The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-01-16
LAWSON INSISTS
HENRY ASSISTED
IN NOTE LEAK
Declares That Either He Is q Foul
Perjurer or That the Con-
gresham Lies
M'ADO0's NAME DRAGGED
INTO THE CONTROVERSY
Proposed Plan TO Summon More
Witnesses and Have q Real
Investigation j
M'ADOO's NAME DRAGGED
INTO THE CONTROVERSY

investigation ,
Washington, Jan. l6.-Thomas W.
Lawson was called to the witness
stand again today, when the house
rules committee resumed its hearing
on the alleged leak to the stock mar.
ket on President Wilson's peace note,
Describes Visit.
Mr.. Lawson described his visit to.
New York publishers after his inter.
view with Chairman Henry. He said
he asked them for advice on whether
he should go on with his charges or
drop them. Speaking of his talk with
Donald Macdonald, Lawson said:
II impressed on him the confidence
which your chairman impressed on
me, as everything was friendly bs.
tween Henry and me then. -,
Guilty Of Perjury. o.
UNLESS your chairman said what
] say he did, l am guilty OF foul per.
jury and am unfit to be anywhere out
side Of the bars of prison" wv
II was very much worked up about
the Henry statement" Lawson contin-
ned. Wa had agrssd on one, He hsd
said you word it..'sI did, un -
said it was fair and gave both sjAes.
and we shook hands on it. When Z
read his statement, it appeared IN.
fair. 1t looked as though in the three
hours and a-quarter he had asked
me over and over again to give him
names and that l had failed, ...a
Repeats Conversation. ~ y
Lawson continued to repeat his con.
versation with Henry. t..
Il will say in view Of all that has
occurred here.' Lawson declared,
that it is right that you should hear
all | have to say. When there 10 4
direct difference of opinion-stronEer
than veracity-raised, it is perfectly
obvious that one or the other Of us
is committing perjury, deliberate,
rank perjury. This is no syndicate or
national bank meeting. This Is Z
meeting of high committee of con-
gress. In my opinion, there is nothing
of greater importance than for your
committee to arrive at fair and hon
est decision, and to do that you must
hear what l have to say" :.,
Interrupting Lawson, Represents
tive Harrison moved that J. p. Nor
gan. j. S. Bache. H. Dawson. F. A.
Vanderlip, Arthur Upper and 8. G.
Wexler be subpoenated to appear in
the investigation. .....,. .
.. Issue subpoenaes. ="
The motion was carried, and tho
subpOenaes issued. Harrison made no
Of his reason for ordering
the subpoenaes.
Representative Garrett and Repre-.
Foster and others objected
to Lawson's argument. and there Ms
q stormy wrangle, during which Law
son shouted his insistence that h0
should be heard fully. 49,. =,
Chairman Henry ruled he could tell .
all he wanted. IT,,
Resumes Narrative.
Lawson resumed his narrative OF
his meeting with Henry, reiterating
that the chairman told him the leak
was too serious for an investigation
at this time, but that he favored Z
general inquiry later into the stock
market Lawson said he endorsed
that and revealed to Henry that h0
had much to do with the money trust
inquiry, though Henry, a member Of
the committee, was unaware Of Il. =
Il told him." Lawson said, that I
dug up much of the information. Un.
termyer went to Europe while did 1t.
personally paid the bills of experts.
upward of 100000, and asked for No
glory except to appear as . witness.
Here is a chance" told Henry.
to duplicate that. 1t is the greatest
thing that can be done for the Auneri-
can people"
Set up Shop. s
GO to Wall street and set up shop"
was the advice Lawson said he Save
Henry. There, he said, all the Stock
Exchange members could be sum0oa.
ed with their books and clerks md
forced to reveal the inside Of transac-
tons.
Gets Psevish.
please don't take me to task
again." lawson asked the committoe.
Please let me be in earnest whGa !
want to be in earnest l tell you this
Is one OF my earnest moments. -
have respect for this COMMITTEES and
its chairman Here is the opportM-
ity Of a lifetime for full invest11k
tion. I have told Chairman Henry -
ret hold Of the Wall Street stock
records and. go through the whole Ut.
Before he got One-third down, the ~
would pop on. Then We WoaA -
the names Of these hypocritos vAo