The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-08-26
SURFACE HAS NOT
BEEN SCRATCHED
Samuel Untcrmycr Says Investi-
CATION Is Hardly
Started
WANTS ALL FACTS KNOWN
lie Would Have Roosevelt Tell
OF Campaign Contributions
in 1908.

London. August e5.-Samuol Inter
myer. who is paying his annual visit
TO Europe, returned to London and
sailed on the Campania yesterday.
ready for the fray" as he put it,
lie is taking a grea, interest in the
senatorial Investigation Of tho contri-
buttons of the trusts to tho presi-
dental campaigns.
''The committee has not yet scratched
the surface" said the lawyer "The
Republican expenditures Of 1905 ana
1905 were colossal. The amounts dis
closed by the chairmen Of the national
committee OF these elections noto-
iiously constituted only a fraction At
most of the expenditures Of those cam
paigns
1t was generally understood at the
time that the contributions came large
~ from corporations. directly ana in
directly. but 1t is long time since
such payments We're written upon the
corporations books. Roosevelt evi-
uehuy understood that when he Issued
anu succeeded In getting away with
ms famous virtuous denunciation OF
Judge Parker in 1904 Tor having dared
20 assert mat his campaign was be
ing financed by corporation funds
nat amazing coup took even wan
streets breath away. but instead or
being characterized ass it deserved II
was pronounced magnificent for it's
boldness
one might Imagine. in view Of Mr.
Sor'elyon's recent testimony if IL NAV
DC SO disnIfied, that an explanation
from him to tAe committe would so
IN order but lie viii probably con-
sluer mat quite supernuous In the light
OF the disclosures OF which this is only
the beginning. Nj Corteiyou's ,es,l-
mony in the money trust inquiry was
more generally Understandable
III the committee VIII nov call on
h'sSis Morgan ana Perkins. perhaps
we snail really learn from their re-
iations 10 that campaign why me
United States Treasury turned over to
MT Morgan In tho panic OF 1907 NOR.
IMAM SiooOO,ooo within four days. ana
ne was enabled TO pose unchallengcd
before the civilized world as the savior
OF MS country. when. n fact. he mad
uatien
III i= now in order .or Mr.. Roose-
Welt 10 perform a great pubic service
and, at the same tine. even mn tha
honois by telling the inside history OF
Inc undiscloscd corporation contrthu.
Tons TO tho 1905 campaign. ana Thus
give me puhi'c an idea Of the differ
ehce between testimony and facts
among high hnancicrs
IF ANYBODY IS still SO guileless as
10 Imagine. for instance. even In tho
rae OF the disclosures and the cam
nalgn publicity bill. that the astute
gentlemen who control the great cor
porations Will not find "a dozen WAYS
OF lending financial AID to President
Iaf;'s stand-p tariff fight In the
pend'n campaign. he sadly underes-
Inmates the ingenuity Of high finance
ana the resonrceiulness Of their mod
ern methods Of Bookkeeping
The disclosed campaign contribu-
tons TO the Republican and Progress
sive parties OF 1912 will probably bear
about the same proportion to the facts
as usual
"a word from Mr. Archboid now as
to the particular head under which
the Standard Oirs similar payments
were entered on the company's book,
would prove Instructive
ITO those who have an idea that
the political activities OF the masters
OF high finance have abated com
mend the impending fate OF the Pujo
''''' az" 't' tt'' senate, winch was IN
tended to permit Il genuine investi-
cation. 1t is about five months since
the bill passed the House by an al
most unanimous vote
1T Will be interesting to observe
whether the power of public opinion
Will be strong enough to force it to a
vote in the Senate before adjournment
it is quite understood in the financial
district that II vote be avoided on
fl...f faf1 Of ia To- l..
fectiveness OF the investigation VIII
be seriously impaired"
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