The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-02-01
TRIED TO BRIBE
New York Newspapers to Support the
OCEAN Sip Subsidy Scheme.
WIEN OFFER Was MADE

nal Of Commerce Ciaims that Tic
Was approached by Ship Builders
Who Made Improper Proposals to
Him.
Revelation Of several attempts to
buy the editorial support Of the Ne "
York Journal OF Commerce :G savo.
OF ship subsidy legislation. which
that paper has consistently opposed.
was made in Washington to the
hause ship subsidy inresHgat!ng
committee Wednesday by Alfred :"
Dodsworth. business manager OF The
Journa. Of Commerce and Conner
cial Bulletin
Earlier in the day Paul G. saun-
ler. representative OF the Uranium
Steamship line. against which the
so-called London conference lines.
controlling what is alleged 10 De SS
per cent. o! the Atlantic passenger
tratic are a.:ayed. toia how railroad
authorities in this country. notao..
the Central Passenger association a,
Chicago, had refused 70 sell tickets
routed owe. the independent lines
unless the independents obtained she
sanction OF tae conference lines
As 3 result ot ;odavs evidence M
Do6swo-th.s brother. JOAN ". Dods-
worth. the editor Of The Journal o.
Commerce. viil Be recalled 20 Wash
.nE.on 70 explain why he failed 70
enlighten TIE committee during his
recent testimony. I, IS probably that
Charles i. Cooant OF New York. =
former Washington correspondent.
NAV be asked 20 throw light on a.
effort TO subs:dize the paper. claimed
70 have bees. forwarded through him
to The Joncnal OF Commerce. which
he then represented. and the fedora.
authorities may :ake notice of tE>
evidence as TO the railroads discriE
.rations. against the independent
steamship lines on foreign tickets.
Alfred W. Dodswo-th said thai his
paper neTer had been subsidized b;
any interests whatever and its b2si-
ness and editorial columns had no
relation. Bat. he testified. about six
years ago an unknown came !%So his
Office md offered TO pay The Journal
Of Commerce 100000. taking
1000. .oe0 copies Of his paper. FOR TIE
insertion OF IN article in one issue
supporting the ship subsidy les.sla-
ton.
This man refused TO disclose his
identity unless his proposition was TO
be accepted. His proposition was. In
the event OF acceptance. 70 make ou,
a certified check Immediately for
$4,000 to bind the agreement anc
70 pay the balance OF $4,000 upon
publication Of the article. Mr.. Dods-
worth said he Immediately called nis
brother. Jo.a w. into hiS ONCE as
. witness 10 the conversation ar3 III"
proposition was turned down as "a
attempt TO make AZ tm2rope: AZ
ransemeIt.
Pressed by the COMMITTEES. NJ.
Dodswc.th said iha: about ;" years
ago his sa,ne. was sitting in his Of
dce on the same publication and John
Roch. the ship-bu,lder. who was then
building ships and was active for t
ship subsidy bill. entered the Office.
laid down blank check. asked PODS
worth 20 ali out the check az! sic.>
writing against ship subsidy he
offer was refused.
About two years ago. Dodsworth
said. another man tried 70 buy the
support Of the paper for $4,000 and
during the S2anish-Amec!can war the
Snanish government tried to buy the
papers support.
Mr.. O.cote. Representative Long
worth Of Ohio and other members OF
the committee criticised the two
brothers for failing to submit this
information 10 the committee BEFORE
now. pointing out that Joaa ".
Dodsworth. in his testimony some
time ago. had been asked as TO sIca
MATTERS ana had denied any insor-
nation such as that disclosed TODAY.
THO witness said the committee
uon,a have TO ask the brother why
he failed 20 disclose the Information.
Nr Olco;t asked the witness wha
,eoresentaa the Spanish government
when # tried 70 buy his papers sup
,o-, Mr.. Dodsworth replied that
she information o. the pro2os.tiaa
came from Charles A. Con2at. VINO
was then the papers Washington cc:,
-es,onSenc. Pressed as to the !den'
.itv OF the man who made the oner
Nr DoGsxorra said tha: his eathe'
~ brother nav have been ,oid, but
no h.msel. lad not been told
Mr.. conant communicated the
n-oposttion in a letter. said the WIT
ness. who a.,erward qualified this D!
lssaving he thought il was a letter, az
Ser the committee had stated it wou!c
k;ke 10 have the letter. Representa-
&kive Eawler OF Oregon asked 10"
money was proposed IN thai
kre- and the witness said he did no.
now. HIS father was then manaS
ag editor.
IN The $4,000 proposition was from
tail. da,k-hai-ed man. who saic
!, was ieb5yist il WASHINGTON
l< Dodswo-th said he could no
e-taEe % name the persons wh'
l2&t.e ,se Si00. .nnG offer but he b"
i c7ne from ship subsidy n
and when pressed as 20 "h.i
can: br taa. be mentioned th'