The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-01-02
Charges Of Advance Information
Given Wall Street in Regard TO
President Peace Note Gain
Further Attention.
STONE DELIVERS SPEECH
ON SUBJECT IN SENATE
Admits Confidential Communica
tions Have Fallen Into Improper
Hands, but Is Unable at This
Time TO Place Responsibility.

Washington. Jan. 2.-Charges Of n
leak OF advance Information on
President Wilson's peace note involv-
/ ing other charges that somebody made
profits on IL in the stock market
gained further official attention today
when senator stone Democrat. spoke
on the subject In the senate Rnf
| Thomas W. Lawson of Boston. con-
ierred with Chairman Henry OF the
house rules committee. about pro-
posed congressional investigation.
Senator stone said confidential con-
gressional communications concerning
the honor Of the nation had fallen into
! improper hands but said he had no
| Information as to whether leak"
occurred as recently reported. II so
he believed II would be traceabie to
departmental employees
II II be true that any public Off
cial has oT did use any secret or con-
| fidential Information as alleged" said
Senator Stone, "he is an unspea ka BILE
scoundrel II any man In Legislative
! life-if any senator-did IT, which {
believe to be absolutely impossible
he ought to be dismissed.
Stone seems To he Wise.
Il do know Senator Stone con
tinucd, that things have occ Nrred In
the departments which ought not t1
be possible. know that confidential
communications with foreign govern
ments to the state department have
by some means found their wny into
bands Of men not authorized 20 receive
them. These did not concern stocl,
market speculation but did concern
the honor OF the nation How this
has happened ! do know but Il could
have happened only through the In.
strumcutality Of employees. ! fear that
this betrayal of public confidence Is
in some way traceable to our civil
service"
Senator Stone then denounced
Thomas W. Lawson. for his receT
declaration that members OF congret.
would shrink from an investigation
into stock market leaks"
II dospisc these sensational fakits
who are always talking about public
bodies and public men" said he. Il
am sorry the newspape should take
up the believing OF this ASS"
Opinions Differ.
After comforting with Mr. Lawson
for two hours Chairman Herry Of tn,
house rules committee, issued thi'
statement:
Mr. Lawson charged that there
was a leak from the state department
To- Wall street some days ago an,
that through such an alleged leal
certain individuals. by specializing IL
Wall street. cleaned up SEQ, 400. 600 oi
more.
Il have asked him for the name o
the individual giving information con
sttutng the leak and the names -
those spectators profting by such al
legged leak u" has not furnished IN
names in either case. And so thor
Is nothing vet furnished oven ap
preaching Information that woui
warrant me IN calling together tn
committee on rules"
Upon leaving Mr. Henry's offic
lawson declared he had given enougl
Information to warrant amy intclli
gent man IN proceeding with an in
vestigation Of the entire stock ex
change situation"
Representatives Campbell of Kan
sas, ranking Republican ~ the com
mittec. notified Chairman Henry tina
Republican committeeman would IN
sist ON an investigation.