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COMPANIES ARE AVARIGIOUs
SACRIFICE SAFETY OF PAssEN
GERS TO GREED FOR Big
PROFITS.
CARPATHIA IS NEARING PORT
SHIP CARRYING SURVIVORS OF
THE TITANIC WILL ARRIVE
LATE TONIGHT.

Washington, April 1S.-"I thinl
that every passenger who crosses
the north Atlantic takes his life il
his hands," said Admiral George
Dewey last night. For myself
would rather go around the world il
well equipped battleship thar
make trip across the North Allan
tic in transatlantic vessels.
"The greed for money making is
so great that it is with the sincerest
regret that ! observe that human
lives are never taken into considera-
ton"
Secretary Mcveagh today instruct
ed either the revenue cutter Calumet
or Hudson to take the senate com.
mittee out to the Carpathia tonight,
The Carpathia will be stopped by Gus
toms officers and the committee sent
aboard before the vessel reaches port.
She will then be within the Ameri-
can customs Jurisdiction and the au
thority to stop here is lodged in the
secretary of the treasury.
Wreck Investigation Begins.
The task of investigating the wreck
of the Titanic was begun today hg
senate committees. The commerce
company appointed a subcommittee
of seven, headed by Senator William
Alden Smith of Michigan, to take tes-
timony.
Other members of the senate sub
committee are Senators Perkins,
Bourne, Burton, Simmons, Newlands,
and Fletcher. Senator Smith said he
feared his committee would be with
out Jurisdiction to compel Mr. Ismay
and other British subjects connected
ith the International Mercantile
Marine to attend its hearing and give
testimony.
I'VE may not have jurisdiction over
the individual" said Mr.. Smith, 'but
the American congress is not without
jurisdiction over the harbors of the
United States. 1t is for these men
who make use of the harbors to meet
the public demand for information OF
this terrible disaster and to do it
now"
Senator Smith said he and several
other members of his committee
would present this argument to Mr.
Ismay and others in the hope they
were willing to accept subpoenaes
from the seargeant-at-arms of the sen
ate who will accompany trem. Wit
nesses will be asked to come to
Washington at once, according to
present plans.
Immediately after his appointment
OF the subcommittee Senator Smith
went to the White House to confer
with President Taft. One object was
to induce the president to detail
George Uhler, supervising inspector
general of the steamship inspection
service, to accompany the COMMITTEES
to New York. He also desired to re
quest that Secretary Nagel, who has
jurisdiction over inspection of yes
sells. to go with the committee.
Senator Cullom announced be
would call meeting of the foreign
relations committee Saturday to re
port out the MARITIME resolution re
uuesting the president to open nego
tiatlons for an international agree
ment regarding the safety Of passen
gers at sea. Among those who viii
be summoned to appear besides j
Bruce Ismay will be the second
third, fourth and fifth officers Of ths
Titanic who are reported to have
been saved. and any other Officers
who may have survived. An import
ant feature may be the message
transmitted through the Titanic
April IA. the day Of the calamity