New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-09
HUNTING A LAW
TO HOLD LAMAR
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he protested were due to the question
able activities Of certain Alfred
Lamar, who had been conducting
bucketshOp operations and swindles and
robbing women. He used the names
Of Wolf and Levy" Lamar said, that
were wished on me-
Regrets Using Names.
Almost in the same breath the Wit
ness expressed regret for having placed
the names of Senator Stone, Speaker
Clark and others under a cloud tenn
porarily as a result Of his Vaccinations.
He explained that in bringing about the
desired explosion he had overlooked
the fact that a short time would elapse
between the disclosure of the conspir-
aCy by the Wall Street interests and his
explanation of what had actually taken
place. 81 regret" he said, that the
name of any one should have been tenn
porarily besmirched. That point | had
not foreseen."
But Lamars repentance went no fur
Their. The committee tried Industrious
ly to bring to light the philosophy by
which he justified his actions. but the
distinctions made by the witness were
too fine for their comprehension. What
the Senators labelled "damnable" he
characterized as a bit OF strategy of
the kind commonly resorted to in Wall
Street What they called lying he
justified as a ruse.
When the Senators brought Lamar to
the point Of admitting that he put his
friend. Lauterbach. sixty-eight years
old into the attitude Of being en-
trapped by Lamar as blackmailer ne
said il was a war move. and the ella
borate fictitious plan Of settlement be-
tween the Morgan interests and the
Democratic Congress leaders he Ia
belled a mystery TO arouse the sus-
picions Of the men who were fighting
him and make them think they had
fastened the long desired evidence o.
wrongdong on him at last.
When you put your hand 10 the
plough in Wall Street" Lamar summed
up. making his apology in a mixed
metaphor. honor flies out Of the win
dow"
When his plan 10 rehabilitate Lauter-
bach with his quondam friends among
Of no n
house. the Standard oil Company and
other groups failed, Lamar put benevo-
lence out OF his thoughts. ne said. and
adopted the Wall Street frame OF mind.
At lust what point this change was made
the committe was unable to grasp. The
witnesses distinction Of right and wrong
according TO the atmosphere In which he
moved and fought were too subtle for the
legislative mind.
For twenty-five years he had worked
and fought in this fashion. Lamar added
and he knew what il meant
Many times during those twenty-five
years" commented Senator Reed. your
honor few out Of the window. yet you
Justify your actions"
Il did nothing wrong on the basis that
the end justified the means Of such u
the kingdom Of Wall street" replied the
witness.
And the best thing in the piLce YOU
have operated for twenty-five years IS a
falsehoodg' asked the Senator.
THE whole Jurisdiction is made up OF
il. You don't DO things In wall Street.
Senator Reed, as YOU would OF New
Jersey farm But ! am sick and humili-
ated AT the revelation have made here
added Lamar. Il am done with II once
and for all"
Tire committee tried 10 bring out
whether Lamar had any stock in the
Steel Corporation about the time the in
vestigation resolution was introduced, or
held any Union Pacific or Southern Pa
clfc stock recently or nov. The witness
denied having any stock.
Dropping Wall street. at least for the
time being, the committee heard +. J.
Gocrtner. Of Semon Bachc & Co. glass
importers. Of New York who testified
that he prepared brief for free glass"
published in the Ways and Means Com
nfttees handbook on the bill. In 1914.
Mr. Goertner said, the glass men spent
about $1,000 TO get tarift reduction.
Tvo-thirds OF that was put up by forcisn
exporters.
s. W. Mcclure, secretary Of the Nation
al Wool Growers Association. took the
committee into the ways the wool men
worked 20 keep duty on wool lie said
that the association represented about
all the sheep men in the United states.
and that he spent much time In Wash
ington. although he had no headquarters,
His association. Mr.. Mcclure said, eN-
pended no money on the tariff except for
his personal expenses here. and his total
account "chargeable TO the tariff had
been 800 since April This Is the whole
cheese" he insisted. when Chairman
Overman sought to uncover other eX-
pense items.
The wool growers. Mr. Mcclure eX-
pIained. did not get out literature al
though some letters had been sent I"
Senators about the tariff. He added that
the association collected about 500 for
the first six months of this year, had "A
membership Of about 320o0 and had never
co-operated with the Wooden Manulact-
urers Association.
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