New-York tribune., 1912-02-10
uas Marked for Slaughter All
ConureSSmen Who Opposed
Inquiry by Special
Committee.
TO BE CALLED AS WITNESS
Ranking and Currency Commit
tee Wants to Know What He
Meant by Saying 1t Was
Controlled by Wall
Street.
From The Tribune Bureau ]

washington. Feb. 9.-The proposed
oroonev trust" investigation virtually
hIev M al the House end of the Capitol
to-day. and with the explosion comes the
authoritative announcement that Will
,om Jennings Bryan wilt appeal to the
countrv to rebuke Speaker Champ Clark,
Benresentative Oscar w. Underwood and
other Democrats who aided in the defeat
of the investigation by a special COM
mittee'
The troubles Of the House Democrats
over the money trust" controversy it
developed to-day, did not end with the
Democratic caucus. They have hardly
begun. From a close Bryan adherent in
the House there came to-day the promise
that Mr.. Bryan will Immediately issue an
appeal to the Democrats Of the country
10 make the money trust an issue
in the campaign Democratic Presi-
Dental candidates are TO be measured
according 10 their attitude on real
Investigation of Wall Street, and Mr..
BRYAN will demand the political life of
every Democrat who opposed the Henry
resolution providing for special COM
mittee.
According to the Bryan followers in
the House the peerless leader" will take
his fight to the state and county conven-
tions. and will ask that no delegates to
the Democratic National Convention
shall be named who may favor any Dem
ocrat who voted against the money
trust" inquiry.
This means that Speaker Champ Clark
and Representative Underwood, who Op-
posed the Henry resolution. which Bryan
favored, staked their political fortunes
caucus.
Will Summon Bryan as Witness.
The Banking and Currency Committee
decided to-day to summon Mr.. Bryan as
the first witness in the investigation.
Mr.. Bryan trod on the toes Of the Demo-
cratic members Of the committee when
he recently declared that the money
trust" thought it could control the COM
mittee. The committee insists that Mr..
Bryan must explain what he meant. not
withstanding the fact that the Bryan
adherents in the caucus wednesday night
offered a resolution, which was adopted
expressing confidence in the integrity of
their colleagues on that committee.
The committee is unit" said Rep
resentative Pujo. chairman Of the Bank
ing and Currency Committee. to-day, lin
the decision that Mr.. Bryan must ex-
hot !,
This is what Mr.. Bryan said about the
committee, concerning which the Dem
ocratic members wish to question him:
Democrats. beware The money trust
having failed in its effort TO prevent
an investigation is now trying TO torce
an investigation by the Banking Com
mittee. The fact that the money trust
wants that committee intrusted with the
Investigation is proof positive that IL
thinks it can control that committee.
These developments overshadow the
action Of the Democratic members of
the committee who met to-day and
drafted rather ambiguous resolution
asking that the committee should he
authorized to carry out the caucus in
structions. Chairman Pujo introduced
a resolution to-day asking that his COM
mttee be authorized TO secure fun and
complete information regarding the
banking and currency conditions Of the
country" The money trust is not
mentioned by name in the Pujo resolu-
tion, the language Of which was agreed
upon after rather exciting meeting Of
the majority members Of the Banking
and Currency Committee
Fight Goes to Henry's Committee
The Pujo resolution has been referred
TO the Committee on Rules Represen-
tative Henry, a Bryante and an advo-
cate Of a special" committee. is chair
man OF the Rules Committee and he
read the Pujo resolution with a con-
temptuous look to-day. 1t is not radical
enough TO suit Mr.. Henry, so the money
trust controversy again reverts to -
Rules Committee, which Chairman
Henry was unable TO force into a re-
port on his original resolution
Inc Democrats Of the Banking and
currency Committee met behind closed
DOORS to-day. Representative Vreeland,
minority member Of the committee.
O. NNHldlu llldI iHe ItepuDliCdn
members be admitted to the conference
on the money trust" investigation
which the committee was authorized to
make Mr. Vreeland was treated with
scant courtesy by the Democrats and
the minority members were debarred
from the proceedings.
According 10 the Bryanites I'm the
House. the Pujo resolution finally agreed
upon Is a weak, meaningless paper that
lnsures perfunctory consideratio
merely Of banking and currency legls-
lation."
This resolution has been introduced
ny me upon my own responsibility, and
reflects only my personal views" said
representative Pujo There has been
much loose talk by uniformed persons
about monopohstic control Of financial
conditions IN this country Should such
conditions exist. no doubt legislation
along proper lines viii not only be rec
ommended by the Committee on Banking
ond Currency, but will be enacted by the
souse The monetary system Of this
country. in my judgment. is a scientific
ana no: a political question. It should
be Investigated and considered along
those lines"
The money trust will be an issue III
lhe next campaign" said Bryan sup
porter n the House to-day Mir Bryan