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Show RAYNER ARRAIGNS ISMAY. Managing Director of White Star Line Bitterly Attacked in Senate. Washington. An Indictment, rarely equaled in Its vigor, of J. Hruce Ismay, Is-may, managing director, and other officials of the White Star line, holding hold-ing them responsible for the Titanic disaster, was delivered In the twnate on Friday by Senator Rayner of Maryland, who pictured Ismay as "the officer primarily responsible for the whole disaster, who has reached bis destination in safety and unharmed." Senator Ilayner tmlnted out that while neither civil nor criminal remedies rem-edies were available in the American courts, criminal and civil suits could be brought In the Ilritlsh courts and that a congressional committee would have absolute authority to subpoena every one connected with the disaster and that If anyone should refuse lo answer questions he could be Indicted nd Imprisoned for contempt. "Mr. Ismay claims, according o report, re-port, that he took the last lifetfoat," cried Senator Rayner. "I do not lie. lleve Ii, ar.-J If he did. It was cowardly coward-ly to take any lifelioat; for the managing man-aging director of the lln .wi'h lit board. Is criminally responsible for this anpal! ng trasredy. "If this had hptenel on an Arat-lean Arat-lean vessel, there would tie no U'B-tb-n tint sn Indictment would be found, and If th fact were su stained, tbe of cers rif the company could be orvlcterj of mansliushter. If not of mnrder, bcaue the evidence is clear tht the vessel was not properly PTilrnel with efficient llfesaving apparatus ap-paratus " |
