The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-16
LAWSON FEELS
PERTURBED OVER
HIS TREATMENT

edge OF the leak machinery; repeated
rumor that Count Won Bernstorf, tn
German ambassador, had made two mil
lions in the stock market, and to men
ton a list of well known men whom h
, thought should be questioned. The com
mittee promptly issued subpenas for al
of them.
Mr.. Lawson said he had been told tina
Malcolm McAdoo, the secretary's brother
knew of the leak, as did G. ID. Barne,
and company, and Steward G. Glib
honey of New York. A Mrs. Ruth Thorn
ason Visconti of this city, he said. hac
declared to him in the presence of he
attorney that Secretary Tumulty "re
ceived his bit" and that W, w. Price
one of the White House correspondents
was "the go-between for Tumulty anc
Others" II. Pliny Fiske, lawson said
was the banker he referred to previously
as dominating a cabinet officer, and Arch
ibald s. White, he said, had given him
this information.
Representative Henry was said by
Lawson to have told him, at the confer.
ences that preceded the opening of the
| leak investigation, of reports connecting
/
and also had told him OF reports that
Secretary Lansing had been seen confer
ring with Bernard Baruch, the Wall
street operator, said to have made a
cleanup on the falling market which ac.
.ompanied the peace note.
Lawson declared Henry had asked him
on patriotic grounds not to press his
charges. At no time, the Boston finan-
cier testified, did he ever say he had di-
rect information.
When Lawson had finished his recital,
Chairman Henry took the stand and
swore that at no time had he mentioned
to lawson the names the finaneier
brought out on the witness stand; that
he had no information then and had
none now of his own knowledge; and de-
MED generally and completely all of Law
sons testimony relating to him.
When he had concluded, Lawson rose
and solemnly declared that every word
he had uttered on the stand was the
truth, SO help me God, without varia-
ton"
To back it up, Lawson said that imme-
diately after leaving Henry at their first
conference he laid his information before
Judge O'IIara Cosgrave, Sunday editor of
the New York World, Erman J. Ridgway.
president OF Everybody's Magazine, and
Donald Mcdonald, publisher OF a Boston
financial paper.
Call these men," he demanded, "and
they will bear me out in what | say"
Almost in tears at Henry's absolute
denial of his statements, Lawson shout
ed.
"I'll make good here, and won't go to
jail as the goat"
Secretaries McAdoo and Tumulty and
Mr.. Price at once issued statements de-
nying Lawson's references to them. The
committee promptly ordered subpenas
for Ridgway, Cosgrave, Warburg, Fiske,
Price, White, Malcolm McAdoo, Gibbon
ey, Barney & Co., Mrs. Visconti and John
R. Rathom, editor of the Providence
Journal, who published some articles
about Leaks" Secretaries Tumulty and |
McAdoo will appear without subpoena.
Mondays sensational proceedings dis |
posed of the elaborate preparations for |
holding lawson in contempt of the House
or his defiance of the committee at the |
previous hearing.
A great crowd was packed into the
Dom when Lawson arrived. Police
leared an entrance for him.
With set of IA questions before him,
preparing by Representative Lenroot,
'hairman Henry began to question Law
on. When he had completed his first
question, demanding the name of the
ongressman who Lawson said told him
q x,As H.. - M, !
nd banker reported to have been con
ected with the ''leak" and also their
ames, Lawson rose and said he desired
o make statement.
81 am going to answer your question:
e began significantly.
The crowd, which up to that time had
isions of Lawson being placed in the
ustody of an officer on contempt charges,
ettled back with an obvious temporary
lss of interest.
Lawson insisted that he first be per-
litted to make statement setting forth
hat it was aagnist his wishes to give the .
ames in public. Chairman Henry insist ,
i, however, that lawson should answer :
he questions put to him, and he said he :
-ould later receive an opportunity to ,
idht any SlditIHtHI ne uPcITEu. a
Despite the decision of the chairman,
awson insisted ON making a statement s
nd pleaded for an opportunity first TO !
resent his information in secret.
May | not have just word p he | &
sked, in pleading tones. 81 will be 7
iort and to the point. II seems you y
We it to me to allow me to state things !
hich | think are absolutely necessary. >
am going to answer your questions. if "
reed to, but ] want to make one more
,peal before I answer" =
81 stated before that my reasons for 7
fusing to give the information had =
ere that publication OF names might =
nd TO the destruction Of evidence, and
so that a member OF Congress had CON
need me that the matter was serious
the nation and the administration. N
''But | did give one name TO Speaker
ark, that of Charles II. Sabin, presi-
Mt Of the Guaranty Trust company Of
wv York. Mr. Sabin came before YOU f.
d was allowed TO go away without Civ Il
2 any information or showing his L
oks. Mr.. Sabin has left the country
d his evidence is gone. m
j am willing 10 give all the names. ID
( ] appeal 10 the committee to take all oi
= answers in confidence. Then II the ol
nmittee determines that I shall make
em public I viii repeat them in public. III
lont want to quibble and don't want b.
refuse liza
Here the committeeman held a brief b
iispered conversation and Chairman in