Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-01-16

have acquainted yourself with the sit
uatlon, car you let me know what
positions you have at your disposal
with which TO reward deserving Dem
o~crats? Whenever you desire a sug-
gestion from me in regard TO a man
for any place down there, call on me,
You have had enough experience
in politics to know how valuable
workers are when the campaign liz on
and how difficult II is to find suitable
rewards for the deserving. | do not
know to what extent a knowledge OF
the Spanish language is necessary for
employees, Let me know what is req
uisite, together with the salary and
when appointments are likely to be
made. Sullivan will be down before
long and you and he together ought
to be able TO bring about such re-
forms as may be necessary there. You
will find Sullivan a strong, cour-
ageous, reliable fellow. The more /
have seen Of him, the better satisfied
| am that he will fit into the place
there and do what is necessary to pe
done.
(Signed) wv. j. BRYAN"
Pulliam further testified that he
had warned Assistant Secretary of
State Osborne in July, 1913, under
no circumstances TO have anything to
do with the Banco NaciOnal crowd
and had explained the character of
the institution to him and that II was
seeking to exploit Dominican finances.
He said he had set forth in detail the
activities of the institution in a let
ter to General Frank Mcintyre, head
OF the bureau OF insular affairs in the
war department,
Pulliam said he had no doubt that
the Jarvis interests were responsible
for his removal. 1t developed, accord
ing to the testimony, that the customs
funds were eventually transferred to
the Michelena bank, the original de-
p%ository, an institution supposed to
represent the National City bank of
New York and in this connection Pull
liam said that on July 10, last. In
company with Senator Chamberlain
of Oregon, he saw Secretary Bryan
in Washington.
This Is what Mr.. Bryan told the
senator testified the witness: "'My
objection to Pulliam is that he was
entirely too friendly with Michelena.
Il said: Now that your administra-
ton has been forced to put back the
funds into the Michelena bank, don't
you think l have been vindicated?'
He evaded the question by saying: 1t
has not been officially brought to
my attention that the transfer has
been made"
Johnston Was Salesman.
did Mr.. Bryan appear to be OBJ
sessed with the belief that the power
behind Mlchelena was the National
City bank, which represented to him
the so-called money trust" Commits
siOner Phelan asked
HE did" the witness replied.
Wick took the witness stand and
testified that Secretary Bryan, at the
recommendation Of Boas Long, until
lately head Of the Latin-American de-
partment, land a friend Of ], G.. Gray,
who was a great friend of the Banco
Naclonal crowd" he appointed
Charles NJ. Johnston of indianapolis
as financial expert for the republic.
Bryan told me that Johnston
would get So, 900 a year and expenses
said the witness. Johnston was a
flour salesman in Mexico and as far
as / know, has never had n ex-
perience that would qualify him for
the Job. He's been down there six
months and hasn't done a thing yet. ]
was instructed to pay his salary, but
| refused, because it would have been
illegal under the terms Of our conven-
ton wieh the republic. Johnston Is
supposed to be a sort of comptroller,
a new office picked out Of the skies"