The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-02-01
TRIED TO BRIBE
New Yorh Newspapers to Srrport the
OCEAN Saip Subsidy Scheme.
WHEN OFFER Was MADE

sae Business Manager OF the Jour
nal Of Commerce Claims that he
Was approached by Ship Builccr>
Who Made Improper Proposals to
Him.
Revelation Of several attempts TO
buy the editorial supper, OF the Ne"
York Journal OF Commerce IN favor
OF ship subsidy legislation. which
that 2ape! has consistently opposed.
was made in Washington to the
hause ship subsidy iures"sai!ns
committee Wednesday by Alfred W.
Dodsworth. business manager OF The
journal ot Commerce and CONNER
cial Bulletin
Earlier in the day Paul G. FaUn-
ier. representative OF The Uranium
Steamship li2e. against which the
so-called London conference hines.
controlling what is alleged TO be sS
per cent. Of the Atlantic passenger
traffic are a::ayed. to!l how ral!rc%o
authorities n this country. notao!.
the Central Passenger association Al
Chicago. had refused &c sell tickets
routed over the independent lines
unless the independents obtained me
sanction o. tAe conference lines
AS 3 result .; today.s evidence Nj
Dodsworta's brother. John ". Docs-
worth. the e6ito. OF The Journal o.
Commerce. Niil be recalled 20 Wash
irston 70 explain why he failed 70
enn-hten the committee during his
recent testimony. II * probably that
Charles 4. concnt Of New YORK. a
former Washington correspondent.
NAV be asked 20 throw light on a.
ero., 70 srbsidiZe the paper. Claimed
70 have beei: forwarded through him
to The Journal o. Commerce. which
he then represented. and the fedora:
authorities may take notice OF th>
evidence as 10 the railroads d!scrim
;na.;ons. asa:as: the independent
steamship lines on foreign tickets.
Alfred W. Dodswocth saiG that his
paper never had been subsidized By
any interests whatever and its ous!-
ness and editorial columns had no
relation. But. he testified. about six
years ago an unknown came into his
Office and offered 70 pay The Journal
OF Commerce 100000. taking
1000. 900 copies OF his paper. for the
insertion OF an article in one issue
supporting the ship subsidy les.s!a-
ton.
This man refused 10 disclose his
identity unless his proposition was TO
be accepted. HIS proposition was. N
the event Of acceptance. TO make Out
a certified check Immediately for
$4,000 20 bind the agreement anc
TO pay the balance OF $4,000 upon
publication ot the article. Mr. .'ods-
worth said he Immediately called h..
brother. Jo.a w. into his ONCE as
: witness 70 the conversation ans H.:
proposition VAS turned down as "a
attempt to make an !mpsops: az
rangeme1c-
Pressed br the committee. M.
Dodswo-th said :ha; about 80 Iesrs
ago his father was sitting IN his OF
Zee on the same publication and joan
Rcch. the ship-builde.. who was then
building saips and was active 20.
ship subsidy bill. entered tHe oIhce.
laid down blank check. asked bods-
worth 20 Gil out the check &C stop
writing against ship subsidy Ii"
offer was refused.
About two years ago. Dodsworth
said. another man tried TO buy the
srpoor, o. the paper for 100000 and
during the Spanish-Ame.ican war the
Spanish government: tried TO buy the
papers support
Ny. O!co;t. Representative Long
worth OF Ohio and other members OF
the committee criticised the TWO
brothers for failing 10 submit this
information TO the committee BEFORE
NOW pointing out that John w.
Dodsworth. in his testimony soHae
time ago. ,!2a been asked as 70 snca
matters and had denied any !Ator-
NATION suct rs that disclosed tocaE-
THE witness xali the committee
would have to ask The 5-otaer why
he filed to disclose the Information.
Nr O,co,; asked the witness VII"
-e,resent.a the Spanish government
when I. tried 70 buy his papers sup
mort. Mr.. DodSwo-th replied taat
the INFORMATION Q! the proposition
.,na from. Charles A. Conaat. who
w,s then the papers Washington COZ
RESPONDENT. Pressed as to the .den-
,;rv OF the man who made the ofer.
Nr Doaswor:h said tha; his rather
NJ brother may have been Iolo. out
he h:msel: had not been told
Mr.. conant communicated the
,rooos,tion IN letter. sa:G the WIT
ness. who atterward qualified this oE
sayinr he though, il was letter. al
her .he committee had stated It would
hike 20 have the letter. Representa-
S;ve Haw!ey Of Oregon asked how
monev u.s proposed IN that
,rer and the witness said he did ao'
now HIS father was then manas-
- editor.
& TIL. $4,000 proposition was from
H& ES& .tal;. dark-haired c!an. who said
&$a was z !ob3yis: il WASHINGTON
n, DoGsworth said he could not
e-.ake % name the persons who
ae the 500. 900 Offer but lie BE-
= "a Z; c,n.e from ship Subsidy IN
Is and when pressed as 10 ~h.i,