Evening star., 1917-01-05

/. Barney Baruch and Mr. Tumulty." Rep
:. resentative Henry asked.
That came from Curtis.
"Did you see him. and where?
"No, / never saw him. Wood replied.
'It came to me In a letter..
Asked for the letter, the congressman
said he did not have it with him, but
would get ii later.
where did you get your informa-
tion about the Connolly firm and the
Mr. Boiling you spoke Off"
That has been common rumor
prevalent for several days." said Rep
resentative Wood. Il heard 1T from
several sources. but don't remember
/. just where" =.
You certainly must have recelNeo II
from some one?"
yes, but 1 don't think I can recall
just who told me that. / heard 1t many
times. I haven't taken the names OF
p all persons who gave me information.
Here Representative Wood interrupt
ed the questioning to say:
II have said and 1 wish to say again
at this time that l have made and am
making no charge against any one
am merely giving you information
= have received
What public position has Bernard
Baruch," asked Representative Camp
bell. ranking republican of the COM
mittee.
II understand he is member OF the
council OF national defense"
Doesn't Remember Date.
do you have a memorandum as to
the date of the alleged conference be-
e tween MIR. Baruch and Secretary Tu-
multy at the Biltmore Hotel?" Mr.
Campbell continued.
81 don't remember. but it is stated in
this letter from Curtis
"In these conferences between Tu-
t.. he
implied by the word conference!
asked Representative Garrett. demo-
cratic member of the committee.
only that they were seen talking
together and registered together, said
Wood.
"Of course, you have no information
as to what they talked about?
NO, I have not"
olution of reference to Thomas w
Lawson's telegram limiting that mem
bers of Congress sought to dodge an
inquiry, Representative Garrett asked
If Representative Wood had any in
formation in any way indicating that
members of the House were involved
in the leak transactions.
II have no information whatever in
volving the name of any member of the
House." Representative Wood replied. II
know of no member of the House being
mixed up in this stock crash
Oh1y AsohhAoA.
ct understood you to say that firm
in Washington, known as Connolly &
Co., proflted by alleged transactions"
Representative Garrett continued. Can
you state where you got that informa-
tionr
NO more than that it was common
rumor.''
rs there any one you know who might
A tn, hot nm
mo one except Hutton & Co."
In response to further questioning
Representative Wood said he understood
Hutton & Co were the New York repre-
sentatives of Connolly & Co.
Replying to Representative CantreH.
Representative Wood said he had not
consulted Secretary Lansing regarding a
j. reported leak of the Presidents note,
either before or after he introduced his
resolution. Mr.. Wood also said he had
other Information. and had sent num-
Der of letters and kilograms to various
persons inquiring about 1t.
TT is not suficientIy developed to
give at this time" he said. but I may
hear from 1t later. 1 can give the
committee In private what I have
heard II 1t is desired"
Mr.. Wood was not pressed further on
that point. but will be asked concern
ing II later. Representative Harrison
of Mississippi suggested that the wit
ness should give dates of publication
Of the note and other details.
Tells of Market Crash.
Mr.. Wood replied that the crash in
the stock market came. or rather cul-
minated. Thursday, December 21. and
that the peace message had been re-
leased for publication by the Associat-
ed Press at 1905 o'clock that morning
for morning papers of that day.
tot ira 1rrfo xrf.
bring out that in the forty-eight hours
between the time the peace note was
forwarded and published information
regarding 1t could have come back
: from the foreign powers to some of the
embassies here. Mr.. Wood said he had
heard some intimation to that effect
but could not say who told him. He
also said he had heard an intimation
that the German embassy in this coun-
try had gotten that information back
here.
Don't you think" asked Mr.. Harri-
son. that the news leaked out from
foreign powers and came out in that
way
Il would have to know. more about
the conditions in that respect at the
foreign capitals" replied Mr.. Wood
mo political influence actuated you
IN introducing this resolution" asked
Mr.. Harrison.
Il hope not. No. sir. These charges
are Infamous. the acts charged are in
famous If the charges are untrue
those against whom suspicion has been
cast should be cleared of it."
Not All Newspaper Men.
Mr.. Harrison referred to Secretary
Lensing's conference with newspaper
men on the morning of December 20
and suggested that at the conference
were present some persons who were
not newspaper men.
Mr.. Wood said he had heard intima-
tions of that
Mr.. Harrison then suggested that
there were representatives of the Wall
street Journal and Financial America
present at that conference, and that
their duties were to get all tips that
-Woulf affect the stock market He add
ed that these journals are maintained
by stock brokers'" and suggested it
might have been that those financial
reporters sent kilograms TO their offices
and that that was the way the informa-
tion got out.
Mr.. Wood replied he did not know
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