The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-05-21
WILSON MAY GUST
M'REYM0LDS FROM
CABINET POSITION

Washington. May Is.-The sdisaclos-
nres in the New Haven case whichsa
have already been made by formet
President Melien. of that road, and
which are promised. and the efforts o.
Attorney General McReynolds TO block
those disclosures along with his dis.
courteous treatmentaof Interstate Corns
merce Commissioner McChord and Of
Solicitor Folk, of the InterstateAEoIn5
| merce commission, have stirred
much feeling against McReynolds as
congress.
Among men of progressive ideas Of
all parties there is strong support 70,
the investigation which the conlmissior
is making. Had 1t appeared that Nc,
Reynolds had the slightest intentionaof
p~roseclting any of the hooters of TIN
New Haven criminally. the situation
closed no such Intention. Senator Nor
ris put the matter up to him IN the res
cent conference and was unable 20 ops
tain IN intimation from McReynoldi
that he Intended criminal prosecutions
Puts Him In Bad LIGHT.
McReynolds, therefore. stands in thu
| position of an official who was seeking
TO shield Mellen n others Ior n
other disclosed reason than a syrnpa.
thetic attitude toward that side Of tns
public which is represented by the cap-
tains OF big business.
The course OF McReynolds raises TINS
question whether he will be allowed II
| remain In the cabinet. Much will de-
| pend as to how strong the tide OF puplis
feeling on the New Haven matter pc.
ONES. The department OF justice, g
a matter of fact, is pursuing a. course
quite apart from the New Haven ma
ter that, to say the least, Is extremelS
conservative. 1t is being widely con.
demned in many quarters as reactions
airy.
h situation is an unfortunate 2
| for the administration. Critics OF ths
| president are blaming the adniinistra-
ton itself for the policy OF Mctey.
noids. The Philadelphia North Ameri-
can fl&tly charges that McReynolds Y
taking the course the administrators
president deny this, but take the view
the president is loath to break up MA
cabinet and think McReynolds Will re-
main unless public resentment becomes
too strenuous.
Who Got the Money!
Just who 20. the vanished millions
belonging to the stockholders of the
New Haven railroad, and how the deals
were carried out by which these mil
treasury to the pockets of the favored
Mnanciers, are questions which the m
t~erstate Commerce commission expecta
to answer through the pending inves-
tigation into the New Hayen,s aIalrs.
This was stated au~thoritatively to-
day the purpose OF the commission in
forcing the examination of Charles ID.
Mellen, former president Of the New
Haven, and other witnesses who haVs
been or will be called on to testify.
Examination of papers n docu-
ments now in possession of h COM
mission indicate clearly Chief Counsel
Joseph w. Folk, pointed out, that IL
became really a practice of certain
financial interests to buy up properties
which they had been led to believe the
New Haven wanted and then unload
them onto the New haven at from two
to four times what they paid for them
They Must Dissorse.
In view of the commission and OF Mr.
Folk, suit would lie against these In
~terests by which they could be forced
% restore money so obtained to the
View Haven stockholders.
Mr.. Folk said neither he nor tbs
commission had received further COM
munication from the department OF
Justice concerning the testimony OF Mr.
Mellen already adduced or about to By
given.
Getting at Facts.
Examination of papers already sub
mitted to the Interstate Commero
commission by Charles S. Mellen, for
mer president of the New York, New
l I1dSSI az Ild1l loi 4 djilola ~ LII ESothA
m~issioners' investigation of the New
Haven's operations in acquiring it
subsidiaries, discloses the demand
made by MIR. Mellen before the Wet
Chester deal was put through.
Mr.. Mellen testified he had made de
: mand for 13 changes in the West Ches
2 ter franchise as a condition of the ex
] change of $1,000, O00-8,0O0 shares-o
! New Haven stock, for $4,000 shares Q
8 the West Chester stock. These l
, 1 l.. 49, r1-- ~ on Inn re Ef n
!, time of construction of the West Ches
t ter, changes in the routes, a relief fror
j the then existing in condem
nation proceedings, and assurances G
q the validity Of tho West Chester fran
$ chise.
1t is understood that the demand
1 were acceded to by the board of esti
: mate and apportionnent and arrange
t ments completed to the satisfaction {
e Mr.. Mellen and other officials of til
New Haven.
y Names Not Disclosed.
r Names of stockholders OF the We,
Chester-that is of the holders of tt
!, minority of stock in the road-have n,
. been disclosed. Mr.. Mellen said IL
: stock was widely scattered, u that /
was ablc TO reach it, through the la
Police Inspector Thomas f. Byrnes.
He did not say that it was held /
politicians although that questic
was dShSu iiIi, LII liz 0Io 1dQ tfldI
was held by persons of influence WI
> could be reached by Mr.. Byrres.
/, Chief Counsel Folk. of the cofnTni
sion n his assistants have not y
!, completed the analysts of the doc,
mentary evidence submitted al
scarcely will be able to complete it b
fore next Tuesday.
!, 1t is evident that the examination
Mr.. Mellen will take a wide range al
may occupy all of mex week.
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