Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-06
More Oil Intrigues
Revealed in Letters
Given by Mr, Hearst
Missives Ordered Into Records Of
Congress-Archbold To Be
Called to Explain.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 6.--Another
chapter in the history of the efforts of
the Standard Oil crowd to control leg
islation of congress and debauch mem
beers of the senate and house through
the liberal use OF its enormous corrup-
| tion fund was written today when the
| CIapp committee, investigating the re-
lationship OF the Standard Oil Com
pany to public men, directed that
copies Of all letters submitted by Will
i liam Randolph Heatst be printed as
part of the records of the hearings
that have been held.
When Mr.. Hearst was before the
committee December II he submitted
letters bearing upon the subject of his
evidence, and testified at length con
corning them. Mr.. Hearst then voun-
teered the statement that he had other
letters, and at the request of the com
mittee promised to send them to Wash
ington. These letters subsequently
were considered in executive session
casual scrutiny of them convinced
the committee that. despite the fac,
some Of them appeared TO be vague
| they were of Sufficient importance to|
justify being given official publicly.
| Accordingly Chairman Clapp called Il
! meeting FOR this afternoon at which all
letters were laid before the newspaper
men and copies ordered to be inserted
| in the official records.
Archbold May Be Called.
Ac
| it is probable that John D. Archbold
may be recalled before the committee.
Some Of the letters submitted by Mr..
Hearst were those written by the vice
president of the Standard Oil Company.
| In few instances, while their mean
ing is plain. the statements are couched
! in language intended to be vague, and.
! the committee wishes to know what
! the subject matter is to which they re-
! fer Copies of these letters will be
sent to Mi Archbold, and he will be
requested to send his explanations to
the committee. If MI Archbold does
not do this he will be summoned as
! witness.
With a view to following every cIeW
! that has been suggested. the commit
/ tee directed that Il summons be issued
| for Willie w. Winkler and Charles
| Stump. two colored boys who Foraker
alleged distracted the letters from the
/ Archbold files.
Senator Clapp ana his associates be-
/ ieve there is much behind these let
ters that Archbold can make clear.
! They will insist that he explain SO that
/ ,l,s. .
! the schemiug of Standard Oil went to-
ward controlling men and public ar-
/ fairs. If Archbold again takes the stand
members of the committee, in the light
! of information submitted today by Mr..
! Hearst. viii conduct him through
| cross examination that will be more
gruelling than anything this Standard
! Oil manager has yet experienced.
More Oil Letters.
The letters today made public by the
| committee follow:
Feb. 10, 1900.
My Dear Sir-I am very sorry in-
deed to have missed your call on
Saturday. on receipt of your favor
of the Sth. which indicated that you
might come ON Monday ! immc-
diatcly wrote YOU. telling YOU that
would not be here on Monday. as
ii vase holiday / do mot usually
come to business ON Saturday. and
! as no suggestion Was made of youl
calling then I did not advise
am very solTN.
] Viii. OF course. be glad to see
YOU amy day except Saturday.