The Washington times., 1917-01-31

all you have to do is to stand around
and keep your ears open.
you don't have to have any ipfor-
nation in advance from any official
source. I certainly had none. The
telegram sent Huttons and the one
Mr.. Ellis sent to their correspondents
are similar, differing only in a phrase
or two.
The telegram to Huttons was not
solicited by them. Mr.. Boiling had
nothing to do with it. I am ready to
take oath that Mr.. Boiling has never
uttered any word about information
from the White House and never spoke
to me about information concerning the
first peace note or any other in advance
of publication"
Want Exact Sources.
The committee was prepared to ques-
ton Mr.. Connolly concerning the exact
sources of the gossip on which he based
the telegram which. as. 1t turns out, is
the first exact forecast in advance Of
the contents OF the peace note.
While presenting the contents OF the
peace note accurately, IT is pointed out
that the telegram from Mr.. Connolly
also carefully makes the same distinc-
ton concerning neutrals that Secretary
Of State Lansing made in his explana-
alton Of the note.
The Connolly firm was first men
toned in the leak inquiry by Con
gresham William r. Wood, of Indi-
ana Mr. Wood declared il was com
mon gossip that r. A. Connolly & Co.
were engaged in profitable transac-
lions during the recent furry"
All Before December 20.
The kilograms in connection with
which the committee examined wit
nesses today were all dated December
20, the day before publication of the
peace note. The one in which Mr..
Connolly accurately outlined the con-
tents of the note and which was
flashed generally throughout the
country by Hutton came less than
two hours before the close OF the
market Commenting on the short
time for operations in the market be-
fore 1t closed one member OF the COM
mittee said today:
'1f you gave such an intelligent
man as Mr.. Baruch that information
that far in advance, think what he
could do with it."
Hutton Recalled.
Some committee members declared
today that they did not intend to let
the Connolly-Hutton message pass
simply as based on "rumor," if they
could prevent it.
Information in that message" said
one committeeman, Originated from
some source that really knew what
was in the Presidents note, though 1
don't know how IL got to Connolly"
Hutton was recalled to the stand at
the start of the morning session.
Unable to Answer.
Attorney Whipple sought to find
whether the 12:4s D. m. message from
Chicago was the first information the
Hutton house had, but Hutton said he
did not know whether or not Con-
molly, up to that time, had transmit
ted any word regarding the note.
Whipplc produced the text of Hut
ton message dated December 90 1851
p. m, which said:
Stock fash-Reports have it
that State Department will issue
statement today, intended to pro-
mote peace prospects.
operator 10 Be Called.
This message was sent out by an
operator named Toomey, who prob
ably will be asked to tell Of its
origin.
At first, the committee held il
would subpoena Ellis from his Vaca-
ton place fifty miles outside Savan-
nah, but E. T. Hutton agreed to sum-
mon Ellis at once without subpoena
The occasion for calling him back
was Hutton's inability to Nlear up
points about the Hutton message.
This message was the one sent out
by Ellis at 1:54 p. m, December 20,
giving an Interpretation concerning
President Wilson's note rather SINH |
lar to the administration construc-
ton the following day.
Probers Seek Basis.
The committee wanted to know on |
Just what Ellis based his telegram, |
though Hutton had testified in gen.
word fESm F. A Connolly, Washing
ton associate OF President Wilson's |
brother-in-law.
Relative to the statement in one |
message that Others have the same |
Information" las the Hutton housed
Hutton said that he coulo give only |
an opinion, as he had not personally |
handled the communication.
Whipple developed that there had |
been some alterations in the mes
sages; for instance, the "a message |
had been changed to read, I'VE are |
conhdentially informed"-and so on |
about the note-whereas originally
IT read, 1--WE are reliably informed"
Hutton indicated that he had not
attached extreme Significance to the |
enect the Ellis message would have. !