The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-08-24
Resolution to BE Introduced to
Investigate Payment Of
Reilly Claim.
CONSPIRACY Is CHARGED
Attempt to Be Made to Open
the Files-Want Gov
ernOr to Testify.

asked Tor IN resolution 10 Ue ihu
In the House of Representatives this week
Mark NJ. Salomon. president Of the Latin
Contracting and Improvement
Company. assignee Of the Frias claim. sa'd
Yesterday that the resolution calling for an
by a special committee was
being prepared and will be introduced. PROP
a ably by Western Congressman.
Mr.. Solomon, who is OF Smith. Gormly
attorneys for the Latin American
company and for Senator Jose Antonio
Frias. gave out more correspondence ex-
changed among Messrs. Frias. Reilly Sulaer
and others in connection with business
affairs. The letters. cablegrams ana
speeches In Congress which he displa yed had
to do with the Guatemalan Mining and De-
velopment Company.
This $4,000. 600 corporation. Of which ex-
Governor A. +. Spriggs Of Montana ana i'o
Broadway il president. has a valuable con-
cession in, Guate At present 1t is con
centrating its efforts on the auarryinS OF
marble. Louis A. Sarecky. Gov. suffers
confidential man for ten years. at the time
the company was Incorporated IN North
Dakota WAS secretary and treasurer
Among the directors and stockholders are
s. W. Gebo. J. A. Frias and II. j. Reilly.
MIR. Salomon said yesterday that s3Oo. 900
of the stock was held either by or for Gov.
William Suzer.
Says Letters Are Not Faxed.
Gov. Suffers statement at Albany
yesterday said ~. Salomon. that his
letters to Senator Frias which made pub
lie yesterday are q fake shows his un-
wisdom. because We have at least NIFTY with
his signature. In addition to those which
! showed yesterday. here is batch which
have to do solely with the Gustemalan
concession which President Estrada Cab
rera and the Guatemalan Congress finally
gave to the American syndicate in 1910
Also here 10 the original typewriter draft
OF the speech on Guatemalan coffee which
Representative SuIzer made in the House
OF May q. 1902"
The typewriter sheet was written by
senator Frias and forwarded to Mr.. Sulzer
to deliver. Mr.. Salomon said. He pointed
to int.rlineations which he said were in
Cir Suffers handwriting. and showed the
following letter to senator Frias dated at
washin gton. May .. 1909
MY DEAR SENATOR: Enclosed please
find my speech on Guatemala. ! wish you
would have this translated and have n
few hundred copies printed in English and
Spanish so that We can take them with us,
and you can send down copy in advance
to Chochana. ! find that Congress will be-
in session here until the first Of July. and
hence il I go | must get away on Monday.
Can't you arrange TO have your friends 20
at that time? Spriggs is ready; so am ].
with all the papers. letters and documents.
with best wishes. believe me. very sin
cerely yours. WILLIAM SuIZER.
will see you early sunday"
Sulser sends speech.
A printed copy of Representative Sulzer :
speech was enclosed. In the speech he
opposed the proposed tariff OH coffee and
la,ided Guatemala and its President.
At this time Senator Frias was waitin.
in New York to take MIR. Sulzcr down to
Guatemala on business connected with the
sought for concession.
In the spring of 1909 Senator Frias and
Sulzer went to Guatemala. where the Con-
gressman called on the President, attended
the opera and some receptions and made a
few speeches When he returned Frias
stayed behind and negotiations for the
concession dragged along. A letter from
sulzer from his New York office. Ii5 Broad.
way, under date Of September %. 1909, to
senator Frias says In part
"MY DEAR Tony: ! have lust returne d
to my office in New York city from an ex-
tended political trip through the Northwcs,
and Alaska. have your letter of August 49,
and also several letters from mutual friends
\ k.,., .l.-
and Gov. Spriggs. and they have told me
all they know concerning your movements
and your success.
Am glad to hear everything is all right
or course ! am very much pleased that
Congress has convened and will ratify the
| contract.
Il am having strong letters OF introduction
mailed to you from Mr.. Barrett and also
from the Secretary OF state and others Ia
MIR. Sands, the new Minister to Guatemala,
but understand that he will not be In Guate.
maia before the first of November and of
course ! expect you To be in New York the
latter l,art of this month or the frat part ot
October. Enclosed ! am sending you a
! letter of introduction TO Mr.. Sands, 10 TIM,
YOU can have II In case you need It,
Keep me posted and advised. Tbe
NiONcInOT IN kVtNhs NVIy dlAlOuS lie IL
not accustomed to these long delays Let
Mo know by cable when you leave and n
everything IL all right. We can be- doing
little preliminary work here II we know
everything is all right. With hest wishes
believe me. very sincerely your friend.
WILLIAM SULzER."
The delay on the part OF the Guatemalan
Government in granting the conee ssiou
! caused much impotence in New York
Ex-Gov. Spriggs. who was to fnanc.
the enterprise. Ia referred to In many letter
and cablegrams as Governor and hi,
restiyeness was cited In an effort 10 hurr,
senator Frias. Finally on November no
1919, this letter was sent to Senator Fra,
from New York:
| personal.
sSsnor Don Antonio Fr,as. Gran Hotel
| Guatemala:
my DEAR TONY: have been doing every.
thing I can to help you and our friends |,
Guatemala. but our friends are becomin.
exaspe rated on account OF the long delay