New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-19

diCted 70 the use OF stlmulan'S u" ""'
great degree. .,,
81 reserve the same right 20 my en-
as Nh Bryan or any ono else TO taSe
q drink now and then answered 'VN
"Why do YOU refer particularly 10
Secretary Bryan M that respect
asked the Commissioner. liza
because believe his grape Ju'o.
theory is worse for mans system
than 10 take a real drink Occasionally
said Wick.
BRYAN Saw Banker.
Al the request OF Wick several letters
from Secretary Bryan and other gov
eminent officials. commencing his worN
as Receiver General at Santo Domingo
were nut I'M evidence The witness re
lated an incident Of how an emporium
~ was Afforded 70 Secretary bryan 10
have a forty minute talk AT the ga ~
Department with n prominent wall
street banker.
In December. 1918. Wick said. he re-
ceived a letter from Samuel '. Mchob'
erts. vice-president Of the Natlonsi SilN
Rank. asking him TO call and see MN
whom in New York. Because OF the
talk in Santo Domingo that the Nation
Al CITY Bank had large interests III thee
island. the witness felt the call might
create some criticism. He brought the
matter 10 the attention OF the Depart ,
rnent Of Insular Affairs and was told
he could call on MIR. McRoberts with
absolute propriety. But when shown
the letter. Roa7 Long. then CHIEF OF the
Bureau Of Latin-Anerican Analrs'
doubted the rropricty Of the call
Mr. Long asked him 10 show the let
Ter 20 Secretary Bryan. which he did.
MIR. BRYAN thought IL would be i'm
rroncr for mo 10 sec Mr.. McRoberts
in New York" said the witness. but
he suggested that ! write him TO come
10 Washington. and say. incidentally
that the Secretary Of State would IKE
10 meet him. and could introduce hlm
to Mr.. Bryan"
Mr.. Wick said that he wrote such
letter on Department Of State station
crv. with the result that Mr. McRob-
erts went 20 Washington and had q
fortv-minute talk with the Secretary
Of State. Mr. Wick said that he had
known Mr. McRoberts as n trustee OF
the Southern Society. Of which he was
member
An affidavit made by ". Lee Slsson'
OF Nineola. /. l.. a consulting engi-
neer. who went 10 Santo Domingo IN
August. 1918. 20 become president OF
the Sisson Engineering and Construc-
ton Company al the instance OF
Samuel s. Jarvis. Of the Banco Ma
cional interests. was read in evidence.
It furnished further evidence Of the
alleged activities of the so-calied
"Banco Nacional crowd" and Minis
ter Sullivan's part in the scheme 70
exploit the island
Mr.. Sisson was called and examined
nv Charles II. Strong, counsel TO the
commissioner.
Had To BE Taken Care OF.
The witness told Of first meeting Min
lister Sullivan in September. 1913, IN the
Office Of F. !. R. Mitchell, president OF
the Rance Nacional. He said that Sui
rvan spent more of his time at the
bank than al the legation. He used Mr.
Nitchelrs stenographer and al times
the bank presidents carriage When
Timothy J. Sullivan. the minister
cousin. arrived, in October, 1918. Mitch
ell told him. the witness said, that
Tim" Sullivan was an expert railroad
man from the Boston & Albany and
the minister had brought him down e
investigate the Department OF Public
Works and take part IN the contracts
let by that department. -. .,,
"Nlitchell also said that one O'Neill
the minister's brother-in-law. was com
ing" Mr.. Sisson swore, "and that the
company had to take care of them. lie
suggested putting them on small sala
ries until work started up. You know
we will have 10 take the minister him
self in with US Mitchell said, and
think it is advisable TO do so, as he car
be of considerable service to us in the
way Of throwing contracts TO US OBJ
jected TO this. and Mitchell replied
"Well. the minister insists on II, anC
he suggested that we might give him Z
or 10 per cent interest in the com
pany.'
sentative James A. Hamill. OF New
Jersey. when he came north. and Ham
I'M said he had heard that Sullivan
chad been getting drunk at banquets
and shooting of his mouth 81 am
afraid he may be recalled, and then
the whole thing will go TO pieces
Hamill said. according to the witness
81 will write him this evening and tel
him he must keep straight. We put
Sullivan down there, and We are re-
spousible for him" Sisson said he re
signed as head of the construction com
pany soon after that.
The hearings will be continued TO-
day.
Washington. Jan. is. Secretary Bry-
ans recent letter 10 Walter WICK. sug-
resting that deserving Democrats
L L ioh laf
Mr.. NIck IN SantO Domingo, was the
subject Of caustic comment by Repub-
lcan members of the House to-day. anC
the now famous letter was inserted IN
"The Congressional Record by Repre-
sentative j. Hampton Moore, Of Penn
syivapa.
Attacking the unusual letter Of the
Secretary of State, Mr.. Mann, the mi
noritv leader. said that it constituted
ian attempt 20 exploit the poor people
of Saato Domingo and furnish job;
for the political heelers of the Secre
taTy Of State
Chairman Flood Of the Committee or
Foreign Affairs. and Representative
Harrison. a Democratic member of the
committee. sought TO defend the Sec
rotary Of State. but their efforts wer,
ridiculed by the Republicans, who ap
parently enjoyed the discontinue o.
the majority as the letter was read by
Mr.. Moore. Mr. Flood declared tina
"the letter simply means that there
ere Democrats m the country bette
able TO mn jobs than Republicans. anC
J commend the Secretary of State fo
thinking and saying So"
"This is not simply a question o
81 J.. al MfnnFffr ggno
Mann. This letter shows an attemp
on the part Of the Secretary of Stat
20 exploit the people of another coun
- A. a. 4hn nnndinr mn MIsl