South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-01-16
REPEATS
CONFERENCE TALK
Boston FinanCier Goes on
Stand to Prove Charges
Made Monday.

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was so mixed up in it that he made
over s2,OOO.OOO
Il said: Mr.. Chairman. YOU do
not need anything from me to start
an Investigation and he said: 1
want your opinion.
Do YOU think" Henry said. &C
cording 10 Lawson. that Barney
Baruch would be mixed up in using
his friendship and connections after
having been so generous to the dem
ocratic party?'
Baruch Finest Sort Of Man.
II told him L had known Baruch
since he stepped into Wall St and
regarded him as the finest sort of
man.
He asked me if I though Mr.
Lansing would he mixed up i'm this
4 told him / Gid not think Lans-
ing would make a postage stamp out
of it
Continuing, Lawson said:
Il said to Mr. Henry that there
was a big conspiracy in Wall st.
tremendous. so big il gave you
brill. a conspiracy that had been
going on for days. weeks, months.
They had peddled Mexican and war
news until it was so common in Wall
st. you didn't have TO get things
first hand.
Of they didn't have any leak in
formation they created situations TO
affect the market"
Lawson caused the audience TO
laugh when in describing the Henry
conference. he said:
Campbell TeIephOned Twice.
why, Mr. Campbell, YOU tele-
phoned twice while 1 was in there
and AIr. Henry said. That's Camp
bell. the ranking republican. He'll
break in if you don't mind
Il said: Let him in bur Chair
man Henry said. no. I am chair
man of the committee and it is my
duty TO hear these things and de-
eide"
Rep. Harrison. who. introduced the
motion to subpoena Morgan, Wander
lip. Dawson and others. said he
wanted them 10 appear before the
committee TO tell what they may
know
Il am the one responsible for IT..
] want them summoned for what
they may know he said.
He refused to explain further the
purpose Of his move.
Lawson told of his conversation
with Archibald 5. White, the bank
err who. he said. told him Pliny
Fiske. New York broker. complete
IL dominated a cabinet member.
Fiske Did the Steering.
II said. Archie, they tell me your
friend Pliny Fiske. is engineering
this leak stock gambling deal?'
Maybe didn't use those exact
words. But ] said l had heard that
Fiske a co. were working i'm con-
nection with Barney x Co. and that
his friend, Pliny Fiske, was doing
the steering.
Il said, The story is that Pliny is
working with Sec'y McAdoo and that
there is a terrific affair going on
Mr. White said, You asked just
i'm time. I talked with Pliny F'iske
last night think ne said-'at the
/ club.
'Fiske got on the subject. he said.
and tried 10 show how he con-
/ trolled McAdoo. He even insisted,
White said, ON my going to the tele-
/ phone with him TO see him call Nc
Adoo out of bed and tell him to
come 10 New York
White said he told Fiske. 40,
PHny. don't want TO have any part
in that
Il said to White, Didn't you so
tc the telephone them
/ NO he answered"
When did Mr.. White say he talk
ed with Mr.. Fiske?" Rep. Pou ask
! ed.
Fiske Was Very Jolly.
Late at night at the club. Mr..
| White said that Mr.. Fiske was very
jolly" Lawson replied.
In his cups and blowing about his
/ great power?" asked Rep. Pou.
Yes. YOU might say that"
Lawson said John r. Rathom OF
J the Providence Journal was his au-
J thority for mentioning Paul NJ
| Warburg in connection with the
! leak. Mr.. Rathom is now enrOute to
/ Washington 10 testify.
During his testimony Lawson in
/ terjected that the guns are on me.
They are not on you" said Con-
gresham Pou. Everybody wants to
give YOU a fair hearing"
Il will agree that the committee
wants TO treat me fairly, and that
applies 10 every membe at the table
today. and Mr.. Bennett. who is alb
/ sent"
Mr.. Lawson omitted reference tC
/ Rep. Chiperield, the only other alb
sent member. with whom he had
several tits last week.
After quoting Hypothetical CONVEX
sations between a cabinet officer and
/ Mr.. Baruch-that is, conversations
that may have innOcently occurred
between two such men-Mr. Lawson
! said:
Could Bank on Them.