The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-07-15
Senate Committee Busy on
Il. C. C. Findings in New
q
& Haven R. r. Scandal
DEPT. OF JUSTICE is
STUDYING SITUATION
Commission to ProbehRock
Island Without
Delay !.

Washington, July l5.-With ITS IN
mea sured enunciation,of the "maladmln-
;stration" of New Haven financial at
fairs and criminal negligence" OF dlrecr
tors, the interstate commerce commas
SONS sensational report on its inyesti''
cation Of the New England railroad Ines
was before the Senate committee yes
+erdav--the committee working to frame
erislation for the control OF railroad
financing, interlocking directorates and
other subjects involved in the inyestlga-
tion
Administration supporters declared
that many of the recommendations OF
the commission agreed perfectly Win
nortions of President Wilson's trust Leg
isIation programme.
The next step in New Haven AFFAIRS
however. is expected from the depart
ment of Justice. Apart from alleged vio-
lations Of laws of states and liability
of the New Haven's directors-over
which Attorney General McReynolds mas
said the federal statutes have no con
trol-the department is concerned chiefly
with the commissions findings that al.
the acts characterized as corrupt ana
unlawful" we're for the purpose OF set
ting M a monopoly in violation OF the
federal statutes. The department OF
iustiee has taken that view in its dis
solution suit against the New Haven
system. which probably will be filed
within the next few days unless the
railroads officials reverse their attitude
and accent the terms of peaceful disse'
luton.
The possibility Of any criminal acts
htinp in violation of federal laws IS be-
ing considered by the department, but
that phase OF the case is apart from the
dissolution proceedings.
Certified copies OF testimony and ex-
hibits Of evidence gathered by the com
missions examiners were on their way
bv registered mail yesterday to district
ATTORNEYS in various jurisdictions in New
York, Connecticut and Rhode Island,
in which New Haven transactions were
carried out. The testimony and exhibits
relate to such acts as the commission
has characterized as unlawful but upon
which state officers, if any, must act.
New Haven affairs were brought up
in the Senate during a prosperity de-
bate between Senator Gallinger, Repub-
lican. and Senator Thomas, Democrat.
The Republican senator read clipping
telling of the discharge of shop hands in
Wilmington, Del, and the Democratic
senator reported that his colleague might
be more solicitious OF those who had
suffered in New Haven operations as dis.
closed in the interstate commerce com
missions report.
Senator Thomas quoted from the late
j. Pierpont Morgan's will the words in
which the dead fnancier committed my
soul to the hands of my maker"
"That will is fitting companion to
the commissions report" concluded Nh.
Thomas.
Solicitor Folk had conference Mon
dav with Congressman Green of Iowa,
who urged in the House an investiga-
ton of the Rock Island. Judge Green
has gathered a. mass of data about the
financial transactions relating to the
Rock Island. He has put his information
at the disposal of Solicitor Folk and Mr..
Folk is preparing to search the com,
pany's financial history without waiting
on physical valuation.
Experts will be set to work on the
books of the Rock Island at once, and
when they have gathered what informa-
ton they can, witnesses will be called.
The procedure viii be similar to that in
the New Haven case.
In reply to question as to whcthe'
the action Of the grand jury would be
directed against the New Haven direc-
tors, District Attorney Whitman said
yesterday:
Il see by the papers that the district
attorneys of other counties are to be
given copy of the report of the inter
state commerce commission. As yet |
have not received such copy. The peo-
pie OF New York county can rest az.
sured that if any crime has been COM
mitted in this county which is not out
lawed by the statute of limitations. five
years. indictment will follow, no mat
ter who the persons are or what their
influence may be.