The Washington times., 1917-10-16
.LAFOLLETTEPUTS
HIS DEMANDSU UP
TO COMMITTEE
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lowing the executive session that no
more hearings would be held by the
special committee considering La
Follstte's expulsion. They will obtain
information from other sources, In
cluding the State Department, con-
cerninE La Follette's statements and
will report to the December session
of Congress.
Denial an Insult.
Senator La Toilette declared In his
letter that to deny any man the right
to produce witnesses and cross-ex-
anime them was IAN insult"
ITO deny It too Senator u an in
suit to the individual and TO the high
office he occupies" said Senator La
Toilette.
"Ths speech contains scores of
statements relating to q variety of
subjects including the subject Of
taxation In Wisconsin and in other
States. the financing of this and other
wars, the amounts Of money raised
by taxation and bond issues to finance
other wars. the injustice and wrong
involved In the methods adopted by
the Congress In financing the present
war, the large profits that various
concerns and individuals are making
out Of this war, and the large and un-
considerable profits, which have been
made out Of other wars and q large
number Of other statements.
Received Ne Notice.
"The newspapers have reported
from time to time since you first
wrote me in this matter. your activi-
ties in gathering statements and rec
ords to be used as evidence in the
proceeding. / hope that these reports
were incorrect, for have received no
notice OF such action on the part Of
the committee nor have / been af-
forded an opportunity to examine or
refute anything that may have been
SO gathered. From the same source
the newspapers-I am advised that
what said in reply to the question
from the audience concerning the
Lusitania matter was to be q special
subject OF investigation by your COM
mittee. I earnestly hope that what
said on that subject may be thor
oughly Investigated and the accuracy
OF every statement tested by the rec
ords and by unimpeaehable testimony,
both Of which ask to produce be-
fore your committee, II my statements
are controverted BY evidence as well
as by croSs-examination OF any wit
nesses that may appear to testify as
to the incorrectness of any fact
stated by me.
wants statenent.
1T seems to me that common cour-
tesy and q recognition OF the rules
universally applied in this country, in
the interest OF fairness. to all invssti-
cations OF this character to say moth
Ing of frankness and candor, require
that I should be furnished with q
statement Of those matters the ac-
curacy OF which the COMMITTEES de-
sires to inquire into in order that
may enter upon the proceeding fully
prepared to meet and rebut any testi-
mony that may be offered to show
any error In my statements.
You say that the committee has
challenged the accuracy OF no asser-
tion In the speech. Then / must be
entitled to be advised. who has chal-
lenged the accuracy OF any statement
in the speech before another step Is
taken in this proceeding. The reso-
lution OF the Minnesota Commission
on Public Safety upon which you as
sert you are acting. does not caal-
lenge the accuracy of any statement
made In the speech"