The Washington herald., 1917-01-08
CONGRESS HUNTS
FOR Pipe Lines
TOWALL Street
House Ready to Investigate
Leaks from White House
of State Secrets.
ESPIONAGE YARN DENIED
Secretary Tumulty Ridicules Story Of
Spy Systenn-Mr. Lansing to
Be Witness Today.

The House investigation of the peace
Teak" to Wall Street WIN get down to
business today with the hearing OF the
principal witnesses whose names have
been involved by rumor.
Secretary of State Lansing, Secretary
to the President Joseph TumuIty, Thomas
W. Lawson, and Bernard NJ. Baruch, a
New York broker named as the chief
beneficiary Of the raid OF the bears on
Wall Street, WI appear. Many other
witnesses, including representatives Of the
two Wall Street ticker services have
been summoned
II was practically certain last night that
Secretary Lansing and Secretary Tumulty
would appear to deny that they have ary
knowledge OF a leak" in connection with
the Presidents peace note.
Secretary Tumulty has already stated
that he had no knowledge of the note
itself before It was made public. 1t Is
expected, however, that the Republican
members Of the committee will endeavor
to ascertain who knew Of the Presidents
plans before they were made public with
a view to tracing the leak from the be-
ginning
Denies Spy Story.
ScCIcldEy AuLhAlly ScsNcIudy tOOR OC-
casion to deny a published report that
White House secrets had leaked to the
German Embassy and other places
through tapped telephone wires and
White House employees.
The story was a circumstantial account
of q group OF international spies sur
rounding the President and gaining con-
ldentisl information on all subjects.
No attention will be paid to such RI
dfC11lOno rOf aald ~
Prince Won Hatzfeldt, counsellor Of the
German Embassy, also fatty denied the
story, charactertzing It as utterly alb
surd"
Chairman Henry, Of the Rules Com
rnittee, said last night that the commit
tee would make every effort to hasten
the hearings on the Wood resolution
authorizing an Investigation by a special
committee. The committee will meet at
$50 O'Clock and win probably hold a
night session. Many witnesses sum-
moned, and the detailed nature Of the
testimony to be adduced. however, make
It likely that the committee will be hear
ing witnesses during the greater part of
the week
Take Up House Resolution.
The question Of recommending that the
House authorize the appointment Of a
special committee to make a thorough
probe will then be taken up.
Members of the committee feel tina. a
testimony so far produced has demon
strated that the knowledge OF the Presi-
dents peace note was available to some
Wall Street sources before II was made
public.
It is expected that Charles H. Sabin,
president OF the Guaranty Trust Com
Dsny, Of New York, and Judge william
T. K. Olcott, counsel for Representative
Gardner, of Massachusetts,, will appear
before the committee after the present
batch Of witnesses has been heard.
Thomas w. Lawson arrived in the city
last night. As a novelty he avoided re-
pOrters, and by going to the Willard IN
stead of the ShOreham Hotel eluded a
squad Of them. Samuel Untermyer ar
rived on the same train. II he is to rep
resent Mr.. Lawron at the hearing no an
nounCement was made