Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-01-09
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tary of state. 1 knew nothing of them
whatever, nor did any other person en-
| ployed in the executive office.
| DENIES MEETING BARUCH.
81 have had no correspondence, writ
ten or telegraphic, with Mr.. Baruch or
anybody representing him, regarding the
| matter. l have had no telephone talks
with Mr.. Baruch or anybody represent
| ing him regarding this matter. have
never talked with him or anybody rep
| resenting him, or with any one else,
publicly or privately, with regard to
this matter.
Apparently the only insinuations
made against me are that lunched
with or met Mr. Baruch at the Biltmore
hotel at or about the time of the prep
aration of the presidents suggestion that
| the European belligerents state their
peace terms. / have never breakfasteo,
| 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 l
| have never discussed any peace or other
note, either when it was in prospect or
afterward, with Mr.. Baruch or any other
person engaged in the purchase or sale
| of securities of any kind in the STOCK
| market.
| while this is a complete denial OF
| the only insinuations which have been
made, 1 wish to go further and say that
[ have never engaged in stock market
sales or purchases myself, nor through
| brokers, friends, or agents.
NEVER DISCUSSED NOTE.
81 discussed the presidents note with
no one. first. because my oath of serv-
ICE requires that / make no private use
Nd and
| specifically, because, as L have stated, l
lad not seen the presidents note, and
| lid not know that ii was in preparation
Jr even contemplated.
AS l have already said in public
statement, l have frequently requested
he president to keep me free from any
knowledge of impending international
moves so that L might not be embar-
casscd by requests for Information from
he newspaper correspondents who APP
! zeal to me in my office constantly for
such information. The insinuations
which have been made, whether con-
ceived in political malice or merely
through misinformation, are wholly
false and without even the flimsiest
basis.
Il have not at any time since acting
as Mr. Wilson's secretary, first when
ne was governor of New Jersey and
| alter when he became president, been
| Interested in any stock transactions of
my kind, or given any information to
my other person upon which purchases
)r sales might be made. 1 wish to
| make this statement as sweeping and
| complete as / know how. 1 am still
waiting for Mr.. Woods public apology.
81 am authorized by the president to
| luote him as follows:
~ wish in justice to Mr.. Tumulty
say that he has stated the fact. He
! al no knowledge of the note whatever
ntil it was given out for publica-
| ION"
Chairman Henry announced he had no
| question to ask
WILSON WROTE NOTE.
do you know who aided in the prep
aration of this note?" he asked.
The president prepared and wrote the
| note himself" said Mr.. Tumulty. He
is an expert typewriter in addition to
his other achievements"
did any stenographer or clerk in the
! executive offices know of the existence
IF the note?"
81 do not know
Mr.. Tumulty added that he had tried
to find out how a leak could have oc-
! Cured but had been unable to get any
| definite information.
1.-THE mere mechanics of preparing
/
the note might make IL possible for it
! 10 get out" he said.
my first knowledge that a note had
been given out came from the Assoclat-
! ed Press correspondent at the white
| House on the afternoon of December ~.
He told me when 1 returned from lunch
hat the note had been given out L
asked him what note, and he SAID the
peace note.
Have you any information as to how
the leak occurred?" Mr.. Campbell asked
Il have not" Mr.. Tumulty replied
ANY opinion l might have about how
the leak occurred would be speculative
and would involve regulations. 1 am
very careful about making statements
in such circumstances"
Mr.. Tumulty added he did not think
The leak" could have occurred through
| any employe of the executive office.
He then read a letter from L. 7. Rus
! sell editor OF the Newark Morning
Ledger, referring to the mysterious "A
Curtis" who wrote Representative Wooo
author of the investigation resolution.
REFERS TO CURTIS.
What prompts me to write" said the
| letter, els I note one by the name oil
Curtis was brought in as having written
the Wood letter using your name and
I recall that on a number of occasions
| since / have been in Newark l have re-
ceived telephone calls from New York
from a man calling himself Mr.. Cur
it's and alleging himself to be banker
| or broker In each case he undertooR
I 10 give me tips of various sorts of what
was happening not only in the financial
and industrial world but on one occa'
sion called me up on telephone to tel
me that he had good reason to believe
| Dorothy Arnold was at an Orange, n. j.
| hotel
During the Standard Oil strike M
called almost daily giving what pur
ported to be inside information ant
also predicting future developments.
made considerable inquiry but could new
er identify or locate a Mr.. Curtis"
Representative Campbell asked MI
Tumulty if he knew that Mr. Wood asked
for an executive session to make hi:
statement bringing in mr.. Tumulty':
name.
81 wish you wouldn't ask me anything
about Mr.. Wood" replied Tumulty heat
eddy.
II would be ashamed to be a party tC
anything that would blemish the repu
tation of a public man on mere letter
written by a man named Curtis. If
were guilty of such a thing I would no
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