The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1917-01-05

leased for publication by the Associ-
ated Press at 1905 o'clock that morn
ing for morning papers Of that day.
SUGGESTS THERE MAY HAVE
BEEN A DIPLOMATIC LEAK.
Representative Harrison tried TO
bring out that in the forty eight hours
between the time the peace note was
forwarded and published information
regarding II could have como back
from the foreign powers TO some OF
the embassies here. Mr.. Wood SAID
he had heard some intmation to that
effect, but could not say who told him.
He also said he had heard an intma-
ton that the German Embassy In this
country had got that Information
back here.
Don't you think" asked Mr.. Har-
rison, that tho news leaked out from
foreign powers and came out In that
way7"
II would have to know moro about
the conditions In that respect At the
foreign capitals" replied Mr.. Wood.
mo political influence actuated
you In Introducing this resolution
asked Mr.. Harrison.
II nope not. No, sir. These charges
are Infamous, the acts charged are
Infamous. II tho charges are untrue
those against whom suspicion has
been cast should be cleared of It,"
Mr.. Harrison referred TO Secretary
Lansing's conference with newspaper
men on the morning OF Dec. 20 ana
suggested that at the conference were
present some persons who were not
newspaper men.
Mr.. Wood said he had heard inti-
nation OF that.
REPRESENTATIVE PRES SENT
FROM WALL STREET PAPERS.
Mr.. Harrison then suggested that
there were representatives OF the
Wall Street journal and Financial
America present at that conference,
and that their duties were to get all
tips that would affect the stock mar
ket. He added that these journals
are maintained by stock brokers'' and
suggested IL might have been that
those financial reporters sent tele-
grams to their offices and that that
was the way the information got out.
Mr.. Wood replied he did not know
about that.
Mr.. Harrison explained that secre.
tary Lansing on that occasion asked
the newspaper men to keep faith on
what he told them. and added that the
newspaper men kept the faith"
Secretary Lansing at that CONFER
ence merely announced that note
had been despatched. specifically said
IL did not concern peace. and refused
10 give further Information OF iVs coh-
tents.
Mr. Wood said all he had heard was
that Secretary Lansing told those AT
the conference that there might be
some Important information later on.
Mr.. Harrison brought out that
Wood knew nothing about Curtis, the
broker, until he got a letter from him
after the introduction OF his resolu-
tion for an investigation.
Mr.. Wood replied that he had no
Information "about the Otto Kahn
manipulations." as Mr. Harrison ex-
pressed Il, until after the resolution
was introduced.
Mr.. Wood denied that he had any
conference with Administration on
cials before introducing his resolu-
tion, although he had talked about II
with some Conressmen.
WHAT THE EXACT CHARGE 10
MEANT TO De.
Representative Garrett insisted on
what wns the exact charge
back of the resolution.
MIR. Wood replied that the rumor
was current that there was a leak
in the State Department or In some
office as to the send
ing OF the note. and that the leak
went toI the friends Of the Admins
tration. and that acting on that in
they profited by it." He
added that no had no Information as
to how the leak occurred or from
whom It came. and that the best no
had was rumors.
81 have no names other than those
I have already given" he added.
Representative Wood later produced
the letter he received from Curtis, and
II contained no address. II was writ
ten on plain paper. which contained
no letter head. 1t was dated New
York" and simply signed "A. Curtis.
In the upper left hand corner noted In
pencil was the memorandum wall
Street Broker"
shortly before the committee OK.