The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-01-05
LEAK DISCUSSION
BRINGS IN NAMES.OF
TUMULTY AND MRS.
WILSON'S BROTHER
(Conttnuci from Page onc.)

bring out that In the orty-eight hours
between the time the peace note was
forwarded and published. information
regarding IL could have come back
from the foreign powers TO some OF
the embassies here.
Mr.. Wood denied that ne had any
conference with administration Off
cials before Introducing his resolution.
although ne had talked about Il with
some congressman.
Representative Garrett insisted un
knowing what was the exact charge
back OF the resolution.
Rumor of Leak Current.
Mr.. Wood replied mat tine rumor
was current and there was a leak IN
the state department or In some add
ministratiVe office ms To- the sending
Of the note and that the leak went
Ia the friends Of the administration
and that. acting ON that information.
they profited by it, He added that
he had no Information as 20 how the
leak occurred or from whom IL came
and that the best he had was rumors
u have no names other Than thosc
: have already gwen" he added.
Representative wood iater produced
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q contained no address. n wax writ
ten on plain paper which contained no
letterhcad. II was dated New York"
and simply SIGNED "a. Curtis In tho
upper loft hand corner noted In rcheti
was no memorandum. Wall street
broker"
shortly before tho committee cv-
cusci wood and vert into executive
unanNnH fNHmfrfHm. Him. W. ur.a
various members Of the committee. en-
FnEed IN n heated exchange ovc bring
ms Secretary Tumultv'g name ihto the
proceedings without consulting him
"Do you charge Representative
Henry inquired. that Mr.. Tumuity
nrofted ty this SO called advance in
formation @"
NO. I do not. Wood replied cm-
phaiicaily. - do not charge that any
one profitel by Il. / am merely telling
YOU what has been told me.
Don't you think, Mr. Henry con
tinued. 'that it would nave been bct-
ter for you TO have submitted these
! reports 20 Mr.. Tumulty before coming
here and giving them out PUBLICLY ."
THAT IS the very reason J wanted
20 submit these rumurs IN q private
\ session, replied Mr. Wood.
II DO not know Mr.. Tumulty and.
therefore, did not want to go 10 him.
He might have been offended at me.
A. stranger, ~alaroaching him In That
way
General Wranglc Ensucs.
Representative Chiperfield OF Illi-
nois. objected at ;his point to Henry :
line Of questioninge and q general
wrangle ensued. Henry ceasing 10 in
terroRatc.
Representative Chiporfleld her ask
ed Mr.. Wood u Baruch WAS ID con-
tributor to the Democratic campaign
fund.
1 am informed Wood said, "that
he contributed $4,000 TO the Demo
cratic committee.
Again wransling broke put afrcsh.
Democrats objected ana Republican,
contonded that Baruch's contribution
was "A very material fact IN the In.
v~estigation.
els there any effort on the part Of
anyone pressing this investigation t,
rotard the efforts 81 the president o.
bring about p,pcc.' demanded Chair.
man Henry.
"Not that 1 know or wood re.
piled,
Curtis litter 60 WoOh.
Tho curtis letter 10 Representative
Wood follows.
"Doccmbcr 20. 1916.
lion william II Mopd,
"Iiousc Vi Representatives,
w shingtUn. -. {.
tDear Sir -Tic Democratic ma.
iority 81 ihc house win not I pre-
-umc. Icrmi5 the adoption of Noul
resolution Of inquiry, but u Is a high
D. m%ciiioriou- measure noucthoio-~
ani if I an 10 81, 1 Wau 10 he'll
you.
BERNARD ". Harnch OF this city
unqucStionahlt had The news uf ~ccro,
tar, Lansing note ~ early ~ Natur'
dag. December .. The mote was date,
ncccmbcr -. and Nj dispatched IN
az December -"
,Thc official copies OF the note are
dated December ls. they were placr'
800 ,hc hand COZ news associations a'
o b. ut. uu the afternoon of brcom.
uuI .u. and were released Tor pubs.
cation jon murlluE papers of b'rctu.
ibg 20 Officials announced chat th'
udto had h0cr transmitted to Eurup'
uu tno cables in the early morning
hours oi December t'.p
GLOW llaruch got Il. ! am not pre-
pared ~ say. but u gentleman of M
acquaintance Nuke the pu~itiN'
: statement thnt he saw Mr, T1imult'
au,i Nr. rniuch brcnlfasting togrthci
az tic Biltmorc hotcl In this city ui
10 two or three occasions Coin'idcn