The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-08-26
AT St.
PAUL CLUB CITED.
Probe Of Harrison Dissolution De-
cree Asked Serious Charges
Made.
QUESTIONS LEGALITY OF ACTION
Representative Kindel Of Colorado
Demands Congressional
Inquiry.

tive George j. Kindel Of Colorado,
who has been promised hearing by
the rules committee of the house on
his resolution to investigate the mer-
ger of the Union Pacific and Southern
Pacific and the recent dissolution of
the two roads, said that he expected
to get his measure through.
The facts connected with the disso
luton of the roads, by the plan pre-
pared by Attorney General McRey.
nolds, should be fully published" said
Mr.. Kindel. 1.-THE house cannot at.
ford to turn down my resolution. My
hope IS for hearing on it before tho
rules committee Wednesday"
The Kindel resolution makes seri.
Gus allegations involving the depart
ment of justice.
''The attorney general, in direct vio-
lation of the instructions given him
by the president, waived the demand
for public hearings and entered the
final Decree" the resolution asserts.
IF public hearings had been given
1t could have been shown that Kuhn,
Loeb & Co. were the bankers and
financial advisers in. control OF the
financial policy of the PENNSYLVANIA,
the Union Pacific and Southern Pa.
ciflc,''-it asserts.
1t is going to be testified before the
rules committee, it is said, that Attor.
ney General McReynoMs dined at st.
Paul with one or more of the judges
Of the court before whom the Union
Pacific case was pending, and Judge
r. S. Lovett, who represented the
roads. 1t also is to be charged that
at that dinner the plan which was
afterwards accepted by the attorney
general was discussed.
Admits DiTing With Judge. -
Asked about these allegations At
torney General McReynolds said he
did dine with Judge Sanborn of the
United States circuit court on June
II, ths day the Union Pacific merger
case vas presented to the court.
The attorney general said that tho
dissolution proceedings before the cir.
cult court at st. Paul began on the
morning Of June II. He said that al
noon Judge Sanborn, presiding, gave
luncheon at one of the clubs in st
Paul at which the other members OF
the circuit court, Judges Hook and
Smith, and District Judges Morris and
willard, himself (the attorney gen
eraD, Judge Amidon of the North Da
kota district of the Eighth circuit
lawyers of the Union Pacific, Judge
r. o. s. Lovett and LOOMS, Lawyer
Cravath of Kuhn, Loeb & Co., and
Attorney Beck were present.
After the luncheon the three circult
judges, the attorney general and
Judge Lovett retired to a private
room in the club and discussed Tho
case before the court
The attorney general said that whe1
he went to st. Paul he was opposed t.
all the plans of the Union Pacific ON
Gals, with the exception OF the one
providing for the exchange OF Penn
sylvania stock for Baltimore and Ohio
railroad stock. He said that while hl
could not oppose the plan providing
for the transfer of the Pennsylvania
for the Baltimore and Ohio's stock he
wanted a public hearing on the ques
ton and told the court 80. He said
that the court later did not agree will
him and accepted the plan o. pro
h,v
Pacific and Huhn, Loeb & Co..