INVESTIGATION" OF THE FUR-SEAL INDUSTRY OF ALASKA. 571 



Mr. Clark. It is a little hard to find it. That matter is immaterial, 

 because all I want to get at is this: Here on page 416 is a "deadly 

 parallel" of contradiction drawn between two classes of people, and 

 it is based upon an error. If you admit that it is a typographical 

 error, it destroys the whole purpose of the parallel. That is the 

 only issue I raise. If you change that date to 1896 it simply knocks 

 out your parallel. I want to be sure that the fact is corrected, and 

 that it is understood we are not in contradiction. 



The Chairman. But look at it in this way: Now that it is explained 

 that it means 1896, it is no parallel, because the facts are not similar. 



Mr. Clark. Yes, sir; that is what I wanted to get. That is all 

 I want. 



The Chairman. But it was unintentional on the part of Mr.. 

 Elliott that that got in there. 



Mr. McGuire. That might be, but it was sufficient for him to 

 base a deadly parallel on. 



Mr. Elliott. It was not intentional. 



Mr. Clark. It is unfortunate that these charges are based on 

 mistakes of this kind. 



Mr. Elliott. It is no mistake there. My statement is correct. I 

 told him so. I made no mistake. I object to that, Mr. Chairman, 



The Chairman. Now, we will drop the matter at this point. 



Mr. Elliott. I made no mistake. I will take that up in my state- 

 ment later. 



The Chairman. You will have a right to explain it. 



Mr. Elliott, Yes: I certainly have. You will find I am not 

 mistaken. 



Mr. McGuire. Mr. Clark, the chairman asked you about a letter 

 you wrote to Dr. Hornaday, and there was something said at the time 

 that you wanted to explain further. I wish you would give the facts 

 in connection with that letter and the letters that he wrote. 



Mr. Clark. The chairman raised a question regarding a letter which 

 I had written to Dr. Hornaday, of New York. It was part of a per- 

 sonal correspondence between myself and Dr. Hornaday, and I am 

 sorry that my letter was submitted to the chairman of this committee. 

 The letters of Dr. Hornaday were not submitted to the chairman of 

 this committee. On page 250 of hearing No. 6, before this committee, 

 there appeared a letter addressed to Hon. Charles Nagel, Secretary 

 of Commerce and Labor, Washington, D. C, dated Bedford Park, 

 July 27, 1911. It is signed by W. T. Hornaday and approved and 

 signed by Julius H. Seymour, A. S. Houghton, Charles D. Cleveland, 

 Aianhall McLean, George William Burleigh, and William B. Greeley. 

 These gentlemen who signed with Dr. Hornaday are said to be mem- 

 bers of the Campfire Club of America. This hearing was sent to me 

 with the letter marked in red ink. I want to read these passages 

 from it. 



In the second paragraph from the top of page 251 are these words: 



I will also point out to you that the report of the total number of seals surviving 

 last year, as made to you by Mr. Clark and published by you, is manifestly erroneous 

 and absurd in that it reports a number of living seals far in excess of existing facts. 



Then follows irrelevant matter referring to Mr. Lembkey. The para- 

 graph following is : 



Now, Mr. Secretary, I ask you: Where is the man of intelligence who will have the 

 hardihood to say that the fur seals of the Pribilof Islands, harried constantly, as they 



