The Washington herald., 1917-01-03
STONE ARRAICNS'
STATE EMPLOYEES.
IN LAWSON TALK
Administration Spokesman
Tells of Leak" Involving
Nation Honor
ASSAILANT IN CAPTTC.,
Author Of Scandal Sees House
Leader, Is Rebufed and
Replies.

Thomas W. Lawson. with an armful
of conversation. invaded the Halls OF
Congress yesterday and the net result
of his peregrinations was a nivver.
He saw Chairman Henry. OF the House
Rules Committee, a couple Of times.
There was no bloodshed; neither was
there a result. Only one that might be
construed as one was a reintroduction
by the Texas Representative OF his time
honored old regulation OF the stock ex-
changes by imposing additional safe
guards of their use of interstate means
of communication for the protection OF
the farmer and grower.
Protects Cotton Growers.
This has long been dear to the hearts
of Southerners because Of its protection
Of the price Of cotton and the prevention
OF speculation that might be harmful to
the planters.
Mr.. Henry also added to his series OF
statements on the Lawson controversy.
In the Senate Mr.. Stone, of Missouri,
indulged in a lot Of language about Law
son on a question Of personal privilege
in which he made. one statement which
excited some reporters to sensational
conclusions in local afternoon papers
This statement follows:
IF it is true that any public official has
or did use any secret information, as has
been alleged, to further his own personal
interests, he Is an inscriptions scoun-
drel
Il do know things have occurred In the
department that ought not to be possible.
Il know that confidential communica-
uons to the State Department and for
eign governments, which would never
have been made except in the sense that
the department would hold them secret,
have by some means found their way into
the hands Of men not authorized to re-
ceive them.
The things to which I refer did not
concern stock market transactions, but
the honor of the nation. How this hap
pened I do not know. but It could only
have happened through the infidelity OF
employees OF the State Department"
Senator Stone denounced Thomas W.
Lawson and his charges.
Lawson last night promised more reve-
Iations.
Republican Leader Aroused.
Representative Campbell, a Republican
member Of the Rules Committee, protest
ed vigorously against what he termed
the star chamber proceedings OF
Chairman Henry. He said that all OF the
members of the committee should hear
what Lawson had to offer and judge as
to whether an invest CATION was neces-
sary.
Senator stones speech caused a sensa-
ton In the Senate. He arose to deny a
published statement that ~. S. Stone
had contributed some hundreds of thou
sands OF shares to the bear raid in Wall
Street, but waived the denial when Sena-
tor Borah pointed out that the ''U. S.
Stone referred to was undoubtedly a
typographical error for "U. S. Steel" 1t
was pointed to be a quotation from a
press association dispatch printed in an
Iowa daily.
Representative Emerson, of Ohio, has
introduced a resolution in the House
which would authorize a joint committee
Of the House and Senate to examine
Lawson forthwith. Representative Emer-
son sought to discuss his resolution, but
was shut of by the Democratic leader.
He succeeded in saying, however, that
the CHARGES made by Lawson, while they
might not be true. were credited by many
persons and ought to be investigated"