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

Washington, Jan. S.-Thomas w.
| Lawson told the committee that a
member of congress had told him
a member Of the cabinet had spec
ulated on the falling market
caused by the leak, but he fatty
refused to give the committee the
name of the cabinet member or OF
the member Of congress Who told
him.
Washington, d. c., Jan. s.-Thomas
| w. Lawson, whose startling declara-
! lions regarding the alleged Teak In
| connection with the presidents peace
| note probably caused the investigation
| to determine il there was a leak, now
( under way here, created an uproar IN
| the committee room when he TOOK the
| stand this morning. He refused to De
| interrupted in his statement by menu
| bers Of the House rules committee and
| insisted tina he'd take whatever pen
| atty was provided for saying mat ne
pleased. ,,
Lawson followed Mr.. Lansing. Told
by Chairman Henry that ne might
"proceed in his own way for the
present" Mr.. Lawson asked II ne Were
| to be stopped at any point in his taiK.
! Mr.. Henry said that would depend on
| whether he confined himself to the
subject before the committee.
Crowd YelIs at Lawson.
"My name is Thomas w. lawson
he said. MY home is Boston. MY &C
cupation, you might say, Is mat OF a
| farmer" ,
The crowd burst intd a roar of
| laughter and Lawson ha9a3ned to ex-
| plain.
II don't say I am a farmer to be
| fictitious" he said. I'm o way also i
| am connected with financial matters
II will give testimony" he said, re
| garding the damnable condition whlch
| has existed for two years, for the pur-
pose of finding remedy for conditions
| which caused hundreds of thousands OF
| persons to be driven to enormous
losses"
Lawson flew into a rage after he
| had proceeded FOR half an hour When
| interrupted by Representative Chlper-
field. He declared he proposed 10 say
! all he had to say regardless or cohse"
quences.
whats the penalty" he shouted,
"and I'll take it in advance"
The committee room was in ar up
roar and Representative Henry threat
ened TO clear it and hold the proceed
ings in executive session.
Lawson g~esticulated, shook his finger
in Representative Chiperfield's face
and loudly declared he, as an Amerl-
can citizen, would see to it that ne got
his rights.
Jerry South, clerk Of the House,
pulled Mr. Lawson back into his chair
until order could be restored.
Common, Lawson Says.
Lawson. pacing up and down before
the committee, declared that ali ne had
said in the public press regarding the
leak he believed to be true. -,
II repeat it all now" he declared
att is one Of the commonest things IN
Wall Street, advance information from
Washington about government affalrs'
affairs Of such Importance mat they
frequently affect the countrys securl-
ties, | mean all leaks from the SUI
preme court. advance information on
decisions. advance information on I'M
portant senate matters, action or con-
greSsional committees cabinet atfalrs
and advance information direct from
the White House itself
From that he led into charges OF a
"premeditated, deliberately figured OUT
deliberately worked out robbery or the
American people through Chlfeo o'ales
stock gamblers"
Knows Who's Responsible.
Pe said he knew who was response
HE for the leak and reiterated he was
convinced the committee did not want
an INVESTIGATION He reviewed his re-
cent trip to Washington.
II came to Washington sale ne
"to aid in an honest investigation, only
TO have hell lambasted out OF me as
soon as congress convened. Promptly
when the Senate met, a leather lunged,
sewer mouthed old bla~therskite--"
The chairman stopped Lawson there
and then followed a row between Law
son and Representative Chiperfield
which was unintelligiple even 10 the
official S~tenoSrapher.
Chairman Henry raped FOR ordef
and Lawson roared: Il don't propose
to he bulldOzed and | will not be in
undated
Finally, after more wrangling, by a
unanimous vote of the committee al
of Lawson's heated speech was struck
from the record The chairman then
began to question him.
you stated that there was a leak
viii you give the committee the name
of the person who carried the leak to
i Wall street from WashinGton?"
Lawson replied that the way he
could give the identity of the bearer
Of the leak would be to violate a con-
fidence, and he could not do so.
DO you know any names" de-
manded Chairman Henry.
Not in a legal sense
DO YOU know of any in any sense?'
II know there was a leak" Lawson
said. and knowing there was a leak
I must have some information.'
Admits He Profited.
DO you know any persons who
protited on the day of the leak"
II probably do" Lawson said. 90
probably profted mystelf." He declined
to say how much.
BY a process Of elimination, Chair
man Henry drew from the witness thai
he knew of no at the White House
connected with the leak. Asked if he
knew of any leak in the secretary OF
-. -. =. fr;al NJ, 4 yuenn tArnlinI'
Il have no information regarding any
one in the state department., which
would give in public. | would give il
to the chairman. But you don't need
any mora information than you havt
10 warrant IN Investigation.