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THE MINNEAPOLIS JOURNtS, r PRICE TWO CENTS. PROTECTION'S NEW GOSPEL Fair Trade and Reciprocity- Are Necessary. DIRECTOR ROBERTS' IDEA Real Protection Means a Leveling of Artificial Conditions. THIS INCLUDES FOREIGN TRADE World Market Is Necessary for tbe Employment- of America - Growing Industries. Sew Tofk Sun SommlaS a&rvivm ■ Chicago, April William E. Curtis ; Bays in a Washington special to the Rec ord-Herald: The high protectionists have called George E. Roberts, director of the mint, to account for a speech he made, before the Bankers' club of Chicago last Feb ruary, in which he said that '-the policy of a great commercial and exporting peo l pie must be fair trade and reciprocity." This is . considered heresy, coming i from a prominent official of a republican '■ administration, and the American Econo- j mist, the organ of the. high tariff senti- ! ment, demanded. from Mr. Roberts an ex- i planation of his faith, and his views as to "the' practical effect of fair trade and . reciprocity upc_ the output and the em • ployment of labor in American productive enterprises. That is, to what extent fair trade and reciprocity would introduce foreign merchandise and supplant produc tion in the United States." Republican Statements. In reply Mr. Roberts quotes from the republican platform of 1896, which de clared that "protection and reciprocity are twin measures of republican policy and go - hand in hand. Democratic rule has reck lessly struck down both, and both must be re-established." - He also quotes from President McKin ley's inaugural address: Our diversified productions are Increasing in such unprecedented volume as to admon ish us of the necessity of still further en \ larging our foreign markets by broader com ' mercial relations. For this purpose reci procity trade arrangements with other na tions should, in a liberal spirit, be carefully cultivated and promoted. Mr. Roberts also calls attention to the reciprocity treaties which have been a part of the policy of the present adminis tration, and, having been ordered and ap . proved by President McKinley, cannot be in conflict with principles of , protection j as "exemplified by his faith and 'works. ' Mr. Roberts says: Foreign Markets. It ia a familiar fact that our sales of man ufactured goods abroad have been rapidly in creasing; that they now constitute an im portant part of. our exports, and that our manufacturers are eagerly and confidently looking to extend this trade. It is demon strated that in many important lines we are able to compete with all rivals, and already those industries are developed to a degree that- requires foreigu markets to keep them employed. Prom this time on it seems to me to be as necessary and Important to protect and assist our manufacturers in foreign markets, to guard them from sudden and hostile changes, to remove ' the obstacles that restrict their sales, as it is to give protection at home. The object is the same. The two efforts are parts of one system. Good for Labor. The best thing we can do for labor in the United States is to guard and promote the expansion of those industries which have demonstrated their ability to go • into all the markets ot the world and establish permanent cutlets for our products. In that class of in dustries lie the greatest possibiKies of devel opment. - . This I understand to have been the purpose aimed at In the reciprocity treaties nego -8 tiated with France and other countries, and : which have so far failed of ratification. Out- of $117,000,000 worth of manufactured goods Imported into France annually, we fur nish only $4,000,000. It is not likely that our share.will. grow while our goods bear heavier duties, than those of almost every other im portant ' country as ,is no the case. The French, duty on an American mowing ma . chine Is $6 higher than on any other mower, and as the wholesale price of this machine is $35, ■ the discrimination is nearly 30 per cent. And that is the way we fare at the ."French ports on our whole line of manufac tures. . yyiy Real Protection. Protection, as I understand and believe in it, contemplates a leveling of certain artifi cial conditions, the offsetting of advantages which long established competitors always have, in prestige. In knowledge of the busi ness, . in .trained employes, in lower wages, etc.. It is designed: to overcome the natural tendency there is