Bisbee daily review., 1911-06-03
SENSATIONAL EXPOSE
 Is MADE BY GARY
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Continued from Page 1.) | price to 100 to let Moore & Schley | pull through. My bargain was en- I tiTely with Ledyard. Morgan yer
 tainly did not participate in any way to induce the buyirS or selling. state this because Of the sensa- | tional statements that have been
 made"
 Mir. Gary said that at 10 o'clock | Sunday night, November {, he
 called up the secretary of the presi-
 dent from New York to arrange a l conference.
 | He and NIT. Prick departed that | night. travelling on special train. | and hurried to the White House ahead of the appointed hour. as Morgan told us that the conditions
 were so critical"
 Meet With Roosevelt ! After hearing our story, con
 tinurd Gary, 'tEe president said he l would like to consult with the de- | partment of justice. Mir Bonaparte
 was out Of town and the president ! called Secretary of State Root into
 his office. The president asked me
 again to state the case. | did and
 as result of that interview I inn mediately wired New York"
 Did the president ask Secretary | Roots opinion as to the legality of the transaction" asked Mir. Little
 ton.
 1 Root Ks Deal
 He did" said Gary. and there | was no disacreement between any
 of us."
 Gary then told the committee he | had a record of what took place on
 that occasion. November ', two days after the visit to the White | House be had written to Secretary
 Root reviewing the entire conference
 as he remember 1t and asking Sec.
 retarv Root if this agreed with his
 recollection.
 In Black and White. NIT. Root wrote Gary Nov. II, stat | ing that the account of the confer ence fully agreed with his recollec- ! tions and that he had sent a copy of | Gary's letter and his answer to the president recommending that he transmit it to the department of jus | tice for it's permanent files. This | letter was followed by this acknowl-
 edgement from President Roosevelt. | Mir. Gary states the facts as I re
 member them"
 'T remember" added Gary. that Root said to the president that of i course he had no right to say that he I could buy this property. The presi- | dent sgd he understood that and i that all he wished to know was what
 would he the attitude Of the depart
 ment of justice.
 Objection Necessary. "The president said that in case of ' objection we could not be permit | ted to buy. I remember the presi- lent saying he was glad to know that 7 the percentage of the steel produc- ! ton of the corporation had not in- ! creased. hut was less than at the i tire the coronation was organized. 1 ! think he said: Tn view of the fact ' that your percentage of control of | the steel industry has not iEcreas- 1 ed, and apTrecia,tiDg the financial distress, I do not believe it is neces- 1 sarv for me to say that l don't feel like objecting under the circum- | stances
 4 Secret Agreement. When yon went to the president did it amount tc your obtaining an opinion as to whether the deal waS a violation of the law?' asked 1Ir. Lit teton. ~1 We did reach the conclusion" ad. mitted Mir. Gary, that if we acquired the securities and afterwards there should te a proceeding by the govern ! nent against US to prevent conflrma- ton of the deal it would amount 10 a great outrage"
 Teddy Knew the Facts. Gary said he reeretted that Chair man Stanley oF the committee be- lieves that MT. Prick and he nisre- presented the facts to President Roose- welt and he wanted to satisfy the com
 mittee by facts and figures that there WIS no misrepresentation
 T telieve every one connected with
 the United States Steel Corporation
 carer more for his conduct, reputa- ton and character than he does for the making or losing of few dollars" Chairman Stanley said his opinion, whatever t was, had been formed after carefui study of the facts presented before the senate commit tee and the judicial interpretation of it's members.
 'I regard the absorption Of Tenn
 cssee Coal and Iron Co, by the tacit
 consent Of the president with pro found astonishment." said Mir. Stan ley. -. q have always regretted that the full facts as to our conference with
 the resident did not develop at that
 senate hearing" said Mir. Gary. POLICE HUNT THUGS WHO TAKE PENNIES; BEAT BABY.