560 INVESTIGATION" OF THE FUR-SEAL INDUSTRY OF ALASKA. 



Joel Allen, and found that he was in Europe. A reply came from his 

 assistant, Mr. Roy C. Andrews, to the effect that Amos Alien was not 

 a relative of Dr. Allen, but that he knew who Amos Allen was, namely, 

 Mr. Henry W. Elliott. He sent to me two letters written to him, 

 one by Amos Allen and another by Henry W. Elliott, which he be- 

 lieved connected Mr. Elliott with this correspondence. 



Now, while the debate in the House was on over the omission of 

 the agents from the appropriation bill 



The Chairman (interposing). Well, one moment, before you go 

 any further. Do you know that Dr. Jordan sent a telegram to the 

 Members of the House of Representatives, while the discussion was 

 going on in the House, about having a closed season, stating that 

 Henry W. Elliott was the chief instigator of this legislation and that 

 he had been for 20 years the head of the Pelagic Sealers' Association ? 



Mr. Clark. I have seen such a telegram in the 



The Chairman (interposing) . Did you write it for him ? 



Mr. Clark. No. 



The Chairman. Did you see it ? 



Mr. Clark. I presume I did. 



The Chairman. Did you see my answer, when I informed Dr. Jor- 

 dan that this committee would be very much interested if he could 

 give me, as Chairman, the authenticity or proof that Mr. Elliott was 

 at the head of the Pelagic Sealers' Association — the pelagic sealers' 

 lobby — the word "lobby" was used; that he had been such for 20 

 years; and that Dr. Jordan replied to me by wire that he could not 

 do it, that it was only a matter of inference? 



Mr. Clark. No; I do not know anything about that. 



The Chairman. And yet his telegram was read in the House of 

 Representatives to influence legislation. Did you know that that 

 was done ? 



Mr. Clark. I have read about that telegram in the hearings; yes. 



The Chairman. No; about my asking him for the sources of his 

 information, so that the committee might have the benefit of it here, 

 as well as the Members of the House ? 



Mr. Clark. I do not recall that. 



The Chairman. Well, I have the papers in my possession. 



Mr. Clark. Yes. 



The Chairman. And with the permission of the committee, I will 

 embody them in the hearings. 



(The papers referred to are as follows:) 



Palo Alto, Cal., February 14, 190 — . 

 To Hon. Jxo. II. Rothermel, 



House of Representatives, Washington, D. C: 



Pelagic sealing interest only one favored by proposed prohibition of land killing. 

 No question as to this lobby and its leadership, but no direct evidence that anybody 

 received pay for this work. Twenty years of active lobbying against legitimate inter- 

 est of fur-seal herd and directly favoring pelagic sealers is legitimate ground for inter- 

 ference [inference]. 



David Starr Jordan. 



Mr. McGuire. Were you through with your questions, Mr. 

 Chairman ? 



The Chairman. Yes. 



Mr. McGuire. Then, will you proceed with vour statement, Mr. 

 Clark ? 