for. every industry to build up around. its early beginnings, where skilled labor is to be had and capitalists are familiar with it. It. has been effectively employed to trans plant Industries from the older countries to the United States ; and to . develop the wealth of | new material, which now, under a concil iatory policy, will enable us to give abundant employment to labor at the highest wages in the world and export its products to all markets. Not Exclusion and Isolation. I deem It a mistaken interpretation of this policy to teach that It means rigid exclusion and Isolation. I" consider it the part of wis dom for thoso who favor the general policy of protection . to make. such - changes in the . schedules from time to time as are required to adapt, the' duties to the constantly chan ging position iof our Industries and our chan ging relations to the commerce of the world. I believe it is possible, in doing this, to se cure valuable concessions and guaranties in ; foreign markets. -":■-. t AMERICAN ."THIEVES IN PARIS They Rob the American Express Co. ot 80.000 Francs. Paris. April Three masked burglars entered the American Express _ company's office -last night, \ surprised the watchman asleep, gagged and bound him and escaped with 30,000 francs., - .The colored lad who acted as watchman .says the robber, was committed by three -'men'who spoke English, one of them with a noticeable American accent. . According to the, boy's story, , he was awakened by one the men kneeling on his chest and choking him: .The men blew open the safe. 'The-force of the exploding charge was so I great \ that" it "twisted" coin .'* lying loose in 'the safe. \ Burglar tools of American make were left "behind." : The . watchman, has, been arrested, the jolice not crediting his account of the rob •ery. CUBA MATTER NEARLYSOLYED Delegates Will Favor Piatt Amendment. THE PRESIDENT'S PLAN He Will Appoint a Commission on Economic Relations WHEN A GOVERNMENT IS FORMED But He Insists Tbat tbe Political Question Must Be Settled First. from The Journal Bureau, Room 45, Poet Building, Washington. Washington, April 27.—Secretaries Root and Hay 'met this morning at the White House for conference with the president, understood to be preparatory to an interview which the Cuban commis sioners are to have with Mr. Root this afternoon. A prominent member of the cabinet said to me to-day:-.-.j We believe that the Cuban matter is pretty nearly solved, and that the commissioners will recommend on their return home the ac ceptance of the Piatt. amendment in its en- '• tirety. They seem disposed to do whatever is reasonable and to appreciate the impor tance of some early understanding on the disputed points, but their position is very difficult. "•• -'■..'• —•-,---- • - ; \-..' ; j At home the cry "Cuba libre" is interpreted to mean only one thing, and until these gen tlemen met the president and his advisers face to face for a' frank consultation they naturally could not get our point; of view. Now, we believe, they realize that what we are proposing is as much in* their interest as in oursperhaps-more so, and the task re-' maining to them is to convince their asso ciates In Cuba. I am not surprised at their making so strong a stand on the intervention feature of the program before they saw all its bear ings. The question is, after all, largely one of diplomacy. Without the right, secured by treaty, to intervene, we should be placed in an unfortunate diplomatic position in case we were obliged to- step between Cuba and some foreign. power. You know the 1 Monroe doctrine is ! only a national policy, not an international policy. It - confers rights upon us which other powers are bound to recognize, and it would be the aim of any power wishing to give us trouble to place us in a false diplomatic position by some 'act or threat which we should feel obliged to meet with force, but which was not actually a violation of tho law of nations. If Cuba and the United States establish, de liberately, by treaty, a bond between them selves which would make it not only the right but the duty of our government to protect the - young republic against aggression, . you can readily see how much better vantage ground we should occupy in case of need for resorting to j arms. I feel sure that the commissioners under stand this now. . W. W. Jermane. ' "CUBANS IMPRESSED- Delegates "Will i Doubtless Report Favorably on Piatt Amendment. Washington, April 27.As a result of the visit of the Cuban commissioners it is evident that these gentlemen will re turn to Havana with a clearer under standing of the relations this government would hold toward Cuba. They were met in the spirit of broad friendship and an evident desire to assist Cuba to realize i in the largest possible sense the ambi- i tion of her .people. .