The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-16
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: them the alleged conversation VIII
Henry.
lawson said he and Henry agreed
nnon a statement to be given out pA
Henry after their conference. but ina
Henry presented only his own sloe
when he announced the statement.
referring to the Henry conference
Lawson shouted:
i zone or the other OF us mas COM
mitted perjury-deliberate. ranh
perjury" -. .sass
things. I'm a rank periurer. unfit to
be anywhere outside the bars OF a
prison"
Two other sensations of the morn
ing came when lawson declared
Henry told him Count Won Bern
! storff was so mixed up In the leak
! siruation that he made over $4,000
900" and when Representative HAITI
con asked that J. p. Morgan be sub
poenaed.
Representative Harrison's motion
was ths. ]. P. Morgan; H. P. Dawson,
J of the House of Morgan: F. A. Wander
| LID. of the National City bank. New
York: ]. H. Bache and Sol Wexter be
subpoenaed. The motion carried.
II think I might get some informa-
ton from them." Harrison explained
afterward with a smile.
Lawson's outburst came after he
had faced intermittent objections to
his line of testimony. He demanded
that he be heard fully.
Chairman Henry sat with lips tight
as the challenge sounded.
Lawson added that he had sus-
sested 70 Henry that the committee
delve into matters in the street, run
ming back several years.
To this Henry replied, according to
Lawson, that he would be with Law
son" in such a move II the witness
had the facts.
Democratic member, kept inter
rupting.
II want two hours TO tell wha:
know" lawson nared. "Gthervtse
I'm done. I don't propose to sit here
and hear the committee wrangle
about the admissability Of my evil
dence."
"You must have respect for the COM
mittee," interrupted Henry.
Good heavens" calculated Law
son. derisively.
Quiet was restored.
please don't take me to task
again." Lawson proceeded, land
please let me be earnest at earnest
moments. l do have respect for this
committee and the chatrman-and
say that honestly-despite the con-
re uIf1r chair
man. Here Is the opportunity of
life time for full investigation.
II told Henry to get the stock re-
corded and go through the whole
list" lawson continued "And l said
to him that before you get one-third
of the way down the list, the lid Will
be blown Off Congress and the
world will see who made these mill
lions, who were these SNUG hypo-
critics who used their official posi-
lions to make millions for them
selves"
Lawson repeated that Henry had
told him I'VE have 1t that Count Won
Bernstorff was so mixed up In this
(leak situation) that he made over 81
100000"
Il stand by this and l know the
guns are on me. / stand by what
have said" lawson continued.
THE other witnesses will-or
should-bear out Just what I've told
you"
THE guns are not on you" Repre-
sentative Pou interrupted.
Il don't mean the committee has its
guns on me, mean the press has its
guns on me-" said Lawson, amid laugh
ter.
Lawson and Henry agreed, accord
ing to the witnesses, that Lawson
need not reveal information he might
have received from leak principals.
10 Drawing Sc Per Day.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16. IL
Thomas w Lawson, who said he
made "Oh, 100000 or so" in a re-
cent stock market break, wants it,
he can collect 50 day and five cents
TOR each mile he has and will Irivsi
com ing and going, for his work as
witness before the house note leak
probe.
McAdoo's Brother Peeved.
NEW YORK, Jan. 16.-"I hope my
brother punches Lawson's head for
him." was the comment of Malcolm
r McAdoo, brother Of the secretary
of the treasury, in commenting on
the statement Of Thomas w. Lawson
that both McAdoos were involved in
| the Teak to Wall street"
81 am physically able to do II my
self, and il l had the chance, 1