The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-08

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Lawson One Who Profited.
DO YOU know any persons who prof.
tied on the day OF the Leak"
Il probably do" lawson said. II
probably profitcd myself"
He declined TO say how much.
Chairman Henry drew from the wit.
ness that he knew OF no one at tho
White House connected with leak.
Asked IT he knew OF any leak in the
secretary OF states office, Mr. lawson
said
Would Not Make II Public.
i have no information regarding any
one in the state department which I
would give in public would give it
to the chairman But YOU do not need
| any mo1e information thar Yoa have fp
warrant an investigation
u cannot give the committee in a
court knowledge way as to who has
ben principals to the transaction" said
Lawson. Il could give names that
were given to me by people ! consider
responsible but ! won't-not at this
! time"
Refuses to Divuige Names.
will YOU give them to me'" asked
the chairman
/ NO. ! will not give them at all un-
less /, Is absolutely necessary"
The chair requests YOU now TO giye
me the names" continued Mr.. Henry
Il started on, with that dc,ermina-
nj | 4
blunder up your record with names 10
furnish headlines for the newspapers"
Names Given by Others.
Then you ilatly decline"
"lcS. ! decline to furnish names giv-
en- TO me by others not now"
Al this point the committee took .
recess until , o'clock.
| When the hearing opened. Rcpresen-
tativt Campbell (rcpublican) moved
that tkr committee subpoena +. NJ.
Lockwood & Co, brokers' 70 ~ Broad
way New York to bring papers and
documents showing sales for December
10 to y The committee decided TO con-
Sider IT III executive session Motion
vt Representative Chipcriield provided
Tor the stock exchange preserving its
brokers slips for the same period.
Statement of Tumulty.
Joseph 7, Tumul,y. secretary to Pres
ident Wilson, then was called and read
the following statement:
Il appear before this committee to re-
sent the unjust ,n,imation that ! gave
information to Mr. Il. NJ. Baruch in re-
=, gard to the So-oalled peace note sent to
the European bclligcrents las, month by
the secretary OF state, This intma,ion
was contained ~ a statement made tn
this committee by Representative Wood
OF Indiana, a man whom do not know.
5 Did Not Discuss Note.
t Il discussed the presidents note with
no one; first, because OF my oath OF
services which requests ,ha, | make no
, private use Of official information, and
, secondly, specifically because. as have
, stated, ! had no, seen the presidents
A note and did not know il was IN prep
aratlon or even contemplated.
No Information TO Anyone. M
II wish TO deny generally aud spccif-
= ically that | gave no information IA
Mr. Baruch or to anybody else in re.
4 gard TO the peace note did no, know
of the existence OF this note or that thu,
government contemplated the dispatch
of such a note until after printed eopiei
OF the note had been given to trpresen'
4 ,a,iyes OF the press by the state depart
VI ment
Pfesidents Statement.
II am authorized bv the president I,
quote him as follows:
u 80 wish. in justice to Mr.. Tumulty
" to say that he has stated the esae
facts. lie had no knowledge Of TN
note whatever until II was given on
for publications '"
'e Chairman Henry Of the rules com
70 mi,tee announced that he had no ques
tions to ask and Representative Cams
'e bell questioned Mr.. Tumulty.
u "Do you know who aided In the pre-
ID aration Of this no,er
"The presidcn, prepared and wrol
le the note, himself" said Mr. TumuIt,