-;.7..j^;?>^;*~:;:: They have found the president, mem bers of his cabinet, senators and repre sentatives all earnestly in favor of doing everything possible to give Cuba the larg est measure of independence not danger ous to the welfare of this country. It has been explained to them that the Piatt amendment was. adopted to insure Cuba independence in the conduct of her own affairs and to guarantee that indepen dence by the power of the American army and navy. Favorable Report. ■ | Dr. Tamayo, secretary of state in Gen eral Wood's Cuban cabinet, gave out the following statement: There is no doubt that we will present a favorable report to the convention. Under no circumstances will there be any conflict between us and the United States govern ment. What we are now chiefly Interested in is the economic aspect of the relations. Our products, of sugar and tobacco must find their chief market -in this country. If we receive special tariff . advantages it will mean more to Cuba than all other conces sions. Indeed, our principal object in com ing here is to ascertain what this govern ment will do in the way of tariff inducements. The Alternatives. Behind the banquets, receptions and formal greetings to the Cubans there is a firm mandate of congress that by failure to accept the Piatt act the Cubans will forfeit the right of an independent gov ernment. On the other hand, the Cubans are assured that acceptance means the withdrawal of the military forces as soon as "the officers of the new republic are duly qualified. . This is the hard, cold proposition which the Cuban commission ers will take - back to their respective compatriots, and which ls expected. to bring the [convention to terms. Exchange of Views. General Pedro E. Betancourt, one of the most influential members of the dele gation, said:' .y'.yyyy "I think I can say for myself and my associates that the discussion has produced an agreeable impression upon us. It has shown - a very earnest effort on both sides to deal with the subject in such a spirit of fairness and honor as would reach a conclusion satisfactory to ail concerned. -^«3.; _.-.■_'■ "It was made plain to us that your public men approached this sub ject in a spirit bf disinterestedness and of unselfishness, and that their concern was chiefly as ,to the { interests; of Cuba. In so far as the interest of the United States naturally might be involved, the view was maintained that this was for the ultimate interest and benefit of Cuba. "Our purpose is chiefly 'to se cure and ;to .. give informatioit and then to go back and report to the con stitutional convention as to the views held here and as to how the views: in Cuba" are received among the responsible authorities here." ECONOMIC COMMISSION President Insists That Political Re- ... lotions Must Come First. Washington, April 27.—The members of the Cuban commission called on the pres ident to-day to bid him farewell. - Senor Capote urged .that, something be done .at once toward reciprocal trade relations for the benefit of tne Cubans. "... The president replied' that nothing could be done on economic lines until the politi cal, questions were settled, and . that it would.' be ; necessary * for : the ; , Cubans' to form a , government before any _ negotia tions could be entered-into. He assured; the delegation that as soon as: the r Cuban-:"government was ; formed he {.would; appoint: a commission to -con sider economic J; relations. ;::..{ SATURDAY EVENIHG, APRIL 27, 1901. DOES ADVERTISING PAY? Mr. Bryan, the Candidatel notice you advertise in your paper for a man to succeed you as presi dential candidate. I have had some experience.in that line and would like the job. .'•"" Mr. Bryan, the Editor—You're just the man for the place. ~ ...... FILLING UP » THE ARMY No Trouble Is Expected Over ■'.: Enlistment. SERVICE TOR RECRUITS Two Battalions of Every Regiment Will Go to Manila. NEW INDIAN AGENT AT SISSETON It la Expected That Another Ap pointment Will Be Made Within Eight Month., From The Journal Bureau, Room AS, _•_«* Building, Watnington. - .-.