The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-16

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}nve = ~. Whsn there Is direct
&)ffefeace Of opiNion,- stronger than
vosaciey--saised. u Is perfectly obvious
tknt ogSe or the other Of US is commit
tjnG perjury: deliberate. rank perjury
1his is no syndicate or national bank
Hlooting. This is a meeting OF hlsh
committee Of congress. In my op'n'
len there Is nothing of greater impor-
tance than for your committee TO at,
rive at fair and honest decision; and
10 do that you must hear what nave
to say"
Representatives Garrett, Foster and
others objected to Lawson's argument
and there was stormy wrangle dur
ing which Lawson shouted ms insist
cnce that he should be heard July ,
Chairman Henry ruled that he would
be giten opportunity TO tell what nc
wanted
Lawson resumed his narrative OF ms
meeting with Henry, reiteratng 'ha'
the chairman told him the leak was
too serious for an investigation al th'H
time, but that he favored a general M
auiry later into the stock mar
Lawson said he indorSed that and re
vcaIed. to Henry that he had much to
do with the money trust inquiry
though Henry. member OF the com
mittee was unaware OF IT.
~ told him" lawson said. that |
dug up much OF the information. e
termycr went to Europe while did 1t
! personally paid the bills OF the eN-
perts. upwards to $4,000 and asked Tor
no glory cxccp, to appear as a witness.
"Here is a chance told Henry
II is the greatest thing that can be
done for the American people
Go To Wall Street. ..
Go to Wall Stree, and set mp shop,
was the advice LAWSON said he gave
Henry. There" he said, all OF the
stock exchange members could be
suihmoncd with their hook, and clerks
and forced to reveal the inside trans
actions"
Referring 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 ono ol
Lansing'S talks at the Biltmorc hotc'
with the New York broker and the
substance oi par, OF another.
Would Blow OFF Lid.
81 said to Henry go through 1t iron
\ to I.'' lawson testified. and be
fore YOU are one third down the lid
will be blown off Congress will know
and the world will know who the hypo.
critics arc that are making millions.
That was what We talked about in the
three hours and a quarter ! was with
him.
"iIe asked me one thing before we
left the meeting ! ask YOU to do this
he said Throw the ncwspapcrmcn oil
the scent We cannot gain anything
by letting them know thai we are com
inR back here al ; o'clock '"
$50 | met Mr.. Henry again at
o'clock lawson continued 'llc said
TO me, lawson. I'm sorry that we can't
do what ycn say. agree with YOU that
it is a great thing and a good thing
and all regret is that | am gong out
Of office on the fourth OF March
Time Enough Yet.
81 said that there was time enough
yet, to do something Then, he said
since We had parted in the morning he
had though IT all over and that he had
come to the conclusion that the matter
was too scriou, to he made public now
He then asked What do YOU say il We
get at II again in thirty days
81 said, Not at all II will be side
tracked by that time and we will never
have this opportunity again
State the way III which the names