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Show NEW YORK PAPER OFFERED BRIBE For Support Editorially of Ship Subsidy Bill Which it Has Opposed, ' Washington, Jan. 25. Revelation of r" ' attempts to buy tho editorial support of tho Now York Journal of Commerce, Com-merce, in favor of ship subsidy legislation, leg-islation, which that paper has consistently consist-ently opposed, was mado to tho IIouso ship subsidy Investigation committee today by Alfred W. Dodsworth, business busi-ness manogor of tho paper. Earlier In tho day, Paul (J. Fournler, representing the Uranium Steamship line, ngalnst which tho so-called London Lon-don conference lines controlling what Is nllegod to bo ninety-eight per cent of tho Atlantic passenger traffic, aro arrayed, told bow railroad authorities in this country, notnbly tho Central . Passongor association at Chicago, had refused to sell tickets routed over In-t In-t . dopendont lines unless tho Independ ents obtained tho sanction of tbo conference con-ference lines. As n result of tho ovidonco Mr. Dodsworth's brother, John W. Dods-worth, Dods-worth, editor of tho Journal of Com merce, will bo recalled to Washington jm to oxploln why ho failed to enlighten F tho committee In his recent testimony. It Is probable that Charles A. Conant of Now York may bo asked to throw light on an offer to subsidize tho paper, pa-per, claimed to havo been forwarded through him to tho Journal of Cora-morco, Cora-morco, which ho thon represented ns - Washington correspondent. Alfrod W. DodBworth arrived at tho coromitteo room with a list of questions ques-tions ho wanted propounded to him, Impolled by what ho regarded ns misrepresentation mis-representation of tho attitude of his paper, Tho testimony .howovor, suddenly broadened and tho witness sought refuge re-fuge in referring the commlttco to his brother, now In New York. Alleged Offer of $100,000. Tho witness said his paper never had been subsidized by any Interests whatever and Its business and editorial editor-ial 'columns had no relation. But, ho testified, about six years ago, a por-son por-son camo into his office and offered to pay tho Journal of Commerce $100,-000, $100,-000, taking 1,000,000 copies of his paper pa-per forjthe inserlton of an artlclo In ono issue, supporting Bhip- subsidy legislation. This man refused to discloso his Identity unless his proposition woro to bo accepted. His proposition, In tho event of ncceptanco, was to ruako out a certified check immediately for $10,000 to bind tho agreement ,and to pay tho balanco of $90,000 upon publication publi-cation of tho artlclo. Mr. Dodsworth said ho Immediately called his brother broth-er John W., Into his office as n witness wit-ness to tho conversation and tho proposition pro-position was declined. Another man, about two years ago. Dodsworth said, tried to buy tho support sup-port of the paper tar $40,000, and In the Spanish-American war tho Spanish Span-ish government tried to buy tho pa-I pa-I per's Influence. |