The evening world., 1911-08-05

individual without regsrd to his mora
character.
Again, II a row Of houses were burn
Ing, and II a certain man owned prop
erty at the unburned end, l would ex-
pect him to urn In and help put out
the fire. partly because he mad a kindly
feeling for his n%elghbors and partly be-
cause he wanted TO see his o-w-n house
saved. That's what I'd ask him to dc.
BUT I should not ask him to analyxe
his mixed motives" U~aughter.)
In answer 10 Chairman SANKEY'S
question whether the gobbllng Of T. G..
a ], by the United States Steel Cor
porat!on was or was not in the interest
Of the Roosevelt policy OF conservation
Of ores. &C., the witness said;
Il muSt refer o 10 my messages to
Congress on the subject. which, you
may remember, were not received with
u-n-b-o-u-n-d-e-d enthusiasm"
Mr.. Stanley asked II the Steel Cor
porat!on ought TO be divorced from
transportation.
II go further than that. I would ex-
ercise direct control over this big cor
poration the Steel company.
THEY COULDN'T HAVE DONE
1T HAD Ha SAID mo"
"Mr. Gary and Mr.. Friok came
to me beoauss they knew that they
oould not buy the rennesss Com
pany II I opposed them. Whether
or not I directed al injunction OF
whether ! merely raid they oouldnr
do IL, thsy-oouldn't-do--tt.
o course, sir, they knew I was
President OF the united States. That
was why they came to mo They
Wouldn't for Q moment have sought my
advice or sanction as an individual. !
vrnrt you 20 understand that I know
that. I was acting for the country.
my responsibility was complete.
oapnot put IL stronger than that"
From what YOU have learned since
began Congressman Sterling. ID
YOU
From what have learned since. my
dear sir" eagerly interrupted Mr..
Roosevelt. II am absolutely certain tina,
every thing I dd was absolutely right
and proper, and not only that-lt would
have been wei, nigh criminal for me To
have done anything else!'
The Roosevelt palm slapped on tho
table with such force that every mem
Der OF the committee jumped.
But II Mr.. Schley says TO us that he
might not have failed anyway
Just one moment. to dispose OF thai
II Mr., Schley really believes to-day tina,
hi did not know then hat he was go
Ing to fail. then, my dear sir. he wa
the only man In New York who
didn't know It! There, ISLAM bans
on the tahl~e-laughter)
"Did you really think that n genera
failure was imminent" asked Mr.. lat,
tleton.
sir, I did. We may apply the quo
tation from Emerson which you sir, g
v-e-r-y well remember:
And II the ,lly,d link he Ne Slain.
what difference did II make? The
panlcs was a state of mind I had q
act or not act without going into the
exact statistics OF the facts which
caused that state OF mind"
HOPES HE CONVERTED GARY
TO GOVERNMENT CONTROL.
Calling Mr.. Roosevelt's attention t.
Judge Gary's advocacy OF Governmen
control. Judge Barker Of Georgia
asked:
DO you think you converted Judg'
Gary?"
II hope So" replied the former Pres
ident, with mock meekness. Il an
glad he said 1t. II l had said 1t
might have been accused Of S-o-c-i-a-l
!.s-m."
You have been accused of that?'
III not, my dear sir. It IL tie
only thing, so far as I know, thpt
have not hasn accussd Of"
(Laughter1
"My views on the subject
ct nm familiar with your views
suh.' said Judge Barker, las a membe
OF Congress"
From messages said Mr.. Roosevelt
choking with laughter. (which wer
received by some members IN n way I
suG est that they were successful
d-l-s-s-e-m-b-l-!-n-g their gratitude"
Mr., Roosevelt said Mr.. Stanle,
, the exalted Office OF President of II
United States, for the high sense {
honor which led you TO come here. 4
freely, so oourteously. 70 promptly. ar