New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-24
Demands Apology for AL
legged Slurs on Roose-
welt and Abbott.
CHALLENGES HIM
TO INSPECT BOOKS
Association Resents Statement
That 1t Is Subsidized by Ar
NOR Plate Manufacturers.
fFfom The Tribun. Bureau

Washington. Oct %. Theodore
Roosevelt and DR.. Lyman Abbott have
been put IN the "malefactor Of grea,
wealth" class by William jennings
Bryan, according 20 the Navy League
which, in a statement issued tonight
demands an investigation Of its sub.
scription lists ana an apology from Mr.
bryan. The league wants TO know II
Mr.. Bryan considers Admiral Dewey
and Cardinal Gibbons also malefactor.
of great wealth. allied with the al
legged "armor plate ring" for the pur.
pose of maintaining clamor of wal
and thereby improving business IN
armor plate.
Among the members Of the Navy
League says the statement. car,
many Of the most prominent and re-
sPected American citizens, including
Admiral Dewey, DR.. Lyman Abbott
Cardinal Gibbons, Theodore Roosevelt
and n host Of others"
A letter was sent TO Mr.. Bryan 10
day by Secretary A. II. Dadmun, of the
Navy League. inviting the ex-Secretary
of State 10 call at the leagues Office:
here and make a thorough inspection
OF it's accounts and subscription lists
Mr.. Dadmun declared emphatically thai
the Navy League had never at any
time received sny contribution from
any armor plate ring, and he added
that il did not know Of the existence
OF any such body.
Records of League Open.
I'VE have nearly twelve thousand
members In the Navy League proper
he said. and in the woman's section
there are nearly thirty thousand repre-
sentatives The books Of the Navy
League are ind always have been open
to public inspection, and we are at all
times most pleased to render tinan-
cial account of ourselves TO any one
who may be sufficiently interested &c
ask for such an account. We most
certainly feel that before Mr.. Bryan
made his charges OF subsidy and cor
ruption against the Navy League hc
should have called on us and investi-
gated the matter.
"Mr. Bryan has unduestionably done
US a great wrong. and we feel that AZ
IN honorable man he cannot do lest
than avail himself Of this opportunity
10 convince himself positively Of The
truth or falsehood Of his charges anC
make fitting reparatlon for the wrong
he has done"
League Challenges Bryan.
Mr.. Dadmun's letter said:
mir. william J. Bryan.
washington. d. C..
Dear sir: In your newspaper. 'Th'
Commoner.' and in your public utter
ances. YOU have repeatedly declared
that the Navy League is 'subsidizeC
organization. supported by the contri
button Ct ar1nor plate manufacturers
1.-THE Navy League is loath 20 be
lieve that YOU would make such charge
against an organization numbering
among It's members more than $4,000
representative American men am
women without some more substantial
evidence than your own supported sup
position. Familiar as We are with tn,
high idenls and lofty motives which
govern your actions and utterances w
feel assured that. convinced of you
error. YOU will hasten to make full anC
generous reparation, both by YOU
printed and by your spoken words. fol
the wrong you have done.
1--WE therefore invite you TO call n
the Offices of the league and make full
inspection Of our books and sworn &C
counts. We shall hold ourselves read,
10 account for all expenditures and re
ceipts. and to present full lists of con
tributions and contributors duly sworr
TO and certified as 10 accuracy and com
pleteness.
1--WE would call your attention to thu
fact that the books and subscription
lists Of the Navy League are at al
times open 70 inspection and that w
court the fullest publicity in ell mat
tiers pertaining to finance, and, indeed
TO ell details of our organization.
Awaiting your call with the warm
est interest. | am very truly yours
ARTHUR II. DADMUN."