Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-28

y. Bruce Ismay Con right Leaving
the Capitol With Vice-President
!! Franklin Of White Star Line.
d." easily recognizable as Mr.. Ismays
code signature. They read:
! Isle-Frank. N. 7. Very important you
ss tsnf. hold sa Cedric daylight Friday for
Isle-Frank N 7. Think most unwise
| Strongly urge OBTAINING Cedric sailing
l her midnight. II desirable. YAMSI.
Isle-Frank. N. Y. Unless you have
| good, substantial reasons for not hold
/ Ing Cedric please arrange to do 50. Most
Undesirable to have crew in New York
| But the Cedric did not wait. She
sailed at noon on Thursday. and Mr..
,Ismay was met on the Carpathia's
Idecks with the demand that he appear
before the Senate Investigating Com
mittee. His obvious desire to have the
Cedric held until his arrival. suggested
to the public mind another question to
add to that over which there had been
the greater speculation ever since 1t
was learned that he was among the
rescued. How had he come to be saved,
and did he seek passage on the Cedric
to avoid the investigation which he
must have known would have been be-
gun in this country? Mr.. Ismay an
swered both Of these questions after
hearing by the Senate Investigating
Committee. He said:
did want the Cedric held, as I was
on my arrival and 60 to England, where
| am very much needed at present. said
he. I was also anxious that the res
to tas at the
earliest possible opportunity. I feared
they might go ashore here and get into
any desire to withhold from this com
mittee any information the committee
might want. and which either or any
ton to impart. The compan az has ; moth 10Th
ing 70 conceal. but. on the other hand.
! mittee In every way possible.
! The Senate investigation seemed to
bother Mr.. Ismay. He referred to 1t.
in its treatment Of him. as brutality
unfair" declaring:
II cannot understand this Senatorial
INQUIRY. they are going at 1t in man
ner that seems unjust. and the injus-
tice lies heaviest upon me. Why. cam
not even protect myself by having my
counsel ask questions. BY that do not
mean questions calculated to twist wit
nesseS Tn the contrary, questions in
TENDED TO clarity involved meanings.
| would you care to say anything re-
! garding your escape from the Titanic?"
Mr. lsmay was asked
Only this. That have searched my
nst earn ana ny r conscience with the deep
single incident that could recall. 1 am
sure that ! did nothing that / should
not have Cone. Ny conscience is clear
and 1 have not been a lenient Judge Of
my own acrs. But I suppose there is
nothing for me to do but remain silent
for the present under the very severe
and very unjust criticism to which
am being subjected just now
II thought that in the slightest way
I had done what / ought not to have
done / would forfeit every happy mo-
merit in the future. took nv chance
OF escape-yes. 1t came TO me- though:
/ did not seek it. AS far as I knew
every woman and child on the Titanic
had been sent off and cared for before
j left In lifeboat. And-what 10 more
every man within reach had been
taken care OF before took my turn
And why shouldn't take my turn?
On board ship there are two classes
only In an emergency like that. One
class Is the passengers and the other
- the crew. / was a passenger. It 10
true that am the head Of the COM
pany. But az that there was no reason
Why I should consider myself different