Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-04-22

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asked e4I Senator s@ fs sntn' with ne regulations Tor 's s''S'S o 'sss'SH
of the White star line. The safety of passengers does not come under us"
members abers of 1 the crews ss's and = a no of fcn| list of thu the passengers ss niger H'~s = - :
said get the number "ho sIsd rom each port. their class and produce the
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I'M ship to England as oon as the carpathia touched New York The
r. Ismay % an q sasvsr sass from ts sqstsl Of Of the White Star in
anti anG ato take EeFe off Tt ta9% s ersS.@ i IN smf other ths Messages nna@ s hs urged a@i upon al1 the
White star officials that it "a 1 VERY import important p to hold Ia the s Cedric fi !. r rina5y
at quarantine: Al these messages we're signed "Yamst" which is the code
! question l : senator s. Smith brought o saa oa, tn s.a! sn xm4s they fyus knew y, i asS
no standing il 5as country and Va never used in sddrsssns message sssss,t to
that senator smith regarded the u.s. of "Yamsf' as in the nature Of a dis
who asa was as 70 % blame ssv for the :. qna ssn.~ ASKED ,ss5.s Senator nat n ssxasnds s., ",
something unaooountabS The accident as revealed a peril . be reckoned
,ss5 Ta IA. sP@ sss .ss "a back ss' ten Hns gssse on ss sss Hsa fs%s S n. ss QUESTIONS sssS of ' direct ct
Cd to grsnsln drew aot9ias sa from q, him him . this point IT. except that q. 4 ,S ras s-
S ESy eSs% fnt the crew as no . lonssr; ae Ss mic iS spsasinT. in IN the employ
senator Bourne asked: Has ANYTHING been o. with the equipment Of
Most ,ags snD9a &c Y J o answered yrai Mr. +. g gamaas n +0n host. F o%y y,n Mr. .1 Us
fctnt to take off every passenger and every member Of the erew# in case OF
a.am mD so% you D sP Sa G ps, sogsns 9ay t Ssh ese,S Or m ana % Gg s s4tso S1nee ios wn on f s9a
S" 'p osHS ely mott not i p thoasnt SUCH an accident could happen I was
% ponsSaS Every OF ! pneoau 1T G %ss S tSA s1:u 9 atG 'th 5y pr re ntd ns% Te re% " "a ay rs
is a "% 7TsFs' there St t's d sssf fsissT; on u 'h the r fsaaGsP' sss sarT s% 4 asked
lanuc liner said Franklin cOngressi onaI measures contemplate requiring $
Mr. FranEnn volunteered a staten n relating tic criticisms If the White
Star Company for attempting to return the crew of the Titanic to Europe
Immediately
II think there has been a n awful mistake about that matter" said
Franklin. II would like to clear it up The criticisms have been made that
we were trying 10 keep those men from testfying. That is lot So 1t was
not the reason at ALL AS far as the Crew are concerned it was or duty to
return them to their homes If they We're permitted to roa around here
men would besege them for news give them presents AXE them away
and many Of them would get lost. We assured you that W e would hold any
officers or mn that you wanted for this committee. We made that promise
to you, Senator Smith, as on IS theboat docked.
There was no attempt on VI part to spirit away N member If the
crew to the best of M knowledge and belief.
"Wha possible harm could those men do us in an investigation? They
could not tell any more han the passengers many of them probably not as
much. The worst they could say could not help matters"
Mr. Franklin denied that the White Star Company had any intention to
spirit away from the country any Titanic ocers or crew, or that the plans to
return the survivors Of the crew were prompted by any desire to suppress the
facts He sadt that nothing that the officers OF crew could tell could affect
what might be told by surviving passengers.
The committee adjourned till 3 o chck Mr. Franklin was the only wit
ness 1t h morning session.