-■ -'_;'.-•-.. Washington, April 27.— announce ment, that it is the purpose of the presi dent, following the suggestion of General Miles, to hold the new army down to 76, --000 men, of whom 40,000 are to go to the Philippines, ,5,000 to Cuba and 1,000 to Porto Rico, 30,000 remaining in this coun try, gives an opportunity for definite cal culation that did not exist before. In anticipation of ' the passage of the army bill,. the war department began recruiting for the 'new army last December, and in 'that month 1,650 men were enlisted. In January the num ber was 2,450; in February, late in which month the army bill passed, it was 2,750; in March the number was 3,750; thus far in April the enlistments have reached 2,400. Here is a total of 13,000 men en listed in five months; or about one third of the number that will be needed in the Philippines alone. But added to tbe 13,000 there are about 35,000 men al ready in the regular establishment, bring ing the grand total of the army up to about 48,000, which is 28,000 short of the proposed grand total of of 76,000. At the war department to-day the opin ion was expressed that there would be no trouble in securing all the men needed for foreign service; but it was admitted that the enlistments had fallen j oft con siderably, -on account of the reports that the war was practically over. *. The en listment total of 3,700 in March has fallen off to 2,400 in. April, all due to these- re ports. General Corbin is very anxious to have it known that all men new enlisting will see the Philippines, either at once, or as soon as their regiments can be put into proper shape. At least: two battalions of every regiment are to be ordered to' the Philippines, and the battalion remaining at home .is to be used to - keep -the two active battalions full. All recruits will be put into these home battalions at first, and as soon as they - have been '.licked into shape," they will be sent out to re lieve battalions who had . been in active service for the required time. Only 5,000 men will be required for Cuba, and only 1,000 for Porto Rico. . The home detachment of 30,000 is no larger than it is always; but now, Instead of being composed of recruits, • it will be composed of returned . regulars, all re cruits being sent abroad at the earliest possible moment. "'- .'." The return "'-. to the i RETURN OF THE heirs ;of Robert E. Lee, by " order -_ of I RELICS OF President ■; McKinley, of the Washington WASHINGTON, relics' which **' were » taken from the Ar lington * estate ; during; the ,'. war /for safe keeping, and have since : been In the cus tody of the government, will deprive the national museum of some of •? the most interesting pieces of Its Washington col inr urn urn h I inn ■ ■■l__—_-iiii--^ - -_>,-__-.« lection," though by no means all of it. The greater part of ... the collection was pur chased by the government in 1878 from the Lewis heirs.' .•"•>•-.'.'-.'* ■■ "--."-v.---." ■'■'■ : The articles brought over from Arling ton include* the celebrated Cincinnati china plate, the most of -Washington's army tents,, and many articles of house hold furniture. .■:'. i r . •* , ' '■--. •;'. .While, it is not yet known-what the Lee heirs .intend to do with the articles, the hope is; freely- expressed that they, may be induced to permit them to re main :in the custody of » the government or else place -them at 'Mount Vernon. :,'. Congress would - doubtless be glad to compensate them in some way. '' Shortly after. 1' th? v-fi the' return of these relics was urged "out congress, after an investigation, refusedto do so. Senator. Daniels says it then understood the situ ation, and so he now appealed directly to the president- since these" articles were taken by military authority and aa an nounced this morning, his request has been promptly granted. .*■ *-_ NEW INDIAN "."The statement -13 r..''