after he had made an i'm
Dortant ruling, and insisted that Per-
kins be compelled to make a few ad-
missions regarding contributions to
the Republican party. To this the
Republican members of the commit
tee, especially Representative Young,
strenuously objected.
a compromise was then decided
upon. Lindabury was to state in
open session that the trust contri b.
uted $4,000 in 1904 "either to a
State or National mittee" The
inference would be that the money
went to the Roosevelt campaign.
Stanley was satisfied with this ar
rangement. And Littleton, as has
been reported, made this statement.
If Stanley had not backed down,
Perkins would have probably para
phrased Jay Gould's- historic utter
ance:
In Republican State, l am Re-
publican; in a Democratic State, | am
a Democrat, bat l am for the Steel
Trust all the time
BERGER FOR
POLITICAL REFUGEE.
Protesting against the deportation
OF Theodore Malkoff the political ref
ugee, to Russia. Victor L. Berger, the
Socialist member of the House. has
written the following letter to Secre-
tary NaSel, of the Department Of
Commerce and La bor:
Il learn from New York that the
Board of Special Inquiry, acting in
the case of Theodore Malkoff, has re-
fused to take into consideration the
political nature of the alleged af-
tense OF the prisoner and has ordered
that he be returned to Russia on the
next steamer of the Russian-Ameri-
can Line. An appeal from the decis-
ION has been taken to the Commits
sloner-General of I'm migration.
AT the hearing Malkoff testified
that in 1905 he was a sailor on the
famous steamship Potemkin: that the
mutiny of the ship was prccipitated
by the act of the captain, who shot
sailor complaining to him over the
quality of the food; that thereupon
the sailors got together in an ex-
citing and protesting group. They
were ordered to dispense. but ignored
the order.
Fire was open upon them by the
officers of the ship and some loyal
sailors. They returned fire, and in
the fracas killed the captain. The
Potemkin then hoisted the red fias
and Joined the revolutionary forces
'Malkof admitted that he had
taken part in the shooting. Several
witnesses appeared before the board
testifying that Russia was at tha
time in a state of civil war. and that
t"a P0ter,'Iin e1isode was an Incl
dent of that war.
| They undertook to take care o.
Malkoff until such time as he woulc
| get employment. Malkoff is an able
bodied young man and a machinist b,
trade. His deportation was orderet
on the ground that he was an '.un
desirable alien" and d mutineer.