The Washington times., 1917-01-08
Within Foot OF Him.

/ viii get fair treatment the wal
you have begun"
Within Foot Of Him.
As he said this Mr.. Lawson advanced
to within a foot of Mr.. Chiperfield.
81 won't be bulldozed by you oil
anybody else said Chiperfield "a
intend to ask the questions l want tc
ask"
And 1 won't be bulldozed by you oil
any other member of Congress,
shouted Lawson. Il shall proceed II
my own way. What's the penalty
what's the penalty for saying here
the things 1 intend to say? l am go
ing TO say some other things you
won't like, and about which may be
called to order"
At this point there were shouts for
order from committee members and
Mr.. Lawson was refusing to take his
seat. Half of the big audience was
standing on tiptoe.
81 can tell a four-flusher in the
dark" said Lawson, glaring at Chip
erfield.
Opposes Shield.
''AIr. Chairman hotly interrupted
Congressman Chiperfield. 81 do not
propose to sit here and listen. to this
man let loose insinuations and a lot
of innuendo and then shield himself
behind a Supposed confidence"
(This was in reference to Mr.. Law
sons statement that he would prob
ably regard as conf dental certain
information disclosed to Chairman
Henry at the secret conference be-
tween the two men last week.)
1.-The vituperation of this witness
will not stop me a minute" continued
Chiperfield.
1t was at this juncture that Mr..
Chiperield sarcast cally remarked
that he hope7 the &c ouncement of
the Lawson charges about the leak
would be more far reaching than the
announcement of "Frenzied Finance"
Promises Fair Hearing.
Chairman Henry informed Mr.. Law
son that he must take his seat when
ordered to do so, but, on the other
hand, ''the committee will see that
you are given fair hearing"
when the committee cannot pro-
tect me, am able to take care of
myself" said Mr.. Lawson.
said Lawson referring to Chiperfield,
has asserted here that I have made
false statement to you. That
member knows he makes a cowardly
false statement when says that
Il object to such criticism of a
member of the committee" shouted
Congressman Foster and Garrett.
ChIperfeId Cool.
'Let him go just a bit further and
he won't testify any more today"
said Congressman Chiperfeld, as he
looked coolly into the eyes of Mr. Law
son, who had moved to the end of the
table where the Illinois member sat
Both members looked at one anoth-
er in half sneering way, and Jerry
South, chief clerk of the House when
he isn't acting as sergeant-at-arms of
the committee, moved his portly form
alongside that of Lawson.
Persuaded to Sit Down.
Mr.. Lawson was persuaded to sit
down while Chairman Henry Iectured
the witness, the audience, and indi-
rectly members of the committee re-
garding the necessity of maintaining
order and conducting the investiga-
ton in q pleasant way. When Mr.
Lawson was permitted to resume, he
said with emphasis and slowness of
speech:
Mr.. Chairman, you may bring me
here and give me your instructions
but you cannot put words in my
mouth without my consent. An at
tempt has been made here to bulIdozc
and insult me. I will say now that
usefulness 70 tho hoc
ceased, and you place me exactly in
the position occupied before came
here.
Warns Committee.
Il tell the committee again-Cand
I realize, fully the responsibility OF
what / am saying-that under no cir
cumstances can you examine me and !,
put words in my mouth or do any
thing else than to take what ] am
saying-that under no circumstances
can you examine me and put words /
m my mouth or do anything else |
than to take what I have to say as
say it. / say this with respect to the /
committee and with due knowledge I
OF my responsibility in the case"
When 1t looked as though Mr.. Law
son intended to quit the stand. there
was brief conference between Chair
man Henry. and one or two of the
Democratic members OF the commit
tee. Chairman Henry ended the squall
by saying he would ask Mr.. Lawson
few questions and that Mr.. Lawson
might halt his formal statement.
Asks for Names.
can you give us the names Of any
one who profited by the Leak asked
Chairman Henry.
Did you say can or 'wilI?'" in
qIired Lawson. /
II said can responded Henry.
i can. but ! won't" answe cred Law
son. Il might have profited myself"
The newspa pers stated today that
"ou were coming here armed with /
documents to prove your case" said