Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-01-10

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the names to special investigation
committee should the rules commit
tee recommend aud the house order
am inquiry
~ will' replied Lawson emphat-
cally
"li there II q drastic INVESTIGATION
I'm willing under these circumstances
10 say t.at II would be more serious
for nae not to give the information
have than To- give II. But ! do be
licNc II X too serious a matter TO
give before this committee has de
tcriniucd what IT viii do
"ioG really have no interest in any
Investigation about the leak anyway
have you2' asked Representative
Garrett
"All on earth you want is an inves-
ugat,ou Of the stock exchange that
viii lead 10 federal regulation, Is II
mote"
Yves; that's true" said Lawson.
frankly, arousing the surprise Of
some members OF the committee
The only motive behind your agi-
tati'r Of this matter is to force a
drastic inquiry into the stock eN-
cndEgc for legislative purposes o"
Gtrrctt continued
Absolutely" said Lawson.
And you are a common stock
gambler. are you not?" iuterjcctcd
Representative Harrison.
The same as you are rctortcd
Lawson.
what do YOU mean by that" de-
mHudcd Mr. Harrison.
"Only that | deal I'm stocks Just as
YOU OF any other citizen seeking in
vt-tmcut might do"
An Intimation.
II cannot name the cabinet officer
- whom | have referred, Lawson re
piled To renewed questioning 10y Rep
rcscptativc Harrison, without men
tioniuU another official of higher
position and that would be more Sc
fious than II / east "A cloud over the
entire congress and was sent 10 jail
my self for life"
In response 10 questions by Repre-
sentative Pattcn, Lawson said he did
not .hink the leak got into Wall street
thru any newspaper man or from any
printed document. He reiterated he
you'd disclose his information to a
ccuuittcc that had power to summon
books and paper for "A thvrO lnNcsti-
CATION OF the stock exchange.
Adjournment Tor lunch was then
taken.
charles II. Sabin, president of the
Guaranty Trust company of New York.
went on the stand at the opening of
the afternoon session. He testified he
was In no way connected with the
stock exchange and said he did not
know In what connection he was
called
/ "lt has been said" Representative
/ IChiperfield told him. that you called
the financial writer's Of New York to
your bank and outlined To them that
YOU felt II your uuty To suggest To the
country that there were to bc negotia-
! tons for peace and that You felt they
would affect the price of stocks. II
there was anything of that kind sug-
gcstcd. please outline it,"
81 shall be glad To" said Mr. Sabin.
/ In October | said to newspaper men
/ that / have information that the Ger
man government had instructed the
: president To approach the allies on the
subject OF peace"
"Did YOU make any statement In
this connection as To the effect it
might have on stocks
Didn't Give Opinion.
81 talked to only one man on that
lie asked me what effect IT would
have. did not venture any opinion"
1 "EVidcntly YOU were in possession
of some information not generally
known?"
81 think I was lie added the
source of his information was in no
way connected with the United States
government.
would YOU object To stating for
what purpose YOU made this state
ment2"
Purely my personal judgment that
II should hc known" Sahn replied.
Then YOU had an idea in giving out
] This information of the effect mig lt
have on the market" Chipcrfield
| continued.
Never thut OF It," said Bahin. II
gave out the news for no such pur-
pose lie added that he had no in
formation about the presidents peace
note until he read IL In the newspa-
! pcrs
Sahin was excused from telling the
l source uf his information about the