The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-01-11

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Washington. Jan. s.-Thomas W..
Lawson told the committee that q
member OF congress had told him
ulated on the falling market
caused by the leak. but he fatty
refused to give the committee the
name Of the cabinet member or OF
the member of congress who told
him.
Washington. D. c.. Jan. S.--Thomas
w. Lawson, whose startling declafa-
tons regarding h alleged leak II,
connection with the presidents peace
note probably caused the nvestigallon
to determine IL there was a Teak" now
under way here. created an uproar IN
the committee room when he took the
stand this morning. He refused TO De
Interrupted in his statement by mem
bers Of the House rules committee n
Insisted that he'd take whatever PEN
| atty was provided for saying what ne
pleased.
by Chairman Henry that he might
| proceed in his own way for the
present" Mr.. Lawson asked II ne were
Mr.. Henry said that would depend on
whether he confined himself to the
subject before the committee.
Crowd Wells at Lawson.
"My mann is Thomas w. Lawson"
he said. My home is Boston. My oc-
cupation, you might say. Is that OF a
farmer" ;.
The crowd burst into a roar Of
laughter and lawson fastened to eN-
plain.
I don't say am a farmer to be
fictitious" he said. SIN q way also 1
| am connected with financial matters"
81 will give testimony he said, re
garding the damnabie condition which
has existed for two years. for the pur-
pose Of finding remedy for conditions
| which caused hundreds Of thousands OF
persons to be driven to enormous
losses
Lawson flew into a rage after he
had proceeded for half an hour when
interrupted by Representative Clipper
field. He declared he proposed to say
ali he had to say regardless OF conse-
queDces.
land Hi take 1t in advance"
The committee room was in an up
roar and Representative Henry threat
ened to clear it and hold tho proceed
ings in executive session.
Lawson gesticulated, shook his finge
IN REPRESENTATIVE Chiperfield's face
II loudly declared he, as an Ameri-
| can citizen, would see to it that he got
his rights.
Jerry South. clerk Of the House,
| pulled Mr. Lawson DaCk 1ntO tilS Cld!l
until order could be restored.
Common, Lawson Says.
Lawson. pacing UP and down before
the committee, declared that all he had
said in the public press regarding the
leak he believed to be true.
Il repeat it all now" he declared.
"It is one Of the commonest things in
Wall Street, advance from
| Washington about government affalrS,
affairs Of such Importance that hey
frequently affect the country's securl-
ties. I mean all leaks from the SUI
preme court, advance on
decisions. advance information on I'M
portant Senate matters, action Of con-
| gressional committees, cabinet affalrs
and advance information direct from
the White House itself"
From that he led into charges OF a
''premeditated, deliberately figured out,
deliberately worked out robbery Of the
American people through United states
stock gamblers"
Knows Who's Responsible.
Te said he knew who was response
BILE for the leak and reiterated he was
convinced The committee did not want
nm investigation. He reviewed his re-
cent trip to Washington.
II came to Washington" SAID ne,
ito aid in an honest investigation, only
to have hell lambasted out Of me as
soon as congress convened. Promptly
when the Senate met, a leather lunged,
sewer mouthed old blatherskite-
The chairman stopped Lawson there
n then ollowed a row between Law
son and Representative Chiperfield,
which was unintelligible even to the
official stenographer.
Chairman Henry raped for order
and Lawson roared: II dom propose
to be bulldoZed and I will not be in
Inundated"
Finally. after more wrangling, by a
unanimous vote of the committee all
of Lawson,s heated speech vas struck
from the record. The chairman then
began to question him.
you stated that there was a leak.
Will you give the committee the name
Of the person who carried the leak to
Wall street from Washington"
Lawson replied that the way he
of the leak would be to violate e. con-
fidence, and he could not do so.
do you know any names" de-
manded Chairman Henry.
Not in Il legal sense"
DO you know OF any in any sense?"
"I know there was a leak" Lawson
said. land knowing there was a leak.
l must nave some information"
Admits He Profited.
do you know any persons who
profted on the day Of the leak?"
81 probably do" lawson said. II
probably profited mystelf." He declined
TO say how much.
BY a process Of elimination, Chair
man Henry drew from the witness that
he knew of no one at the White House
connected with the leak. Asked if he
knew of any leak in the secretary of
stale's office, Mr.. Lawson replied:
II have no information regarding any
one in the state department. which /
would gise IN public. l would give 1t
to the chairman. But you don't need
any more information than you have