Evening star., 1917-01-16
Gives MI. Henry Advice.


Go 10 Wall street and set up shop
was the advice Lawson said he gave
Henry. There, he said, all of the stock
exchange members could be summoned
with their books and clerks and forced
TO reveal the inside of transactions.
lettering again to his conference
with Henry, mentioning Secretary
Lansing and Bernard Baruch. Lawson
declared Henry told him the committee
had the substance of all of one OF
J.ansing's talks at the Biltmore Hotel
with the. New York broker. and the
substance of part Of another.
II said to Henry, Go through it from
A to t. Lawson testified, and before
blown off. Congress will know ana
The world will know who the hypocrites
are that are making millions" That
was what we talked about in the three
hours and quarter / was with him.
He asked me one thing before we
left the meeting: 4 ask you TO do this
he said. Throw the newspaper men off
the scent. We cannot gain anything
10y letting them know that We are
coming back here at 3 o'clock
Says Henry Sought Postponement.
$50 met Mr.. Henry again at ,
o'clock" Lawson continued. He said
10 me; Lawson. I'm sorry that we can't
do what you say. I agree with you that
it is great thing and good thing,
and all | regret is that l am going out
Of Office on the 18th of March.
II said that there was time enough
yet to do something. Then Henry said
that since We had parted in the morn
ing he had thought it all over and that
he had come TO the conclusion that the
matter was too serious to have made
mi Ito hAv, ..fA H.
you say If we get at it again in thirty
daysT
Il said. Not at all. it would be side
tracked by that time. and we will
never have this opportunity again "
state the way in which names came
10 be mentioned first. in your inter-
view with MIR. Henry" said representa-
tive Campbell. republican.
entered the room and the chairman
said nice things TO me. He wheeled up
a chair and said. Take comfortab BILE
one" 1 asked him to have one of my
cigars and he asked me to have one of
his cigarettes.
Agreed ITO Think Out Loud"
Then he said, Lawson, we've been
through these things and now let US
be fair with each other" I said to
him that l thought his committee
would dispute his right to hold a star
chamber session of this matter and
that l probably should have to talk to
the committee. He said: No. it's my
duty to do this. There are hundreds
mittee. many of them worthless
charges, and it is my duty to sift them
and to see whether they should be
given to the committee,
Very WELL l said. but 1t Is under
siood that we are TO think out loud
We shook hands on it and Henry said
That II exactly What's proper to
give to the public or the committee,
well give, and what isn't Wen hold In
confidence ! said that was agreed
Now. l said, don't ask me to give
names of men who have told me things
In confidence and We had quite long
talk about that. ard finally he said.
All right: but some time i IN going to
have those names. or there won't be
any Investigation
Then Mr.. Henry said: To show you
where We stard. IN tell you some of
the things we've got We have il that
tributionS to the democratic ca anpaign
fund. had four conversations with Sec
retary Lansing
That's going some replied -Four
OF 'em?'
Yes he answered. four of them. =
and then he added forgot to state
this yesterday-'We have the conversa-
ton of one of the interviews ard part
also have 1t that Count Won Berr storff
the German ambassador, is SO liked UP
in IL that he made over $1,000, ,00U.
We've got II up to s. 900 Gao now
Then I said to Henry. Mr.. Chairman.
IL doesn't seem to me that you need
me in order TO start an investigation.
Says He Exonerated Mr.. Lansing.
Then Henry asked me: DO you think
Baruch could be mixed UP in this way,
using his friendships In such way and
Involving the integrity OF the democrats
party
Mr. Chairman l said Il think he
would be the last man in the world to
to such a thing, and | will stake my head
that Secretary Lansing wouldn't take 4
postage stamp Of profit out Of such trans
actions. even though these things were
floating all around him
Then Henry asked me how these
things could happeR and ! told him that
there had been a big conspiracy in Wall
street for months and that this leak
alone was not responsible | told hin,
how Mexican war information had been
peddled. how situations were made 10
order. and I said that q man like Baruch
in the market, keeping posted. naturally
80 he uuelrthed any information through
runor or otherwise. and was certain tha!
people We're making enormous operations
would take advantage Of the market"
Repeats Statement About Diplomat.
Again repeating what he alleged
Henry said TO him about Secretar,
Lansing and Ambassador Berustorf-
Lawson added that upon repeating tn,
rumor about the ambassador, Henr,
had said: do you think that is pos
sibleg'
An extended discussion over whether
Henry had said the rumors had come L
the committee or him personally, fol
lowed. and Lawson said he was no
certain how the chairman had express
ed II.
Representative Garrett then request
ed Lawson to detail just what he sait
the chairman told HIM about Secretary
McAdOo. q banker and senator. Law
son insisted that the impression tina
he had coupled their names with Chair
man Henry's statements was erroneous
That information, he said. came from
another source, which he did not name
Henry mentioned only Baruch, Ian
sing and Count Won Bernstorfr," Law
son declared
His Conversation With Brokers.
Representative Lenroot, republican
said he thought it only fair to stat,
that in the prepared questions agree,
upon by the committee and banded I,
Chairman Henry the names OF the cab
met member and the banker had no