The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-16
DEMAND MORGAN


Retracts McAdoo Statement.
THAT information" he said, came
from another source which he did not
name
Henry mentioned only Barueh,
Lansing and Count Won Bernstorff,
Lawson declared.
Representative Lenroot, Republican,
said he thought it only fair to state
that in the prepared questions agreed
, upon by the committee and hanoeu
| to Chairman Henry the names of the
cabinet member and the banker mad
| not been asked for, but that lhey
| had been included in the questions by
| the chairman when he propounded
! them to Mr.. Lawson.
This led up to Mr.. Lenroot asking
| for a detailed account OF MI. lawson
alleged conversation with Arcnipaio ..
White about Plny FISK IS aneseo
lions with Secretary McAdoo. Law
| son testified he met White at a motel
| in New York some time late in Decem-
her and spoke to him about rurnors OF
| a leak"
| Il said to White" Lawson testl1iea,
az They tell me your fr1end flske IS
engineering or experimenting this
leak stock gambling affair; tnat Har-
vev Fiske & Sons are handling TINS
! in connection with [. d. Barney anu
company and that Pliny Fiske is do
ing the steering The story is that he
| (Pliny Fisk is working with McAooo
and that it's terrific affair. Do you
know anything?
in time 1 talked with Fisk the other
night
Said He Controlled McAdoo.
| ...He got on this subject and he want
| ed to show me how he controlled NC
Adoo. and he almost insisted that L
| go to the telephone with MN Whlie ne
called McAdoo out OF bed ana maybe
o.
| II asked him: Did you go ana ne
said NO.
tive Pou led Lawson to say he under
stood Fisk had been out late that night
and was feeling quite jolly
| s.White did say" Lawson continued,
q" OF course, 1 could not go to the
| phone with a friend when he was IN
his cups"
"As a matter of fact" suggested
Representative Pou, Fisk was drunk
wasn't he?"
mo, would not say that. He prob
ably had been to his club late and had
eaten and smoked a good deal -,
And his tongue got to running
suggested Pou
Many a man has had the same ex-
perience.
Washington, Jan. 16.-Interrupting
resentative Harrison, Democrat OF
the rules committee, today moved that
J. p Morgan, ]. S. Bache, H p Davl-
son, F. A. Vanderlip. Arthur Upper
and S. c. Wexler be subpoenaed to
appear in the investigation. The mo-
ton was carried and the subpoenas
were issued. Harrison made no eXpla-
nation of his reasons for ordering
these subpoenas.
| To l.
rect challenge at Chairman Henry OF
the house note leak committee, Thorn
as w. Lawson. Boston financler, de-
clared today lone or the other of us
| is a rank perjurer.
|, His statement referred to Chairman
Henry's denial of the Lawson charge
that Henry had named cabinet mem
| Der as involved in the leak situation
Representative Campbell of Kansas
interrogated Lawson at the opening OF
, todays hearing.
Asked to tell what he told publish
ers following the conference with
Henry, at which Lawson claims Henry
named a cabinet member, Lawson
said:
II asked them whether 1 should &C
further with the case or drop it," said
: Lawson. And I gave them a minute
, reproduction of everything that hap
pened when I saw Henry"
: We'll. I'm willing to admit he told
Mr. Cosgrave of the World and a
thousand others about the alleged
conversation, even tho he has said il
was in confidence" Chairman Henry
interrupted.
Agreed to Public Statement.
Lawson then recounted meeting
John O'Hara Cosgrave, Sunday editor
, of the World; Herman ]. Ridgeway
of Everybody's and Donald Mcdonald
Boston financial writer, and telling
them the alleged conversation with
Henry.
Lawson said he and Henry agreed
upon statement to be given out by
Henry after their conference, bu
, Henry presented only his own side
when he announced the statement.
Referring to the Henry conference
Lawson shouted:
''One or the other of US has com.
mitted observation-disclosures, rank per.
jury.
Unless your chairman said these
things I'm rank perjurer, unfit tt
be anywhere outside the bars of {
prison."
Lawson's outburst came after h,
had faced intermittent objections tt
his line of testimony. He demanded
that he be heard fully.
Chairman Henry sat with lips tigh
as the challenge sounded. Lawson
added that he had suggested to Henri!
that the committee delve into matters
in the street, running back severa
years.
Lawson Flares Up Again.
= To this Henry replied, according t.
Lawson, thai he would be with Law
son" in such move if the witness
had the facts.
Democratic members kept inter
rupting. Il want two hours to tel
what I know" Lawson flared
| otherwise, / don't propose to 81
here and hear the committee wrangl
about the admissibility of my evi
dence."
''Ycu must have respect for tn
committee" interrupted Henry.
Good heavens." calculated Law
son, derisively.
Quiet was restored.
please don't take me to task again,
Lawson proceeded, land please let m
be earnest at earnest moments. 1 d.
have respect for this committee AM