The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-01-06

submitting figures showing the fiue-
tuaiions on the stock exchange on
December 20. convince the committee
that there had been leak.
In his statement to the COMMITTEES
Representative Gardner also said
that while the wall Street journal ON
December 20 stated there Will be no
peace manifesto issued by Presidnt
WILSON, the New York Evening sun
4 on that date reported rumors and
hints OF the sending OF such note
In the following terms;
Washington News Bcarish.
The Washington adyices were
bearish. these saying that President
Wilson may address the foreign pow
ers on the peace proposals"
where did the sun get his ad-
vance information? asked Mr.. Gard
ner. II think that | see indications
Of "a leak. But the absolutely denim
ite visible watermark OF leak is
contained IN the ticker record OF DOW.
| Jones 4 company.
THE beginning Of the downward
| tendency In the stock market is first
| apparent between i2;i5 and 1915 OF
| December ~. United States steel.
which opened az 10 O'Clock at 1l3h
| and rose as high as li6 y, got as low
as ieaA and closed at ii2.
"On December 20. opening al he,
Il continued its downward course.
closing at los. Then came tho pub
| lication of the note.
"On December ~ It opened at
Il ah -
until almost noon. then fell. touching
at t0i.
| My counsel, Judge william NJ X.
| Olcott OF New York. viii present to
lyon a complete comparison OF the
course of prices on the New York
stock exchange side by side with a
statement Of the news aud rumors
from Washington. This comparison
| presents chain OF events which be-
yond prcadventure Of Goubt proves
the existence Of a leak
| Prlrna FRcic Casc
| "lf you nnd prima facic case
| that there was leak YOU cannot
take the position that you will do
nothing az all about 1t un2il some one
Informs YOU as 70 the names OF those
who prontcd hy the leak or the
names Of those responsible for the
| teak.
| II, seems t1 NE that the right way
TO gu about the matter ~ 20 find out
from the president who he talked this
peace note over with and then SUM
mon them and find out whether there
| was any way in which they might IN.
adyertcuily have lct the cat out uf
the hag Next. ] should get "a list Of
those employees oe the white House
land the state department and Of our
Embassies abroad who handled this
particular peace note { think you
viii nnd that list quite formidable IN
length"
| Anonymous Statcmcnfs
| Have you any evidence that worl
lconncct any one at the Whito Hou-,
Iwith the leak" asked Chairman
Henry
| "Nunc whatever. said Mr. Gardner
I"l have nothing but anonymous state
mentS and letters which are worth
Inothins as evidence"
Have YOU any evidence ha, would
iconnect any one al the state depart
mcnt'"
no. nor any one else. Gartrcr re-,
piled 81 have no evidence thtt
consider worth the paper It's writer
on
Have you heard" Rcprcscntntiv,
lGarrett asked Mr.. Gardner. 'of an,
lone other than Bernard Baruch pc
ing reported Ia have proftcd by tlu
so-callcd leak"
$50" Mr. Gardner replied. "hu'
lhlye seen an initiated statement sIs
ting that he ana four others are sup
Iposod To- have profited.'
\ motion D., Representative Chipcr
field % order the local managers 70
the Western Union and Postal T"lc
graph companies to bring all mcssa
gos sent to the wall street Jowna
land Financial America between De
ccmbcr 10 and December %, wa
adoptcd
Representative Gardner said he ah
: solved Secretary Lansing and Score
tary Tumulty Of all suspicion.
; Notablcs Not suspected.
Il vrncvc the president, the sccr"
ltary uf state aud Mr. Tumultv 1r
lnbu,r suspicion, h0 said.
Representative Campbell. Republica
said there was no disposition on tn
Ipnrt of the Republican minority {
make political capital in this matte
hut that hc considered II deplora hl
that thor" was any apparent ntteml
TO shield" any one in tn" eNeeuuN
departments of the government
Mr. Harrison, Democrat objected 0
the suggestion that any leak cam
from the government departments an
insisted the leak was through r"pi'
- Ircntatiycs of the Wall street Jodru'
and Financial America. lic relate
Z how secretary Lansing, conicrrm
- with newspaper correspondents ON p'
{ ccmber go mad told them In contid'n'
, that q note To ue published later ha