The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-04-12
WILSON IMPOSED
UPON BY TRUSTS,
SAYSLAFOLLETTE
Fighting Bob" Don't Relish
New Assistant Secretary
of Treasury
CONNECTIONS TOO CLOSE
TO WALL-ST., HE THINKS
Points to Mistakes i'm Same
Place by Roosevelt
and Taft

MADISON. Wis. April l1.-Under
the heading. The System at Work, -
Senator Robert NJ lAFollette. In a
signed editorial on the first page OF
this weeks issue OF IaFo.lette' $
Weekly. has the following comment
10 make on the appointment by Pres.
.dent Wilson OF John Skelton vii.
hams. as assistant secretary OF the
treasury.
Under the Roosevelt and Taft adj.
illustrations. the combined interests
we're all-powerful in the treasury de-
partment
One after another. the high Off
Gals OF this department filed their
places OF trust In "a manner SO accept
able 10 the system that they were re-
warded with lucrative positions at
the hands Of the money power when
the time came for them to retire from
the public service. This was more
especially true Of Roosevelt's appoint
ments
And now. one month after the
fourth OF March, men are asking. Are
the representatives of the interlocking
directories to secure a strange hold
upon the treasury department under
the Wilson administrations
Until n few days ago II was Off
cially announced that Robert Woolley
81 Virginia. would be appointed assist
ant secretary OF the treasury. Mr..
Woolley IL an able scholarly gentle
man, a student OF government finance,
o well known publicist, who has sup
ported progressive measures. He was
employed by the Stanley committee TO
make a special investigation OF the
financial operations OF the United
states Steel trust. In one OF his mis-
ccllaneous magazine articles, Mr..
Woolley reviewed the operation Of the
Washington real estate ring. and the
connection OF c. G. Glover with its
operations
Interests Opposed Glover.
Mr.. Glover is the president OF the
Riggs National bank This is sys-
TEN bank. with very close connections
with the National City bank, OF New
York. the head OF the Standard OIL
group. Mr.. Glover. Doth for personal
reasons and business reasons. was OPP
posed to Mr. Woolley's appointment
- assistant secretary Of the treas
ury Mr. Woolley was not appointed
Either Mr.. Glover. or someone with
Ike interests. persuaded President
wilson to appoint John SHELTON Will
l9ms assistant secretary OF the treas
Try. Mr. Williams has qualifications
Which would be recognized anywhere
IN Wall-st as admirably fitting him
.or this position.
He is a member OF the Metropoli-
an (Nillionaires) club Of Sixtieth-st.,
New York He organized the Sea-
hoard Air Line Railway system and
vas its president from 1899 to 1901.
Ec is president OF tho Georgia and
FLORIDA Railroad company; a director
Gf the Raleigh and Charleston Rail
rNad company, and chairman OF the
board Of directors. He is president
C. the bank OF Richmond: president OF
he National bank OF Virginia a di-
rector OF the Maryland Casualty com
rany: director Of the Southern In
restment company. a director OF the
Great Britain Railway Development
corporation: a director OF the Sea-
'ioard Air Line Railway company ON
rhc board Of directors of the Air Line,
Nr. Williams Is associated with H
Clay Pierce. Norman y Ream, r. f.
Noalum and other system representa-
tives
1T is believed that President VIII
son has been imposed upon. Let him
heware of such influences The spe-
cia interests never sleep. They have
their friends in every department.
Many OF them are known They
ehOuld all be hunted down and out
But it will avail little TO turn ont
one man with special interest connec.
lions, only to appoint another with
IKE aft lations In his place"