The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-01-16

names and that l had failed.
HE wanted Cosgrave and Ridge
way to hear his story, he said. be-
cause they we're mea OF long expert
ence In handling investigations and
he desired to know whether thought
he should drop the entire affair or "
he owed Il 10 the public TO 20 fur
thers"
Garrett Objects.
Representative Garrett objected 10
lawson repeating his conversation
with those men on the ground that
they did not tend TO cast any light
on the case.
Representative Campbell then
changed the form OF questioning
slightly. and lawson continued 20 re-
peat his conversation with Henry.
~ viii say. In view OF all that has
occurred here Lawson declared
that Il In right that you should hear
al ! have to say. When there is a
direct difference OF gpinion-strong
or than vcrncity--raised. II n perfect
1 ly obvious that one or the Other of
us IL committing perjury. deliberate.
rank perjury This IL no syndicate or
national bank meeting. This is a
meeting OF high committee OF con-
| gress. In my opinion there IL moth
ing OF greater Importance than for
) our committee TO arrive at fair
and honest decision and to do tina;
you must hear what I have to say
| A stormy Wrnngie.
4 Representative Garrett. Foster and
others objected TO Lawson's argu-
ment and there was a stormy wran-
gle. during which Lawson shouted his
insstence that he should be heard
fully.
Chairman Henry ruled that he
would be given an opportunity to tell
all he wanted.
Lawson resumed his narrative OF
his meeting with Henry. reiteratlnE
that the chairman told him the leak
was too serious for an investigation
at this time but that he favored
general inquiry later into the stock
market. LAWSON said he endorsed
that and revealed to Henry that he
had much to do with the money trust
inquiry. though Henry, a member of
the committee. was unaware OF II.
II told him" Lawson said. that
dug up much Of the Information. TN
termeyer went 10 Europe, while
did II. personally paid the bills Of
lthe experts. upwards OF $4,000 and
asked for no glory except to appear
as a witness
Here is a chance | told Henry.
to duplicate that, II Is the greatest
Thing that can be done for the Amer
lean people
60 TO Wall street and set up
shop" was the advice Lawson said
he gave Henry. There. he said. all
of the stock exchange members could
be summoned with their books and
lelerks be forced 10 reveal the inside
OF transactions.
go Through IL From A. to o.
Referring again to his conference
with Henry mentioning Secratary
Lansing and Bernard Baruch, Law
lson declared Henry told him the COM
mittee had the SUBSTANCE of all of
one OF Lansing's talks at the Bit
more hotel with the New York broker
and the substance OF Part of another.
II said 10 Henry. Go through II
from A. to n lawson testified, and
before you are one-third done the lid
viii be blown of. Congress will
know and the world viii know who
the hypocritcs are that are making
millions. That was what we talked
about In the three hours and a quar-
ter l was with him.
"He asked me one thing before we
left the meeting: I ask you to do
this he said. throw the newspaper
men OF the scent. We cannot gain
anything by letting them know that
we are coming back here at J
o'clock "
An Extended Discussion.
Again repeating what he alleged
Henry said TO him about Secretary
Lansing and Ambassador Bernstorff.
r Lawson added that upon repeating
tho rumor about the ambassador.
Henry had said: do you think that
! Is posslble?"
, An extended discussion over
, whether Henry had said the rumors
lhad come 10 the committee. or him
, lpersonnlly. followed, and Lawson
, said he was not certain how the
= lchairman had expressed II.
Representative Garrett then re-
louestcd to detail Just what he said
the chairman told him about Secre-
ltary McAdoo. IA banker and sena-
tor. Lawson insisted that the i'm
preston that he had coupled the'i
names with Chairman Henry's state
ments was erroneous. That informa'
toin. he said came from another
source which he did not name.
Henry mentioned only Barueh
Lansing and Count Bernstorf. Law
, son declared.
Representative Lenroot, Repubh
can. said hc thought IL only fair Il
e state that In the prepared question:
agreed upon hy the committee an'
" handed TO Chairman Henry tn
u names OF the cabinet members an'
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