New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-11-28
uTTLETON REALLY ANGRY
VIII Resign from Steel Commit
tee if Hearings Go On.
DEMANDS PROBE OF STORY
Gives Ultimatum to Democratic
Colleagues and May Appeal
to the House.
[From Thc Tribune bureau. J

Washington. Nov. 27.-The strife among
the Democratic members OF tho House steer
Trust investigating committee reached an
acute stage to-day. Representative Martin
w. Ilttleton. majority member OF the
committee, camc 10 Washington with anger
IN his eye, Indignantly demanded that the
chairman. 4. O. Stanley summon those
responsible for a story that he, Mr.. Little
ton. was an ally OF the steel Trust, and
threatened 10 take the question to the floor
of the House unless Mr. Stanley's COM
mittee investigates the charges
Mr.. stanley has until tomorrow to make
Nd his mind. When Mr.. LittIeton reached
the capital to-day with a copy OF New
York paper containing the objecuonable
charge the four Democratic members OF
,be steel committee in Washington were
burr,edlv summoned to Mr.. SANKEY'S office
A stormy three-hour session ensued, during
which Mr.. IAttleton alleged that ofiicious
representatives of so-called Natoiial
Antitrust League were making tool oil
The committee, and that the attack on MIN
had emanated from a hanger-on about the
committee room who enjoyed the chair
mans favor. Mr.. IAttleton said that this
man. with the aid OF a bear operator in
ture his reputation and 10 discredit MN
because of his stand in favor of discontinu-
ing the Steel inquiry.
Mr.. IAttleton, refusing to be Influenced by
the pacincatory overtures made by his
Democratic. colleagues. demanded that Mr..
Stanley summon Immediately before the
committee the publisher Of the paper It's
Washington correspondent, David Lamar,
n Wall Street operator; Henry b. Martlh'
secretary of the National Antitrust
League, and Herman J. Schulteis' also con-
'nected with the league.
incidentally, Mr.. Littleton announced TO-
night that 81 the House ordered contnu-
ance OF the Steel Trust hearings disregard
ing the fact that the government has lnsu-
tuted suit, he. Mr. Littleton. would resign
from the committee.
Mr. Littleton openly asserted to-mght
that the newspaper attack upon him couid
be laid at the door of Martin and Lamar
that the two men met at the Waldorf in
New York last week and gave out the
story and that Lamar sought 10 nave the
steel Trust inquiry so on for possible ue-
pressing effect on stocks.
Mr.. Stanley and Representatives beaiI
and McGiHcuddy. all Democrats. tried TO
persuade MI. LlitlelON liiiS tA'Ni4iN0'N
81 would be undignified and unwise to take
cognizance of the newspaper attack. But
MIR. Iittleton delivered an ulumatum 10
MIR. Stanley and his colleagues, demanding
that the men implicated in his charge be
called.
IF this committee wants 10 shield Mar
tin in preference to investigating a sour
rillous attack on one of its number he
said. well and good. / shall take the mat
Ter 10 the floor Of the House on a ques-
ton OF personal privilege and shall attempt
10 have a special committee named to IN
vestisatc IT,"
Mr.. Stanley. plainly worried by the pro-
lest. promised to make public tomorrow
tho letters that will pass between him.
self and Mr.. Littleton. 1t is reasonbly GER
tain that the Steel Trust committee Will
not accedc TO Mr. Littleton's demand for
an investigation of the. newspaper story
and that M Littleton will appeal directly
20 the House.
The secretary OF the Antitrust League,
H. e. Martin" Mr. Stanley said, lis not in
the employ Of the committee investigating
tho affairs of the United States Steel Cor
Horation, nor has he ever been so en-
plOVcd