The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1911-06-29
EARLE HURLS
BITTER CHARGE <
AT ROOSEVELT
lnfers Former President
/ Neglected Duty in
hss Sugar Case.
Continued from First Page

body, all the correspondence relative
to the wreck of the Pennsylvania Sugar
Company. The President, he saId,Nhac
failed to include two letters writtens
by Earle, IN which the latter had urged
immediate action If the evidence against
the Sugar trust was to be preserved.
Representative Madison of Kansas
came to the defense of Mr.. Roosevelt,
directing to a criticism of him, because
he had accepted the advice of his chief
law officer, the Attorney General
If l had been making a campaign
against the malefactors of great
wealth." retorted the witness. Il
would not have waited to get an
other Attorney General who might
decide that the Knight decision pre-
vented prosecution. Purdy was ready
to proceed.
Earle's Inference.
you will never have administration
of the law if you are going to find
such excuses for non-action of men
who have sworn to see the law OBJ
served" said Earle, looking directly
at Mr.. Madison. Mr.. Madison object
ed to the inference, and Mr.. Earle
suggested that he had his own opin-
Ion about the action of the former
President.
Chairman Hardwick asked the wit
ness to eXplai nthe possible motive
that might have prompted the former
President in not ordering a prosecut-
ing of the Sugar trust in relation to
the Pennsylvania Company and the
Real Estate Trust Company.
You know" said Mr.. Earle. Il would
prefer not to state what think about
The motive"
Mr.. Earle declared it significant that
although the Attorney General had hid
den behind the Knight case that when
he, Earle. brought proceedings against
the trust, the circuit court of New
which held as did the Attorney General,
and that eventually the Sugar trust
had capitulated and settled the suit.
Segal on the Stand.
Adolph Ses-f. organizer of the PsuFiS
sylvania company. whose affairs were
linked with those of the Real Estate
Trust Company. took the stand just
before the recess hour and began the
story of how the American Sugar Re-
inning Company obtained possession of
the Pennsylvania concern by means
of a loan negotiated by Gustave Kis-
sci.
Il used to think Theodore Roosevelt
the greatest man in the universe. and
the people of Kansas still do" said Mr..
Earle resuming his testimony today.
Voted for Roosevelt Twice.
Have you ever had any trouble with
Mr.. Roosevelt asked Chairman Hard
wick.
Not at all; voted for him twice,
and stumped for him, and when 1 went
to him about the prosecution of the
Sugar trust felt sure something would
be done"
Mr.. Earle said he had had but one
conversation with Mr.. Roosevelt in
many years.
He slapped me on the back and asked
me if my course at Harvard had done
me. any good. Then, in that peculiar
to me in Latin, which l did not under
stand.
Il see you know your Latin" the
President said, and l said l did, but 1
didn't understand a word
The Latin Conversation.
Talking to the President of the
United States in Latin makes a man
feel silly said Mr.. Earle, as the COM
mittee laughed.
Mr.. Earle could not give the definite
date of the Latin conversation with
Colonel Roosevelt, but said 1t was the
only one he remembered with the Presi-
Dent in many years, or since the two
left Harvard. Mr. Earle was of the
class of 70 Mr.. Roosevelt, of 80.
Have you ever been prosecuted be-
cause of your antipathy to the Sugar
trust?' asked Representative Madison.
Not at ALL said Mr.. Earle.