New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-26
Union Pacific Head Names N. Y.
Lawyer as Man Who Said
He Could Put Through
Dissolution Plan.
TOLD HE HAD INFLUENCE"
others Approached, Witness
Declares, and False Reports
Circulated After Con
spiracy" to Force Laut-
erbach's Employment
Failed.
From The Tribune BureauJ

Washington. June 2A-Judge Robert
S. Lovett, chairman of the executive
board Of the Union Pacific and South
ern Pacific railroads. told the Senate
lobby investigating committee tonight
the story of the alleged conspiracy to
induce him TO employ a certain New
York lawyer TO smooth the way in
Washington for the approval Of the
dissolution ordered by the Supreme
Court.
Edward Lauterbach, of New York,
was mentioned by Judge Lovett as the
LAWYER who sought employment as
counsel in the case. claiming 10 have
influence in Washington to put through
the dissolution plan. Mr.. Lauterbach,
said Judge Lovett. told Otto H. Kahn,
Of the firm of Kuhn, Loeb & Co. that
"the wheels were creased" for having
the matter disposed of.
A person purporting to be Repre-
sentative Riordan. of New York, called
UP Judge Lovett and other officials of
the railroad II was stated. urging the
employment Of Lauterbach as counsel.
and representing that If he were en-
ployed the activities Of the radical ele-
ment in Congress. which might put OBJ
stacles in the way Of the approval of
the dissolution plan, could be curbed.
Mr. Lovett, however. was careful TO
say that the names Of other Represen-
tatives having been used without
authority, he was Of the belief that Mr..
Riordan's name was used in the same
way.
False Reports Circulated.
The conspiracy to extort employ
ment" having failed, Judge Lovett said
he believed that certain false reports
were circulated in the press to embar-
rass those who were seeking TO bring
about the dissolution in accordance
with the Supreme Courts decree.
I an decidedly of the belief" said
Judge Lovett, that the sole object of
the conspiracy was TO force us TO en-
ploy Mr. Lauterbach."
Most Of the information which Judge
Lovett gave the committee was, he
said, obtained from Otto II. Kahn and
others, who were approached by the
alleged conspirators. They will be sum-
moned. together with Mr.. Lauterbach,
tc testify when the committee resumes
its Investigation after July 4.
The dissolution decree against the
Union Pacific was handed down De-
eerber 2 Of last year" said Judge
Lovett. Shortly afterward l was
called up on the telephone by persons
purporting 10 be Congressman, who,
sfterward found out, were not. who
asserted that influence could be brought
TO bear in Washington 10 bring about
satisfactory adjustment Of the dis
solution problem if the proper counsel
we're employed.
They said we would encounter diff
culties in Washington In carrying out
our plan if we did not. What was
termed the radical element in Congress
would put difficulties in our way
Some time afterward." continued
Judge Lovett Otto. H. Kahn, Of Kuhn,
Loeb & Co. told me he had been ap-
Preached by Lauterbach and had been
told that a movement was on foot in
Washington by what he called the rad
zeal element 10 obstruct the dissolution
and make a special inquiry into the
financing Of the Chicago & Alton and
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