. " made- that the dis ! AGENT AT - continuance of the > ■■■'■•:' * Sisseton * Indian SISSETON. . agency is mere ... - temporary, ; and that within six or eight months an agent.will be appointed for that place. He will be a bona-fide citizen of South Dakota, too, so South Dakotans declare. ..','. • j The reason for letting Nathan P. John son out was very plain. He has been in hot water ever since he was appointed. In the first place, he was given. the office in spite of the opposition of the state re publican organization, entirely on the recommendation - of Senator Hanna. Hanna pressed him because ; his father had helped Hanna to become senator from Ohio, casting a vote as a member of the Ohio >state _/ senate. During the past few months the elder Johnson has . been bringing pressure to bear on Sena tor Hanna and the president to reap point his son. That pressure President McKlnley has found it hard to resist, and the only way out of the dilemma for him was to abolish the agency and let John son out. This was done to save the "presi dent . from embarrassment and to prevent a repetition of the rows that have been the order of* things at Sisseton. for four years. '"' ■ **». -' •'. ■ . ' ■• - . . .. ,v .' . - • The David B. Hill CAMPAIGN FOR boom for the demo :_f'-'-cratic nomination for " HILL IN THE ; the " presidency in 1904 appears to be WEST. " prosecuted with: con ;; siderable vigor. It has been already announced that Hill will make a tour of the; southern states. this fall, and it' now develops that plana are being made '. for jj carrying . his campaign for the nomination into,the. western states next year. /The arrangements . are - evi dently made with the knowledge 1 and ap proval of Hill himself, although they os tensibly originate. with the democracy of the state of Washington. :;. " /._ ",:." '* The plan is shown in a letter which has been " received by every ; democratic, and populist and United States senator and governor from the western states and, ev ery member of the - democratic national committee in the same region. The signer, George 5 Hazzard of Tacoma, is the secre tary of the . state *, committee. -Senator, Turner of Washington is the treasurer of the same organization. ' - BOARD OF ' Secretary Long has ! appointed Naval Con • SURVEY FOR : structor Wardley and I-- Chief Engineer "MINNESOTA." * Kearney, stationed at the Boston navy yard, ■as a board 'to survey and I apprai_e the old battleship Minnesota, recently re turned to the government by the Massa chusetts naval militia.' This", board will report on .the value of ' the vessel," when the secretary will - order - her withdrawal from the -list of vessels in - service and order her sale |at public auction. The re port is expected in -ten: days or two weeks, ALLEN MAY : It is rumored -at .the treasury.'_. department x GET A that - General ; Harri _•_.son Allen of,.Fargo, 1 •DEPUTY formerly of; Pennsyl ;-^' • *vania, •" is ;to be ap- AUDITORSHIP.-- pointed; second dep- B6_W!_i_^*SßßffiM_F . uty auditor , for the postoffice department at $2,500. The,office was* created „at thc'last;. session of con gress. ■ ) General. Allen has been. an _ active candidate * for a . government job for sev eral years and the ?Northi Dakota ; sena tors * and ; members" have • been looking . for a ■ place; or him. . He was ,. indorsed by - the legislature at : the last session.;:. r ?'«'»".. . . • _ ' :-,"". —W. W. Jermane. Postmasters appointed to-day: Minnesota Norwegian J Grove, Otter Tail county, H. J. Hanson; ; Ulen, . Clay county,. A. T. Austinson. Cottonwood, - Lee county, Lizzie« Freet ly; Oxford Mills,.Jones "county;: H. W. tCarle ton.* -Ji South Dakota—Strometon, Grant coun- Uy.-VaUi-diasham Sarff ; ■ ■_. ■/ \ TOLD TO PAD BIS GRADES A Wheat Inspector's Serious -•'..- Charge. J; ANINVESTIGATIONSURE Chief Deputy Inspector Knatvold ■ - 4 and Mr. Tunnell Involved. ; 800,000 BUSHELS IN QUESTION Railroad and "Warehouse Commis ,. lion Takes Up Charges—State ment by Knatvold. '■■:'•■ Sensational charges have been filed with the, railroad and warehouse commission, involving ; the standing" of two members of the grain inspection force at Minne apolis. *•"■; , . E. W. Knatvold, chief deputy inspector at Minneapolis, and George H. Tunnell. his first assistant, have been summoned to appear before the commission Monday morning and defend themselves against the ; charges, which are - made by B. F. Benson, a deputy inspector. "" " -.-"_.