Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-30
EARLE SAYS HE is IGNORED
Asserts Roosevelt 0verlooks Sugar
Trust as big Came" n
DEAD FIRMS RECEIVER TALKS
Testifies that Government Fails 90
Move Against Big Onganiuaaioa
when lie Finds valuable
Evidence.

WASHINGTON, June 79-That former
President Theodore Roosevelt had lost mis-
preference for large game" because the
government failed TO prosecute former
heads OF the American Sugar Refining
company for the wreckinc OF the Real
Estate Trust company of PHILADELPHIA. In
the Pennsylvania Sugar Refining company
deal In 1906. was asserted today before the
house sugar investigating COMMITTEES by
George II. Earle. jr.. receiver for the trust
company. The Pennsylvania refinery was
acquired by the American company and
promptly closed.
Mr. Earle also said that a considerable
portion OF his correspondence with Mr.
Roosevelt IN relation 20 the case was not
communicated to the senate when a reso-
luton was passed calling for all papers
Mr.. Earle submitted TO the committee two
letters he said he wrote TO Mr.. Roosevelt
subsequent to the one bearing date OF
September q. 1906, submitted to the senate
Read them" said Mr.. Hardwick
"on October l. 1906" Mr. Earle replied,
nothing having been done by the gov.
eminent in this case, wrote another letter
to Mr.. Roosevelt"
Letter 20 Roosevelt.
The letter follows In part:
Seriously. mean stu seriously, the
matter of the wrecking OF the Real Estate
Trust company by the Sugar trust, II ius-
tice should be done, needs the promptest
attention from the attorney general. While
we have been waiting and doing nothing.
others have been intently active and these
very persons who were hot to help me are
now Withholding all documents and evil
dence at their command. II we could have
Jointly acted earlier. we might have gotten
some original papers which we greatly need
and may find 1t very difficult to do without
now, but | have copies
1T has often happened that you have
been able to punish the oppressors Of the
public but there has really been no oc-
casion where there has been substantial
evidence against so many Of the first rank;
and totally misJudge your character IL
you have lost your preference for large
game
Mr.. Roosevelt had lost his preference
for large game and was mistaken" said
Mr.. Earle when he concluded. He then
read a letter which he wrote to Mr. Roose-
welt under date of October rs, 1905.
Would Break Down Defense.
In this letter. after apologixlng for his
Importantly he said in part:
Il thought that the case that had come
to my attention in the performance OF an
unsought trust both might enable the gov
eminent to enforce most important
statute hitherto unused and at the same
time to demonstrate that the oft-made as
sertion of the trust that they were but
technical. and not morally guilty of crime.
was untrue.
Il have followed your suggestion and
visited the attorney general who In turn
raj rad 70 rAxt ~ y.,ht 7
greatly rejoced" -.aess
Mr.. Earle declared he had not talked
with Attorney General Moody because the
latter had been appointed to the supreme
court bench and could not undertake the
case. He had seen Assistant Attorney
General Purdy, explained the case to him
and thought the government was going to
press the case.
"Purdy told me-" said Mr. Earle, that
he wanted all the details. gave them to
him. After he heard them he jumped up
and said. Wen send them all TO jail He
said they wanted TO get the best man In
the United States as special counsel in the
case and asked me how James NJ. Beck,
formerly assistant attorney general, would
do. I said thought he would be all
right"
THAT was before Mr. Beck became
for the American Sugar Refining
company, was 1t not?" asked Chairman
Hardwick.
Yes. You know after a man makes a
success as a trust buster he doesn't con-
tinue TO serve the people long"
Criticises BOnapRrte.
The witness criticised former Attorney
General BGnaparte and said that when
he assumed office he despaired of govern
ment action and began a civil suit in the
federal court OF the southern district of
New York.
Mr.. Bonaparte never submitted any
thing except briefs favorable to the Amer
lean Sugar Refining company, and they
were very bad briefs at that" Mr.. Earle
declared