Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-01-16
American Minister to Do
minican Republic Con-
trolled by Money.
LET CONTRACTS TO
THOSE ON INSIDE"
Sullivan Had a Nurse PLY
sician" ON the Govern
ment's Payroll.

NEW YORK, Jan. 15.-James NJ
~ Sullivan, American minister to
the Dominican republic, was pictured
today at the inquiry conducted by
Serator-elect Phelan into his fitness
to hold the post, as having been as
sociated with interests, who for money
consideration, would guarantee to OBJ
tain profitable contracts from tho
Dominican government.
e. Bright Wilson, attorney for c.
D. Smith, a contractor OF Memphis,
Tenn, testified that his client had told
him he had been appointed with an
offer of such a guarantee and had
been told that Sullivan could make it
possible for him to get road contracts
I'm Santo Domingo that would net 80
per cent. The man who approached
his client, he said, was William c..
Beers, an attorney, said to be asso-
ciated with the Samuel M. Jarvis In
terests, who controlled the Banco Ma
cional at Santo Domingo. This is the
institution, which, 1t had been testi-
fled previously, had obtained the de-
DOSltS or DOlIlllltdll tuSlOlllo lullho
through Sullivan's influence.
Beers wanted among other things
the witness said, $4,000 cash payment
as the price of obtaining the conracts.
Smiths story, as told by his attorney
was this
u. s. Would Pay.
Beers told me he had got in touch
with some Santo Domingo contracts.
He said he was responsible for the ap-
pointment of Sullivan as American
minister that there were some large
public road contracts in Santo Do
mingo and that he wanted me to get
some Of them. He said Sullivan had
been given broader powers than any
other minister who had been sent to
Santo Domingo. He impressed upon
me that Sullivan had charge of the
situation down there. ! spoke about
disturbed political conditions In the
republic and that it might be diff
cult to get paid for the work.
Beers assured me there would be
no trouble In getting the money as
the United States government would
attend to that. He said If | would
give him $1,000 in cash. he'd give me
letter to Sullivan and left the i'm
preston that would be all that was
necessary to get the contracts. As
soon as the contracts were obtained,
he said, he would want $4,000 more
and that we would then organize Il
construction company, of which he
and his associates-he mentioned Jar
would get 10 per cent OF the
profits. The profits on the contracts
would net 80 per cent, he said. |
told Beers that II was not legitimate,
and ne assured me that his influence
I'm Washington was such that there
would be no investigation under the
present administration.
Refused Proposition.
81 told Mr.. Smith" said the wit
ness, that those things could not
be done under this administration and
that Beers guarantee was OF no
value. Smith. OF course, turned the
proposition down"
That Sullivan brought to Santo Do
mingo and caused to be placed upon
the payroll a man who he said was
his personal physician. but said to be
q masseur for Beers, and with no bet
ter medical qualifications than that Of
n nurse, was asserted by Walker w.
Wick, former receiver general OF Gus
toms for Santo Domingo In this he
was corroborated by Il. Fred Knauth,
a dealer in medical supplies in New
York.
Wick put in deposition signed by
Conroy that he was told In the pres
ence OF Beers, Jarvis and Sullivan at
the Union League club that II Sulli-
van was appointed minister, he (Con-
roy was to be appointed physician to
attend Sullivan's family. Conroy was
a good nurse. said Wick. but had ad
mitted to him that he never received
a degree.
Caused Revolt.
Wick, who lnstlgated the present in
said Sullivan generally was
credited with being responsible for
the Dominican revolution Of 1914. be-
cause ne upheld the Bordas govern-
meht against the Legalistas.