•' Benson asserts that Knatvold and Tun nell tried persistently to _.influence/ him to change his _ report / on certain ' wheat "mixed" in the Union elevator by J." G. Adams & Co. He graded the wheat "re jected," and in spite of repeated solicita tions from Knatvold and Tunnell, as he says, >he refused 'to ': raise the grade to .'No. 3." It is said that the amount of wheat '■ involved is * 800,000 7 bushels. Affect Reputation of Grade. The charges involve not only the repu tation of the grain inspection department but they tend to* affect the standing of Minnesota grades which have always been above reproach. ' It is of vital- interest to the grain dealers and grain growers of the northwest that '■■ this standard be kept in tact before the whole world, and the scan dal will without doubt be sifted to the bottom. If the/ charges are sustained, they will result in the dismissal of the ac cused men. Knatvold and Tunnell will be permitted to .take with .them whatever witnesses they want, and Benson has also" been sum moned to tell his story. The commission ers are well informed already but have not heard the defense. The disputed wheat has i been shipped out, but samples . have been ; preserved. and will .be . produced at the hearing. - __ ■ Affair Kept Secret." The • story has been jealously > guarded. The Journal inquired at. the office of the commission this morning for . a copy of the charges,:but.as only one .member of the commission was present, all in formation was. withheld. Benson's ; story is as follows: J.; Q. Adams & Co. had been buying wheat for'- export -{and mixed some 150,000 ; bushels in the Union elevator. Benson * inspected the cars as they .came in, ; grading all' the "way from "rejected" to "No. 2." When It' was mixed and ready to ship he inspected it "out" and declared 'it "rejected" : wheat. ; 'The "out" inspection"is alwaya more rigid than the "in," \ because the . department', has to contend ; continually, with] the ."mixing".' evil, and if wheat is on the doubtful line between "No. 3"."and . "rejected"' it is given -; the lower .grade.' • There was no doubt about '■ it in r Benson's " mind, however, and ;he 'unhesi tatingly declared It "rejected" -wheat. Asked for . No.. 8, i Knatvold . and Tunnell, ;he says, asked him to r reconsider ; and give the wheat a "No. 3", grade, arguing that lit was going out of ; the country, : anyway, and would ;. make no " differ ence. He refused, and the wheat was rein spected. ;• On r .the' • relnspectton . some of £ the cars* going -, out were . graded "Xo. ,1 3," '*. but on the whole the other Inspector] bad to sus tain" Benson and mark , the 'cars : "rejected." 28 PAGES-FIVE O'CLOCK. 17 I:iFD"t>T_ T/Y T^Ti^tFTt" KAISER TO FIGHT THE UNITED STATES British Press Asserts That Germany Is Making Preparations for a War With America. Argument Is That Germany Will Back Up Its Colonists in South America-England's Position. Sew York Sun Saeolai Service ■> London, April 27.Germany is preparing for war with the United States. This is the keynote.- of many • warning articles issued by the-British press. A sensational editorial along this line appears to-day in the Saturday Review. " The immense expansion of the German navy is pointed out as a sure sign that the kaiser is preparing for; offensive and defensive measures with a power that: must' be principally reckoned with .upon, the sea. . . , It is '■ asserted that the growth of the ' navy in Germany is not along the line of vessels • fitted to Carry large bodies of troops - for landing, as would probably be done if England was the object "of attack,; but that the type of vessel most in evidence is I the l speedy cruiser and t the * new submarine | vessel, of which "so much is! heard. *' With the navy forming, the article declares, the battlefields are not far to seek and that they will be on the shores of Brazil and Chili. '': ly ; . ■-: The Review gives a page sto a description of - the resources of South America and I the hundreds :of thousands of German settlers, now in Brazil and Chili. Furthermore ; the article points out that these settlers, many of whom are in actual if not nominal control of : huge provinces,^ are eager to take matters into their own hands, and that Germany must perforce protect them. ;\r "\. ' _ V_7.v .V'-.- *'-'.' '•■'*'■ This is contrasted with the cry of r the United States, "America for the Americans," and fears are expressed that the Monroe doctrine will be the nucelus of the greatest war of modern times. '.-i^f 'yyyyy'y\:-rr . - A concluding statement affirms that it would not be good policy for. Great Britain to interfere in the matter or to "oppose Germany's legitimate aims," and that an al liance with the United States "would not only be ludicrously absurd and _x opposition to our own interests, but it would rightly arouse every other nation to a death strug- - gle against a genuine Anglo-Saxon menace. 