The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-15
Us. ON VERGE OF SUIT
IN NEW HAVEN CASE
Acknowledgement Issues State
ment Placing Blame on
the Company.
SAYS DOCK DEMAND Is OLD
ne Declares It Was Covered in
Signed Agreement-Dis-
closure Is Surprise.
SAYS DOCK DEMAND Is OLD

,..d,v IN the NEGOTIATIONS between the
xsvv Haven road and the Department OF
,,.,I,e showed that Attorney General Nc
povnolds and Chairman Elliott are further
,,on, an actual agreement than they were
=, January 10. when II was announced
hv Mr.. Elliott that the road and the Gov
lament had agreed to disagree
n is believed that both parties to the
,.so,iatlons are on the point OF abandon
H.. hone OF the success OF the long train
~ interchanges and the probability that
,ss p.partment will file the suit under the
sberman act is regarded as stronger than
=, amy time since Mr.. Elliotts hrst visit
"a the Attorney-Generaf.
Tho Department issued a statement to-
.ight admitting that a demand has been
msde upon the New i-aven to dispose OF
he wharf and dock facilities at Providence.
rsI River and the other Sound ports
slo,e with the steamboat lines in the
sya,t that the Interstate Commerce Com
,r,sslon orders the sale Of these lines.
The issuance OF the statement was In
,,lred BY a desire on the part OF the Attor-
,sy.General to make II clear that this Is
NO, new demand that he has injected
40 the negotiations but the II was
cov4red by the terms OF the agreement an
rounced by Mr.. Elliott on January 10.
7. was made plain that the Government
considers that the responsibility for the
,ossihle failure OF the negotiations will
IL with the New Haven.
Surprise at the Statement.
me statement surprised nearly all in
Washington who have been closely fol-
,oving the negotiations. Even some off,
Gals Of the Department of Justice are
surprised at the disclosure that there
vas a formal. detailed agreement between
n. Attorney Ge neral and Mr.. Elliott
signed by them before the issuance of Mr.
Eiotts announcement on January 10
10 10 this disclosure IL had been supposed
mat no written agreement was reached
o,her than what was Incorporated In the
b-lef general statement issued by Mr.
Elliott at the time referred to.
me statement. in addition. disclosed n
.sening disparity between Chairman Ell
Lofts announcement OF the terms or tho
tentative agreement and the Departments
INTERPRETATION Of the agreement itself IN
INA, Mr.. Elliott made no mention OF the
Outstanding with regard 10 the water
terminals
Mr. Elllott's announcement follows:
.An agreement has been reached be-
tween the Department Of Justice and the
New Haven road. The New Haven In
addition to the cancellation OF the bos-
ON and Albany agreement. which becomes
Elective February I, would dispose OF It's
Aoldings in the Boston and Maine road
me various trolley systems. the Mer'
csants and Miners Transportation Com
pany, the Eastern Steamship Corporation
md the Maine steamship Company under
a Man the details of which will be worked
ou, as promptly as possible with repre-
sen,stives OF the Department OF Justice
and Messrs Storer and Hines OF special
counsel OF the board of dire ctors
Concerning other steamship INES APP
pllcat.on has been made under Inc ram
ma Canal act through the Interstate
Conn.rc. Commission, and their d!sposi-
ion will be determined by that body.
T-p,l, the plans are worked out and put
M, eject the MANAGEMENT and opera
lions OF the properties will be continued
as at present
II Is noted that this statement by
Chairman Elliott made no mention or
signed agreement upon which II was sup
posed 10 BE- based nor of provisions OF
the signed agreement that the wharf an
dock facilities OF the Sound lines shouia
% disposed of along with the SOUND lines
The Departments Statement.
In the statement issued by the De-
pArtment of Justice tonight care was
taken that IL should not be indicated that
the DEPARTMENT would not be bound py
the decision of the Interstate Commerce
Commission upon the application OF tne
New Haven to retain the Sound lines ~
simply sets forth that II the commission
.sfuses this permit the wharf and dock
facilities will pass along with the "hes
from the control OF the road.
This is the Departments statement:
within the last twenty-four hours sew
e-al newspapers have publisheu state
ments TO the effect that In the pending
1sgo,lations between the Department OF
Justice and the New York. New Haven
and Hartford Railroad Company the Gov
eminent is making new demands upon
he New Haven company not covered oy
he general agreement reached on jan
larry 10 last: that II Is demanding that
ne New Haven part with Its holdings
n dock and wharf properties at New
5s7en, Providence Fall River and other
Sound and river ports in New England
and have minated that the Department
Is attempting In the pending negotiations
10 'ecede from the general understanding
That the Interstate Commerce Commission
shal pass upon the right OF the New
Hayen 10 retain It's Sound lines. There
& no foundation for these statements and
MS in''mation.
Under the terms Of the agreement OF
January 10. synopsis Of which
was given out by officials Of the New
Haven company at the time. It 10 pro-
yded that the New Haven shall. within
the time and IN the manner to be agreed
upon, dispose OF the stock and obligations
he'd by II in the Sound steamship lines IN
less the Interstate Commerce Commission
permits II TO retain these lines.
In case the Interstate Commerce Com
nj Axls