Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-08-24

Finally / told him that l could not
decide the matter, but hat would
luy IL before my board"
WAS there anything IN that oonyer'
Htl0n t0 indicate that Colonel Rouse-
|Net know ~ your contributions '
asked senator Pomereno.
"Yrs. be- gave me- 90 understand
/ that our contribution had been ac-
,utahIc to Colonel Roosevelt"
Mr. Awhb0ld said that on the latter
occasion Nr bliss mentioned $4,000
as further amount Mr, Archbold
/ told tn. board that he had Impressed
|urou Mr Hlla the desire u the stand
lard pu officials that the contribution
should Tot be made unless they were
lnrrptab, 90 President Roosevelt
rhrr decided 90 stand upon what
.h.y had done ana make no further
contributions
"bi y0u regard Mr. illss as man
T. .f frHlty and integrity ana VIII
H. said Dor, had told Colonel Roosc-
...i ~ mIs matter had you any
rHmu tu doubt him. asked scna-
..r pom0rrnc
None Boz the world" answered Mr.
hIphbold
when you told Bliss that tho
board would do uo more what ala he
.lE"'
.Ilo pid that Il was "a mistake"
ausuarcI Archbold 'llo said, 4
sT,ak tu you personally I think You
had better make this contribution. N
you don't somebody else viii, and J
think you viii bee making mistake.
llc pat IL on personal grounds and
mentioned his friendship for me to-
ward the end"
"D.d Mr Bliss over tell you that
g. uloncl Roosevelt WAS vry grateful
60 you Tor not making this further
contribution asked Mr Pomercne.
No" returned SIR. Archbold.
The witness said he never had heard
of any proposition 10 return any cam
pulm funds untll within the last two
ur three days. Senator PQmerenc
asked Il Mr Archbold had ever talk
cd to Mr.. bliss later about that
4 went 20 Mr. Bliss after Presi-
/ dent Roos welt and some ~ his bureau
heads began their line Of unjust at
tncks upon us" said Mr. Archbold;
| Mr. Rliss threw up his hands, said
that he saw the attacks were unjust
and said he sympathlzed with US, but
that he could do nothing
Mr. Archbold said the attacks he
retired 10 were made upon the stand
lara On company by James a. Garfield
and Herbert Knox Smith, Both had
| been commissioner of corporations.
president Roosevelt unfailingIy
approvcd these attacks. without in
.,slIpatlon and without the slightest
knowledge of the facts" he added,
The witness declared there was
more than coincidence In the ap-
pcarance of adverse governmental re-
ports every time We were concerned
/ In litigation in the courts, or every
time legislation appeared here In
Washington In which we were inter
cstod"
These reports Of Garfield and
! Smith were the work Of mere pup
pets who Jumped when Roosevelt
pulled the strings" declared Mr.
Archbold.
senator Pomercnc asked Mr.. Arch
bold II he thought the refusal of the
standard on company TO make a sec
ond contribution had anything TO do
with the so-called unjust investiga-
tions.
well" Mr.. Archbold began and
then stopped to bite his lip, Il don't
know"
"Dld YOU ever call the attention of
MIR. Bliss to what he had told you
before election In regard to Mr.
Rooscvelts attitude?" asked Mr.
Pomcrenc.
81 presume I had some talk with
Mr.. Bliss about Mr.. Roosevelt" re-
Piled Archbold, but Mr.. Bliss was
not the kind OF man to say I told
you So -
Mr.. Bliss said that II was with hui
initiation that he must say he had no
influence Whatever WIFI MI iN''9N
welt
Senator Pomercne insisted upon
knowing what had passed between
Mr.. Archhold and Mr. Rliss at the
conversation when the Roosevelt In
yestigations were discussed.
Il suppose Mr. Bliss probably ex-
pressed his opinion that 1t would not
rave been thus II we had done as he
wished. and | have no doubt what
ever on that question myself" an-
swered Mr. Archhold.
"Do you know whether Mr.. Bliss
made a report to Mr. Roosevelt that
! YOU had declined TO make further
contribution ?" asked Senator Pome-
rene.
) 81 assumed of course, that II was
so reported. | do not know in what
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