7^"-""; OPPOSE THE PARDON San Francisco Judges Take a Strong Stand Against Releasing Alex McKenzie From Jail. Special to The Journal. * ".Washington, April 27.At last the long looked for statement from the judges of the federal court of appeals at San Francisco has arrived. It came to hand to-day, addressed to Attorney General Knox, and it is adverse to the pardon of Alexander McKenzie, each of three judges taking a strong stand against the president's grant ing the pardon. , ' "■': Attorney General Knox is In Pittsburg to-day and the letter was opened by an ' assistant ] and turned over to . the solicitor general, who this afternoon will telephone I General Knox, asking him what is to be done.: :; r ' ' ;* . '-'''."'." nyZ-% ,|ill ll.. is impossible ,to anticipate Mr. Knox's : reply, although the matter will be hand ed up to ' President McKinley at once In sorjo^ form. ' Whether Mr. Knox "will recom mend the pardon in, the face of the aotion of the judges cannot be said, but McKen zie's friends think he will.: .; \- ' ■! ' The judges base their adverse recommendationi upon their belief that McKenzie's offense was wilful and was not committed on the advice of an attorney. They say it was a plain case of intent to disregard the order of the court and that the punish-: ment was severe in view of all. the facts. They paint McKenzie in dark colors and say there is absolutely nothing in the case warranting executive interference, i The fact- that the judges oppose the pardon does not seem to surprise McKenzie's 1 friends here.' They say they looked for nothing else. V .-'"-;*' . '. ' —W. W. Jermane. Meanwhile more wheat was going into the elevator and being mixed in, and Knatvold and Tunnell, Benson declares, - repeatedly urged him to grade the cars loaded for ex port up to "No. 3." The quality was no better, however. The wheat was much of it light and, imperfect, and some of it smelled musty, bordering dangerously on the "no grade" classification. He continually re fused to give, the cars better: than a "re jected" mark, and practically all the wheat went out with-that grading. ;. A Significant Fact. A fact: that Benson considered significant is that the company, as he alleges, ap pealed from the inspection, indicating that it had no hope from a decision of the board of appeals. The samples in the hands of the commission, are said to be conclusive proof to any grain man that the wheat was prop erly graded as "rejected." ... .';■■-.. ,■" ' - The - difference in price between the two grades of wheat is about 3 cents, which would mean, on 800,000 bushels, a difference of $24,000 to the owner. _.; There is; no politics involved in the scandal so far as the principals. are con cerned. Knatvold is a populist, Tunnell a republican and Benson a democrat. .*' BENSON WASN'T SUSTAINED His Inspection Frequently : Over- ruled by* Other Inspection. Benson's story is not altogether -borne out by the records, for in some instances appeal from his inspection was taken to the board of appeals and' other . inspectors repeatedly 'raised his grades. The follow ing summary of his inspections is • taken from the records: ... < • March ; 4—17; cars '.'rejected" by Benson, raised to No. 3 by Tunnell. March 12—10, cars inspected by .Benson, 9 cars sustained ;by Gibbs : and 1 car raised from "no grade" to' "rejected." ' March 15—7 cars rejected by Benson, raised to . No. 3 by Gibbs. . '. \."._"*.-£ H March 16--3 cars "rejected" by Benson raised to "No. 3" by Gibbs. , March 25—10 cars "rejected" by Benson, 8 raised \to "No. 3". and 2 sustained *by Gibbs.li^BE^^___j^^H-P_BB-jß^P_^ March 26—8 cars "rejected" by- Benson, all sustained; by Gibbs,-all -raised; by ' appeal board."_23giSE__||Pf§S*£3^> *■'* - - • March 27— cars "rejected" by Benson, all raised to "No. 3" by Gibbs. March. 27.— ' cars "rejected" by Benson, 7 cars, raised" by Gibbs . and 9 cars raised by appeal board. ( ... MR. ADAMS' STATEMENT Says His Firm Did Nothing Out of -.Customary. Order. .-.' J. Q. - Adams, who. shipped y the . grain over which the trouble. arose, .says < that his firm- has no interest in ' the; investi gation other than that eit happened -^to own ' the .wheat. Mr. Adams :: said . this morning that no member .of " the firm i nor any of; its employes had been requested to appear before the railroad and - ware house commission. The firm Vof J. Q. Adams & • Co. has shipped considerable, wheat to * the - sea board of late; and much of .