The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-05
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rs MENTIONED
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Injected Win the SOfeA hn4Sne
by the leak. ts
.only meant they knew about the
note or might possibly have profited
LII they could-and would.
"Do YOU charge Mr.. Tumulty profit
/ ed ?" Chairman Henry asked.
NO" replied Wood. cor that any
one else profited.
"Haven't you asked Mr.. Tumulty
whether Mr.. Baruch had BREAKFAST
with him.
I mo"
Haven't you found whether A.
Curtis. your informant, Is reput-
able man." :
| NO"
Haven't you done Mr.. Tumulty
grave injustice?"
81 wanted to give you names IN
executive session. 1 don't know MI.
| Tumulty and thought he might deem
II insolent if | went to see him."
Representative Harrison tried to
bring out that representatives OF the
Wall Street Journal and Financial
American were present at Lansing
conference when reporters were tod
in advance that there would be a Dig
story later in the day" Wood said ne
, hadn't heard about that.
Harrison then tried to find wheth-
or the news Of the note couldA have
come back frem Europe before the
stock market broke
Wood said he thought 1t could. He
didn't know whether Barney Baruch
gave money to the democratic cam
paign fund. He was sure though
that the leak talk was not an effort
to retard the presidents peace move.
Wood became confused when de-
mand was made for supported facts.
He failed to mention one fact ne
would youch for.
Secretary TumuIty sAot a statement
to the capitol post-haste, demanding
an apology from Wood.
At the end of an hour Wood was
through and the rules com mittee went
into executive session.
suggestion that Secretary OF
State Lansing and Presidential Sec
rotary Tumulty be subpoenaed was
oyerruled.
The committee decided at this
executive session to subpoena Barney
Baruch and A. Curtis, New York
broker, informant of Representative
Wood. as to The alleged leak. 1t Will
resume tomorrow morning.
Thomas w. Lawson will appear
Monday, 1t was announced.
| It was also decided to ask the New
York stock exchange. w. B. Hlbbs
and Co., Of Washington, and all other
| Washington houses to produce Their
books from December 10, before the
German note came, until December
%, after the presidents note was
sent.
| Made TumuIty Angry.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.-Scathingly
denouncing Representatt Wood for
mentioning his name before the house
rules committee today. secretary to
the president, Joseph P. Tumulty, In
prepared statement declared "ocS
should publicly apologize for bring
inc Tumulty's name into the proceed
fngs on information based solely on
hearsay and rumor."
| Tumulty sent the statement up TO
the capitol with the request that it
be read before the committee.
Tumulty said he would appear be-
fore the committee gladly and with
out a subpoena
| Tumulty's statement follows:
| "I am very glad to say publicly
| that did not know OF the existence
| of the presidents note on peace until
| the newspapers were informed. very
frequently the president. who knows
that l am bombarded by newspaper
men and others for information, saves
me embarrassment by keeping such
matters absolutely secret from me-
In fact have often. suggested that
this be done I have not been at the
Biltmore in a year, never talked about
peace with Mr.. Baruch before or al
ter the peace note was sent and never
lunched with him in my life.
have met him as have a great many
rood men from time to time In hotels.
at the theatre and elsewhere A presi-
dents secretary meets great many
people every day and it is very easy
| for some TO circulate rumors based as
Wood says. wholly on hearsay. l
think Mr.. Wood owes me public
apology for mentioning my name at all
merely on hearsay and r1Ihlor."
! R. W. Boiling, mentioned with
Tumulty by Wood, characterized the
whole affair as absolutely absurd.
| such a rumor as Wood mentions
is without the slightest foundation,
said Boiling II did not know the
note had been written or sent until