The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-08-29
Gives Masso Evidence
{ in Contradiction of
Story by Archbold
OPPOSED TRUST
Tells How He Exposed Tele-
grams Sent Against Cor
poration Bill

CT, Whom RooseNelt called IL deIiber-
a'e lalsifici'. today sailed for Europe,
nut hcfore leaving intimated that he
would bring Il libel action against
inc Colonel and that Nj. T.. Elliott.
chief OF the Standard Oil Company
lawyers, would handle the case.
II AIN not a liar. l am not accus-
TONED TO being so accused and shall
not endure it lightly" said Archbold.
Washington, ID. C.-An exhaustive
Investigation into what part the
standard Oil money may have played
sn national elections since 1904 and
n probe OF the charges that the oil
u manipulated legislation by paw
ment of large funds TO legislators.
WAS framed by the Senate this after
noon, ON motion of Senator Poindcx-
ter of Washington. The resolution
adopted by the Senate cxtcndin. the
Niapp Investigation probe 10 all tram
Shctions between John ID. .Archbold
and members of from 1901
clown To date. That the committee
search for the faint of Standard oil
money. was also authorized in the
PolnhcNter amendment.
EoeS l'dy ". 1.-NOl. roosevelt
animated today that he would not
say anything more about his possible
appearance before the Senate COM
m'ttee IN Washington to answer un-
der oath the testimony of Archbold
ana Penrose, until he knows whether
lhe committee wants him. Early to-
Gay the colonel went on an all-dav
p!enlc with his family.
Oyster Bay. N. Y.-Col. Roose-
welt sat on the porch at Saga
more HIN for an hour and a half
last night and dictated Il state
ment IN reply to the testimony
OF John ID. Archbold before the
senate investigating committee.
He reiterated his declaration
INA he knew nothing of "a con-
Flputlo by Mr.. Archbold, of the
Oil company, to the re-
publican campaign of 1904: de-
clared he did not "for one mo-
ment believe Mr.. Archbold's
testimony is truthful"; charged
Mr.. Archbold with a wicked
assault upon Il dead man.: add
ed that during many calls which
Mr.. Archbold made upon him
while he was president to urge
MIN not to persecute the Stan
dard OH company, Mr.. Archbold
never referred to any contribu-
ITO to his campaign fund and
concluded with the suggestion
that he Senate committee
should max Mr.. Archbold and
Senator P%enroSe testify at once
concerning their relations while
Mf. PenfoSe was a member of
the industrial commission.
In his last words Mr.. Roose-
welt thanked both Archbold and
Penrose for making it clear be-
Sond possibility of doubt thai |
am the man that the Penroses
and Archbolds of the country
most dread in public life"
Rooscvelt's Statement.
Col. Roosevelt's statement fol-
lows:
I'm the first place. | wish to call
attention to the fact that even if Mr..
Archbold's statements are true they
amount only to saying, so far as
am concerned. that Mr.. Bliss told
him that l had knowledge of and
approved of a request for 500, 900
from the Standard Oil company,
which was granted and a further re-
quest OF 100000 which was not
granted. This is a pure hearsay state
ment, and even if made in good faith
would be utterly valueless.
"Not only did l never know any
thing of such request being made,
but my published letters and tele-
grams show that when there was
rumor that there had been a contri-
button l acted at once, reiterating
my demand again and again that the
money should be Immediately refund
ed, if it had been given, and be-
ing assured by Mr.. Cortelyou hat the
money had not been received and
would not be received. Therefore, ev-
en- on the assumption that Mr.. Arch
bold is telling the truth, his testi-
mony so far as l am concerned con-
sists of the repetition of hearsay as
sertions which We're instantly dis
proved by the production of my let
ters and kilograms.
Defends Bliss Memory.
81 wish to reiterate that until Mr..
Penrose made his speech l never had
heard it suggested that Mr.. Archbold
had contributed to the campaign or
the means through which any con-
tributions had beer made. But l do
not believe for one moment that Mr..
Archbold's testimony is truthful. He
apparently possesses such a moral
standard that he decd not under
stand the infamous accusation he is
making against MI. Bliss. Mr.. Bliss
is now dead. But during the seven
years that elapsed since Mr.. Bliss
death and after Archbold claims he
made the contribution in question
MIR. Archbold never brought up any
statement of this kind.
"He now says that Mr.. Bliss warn
ed him .hat he was making a serious
mistake in not contributing the extra
amount of money and that later on
when the administration began to
deal with the Standard Oil people,
Mr.. Bliss said it would have been
different il they had done as he ask
ed them.
''This is an assertion that Mr.. Bliss
was deliberately trying to blackmail
the Standard Oil Company into con-
tributing by scarcely yelled threats
as to what would b annep i thazi- -.