Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-09
LAWSON GETS IN
ROW OYER STORY
Creates Uproar That Ends in
Great Disorder in the Com
mittee Room.
STATEMENT IS EXPUNGED
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would permit criminals to escape OF
to be destroyed
Mr.. Lawson repeated his public as
sertions that congress was 'wallow-
ing in the mire" OF stock speculation
and declared that members of con-
gress were wise dealers in stocks, but
he did not accuse them of benefit
ting by advance information on Of
fetal acts and persistenly refused to
make any personal charges or make
public the name of any one, official
or otherwise.
Clears White House.
He cleared the State department
and White House of any leak" on
the peace note so far as his knowl-
edge was concerned, but insisted that
there had been a leak that there
had been advance information in Wall
Street for years on supreme court
decisions, presidents messages and
congressional matters which were
used to the advantage of the stock
gamblers. Regarding supreme court
leaks the witness when questioned
closely stated that he meant to insinu
ate no irregularity against the justices
themselves, stating that he had never
heard of a supreme court justice talk
ing about decision in advance.
The committee issued subpoenaes
today for F. NJ. Lockwood, a New
York broker, and and Albert H. Cur
It's, former president Of the National
Bank OF North America. Represen-
tative Chiperfeld had been informed
that Albert H. Curtis was the man
who wrote Representative Wood the
letter regarding Bernard Baruch and
Secretary Tumulty, but this Mr.. Cur
It's has denied.
Wants Sabin Be Examined.
At the opening of the afternoon
session Of the house rules committee,
Lawson suggested that Charles H.
Sabin, president of the Guaranty
Trust company. be examined about
his prediction that Ambassador Ger
ard was bringing home Germahy's
peace terms and about U-53 raid.
1T was generally accepted in the
district" said Mr.. Lawson, that Mr..
Sabin had some knowledge from
Washington. | am not prepared to
say whether it was about the U-53
boat of peace. As it turned out it
seemed to hive been more U-boat
than peace"
What did you mean?' asked Rep
resentative Campbell, when you re-
ferred to supreme court leaks this
morning.
81 meant that advance information
regarding decisions got to the street
and that it might have come through
officers or attaches Of the court" said
Lawson.
Did you mean to include the JUS
tees
"Oh. no"
Don't Recall Specific Cases.
Have you in mind any specific SUI
preme court decisions, advance in
formation OF which affected the mat
ket:"
NO. don't recall any specific
cases, but there have been a number
OF important railroad and labor cases,
the decisions on which were known
in advance"
Lawson, asked about other leaks,
said that the presidents messages
were always known in advance in
Wall street.
Another sort OF leak from Wash
ington, he said, was where somebody
went into the street to peddle in ad-
vance information regarding impor-
tant government affairs. Men who
do that, he said, might be chief
clerks, stenographers or anyone who
might come in contact with the infor-
nation in its physical preparation.
Another sort of leak" Lawson
continued, us when some executive
officer of the government, some cabi-
net official or member Of the senate
or house, may be interested in stocks
OF DOluS-llcy dl [ dill Hullldl ike TIC
rest of us-acquiring information
that will affect the market, passed the
information on to his friends"
Will Not Divulge Name.
Lawson told the committee that a
member of congress had told him a
member of the cabinet had specu.
lated on the falling market caused by
the leak, but he refused to give the
committee the name of the cabinet
member, or of the member of con.
gress who told him.
Who told you that and who was
the member of the cabinet?' de
manded Representative Campbell.
81 am not going to answer" saic
Lawson.
Representative Campbell ASSERTED
that the committee had the power tC
compel him to answer.
when say that the name wa,
given to me in confidence on honor