Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-10-04

pers or to confer with Mr.. Loeb. ant
occasionally turning 10 the oommitte
with an earnest: as that quit
clear7" ne ge~stioulated freely, whel
he declared that corporations hat
contributed to both Democratic ant
Republican funds in 1904.
Now, I wish to take up the ties
timony of Mr.. Archbold and Senate
Penrose,s said Colonel Roosevelt. Fl,
paused to look at some msmorand;
and an air of expectancy settled owe
the room.
Il wish to call your attention Il
this fact in connection with the state
ments of Mr.. Archbold as in the cas-
of MIR. Hartman. Each testified h,
got no improper consideration from
the administration. Mr.. Archbolc
and Mr.. Hartman. alike, complain
not that the administration did whar
1t ought not to have done, but thai
the administration refused to dc
what it ought not to do. Mr.. Arch
bold and Mr.. Harriman's complaint
is that they got nothing from the ad-
ministration.
~
Mr.. Archbold testified that Corne-
Illus N. Bliss, who is dead, attempted
TO blackmaiI him, and that | knew
of it. | don't for a minute believe
Mr.. Bliss tried to blackmail him; II
he did | knew nothing of it."
IsqonoA 6IBIes lsIy STU eos on SuI5uor
And | had the assurance of Mr..
Cortelyou over the telephone again
yesterday that such a contribution
was not made. / want to call your
attention to the testimony of Messrs.
Archbold and Penrose against them
selves. Mr.. Penrose testified that he
advised Mr.. Archbold to have the
Standard Oil Company submit to the
blackmail and that he did it to pre-
vent being subjected to hostility from
certain sources. They could mean
hostility only from myself, the attor-
ney general or the commissioner of
corporations.
Tried To Protect Itself.
They could incur my hostility only
if they violated the law. / had no
way of being hostile unless they
violate the law. So the action of PEN
rose in advising STANDARD Oil to make
that contribution was advice to it to
protect itself against prosecution for
violation of the law.
when | was police commissioner
of New York city" said the colonel,
land a member of the police force,
did. in connection with the enforce
ment of the law against liquor SELL
ing. what Mr. Penrose says he did
in this case, | would have thrown
him off the force
The colonel leaned forward in his
chair. shook his fist at the committee,
and shouted: And / hold that the
Senate of the United States should
throw Mr.. Pomerene out of the Sem
ate for the admission he made before
this committee.
.rNow as to Mr.. Archbold.' resumed
the colonel. He testifies he made
tbs contribution and expected some
u al kind of compensation. He
etr. Penrose tried to blackmail
hi.' yet he sees nothing wrong in
what Mr. Bliss did. He sees moth ng
improper in attempting to, extort a
contribution from him. His compla mt
is that nothing improper was done
for him. lie referred to Archbold's
statement hal the Roosevelt admin
istration's treatment of the Standard
Oh Company rivalled darkest Abys-
sinia."
Harsh Treatment Needed.
1t is true that when / was Presi-
dent | administered the darkest
Abyssinian treatment to the Stand
ard Oil Company. but 1t was because
it needed it. If j am President again.
] will again administer Il to any cor
poration of the Standard OIL type
that may need H." The colonel added
THAI a strengthening of the anti
trust law was needed.
Senator Pomerene asked Colonel
Roosevelt to suspend for d moment
at that point and the colonel misun-
derstood him and half rose from his
chair. ~
"Oh, / thought you asked me to
stand a minute" he said laughing.
A recess of several minutes gave
the colonel an. opportunity to move
from the witness-stand He leaned
over the committee table to talk to
Chairman Clapp and then took a few
steps about the room. Finally he
went back TO the stand.
"The next statement that / want