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

were given I me by people i considea
responsible. but I won't-not at this
time" AAE
'Win you give them to me2" asked
the chairman.
"No, I viii not give them at all, un.
lass 1t is absolutely necessary"
The chair requests you now to give
me the names" continued Mr.. Henry
II started out with the determina.
ton and I say again that I will not
blunder up your record with names g
furnish headlines for the newspapers"
Then o fatty decline?"
Yes, / decline to furnish names Civ,
en- to me by others-not now"
Secretary T~unlulty's statement 1olA
lows:
Il appear before this committee to rs-
sent the unjust intimation that I gave
information to b.. M. Baruch. In regard
to the co-called a note sent to tho
European ~belligerents last month by
the secretary Of state. This lima
was contained in a statement made TO
this committee by Representative Wood,
OF Indiana, a man whom / do not KNOW.
To the best Of my knowledge ! have
never met Mr.. Wood. Certainly he made
no effort to find out the truth from me
before dragging my am into this al,
fair.
Says He Didn't Know Il.
II wish to deny generally n specif-
ically that I gave advance information
TO Mr.. Baruch. or to anybody else. In re-
OF the existence Of this note or that this
government contemplated the dispatch
of such a note until after printed copies
Of the note had been given to represent
tatives of the press by the state depart
ment. / was not consulted in the pre-
%paration of the note, by the president or
by anybody else. The conferences and
communications relating to the drafting
of the note and its dispatch were conf
dental between the president and the
secretary Of state. I knew nothing of
them whatever, nor did any other per.
son employed in the executive office,
II nave had no correspondence, writ
ten or Geographic with Mr.. Baruch or
anybody representing him regarding
this matter. / have had no telephone
talks with Mr.. Baruch or ANYBODY rep
%resenting him regarding the matter. ]
have never talked with him or any
body representing him or with any one
else publicly or privately with regard
to this matter.
Doesn't Eat With Baruch.
Apparently the only in%sinuations
made against me are that / lunched
with or met Mr.. Baruch at the Bit
more hotel at or bou the time of the
preparation of the presidents sugges-
ton that the European belligerents
state their peace terms. / a
never breaSfasted. lunched. dined or
taken any meals with Mr.. Baruch. /
have met him only at several %banquets
and large dinners, when many other
persons were present. I have never dis
cussed any peace or other note, either
when it was in prospect or afterwards
with Mr.. Baruch or n other person
engaged in the purchase or sale Of Sc
c%urities Of any kin on the stock
market.
While this is a complete denial Of
the only i~nsinuations which nave been
made, / wish to go further and say
that I have never engaged In stock
market sales or purchases myself, nor
through brokers, friends or agents.
Il discussed the presidents note with
no one, first, because my oath of
service requires that / make no private
use of official information, and second
ly. and specifically because as I have
stated, I had not seen the presidents
note and did not know that it was in
preparation or even contemplated.
Doesn't Play Stock Market.
GAS I have already said in a public
statement, l have frequently requested
the president to keep me free from n
knowledge Of impending international
moves so that l might not be embar-
raised by requests for information
who appeal to me In my office con-
stantly for such information. The in
situations which ia been made,
whether conceived in political malice
or merely through transformation, are
wholly false and without even the
flimsiest basis. / nave not at any
time since acting as Mr.. Wilson's sec
rotary, first when he was governor OF
New Jersey and later when he became
president, been interestd in any stock
transactions of any kind or given any
information to any other person upon
which purchases or sales might be
made. / wish to make this statement
as sweeping and complete as ] know
how. / am still waiting for Mr.. Woods
public apology.
Wilson Backs Him Up.
81 am authorized by the president to
quote him as follows:
II wish, in justice to Mr.. Tumulty,
to say that he has stated the exact fact.
He had no knowledge of the note what
ever until it was given out for publica-
ton"
Secretary Lansing was called next.
Possibly / had better start said
Secretary Lansing, "by stating that /
assume that confidential communica-
tons between the president and my
self are not a part of the inquiry. lear
give you physical history of the note.
The draft of the note was received by
Monday afternoon. / called Mr.. Folk,
counsellor for the department, and Mr..
WColsey, law adviser attached to 1tEy
office and discussed the three fosr,is
in which the note had 70 be pset,aiseu,
and sent forth. l then handed 1t To- Mar.
Woolsey. enioinirs to tic s~tritest
secrecy that It might taAe it tt, the
three confidential stenographnra. There
it was to be prepared and delivered u
Mr.. Salmon. chief III thn irsi@x bureau
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