The Washington herald., 1917-01-16
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have told you today. I went to Erman
Ridgeway, editor Of Everybody's Maga-
zine, and spent three hours and a half
with him telling him Just what i have
told you today. In the Belmont Hotel
in New York met Donald Mcdonald.
a financial editor whom I have not seen
for fifteen years and I told him about
it. He asked me what was going to come
OF the leak Investigation. told him 1t
was stopped.
'Tf you don't believe me summon them.
This Is the me st astounding thing that
has happened to me in forty-six years OF
active life in the business world. Why
the chairman denies his own words / can
not see. What he said to me any honest
man could have said and fairly said.
Good God, he mentioned Secretary of
State Lansing by saying: Think of 1t,
Lansing went to breakfast four times in
the Biltmore Hotel with Barney Baruch." :"
told him then and agreed with him
that there was nothing wrong in that
1 know Barney Baruch and told him that
no straighter man ever lived than Mr..
Baruch."
Mr.. Baruch, who has been a witness.
has testified to the extent of his tradings
In steel stock during the furry over the
note and the Won Bethmann Hollweg an
nouncement in the Reichstag. The effect
of Lloyd Georges but" in his reply on
Baruch's stock operations was also de-
scrtbed by the witness.
You have demanded Of me namea."
continued Lawson, "1 have given you
that have, shaken the raft
ers. I gave you the name Of Paul War
burg. Investigate it. In forty-eight
hours you'll vindicate me If you try. I'm
loaded with information. I'll make good
my word here. You sent for me to put
me in Jail. Here am and here are the
names now get at the truth"
Lawson spoke truly when he said he
had given the committee names and sub
poenaes were Immediately issued for the
following:
Paul NJ. warburs. member Of the Fed
eral Reserve Board
Archibald S. White, OF II Pine street,
New York.
William w. Price. White House CORE
spondent of the WASHINGTON Evening
Star.
Pliny Fiske. of New York firm of Pliny
Fiske & Co.
Head of the stock brokerage house of
C. D. Barney & Sons. of New York.
Malcolm McAdoo. an investor, with Of
fees in the Grand Central Terminal
Building, New York, brother of the
Secretary of the Treasury.
Stuart Gibboney, a New York broker.
Mrs. Ruth Thomson Visconti of Wash
ington, and her attorney (name un-
known).
John r. Rathaun, editor of the Provi-
dence (R. H. Journal
John O'Hara Cosgrove Of New York.
Erman Ridgeway, of New York.
Cabinet Officers to Appear.
II was announced by the chairman that
Secretary McAdoo. Secretary Lansing and
Joseph Tumulty. Secretary to the Presi-
dent, would appear without subpoenas
when they were desired.
The accusation against Chairman Henry
caused a sensation in the committee
room. Apparently Mr.. Henry was the
least affected of all by the statements
made by Mr.. Lawson. When he took
the stand and entered his denial It was
not consistent with his imperturbility at
hearing the Lawson statement
He left no room for compromise be-
tween the two statements. Either one
man has deliberately lied or the other
has sworn to untruths. Each statement
was made without reservation and there
is no room left for a lapse of memory,
a misunderstanding or a misconstruction.
Lawson says that Henry mentioned the
name to him and Henry says he didn't.
Lawson on stand.
In taking the witness stand Lawson
entered a plea with the committee that
they listen to the disclosures which he
was about to make in executive session.
These disclosures are of such grave
Importance and the opportunity which
public disclosure affords for all these
participants in the leak profits to de-
stroy books and papers and make away
with other evidence before they can be
hailed before the committee that solemn
ly warn you that I should be heard 'in
camera" said Lawson.
Chairman Henry conferred with his col
leagues. The committee demanded that
Lawson proceed. Chairman Henry read
the questions. one by one, to the witness
The first had to do with the identity of
the Congressman who had admitted to
Lawson that a certain Cabinet officer
had been mentioned as profiting in stock
dealings.
That Congressman" said lawson
was Chairman Henry"
Mr.. Henry blushed and proceeded with
the examination.
I'VE now want the names Of the banker
who informed you that another banker,
a Senator and a Cabinet officer were en-
gagged in joint speculation in Wall Street