■ it was origin ally, graded as '"rejected*'-' at \ the" elevator, and the firm appealed tto the i local 3 chief deputy ■ grain inspector . in the - ordinary course of business. "„ # - Mr. Adams 'jdenies positively' that his firm has had .' any. business - with Chief Deputy -. Inspector > Knatvold, / except *"' such as I came "in > the ; ordinary . routine. } : When dissatisfied ' with an .Inspection,**; an T appeal was .taken•in thej manner prescribed. Mr. Adams says", that: he has .no acquaintance with Inspector • Benson and has i never " met him." "*yyyy '*-..-, ■•:'-.. .;■„-";:. ■ ;.': \.; " He surmises that .the * whole -. affair ■. la . simply a row between' be 'deputies, Thar* will be a general overhauling of the local force in a short time and the old men are, anxious to be retained and consequently anxious to make a' record. Possibly Ben son felt so aggrieved that he determined to make . trouble for his superiors - with the hope, possibly, of impressing the rail road and warehouse commissioners with his watchfulness. This is only a guess, •however, and the members of the firm say they know absolutely nothing save what they have heard incidentally In the chamber gossip '•"_"- They emphatically deny that they have sought to influence Knatvold or any member of the inspection force to make a more favorable grade for their wheat than It was entitled to. . . KNATVOLD : WANTS TO KNOW Concerned as to the Nature of the. V Charges. . Mr. Knatvold was somewhat anxious when seen b. a Jour a 1 ' reporter thla afternoon, but said that "his anxiety was over the . nature _of , the charges. _He wants to know whether he is charged with being "crooked" or incompetent. .He has been supplied with a copy of the letter sent to the railroad and warehouse com mission by Benson; and cannot" ascertaia what the charge is. -• He is inclined to admit that. he uttered evry word charged to him by Mr. Benson. The latter accuses Chief Deputy Inspec tor Knatvold. of having said, after the wheat which Adams • was shipping to the seaboard had been graded ;as rejected. "I wish you would raise that wheat to ', No. 3. It's d—d bad wheat, I know, and we ought to try to get it out of the country." . ........ On another occasion when Benson com-. plained at being overruled by Tunnell Knatvold said of the wheat: "It does not look any too well. -It is pretty rocky. ,1 guess we had better - let ' them appeal this." : ±yy'r: , - Instead of letting Adams appeal, how ever, he telephoned Benson at the Union elevator in Southeast, Minneapolis: l\ "Ad ams says that he could - not . make the wheat any. better and that it would be a good thing to: geti it out of the country where it would never be" heard of.'' Nu merous other requests jor orders of a sim ilar character are refered to by Mr. Ben son in his charges. " .;*- l.niiKiuiK'c Correetl> noted. It -Is • freely admitted by" Mr. Knatvold that the language attributed to him by Mr. Benson is substantially correct. . As a matter of fact. the wheat was none too; good, was not easy to ; grade, but still,, in Mr. Knatvold's opinion, - all the. wheat raised .to • No. 3 could carry that grade. \ He says further that he never had any kind of dealings with : either . member -' of the firm of J. Q. Adams & '.-. Co. Their man, . Mr. Murray, "kicked" . right along on . their wheat being graded as "re jected," when 100,000 bushels or there abouts had, prior to March 4, passed *aa "No. . 3." There were several talks 1 with Mr. Murray, and, Mr. Benson was repeat edly urged to "carry" the , grain as No. S "if he ' could." ' "^jr^*sfffHffßnh^Bffi)t**Sr^^ ' Knatvold denies that he ever explicitly ordered Benson to raise _. the. grade., and. does not, understand that* Benson make* the charge. that be ; was so ordered. '..*, Mr. -: Knatvold is quite '. confident that the investigation will' come ". to" naught '". aa far as ■he- is concerned. He * denies j the statements '" that 'Adams did '.riotf dare to take any of the' inspections to ; the' appeal board.______M_____J______B______ As a matter of' fact at least two ;of Ben-> son's _ inspections ■ which were J reported *as "rejected" ; were appealed, and:, in both cases , the appeal 'board _ raised" the grade to j "No. ; 3."- These matters are of ' public record and will be shown : up at the propel* Um__,*_M___________Blß____w--•-.■.•- j -■ ; ... - :;-^.i.-jj sir fluff Welcou 11 pnres the Be joy o earth! mllliol — foreti caress p- IDI CIGAI in m Cigai, Sold Every where 1111 Kantou' mix 880. S. Newel ■ .»-< Distnb't ••'■■■■ '.;v< »— ; m