The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1917-01-11

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responsible, but l won't-not at his
time"
will you give them to me?' asked
the chairman.
mo. l will not give them at all, UNI
less it is absolutely necessary"
THE chair requests o now to give
me the Names" continued MI. Henry.
Il started out with the determine
ton and / say again that l will not
blunder up your record with names to
furnish headlines for the newspapers"
Then you fatty decline"
Yes, I decline to furnish names giv-
en- to me by others-not now"
Secretary Tumulty's statement fol-
lows:
Il appear before this committee to re-
sent the unjust intimation that l gave
information to 3. M. Baruch, In regard
to the co-called peace note sent to the
European belligerents last month by
the secretary Of state. This intimation
was contained in a statement made TO
this committee by Representative Wood,
Of Indiana, q man whom / do not know.
To the best Of my knowledge l nave
never met Mr.. Wood. Certainly he made
no effort to find out the truth from mo
before dragging NV name into this at
fair.
Says He Didn't Know II.
II wish to deny generally and specif-
ically that l gave advance information
to Mr.. Baruch, or to anybody else, in re-
gard to the peace note. l did not know
Of the existence Of this note or that this
government contemplated the dispatch
OF such a note until after printed copies
OF the note had been given to represen-
tatives of the press by the state depart
ment. I was not consulted In the pre-
paration Of the note, by the president or
by anybody else. The conferences ana
communications relating to the drafting
1 80 t1.- .x-t1 1.I to-, Iss-a tAIN mi n
Dental between the president and the
secretary of state. l knew nothing OK
them whatever. nor did any other per-
son employed in the executive office.
II have la no correspondence, writ
ten or Geographic with Mr.. Baruch or
anybody representing him regarding
this matter. I have had no telephone
talks with Mr.. Baruch or anybody rep
~resenting him regarding the matter I
have never talked with him or any
body representing him or with any one
else publicly or privately with regard
to this matter.
Doesn't Eat With Baruch.
apparently the only i~nsinuations
made against me are that i lunched
with or met Mr.. Baruch at the Bilt-
more hotel at or about the time Of the
preparation Of the presidents SUCCESS
ton that the European belligerents
state their peace terms. | have
never breakfasted, lunched. dined or
taken any meals with Mr.. Baruch. I
have met him only at several banQuets
and large dinners, when many other
persons were present. l nave never dis
cussed any peace or other note, either
when it was in prospect or afterwards
with Mr.. Baruch or any other person
engaged in the purchase or sale Of Sc
c~urities Of any kind on the stock
market.
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the only insinuations which have been
made, / wish to go further and say
that l have never engaged in stock
market sales or purchases myself, nor
through brokers, friends or agents.
II discussed the presidents note with
TO one, first, because my a OF
service requires that / make no private
use of official information. and second
ly, n specifically because as | have
stated, / had not seen the presidents
note and did not know that it was in
preparation or even contemplated.
Doesn't Play Stock Market.
CAS- l have already said in a public
statement. l have frequently requested
the president to keep me free from any
o so that l might not be embar-
raised by requests for information
from the newspaper correspondents.
who appeal to me in my office con-
stantly for such information. The in
situations which AVE been made,
whether conceived in political malice
or merely through misinfoTmatiOn. are
wholly false M without even the
flimsiest basis. | nave not at any
time since acting as Mr.. Wilson'S sec
rotary, first when he was governor OF
New Jersey and later when he became
president, been interestd in any stock
transactions Of any kind or given any
| - nryr, n ttnp 70 ~ .fhnr rAron, ,,nn~
which purchases or sales might be
made l wish to make this statement
as sweeping and complete as ! now
how. l am still waiting for Mr.. Woods
public apology.
Wilson Backs Him Up.
81 am authorized by the president to
quote him as follows:
Il wish, in justice to Mr.. Tumulty.
to say that he has stated the exact fact.
He had no knowledge Of the note what
yer until it was given out for publica-
ton"
Secretary Lansing was called next.
POSSIBLY | had better start" said
Secretary Lansing, by stating that I
assume that confidential communica-
ions between the president and my
self are not a part of the inquiry. / can
give you physical history OF the note.
The draft of the note was received by
me from the White House at 4 o'clock
Monday afternoon. j called Mr.. Polk,
counsellor for the department, and Mr..
Woolsey. law adviser, attached to my
office and discussed the three forms
in which the note had to he prepared,
and sent forth. | then handed il to Mr..
Woolsey, enjoining to the s~tritest
secrecy that it might take it to the
three confidential stenOe raphers. There
it was TO be prepared and delivered to
Mr.. Salmon, chief Of the index bureau.
GENERAL MOTORS DIVIDEND.