The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-26
BY HAROLD d. JACOBS.

tice had been done Mr.. Schwab.
By HAROLD D. JACOBS.
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent
Copyright, 1921, by the United
Press.)
New York, Jan. 26-"The insin-
uations against me are as false as
Judas, but they hurt-God knows
how they hurt!"
These were the words of
Charley" Schwab to the United
Press as he sat with his white
haired wife at dinner in their Riv-
erside Drive mansion only q few
hours after he had broken down
and wept on the witness stand at
the shipping board inquiry.
"Of course, l know and my
friends know, and l believe the vast
majority of the people know. that 1
am innocent" he continued. But
it is cruel that even one person
should suspect, if even for mo-
ment, that after an honorable bust
ness career of 40 years l could en-
tertain the mera .thanght of dishon-
esty, let alone petty grating from
my country"
Schwab leaned back In his chair,
fixed his brilliant eyes-the most
striking feature Of his rugged
countenance-upon the reporter
and said: t
II realize it is all settled now and
soon will be forgotten. But what q
prospect for public servants to face
in the future-the certainty that in
accepting such service In an
emergency they will bare them
selves to the basest lies and in
trigues. 1t seems to have been the
same in the past, however, and
suppose it always will be-"
Shows Courage.
Then Schwab, the Charley" of
the shipyards and steel mills and
the &C.. NJ" of his business asso-
ciates, revealed the depths Of his
moral courage.
IF similar crisis were to arise
again." he declared, "and knowing
as / do now the certainty that /
would be misunderstood, maligned
and pilloried, I would not hesitate
to give to my country everything l
lpossess-my fortune, my good name,
my life."
'Mr. Schwab has never been the
same physically since his service
on the shipping board" Mrs.
! Schwab interposed. For a year
after he resigned he remained on
his farm trying to regain his for
mer vigor. But he has only partly
succeeded"
Eyes, but it was worth it, my
, good wife," was his response.
1T was wonderful and at the
same time terrible. 1t was wonder
ful to have the .,nflagging support
OF such men as President Wilson,
General Goetks!;, Mr.. Hurley and
Mr.. Piez an1 the loyalty Of the
100000 men who were building
the bridge of ships across the At
lantic to help preserve our civili-
zation. It was terrible to awake
In q cold sweat, almost crushed by
the awful responsibility"
Bares Mystery.
The mystery of what became OF
the $26s,000 covered by the vouch-
er which formed the basis Of tine
accusations against Charles NJ.
Schwab was explained to the Unit
ed Press today.
Schwab himself refused ta dis
cuss It but prominen. Official Of
the Bsthlehem Steel Corporation
made the folio wing statement.
Thsfe is law agains. a cor
poraticn giving any Ct its funds to
charity. During the war practic-
ally every big concern evaded this
law by making donations in the
names OF its oEci,ls, who were aft
erwa-ls reimbursed in the guise OF
general expenses.
"Of This $269 900 the sum OF
$1O0.0d0 was charged OF AGAINST
the "ethlehem 5hipbuilding Cor
poratiGn. which accounts for the
snip construction angle and the
balance against the parent organi-
zation.
AT that tine there were drives
on Tor the Red Cross and other wal
Charities. l cannot make Q definite
statement ~ - where the s269, ,OO0
went--hut you can draw your own