The evening world., 1911-12-04
IMPEACHMENT ACT
AGAINST L|TTLETON
ASKED OF CONGRESS
Henry w. martin Presents
Petition While New Yorker Is
Denouncing Him in House.
OVER STEEL TRUST ROW
Mann Wants Committee 10
Probe Charges Made by
Antitrust Secretary.
OVER STEEL TRUST ROW

WASHINGTON. Decta.-A petition FOL
the Impeachment and expulsion from
the House OF Representatives of Martin
w. Littleton OF New York was present
ed to Speaker Clark tarb1y by Secretary
Henry Il. Martin Of saorAnu-Trusl
League. "a
The demand was in . totm Of a me.
moral and was aoeo,dSA nisaI sy a roso.
luton. They wore osespntsd at tn,
Speakers office by Mr.. Martin and q
committee while Mr.. Littiston was on
the Moor Of tho HoSss making an I'm
passioned speech dsnounsihk Martin
and his Antitrust League
Martin also asked that tHepresenta.
tive Young OF Michigan. be expelled
from the Stanley ComnitsesSa and from
the House along with xittleton.
Representative Littleeon 4. stirred n.
House to-day with eiathbe aga.ns,
those whom he alleged had mai,cio Isl,
DETAINED him because o. his Independent
attitude as a membef q the Hous,
Committee Of Inquiry inte the United
States Steel C~orporaAioo. ~
He charged that agSnryg b. Martin
secretary OF the Antitrust league. had
circulated false Accusations agajnst him,
and he accused Martin Of consortins
with David Lamar. = bear operator in
Wall street. to aid u the dspresslon OF
Steel stock. He charged that William
Jennings Bryan had spoken TOP soon In
the Commoner OF his comment upon the
Steel Investigation. ai I'D
Mr.. Littleton did not demand that tho
House investigate his charges, m
nouncing that he would content himself
with the statement Of Ms petition and
denial OF tho a~ilegatleos asalast him.
Most OF hise speech vas dkvoted to n
defense OF his position on the commit
tee and to a complets denial OF the &c.
cvsation that he wse Allls1 with the
trust interests" His references to Mr..
Bryan were based upon the Nebras-
kan's editorial declaring that Mr.. Lit
Teton was a 'thoroughgoins reaction
ary'' and will be retired from the
really desire that Democratic profess
sion on the trust question be accepted
SERIOUSLY" t
II never met or knew VINO this mar
Martin was until after my a~ppotntmen,
to the committee mad zen made by the
House. Littleton declared.
"Of course his stateent II false. but II
only illustrates how he has attempted
by his faisehoods. his Matchmaking
statements. his ISLANDERS. his outrageous
attacks. his inspired newspaper articles.
to dominate the committee and to drive
them In the direction in which he
wishes them to 20. II only illustrates
his rag and resentment when he found
that ! refused to be dominated by him.
his Antitrust League and his bear
lobby.
ut accounts for the fact that he felt
sudden chagrln and modification
when he had to report to Mr.. David
Lamar and others In New York, at the
Waldorf. h "A he n unable to control
the gentleman from the First District
Of New York. And II accounts for his
desire to paint me as an ally OF the
trusts and to hold me up to public
contempt. and thus. by sheer force OF
sentiment. created by falsehood, drive
me into tho service Of this crooked
coalition"
Following Littlcton's speech a reso-
luton was presented by Republican
.eader Mann 10 appoint q COMMITTEES
OF seven members to investigate the
attack on Mr.. Littleton. Mr.. Manu
referred to the respect In which Mr.
Littieton was held as a Representative
n to the efforts to blacken his char.
acter. The resolution was referred to
the Rules Committee.