Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-06-29
Witness Before House Commit
tee Says Former Presidents
Enthusiasm for Big Game
Waned Suddenly.
ARBUCkLE BROTHERS
WANT FREE RAW SUGAR
Members of Firm Tells Con-
gfeSSmen That Concern Is
Menaced Alike By Trust and
Beet interests,

! iby Morning journal Special Leased WIreI
/ Washington. June 2S.---That Form
er President Theodore Roosevelt has
lost his preference FOR large game"
and was responsible for the failure OF
the government to prosecute former
heads of the American Sugar Refin-
ing company for the wrecking OF the
Real Estate Trust company of Phila-
delphia in the Pennsylvania Sugar
REFINING company deal in 1906, was
asserted today before the house sugar
investigating committee by George
II. Eearle, Jr. receiver for the Trust
ompany.
The Pennsylvania Refinery was ac-
quired by the American company and
promptly closed.
Mr. Eearle also said that consider
|able Of his correspondence with Mr..
Roosevelt in relation to the case was
not communicated to the senate when
a resolution was passed calling for
.all papers. Mr.. Eearle submitted To the
committee two letters he said he
wrote to MIR. Roosevelt subsequent TO
the cne bearing date Of September 21,
1905, submitted to the senate
That letter was not all wrote to
Mr.. Roosevelt, said MIR. Earle in re-
sponse to query by Chairman Hard
wick. 4 wrote several that ,er
saw the light OF day, and have been
able TO find two OF them"
Read them" said Mr., Hardwick.
con October l. is0s,v Mr.. Eearle
replied nothing having been done by
the so oyernmeut In this case, wrote
another letter TO Mr.. Roosevelt"
The letter follows in part
Serious 7 mean still seriously, the
matter Of the wrecking OF the Real
Estate Trust company by the sugar
trust. If Justice should be done, needs
the promptest attention from the at
torney genral. / have seen a number
of the eonspirators who wrecked this
institution for the benefit and at the
instigatlcn of the sugar trust, and
am in myself. magazine of evidence
against them: but while We have been
sons who were to help me, are
now Withholding all documents and
evidence at their command. Is we
could have Jointly acted little
earlier we might have gotten some
original papers which We greatly need
and may find II very difficult to do
so now; but | have copies of and can
prove them. although not all the
facts that establish the lnfamy of this
1T has often happened that you
have been able to punish the oppres-
sors Of the public. but there has real
~ been no occasion where there has
been substantial evidence against so
many of the first rank, and | totally
mlsjudge your character If you have
lost your preference Tor large game
Mr.. Roosevelt had lost his pref
erence for large game and was
said Mr. Eearle when he
concluded. lie then read another
letter which he wrote TO Mr.. Roose-
welt under date of October ~, 1906.
In this letter, after apologizing for
his Importantly he said
"I thought that the case had come
to my attention in the performance
Of an unsought trust, both might en-
able the government to enforce
most important statute hitherto un-
lsed. and at the same time. to dem
pnstrate that the oftmade assertion
II the trust that they were but tech
llcally not morally guilty of crime
sas untrue.
when men. for pecuniary ends.
iiolate one class OF laws, they do not
top at infringing others but when
hey So charge that the government
S prosecuting them for making mere
necessary business arrangements Il is
lirficult to prove the untruth of their
ssertion And so, when | found a
asc of first impression where there
vas proof OF what | considered pure
illany | thought II my duty to lay
directly before you. And | have, or
ad no other end to serve"
II have followed your suggestion
md visited the attorney general who
II turn referred me to Mr.. Purdy, at
which | greatly rejoiced, For unless
have misread his character, he Is
Intelligent. fearless and devoted to
he performance OF his duty. | think
ie now understands the Importance
# this case; and so am content and
Wish TO thank you for whatever trou-
lie you may have been put to BY my
Ippcal To you
Mr.. Earle declared he had not
alked with Attorney General Moody
'eoause the latter had been appoints
d to the supreme court bench and
ould not undertake the case. He had
cen Assistant Attorney General pur-