Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-07
CENSURED LAMAR,
LAUTERbACH SAYS
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Corporation without working through Mr..
Lamar.
that the democratic leaders did not want
the Steel Corporation investigator" asked
| Senator Reed.
| II got it in New York from Mr. Lamar
twho. he thought. received his informa-
| ton from II. B. MARTINI, after returning
| from Washington, said the witness.
Did you see any democratic leaders
Speaker Clark. Senator Stone. Repre-
sentative Palmer. or any other demo-
cratic leaders,?
No; / saw none of them
Mr.. Lauterbach admitted that the
statement he made to I.edyard that he
had gone to- Washington and familiar
lied himself with the situation was an
"eXaggeration.'
And an exaggeraton of the truth Is
a falsehood, isn't it," asked Senator
Reed.
Yes. III call it that" said the witness
Never Saw President Taft.
He said he had never seen President
Taft, but that Lamar had told him that
the republican administration was OPP
posed to the steel investigation. On this
he based his statement to Mr.. Ledyard
that Taft did not desire the investigation.
Senator Reed asked IauterO8Cn when
he met Henry B. Martin.
Mr. Lauterbach said he had never seen
Martin until last Thursday, when Martin
and David Lamar came to Lauterbach q
house in New York.
Senator Reed demanded that the wit
ness give all the details Of the conference
between the three men. He said Martin
was with him ten minutes. and that they
| had talked over the previous hearings
before the lobby committee.
L. l.< ,yrI,t bod 90 0rJ
the case fully as it touched on the
charges of blackmail," said Lauterbach
| Lauterbach said Martin had been
brought to him by Lamar: that Lamar
said Martin represented the "Antl-Irust
| League" in Washington and that they
/ had no conversation other than that re-
| ferred to.
Senator Reed demanded further details
| Lauterbach said Lamar remained with
! him for some time.
Says He Censured Lamar.
Il spoke to him of what I considered
the outrageous action that had been
taken against me-" said Lauterbach.
Lauterbach said he had censured La
mar for not letting him know Of the I'M
presentations he was carrying on over
the telephone.
What did you say to him. asked
4 Senator Reed.
Il told him: You should have told me
what you were doing: You shouia naet nav
let me know about this He said thai
he had done these things to bring Il
light the conspiracy against me.
i what conspiracy"
"The conspiracy of which Mr.: Led.
i ward was the leading factor. He mac
been working assiduously Tor TWO year.
/ to defame me because OF my associatioi
/ with Mr. Lamar. Mr.. Lamar said ne
methods and mac
brought this conspiracy to iignt eA'
planned Mr. Lauterbach.
Lauterbach said he then went over
the Union Pacific matter -, WITH nd Lamar
What did you say? asked Heeu
/ Told Him Nothing Of Matter.
i II asked him if there was anything
about the Union Pacific matter that he
could tell me. He said he could tell me
nothing until he had been on the wit
| ness stand at Washington.
Lauterbach corrected his statement as
to the time Martin and Lamar came 70
see him. He said 1t was Eriday: ; Jnhe Il.
impersonation by Lamar before Repre-,
sentative Palmer testified here: asked
| Senator Reed.
NO. sir. / did not"
Lauterbach said Lamar called him ur
by telephone from Pittsfield, Mass. i'm.
mediately after Representative Palmer
| made his disclosures OcIOIc TIC IOODS
committee in Washington.
Senator Reed questioned the witness a
length as to Lamar's explanation thai
his impersonation of members of Congress
was for the purpose of uncovering the
conspiracy against Mr.. Lauterbach.
Wasn't that explanation absurd anG
ridiculous?" asked Senator Reed
Yes. / thought So"
| WELL what did you say when Lamar
made that absurd and ridiculous explana'
tom
Il told him that it was ridiculous ana
absurd.
Planned to Work With Arguments
Senator Walsh again took up the record
of the Lauterbach- Ledyard conference
February 6.
You say you told Ledyard that 20,
had not seen Speaker Clark, Presiden
Taft or any one else in Washington
Yes, sir.
We'll. now tell US how you expected
to stop activity against the steel cor
poration?" said Senator Walsh.
Mr.. Lauterbach began with an ex
PLANTATION of his association with stee
AFFAIRS. He said, he had represented
George Kessler, third largest holder O.
4 Tennessee Coal and Iron stock, in thu
!, "steel pool before the 1907 panic. ant
!, at the request of Mr.. Morgan he hat
undertaken to secure an option OF
Kessler's stock. AS result of his con
, nection with these affairs. he said, n