Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-13
VOICE OF LAMAR i
URGESPUBuC|TY
"The Wolf of Wall Street" Is
Again Connected With
Congress- Affairs.
TIPS OFF NEWSPAPER
ON LETTER TO WILSON
Representative Kindel Writes to
President Withdrawing Charges
Against McReynolds.

While Representative Kindel OF Colo
RADIO was beng sent for TO be censured
by high officials Of the administration
for inserting a paragraph in his resolu-
ton to examine the dissolution of the
Union Pacific-Southern Pacific merger
which reflected seriously upon Attorney
General McReynolds. and while Kindei
himself is crying out that the merger
complained of is sapping the vitality
or his section of the west. the still,
small but insistent voice OF somebody
away Off in Wall street was heard last
night. egging K.ndel and sundry news
paper correspondents to go to IT. and
make a spread.
The STILL small voice was that OF
David Lamar. known to fame as ''the
Wolf OF Wall Street." actuator to a great
extent OF much of the Stanley steel trust
activities. working through Henry
Martin and Herman Schulteis. who com
prise the handspring of the Antitrust
League. Representative Kindel. who
carries message from Colorado to
bring about an equalization OF railroad
PLANTATION. will ask that a paragraph In
his resolution of inquiry be withdrawn
That paragraph reads:
Thereupon the Attorney General. in
him by the President, did direct his as
sistant to consent. on behalf OF the
United States. TO the immediate entry Of
final decree and TO waive the demand for
public hearing"
Kindel's Letter to President Wilson.
Late last evening David Lamar called
up q newspaper office here and suggested
that reporter be sent to see Kindel.
who would be in his office in the Maltby
building and would have the copy Of a
letter written to the President on the
subject. Mr.. Kindel was found He rad
q copy OF the letter. When he was asked,
What interest has David Lamar N ,his
natter" he replied:
Il nevr saw him. ! don't even know
him. do not know what interest he
has"
In Mr.. KindePs Office last night, when a
Star reporter obtained a copy OF the let
ter to the President. were Messrs. Martin
and Schulteis Of the Antitrust League.
The letter to the President contained
this paragraph:
lions made by the Attorney General re-
gardng the handling of the settlement.
This railroad combination costs us OF the
west millions of dollars annually in ex-
orbitant railroad charges. am convinced
that the combination has not been broken
by that agreement which the Attorney
General has entered into in behalf OF the
people / am convinced that there should
be some sort Of investigation 10 determine
more clearly the cause OF the discrimina-
lions we suffer and to suggest q remedy.
Therefore have decided to urge the res
olution before the committee on rules
Mr.. Kindel also explained to the Pres
ident:
Says He u In Error.
II am convinced am In error IN the
statements made In paragraph Of the
eral McReynolds acted In direct violation
Of the instructions given him by yourself
In consenting to waive the demand for
stated Mr.. kindel would ask the commit
tee on rules to strike oft that paragraph.
Representative Ktndel recently had Q
conference with the Attorney General
at the Department of Justice, and, fol-
lowing the talk, information was given
out at the department to the effect that
Mr.. Kindel was the victim OF mistaken
confidence. The department stated that
Mr.. kindel had said the mooted reso-
luton had been drawn up. not by him
self. but by Messrs. Martin and Schulteis.
comprising the Antitrust League. Of
ficials of the department intlmated that
Mr.. Kindel said that these men had made
representations to him on which he
founded his criticisms of the action or
the Attorney General
When Mr.. Kindel left the department
1t was thought there that he would with
draw his resolution. .
When a Star reporter saw Mr.. Kindel
last night talking with Mess-s. Martin
and Schulteis. after David Lamar had
suggested that there was new twist
In the trend Of events. Mr.. K!ndeI was
determined to press the resolution, with
the offending paragraph struck out.
Matter Attracts Attention.
The Kindel matter is attracting atten-
ton. David Lamar's name has not been
connected with 1t before this. but rep
resentatives and students OF events at the
Capitol remember well how Lamars name
first came into the public view at the
Capitol. when Martin Littleton OF New
York made a bitter speech on the floor
Of the House denouncing as false the
intimations that he, as a member OF the
Stanley steel committee, had been acting
for the United States Steel Corporation.
Mr.. Littleton then said that David
Lamar was behind the investigation.
During that time Henry Martin had Q
desk In Representative Stanleys room
for a considerable length OF time and
Lamar. who openly boosted that he
could arrange the program OF wilt
nesses and testimony.
IN the meantime Representative Kin
del Is and has been for years about
the foremost student of railway freight
rates and conditions in the west. He
ian for Congress on the promise he
would spend his days lighting high and
oppressive rates. has been an insurgent
ever since he stepped into the Capitol.
refused to serve on any committee UNI
less he could get on the interstate and
foreign commerce committee. and Is
day and night to keep his
promise to his constituents. The fact
that he has landed on q Wall street
matter In his fight for freight rates
to Denver may stir up something that
no one has yet thought OF. and the
TACT that David Lamar. whom kinaei
Ioss not know, was I'm full knowledge
Of Kindels decision to push his reso-
luton Is making members OF Congress