The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-30

exchange Immediately following Won
Bethmann Hollwegs speech"
This action. noted by Bafuch on De
cember Is, increased his desire TO sell
he said.
The situation in the Japanese mar
ket was similar to that here" he said
They don't let them sell short over
there, though"
Baruch was further questioned by
several committeeman as TO the details
OF his operations, the hearing recessed
until II o'clock
Sherman |. Whpple. counsel for the
house committee, today brought the
name OF Ambassador Won Bernstorff
into his examination OF the German OF
ficials friend. Archibald s. White, the
New York financier He suddenly
closed his direct interrogation OF White
today, after obtaining denials from HIM
that he had received advance iniorma-
tion from any German official regard
ing an yof the recent peace movcm,a.s
Examination Is Brief.
Having established the close rela
tlonshp between White and the am
baSsador yesterday and having QueS-
toned the witness closely about alleged
efforts OF Thomas w. Lawson to ar
range meeting with Won Bernstr<f {
Whipple today drew an expectant au.
dience to the hearing room. Then with
rumors of possible sensations flying
fast, Whipple asked White less than a
half dozen questions and turned hin
over to the committee for further cx.
animation.
Reading first from testimony pre-
vlously taken by the committee il
Washington, Whipplc brought out tha
details of the German government
peace proposals and President wilson
note were known in German headQuar
ters here and in Washington beior'
they were made public and asked Whit,
II he received any advance information
about them through such channels.
White answered negatively,
Have you. or have YOU had any ac
count in which persons IN Official liit
were Interested" WhippIe asked.
mo" White answered
Representative Campbell then took Il,
which,"
No Opinion About Lawson.
! have no opinion on that II is no
within my jurisdiction" replied the wit
ness. with laugh
Didn't YOU realize when YOU saw
Lawson'S testimony published that thcr,
might be an issue OF perjury raised be
tween YOU and him. How was it tina
you made No effort to have him re
tract?"
This is my first appearance beior,
the committee replied White, "and
did not think the manner in which n
mentioned my name very important"
DO YOU think put. in Representative
| Chperiield. ntha, your conversation
I with LawSolr were equivalent to a iul
course in romance litcraturei'
i could not say that ! did not TAX,
his conversation seriously"
Ai,er 1t had been brought out tina
Whites concern, the Federal Chcmca
company, which he said yesterday ha,
tired to get LAWSON interested in man
uiactured products used in making mu
nitionS. he was excused and Barney Ba
ruch, who sold short heavily before tn,
presidents note became public wa
called. White was asked TO hold him
self IN readiness to appear III another
connection.
the examination and tried to get Whit,
to admit that he joined with Lawsol
in stock markS operations because o
the top heavy condition Of the marke
and the possibility OF peace.
No Suggestion from Lawson.
Did lawson suggest to YOU askc,
Campbell. that the market was top
heavy aud that a suggestion OF peac
would start the market down and tina
it was good time to get m ~ynu
friends into pool -
mo. sir said White
Putting the question in many differ
ent forms Campbell tried TO learn spe
cifically what White and lawson talke
about at their various meetings in Ne,
York al pr prior To the time The peac
situation was big factor IN nc stoe
market All White would say was tina
they talked in general terms" abou
war and ITS "ccon~m'c effect"
IIc said he could not recall ever hay
ing discussed various specific Sublec,
which ths congressman Suggested t
him.
"You had advance information o
the arrival OF the U-Sj didn't you
asked Campbell
u did not; knew nothing of it I'M
I'll saw it III the newspapers"
"Do YOU think Lawson ought TO be i