The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-17
NE[LIN'S INTERVIEW
 NTH ROOSEVELT IS EGA|NA|REDINCOURT Government Turns On New Light In Written Tes- timony
|OEB'S LETTER TO
 MELLEN IS READ
lew Haven Apparently Felt No Fear of Wrath of the Law-Directors Continued to Strengthen
 Monopoly

New York November 1s-New light Charles S. Mellen's famous interview Eth President Roosevelt over the ques- bn as to whether the New York, New |aven and Hartford Railroad company [ould sell it's steamship lines to Charles | Morse was switched on by the gov |nment attorneys today at the trial ol [e il former director of the road on the large of criminal violation of the Sher- hn law The government introduced a [,er written by Mellen to William Loeb, N, tie Presidents secretary, by which arreared that there was subsequent misunderstanding between the railroad |esident and President Roosevelt over hat had been said at the interview K eordins to Mellen's testimony the Iesidert tcld him that he would give the [aw Haven no immunity if it violated E law, but that he promised that there buld re no action taken against the lad during his administration if II Iouid retain it's steamship lines. The government maintains that the kw Haven not only retained the lines, |t proceeded to acquire others to tengthen it's alleged monopoly.
 Mellen's Memory Faulty
 EPlease do not forget" Mellen wrote in b letter introduced today. 'the promise |u made me that the President should | Id for Herbert Knox Smith and read er carefully the memorandum he pre- red of our interview of early last ring on the steamship matter.
 fIInless my memory is faulty, l out ed to the President in that interview at if I did not trade with MT. Morse would be necessary for me to go fur |er for. the protection of the territory serve, and I have it strongly in my 1 'nd that I suggested there would be fur er acquisitions to extend our interests i enable us to control the rates upon ldc products, which were so important the misunderstanding interests in our par uIar territory.
 Il fear he has forgotten the interview. am not surprised if this is so, but in much as we have come to a better un- ,standing than for a long time back. d as I am very pleased at the result my last interview with him, I am Ire than anxious that he shall disabuse
 mind of the thought fear he may ve had that have taken advantage of
 good nature and kindness toward me go further than was justified in do-
 as the result of our interview. kSuch an impression on his part 1 buld deplore very much and it disturbs very seriously"
 he letter was dated January 27. 1908, krly year after the interview referred
 and meantime the New Haven had light the Windsor line and obtained an erest in the Merchants and Miners. B occasion for sending the communica- h was 8 proposed interview with the |esident by committee of railroad sidents, which MT. Mellen desired to Range to discuss the Sherman law.
 Interviews Railway Magnates
 IT have called a meeting of the rail- Id presidents in New York tomorrow, fr. Mellen wrote in the introductory 1t of the letter, regarding the matter kpoke to the President about, viz: that
 having a conference with him, by Itch the railroad interests can become Ire tractable through a better under hiding of his policy regarding them.
 There is hardly any railroad corpora h in the country but is liable to attack her some section of the Sherman law, thaf sc S1trt, to yponooo tbat if ic Esible it is most desirable that the esident's great influence shall be ex- ed to bring about some amendment of provisions that will insure reasonable
 tree of safety for the past, even if the visions contained therein shall obtain
 the future. and regarding this, if lerstand correctly from various inter ws had with the President, he is not aH adverse. On the contrary, he is dis
 ed to help to the extent that he can.
 [ am going to arrange for MT. Newman Fen president of the New York Gem ZD to be one of. the members of the &nmittee of railroad presidents to see I President, and above all the matter be arranged quietly and with no pub ty. and certainly with every desire to lid embarrassment to anyone
 anted Understanding With Pres. It is my firm conviction if a better un-
 standing can be made with the Presi- 1t and of his policy it will go a long y toward ameliorating conditions in tnca' circles and bringing about the tport of the President in those quarters. |lo earnestly seek this and believe it is *olutely necessary to the successful out
 le of his wishes regarding the coming itical campaign."
 fne paragraph in the letter was not I'd by the government. Attorney Batts Fitted it after the defense had made a |orous protest against the admission of
 letter on the ground that it was hrely political matter"
 This Is injecting politics into the De" said Delancey Nicol1. "and if |h are going to read it we can i'm It all the politics you want. The first Iictment in this case was based on fIt was not" interrupted MT. Bates. Hit was It was found few days Tore election" insisted the attorney
 the defense.
 Trat was different case,'' replied
 Battes heatedly. "This case was so founded and will now read paragraph you doubtless refer to-. fhe letter was introduced in the kist of evidence relating to the New Iven's trolley acquisitions and MT |Ilen. who waB ol, the sthAd. was mol hstioned< abopt dt
 bn the subject of troIsys the gov mert brought out that word from \ late U Pierpont 11prgan to Robest RnSor. a Boston banker. had been
 Efficient to prevent the constructior
 a proposed electric line from Bos-
 t. Providence paralleling the New
 ven. Mellen wrote to Morgan ex-
 Eining that winsor benkitng house
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