The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-28
The Cards Are Being Stacked
for Another Big Deal, Also.
Financier Sends Representative
Wood Hot Telegram.
SAYS He is EASILY FOUND
Big Shifting of Bank Accounts
Predicted Next Monday.
Congress Leaves Investigation
of Tip Up to Wilson.

Washington, Dec. 2S.-Over sixty
million dollars was made in Wall
street by those having advance in
formation on President Wilson's peace
note. according to a telegram received
today from Thomas w. Lawson by
Representative Wood of Indiana.
The telegram follows:
New York, Dec. 27.-Just read to-
days New York papers. You and
Chairman Henry unable to locate me,
really Framed over my desk is an
envelope inscribed TO Thomas w
Lawson no other address. To settle
wager, it was mailed in an interior
town in China and landed a my Bos-
ton office in record short time.
If you and Chairman Henry wish
TO communicate with me, toss a post
card from any window in the capitol
addressed Thomas w. Lawson or IT
w L., Boston, and you will receive
answer by return mail.
Take a tip from one who played
the big Washington-Wal street game
and the big international publicity
game long before you were I'D enough
to distinguish between a stock ex-
change and a congressional hall
spend less time on last week and more
time on this weeks leak. which is liza
BILE to inundate both Wall street and
Washington.
Another Leak Coming.
There were only sixty-odd million
hogsheaded from last weeks this
weeks may run into billions
And this tip, too, is meant in the
best of spirit-if it was actually be-
lieved in Washington there was to be
a real investigation of last weeks S leak,
there would not be a quorum in either
the senate or house next Monday and
there would be a shifting of bank ac-
&c efy1 i.,x 10 in
old sugar investigation days.
Whether or not 1 receive a post
card from you or Chairman Henry,
rest easy in the knowledge l will an
swer your public talking as reported
bV the press and that when you digest
nv answer you will know more about
Washington-Wall street stock gam
bling leaks than before you began try
ing to locate Thomas W. Lawson, OF
Boston,"
Wood said that at no time has he
stated he could not locate Lawson or
get in touch with him. He says he's
taken it for granted when the proper
time comes there will be no trouble in
reaching Lawson and getting full
statement from him on what he knows
concerning leaks connected with the
presidents peace note.
Wood stated further the reflection
cast by Lawson's telegram upon
every member of the house and SEN
ate" was sufficient to warrant tho
fullest investigation of all the matters
involved in his resolution and that the
senate and house out Of self respect
for each of these bodies should insist
on such an investigation
Wood said that if the editorials ap-
pearing in newspapers of the country
are any reflection of public opinion,
the public itself will insist in the full
est investigation. not only for the pur-
pose of ferreting out those who are
responsible for the advance informa-
ton received by Wall street, but to
prevent a recurrence of such scan
dal.
Plans No Investigation.
Whether there will be congress
sional probe of alleged leaks that
led to the Wall street peace panic rests
with the administration. Leaders in
congress have made it plain that an
investigation will not be ordered until
the administration says the word.
To find out precisely what the ad-
ministration wants done Chairman
Henry of the house rules committee
arranged to confer with Secretary
Lansing before congress reconvenes,
concerning the desirability of a report
on the Wood resolution, demanding
the inquiry. Unless the state depart
ment concludes that good can come
of the probe, the Democratic members
of the rules committee will permit the
resolution to repose in the commit
tee pigeon hole. Representative
Henry, at his conference with Secre-
tary Lansing. will discuss the charge
of Thomas w Lawson that advance
information reached stock spectators
thru leaks on the presidents peace
message.
Chairman Henry stated that if ad-
mlnistration officials believe that a
public hearing should be conducted
and Mr.. Lawson's testimony should be
deemed valuable. the latter will be
summoned to Washington. altho per-
sonally. he said. he regarded Mr..
Lawson's statement of alleged leaks
as ''all bluff. He asserted that he did
not believe that good faith character
lied the demand for a probe