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"DisclOsurcs" Of His Relations
With Guggenhcims in
Alaska Arc Made.
BLOCKING OF A RAILROAD
Republicans Expose Pcrkins's
"Alliance" With Men Whom
Roosevelt Rakps.

''NesV ppVA otiiB III HihShd nave DccI
made n part Of the record Of the Senate
debate on the Alaska railroad bill now
pending.
The disclosures were inserted in the
record after a little team work on the
part Of the Republican Senators desir-
Gus OF showing that Mr. Perkins. the
chief financial hacker of the Progressive
party. has been working hand In glove
with the guggenheims who have been
so vigorously denounced by Theodore
Roosevelt.
Mr.. Perkins into the record" on the
Alaskan question ever since the publca-
ton of his statement In one OF the ma
tional weeklies immediately after the De-
cember meeting of the Republican Ma
tional Committee. In which Mr.. Perkins
attacked the reorganization movement, de-
claring that the old party is still domi-
mated by the Guggenheims. Penrose and
kindred spirits.
senator Walsh's speech.
In a speech delivered In the Senate last
week Senator Walsh OF Montana, y DEM
ocrat placed Mr.. Perkins on record fol
the first time as being the mouthpiecC
Of the Alaska syndicate represented by
the Morgans and the Gugsenhcims
Senator Borah later brought out that
Mr.. Perkins last May had avoided an
opportunity to appear before the Senate
Committee on Territories and refute
charges OF his relations with interests
which he had repeatedly denounced from a
political standpoint
According to statements produced by
Senator Walsh. the syndicate through It's
alleged control OF financial affairs In New
York had been able to prevent outside
interests from openin. up the Alaska
country and that with its own Transport
talon monopolies II had set out to sup
press development In certain sections un-
Ill Il could induce the Government 10 open
the coal fields.
1t has been made to appear that other
interests anxious to build railroads had
been blocked by inability TO finance the
operations in New York. Testimony was
presented that the White Pass and Yukon
Company. unable TO set money In England
as well AS In New York. had been forced
to sell out to the syndicate. taking syndi-
cate stock In payment
Apropos OF an effort to finance the
changing OF the Alaskan Central from a
broad to narrow gauge road Mr.. Walsh
inserted in the record the testimony of
Mr.. Bellaine a. TO how the effort failed.
Here 10 a portion OF Mr.. Bellaine's testi-
monys
Mr.. Perkins told me that the Gusgen-
helm brothers had refused to give their
consent to the plan FOR Morgan Il Co 20
take over the financing Of this project az
narrow gauge railroad from Seward
through the Susitna Valley to the Tanana
on the ground that they regarded the
Tanana Valley as their field. Mr.. Perkins
told me At the same time that Morgan a
MAJ mi r~d 20
railroad building In Alaska until the
Government issued patents 10 coal claims
then pending.
Questions MIR. Perkins.
II asked Mr.. Perkins: DO I under
stand from this that II ! or any other in
dividual or any company should go 70
some other bank or banker to raise money
for building railroad from Seward
through the Susitna Valley to the Tanana
should meet with the opposition OF the
owners OF the Alaskan syndicate?
He replied: We could not allow "a
railroad TO be built through the Susitna
Valley into the Tanana, There will be no
more railroad building In Alaska until
the coal folds are opened.
Il made this same statement within
thirty days after that interview with Mr..
Perkins to the Senate Committee on Ter
ritorles. when Senator Beveridge was
chairman l asked permission To have
my statement taken down officially so
that II might be an official statement, be-
cause legislation was then proposed for
the guaranty Of interest on the bonds OF
] 900 miles of railroad which the Alaskan
syndicate was favoring.
The committee refused to allow my
statement to be taken by stenographer
and published in the official records.
Senator Bevertdge called Mr.. Perkins by
phone In New York, am informed. and
told him the substance OF my statement
understand that Mr. Perkins denied to
Senator Beveridge that he had ever had
any negotiations OF any kind with me. or
oven had known mo.
IF MIR. Perkins now will come out with
\ public denial OF the statements l make
here as to my negotiations with him /
am prepared to substsntiate what / say
II will go further IL Mr.. Perkins will
give his permission | will make
public a telegram which passed from
Mr.. Perkins to broker in New York
asking him to call up member of Pres
dent Taft's Cabinet and have n certain
with him. II It comes
To that point l think we shall be able to
tho discussion of tho Alaskan problem"
Perkins Invited to Testify.
StudtoI w assn u u tne cOnl-
mittee then moved that the chairman OF
the committee be- directed to address
to Mr. Perkins saying that
the committee would be pleased to have
his testimony on this point and asking
him II he would attend.
When Senator Walsh presented this
matter in his speech few days ago SEN
ator Borah wanted TO know what reply
Mr.. Perkins had made and was informed
that he had made none. A communica-
ton had leen sent to MIR. Perkins about
May of last year. Senator Walsh said.
Has there never been any denial OF
that statement upon the part of Mr..
Perkins before the committee" asked MIR.
Borah.
None so far az | have been advised.
There was no denial before the com
mittec." replied Mr.. Walsh.
Il should like to ask the Senator what
were the effect. the scope and the jurisdic-
tion OF that combination concerning which
he has just been reading the testimony
and what did 1t effectuale with reference
to stopping the development Of that ter.
ritory?' continued Senator Borah.
This Is what II did" replied Senator
Walsh. Morgan a co. and the Guggen-
helms absolutely refused to enter into any
agreement which contemplated the finan-
cling of the road. They already had their
arrangement through the Alaskan syndl-
cate by which they had this field through
either means of entry. They were salts
fled with that arrangement.
'They did not want to build another
line OF transportation into the same terri