Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-01-06

! could have como back to some OF the
embassies. Mr.. Wood said he had
| heard some intimation to that effect,
nut could not remember who told him.
| lie also said that he had heard that
the German embassy had received in
| formation from abroad
Don't you think asked Mr. liarri
son. that the news leaked out from
foreign powers and came out in that
way"
would have TO know more about
the conditions in that rcspcc, a, the
foreign capitals" replied AIR. Wood
No political influence actuatcd YOU
In Introducing this resolution" asked
Mr.. Harrison.
ACTUATED ny NO
POLITICAL INFLUENCE
Il hope not" replied Wood. No
SIR. These charges arc infamous. the
acts charged arc infamous II the
charges are untrue. those against whom
suspicion has been cast should be
cleared of IT..
Mr.. Harrison referred to Secretary
LansinE's conference with newspaper
men OIL tho morning of December 20
and suggested that some were present
VIII" wcrc not newspaper men Mr.
Wood said he had heard limitations
ot mat. Mr.. Harrison then suggested
mat representatives. OF the Wall street
Journal and Financial America were
present. aud that their duties were 10
get all Hrs that would affcc, the mar
ket. ~" added that these journals arc
maintained by stockbrol5cr". md suS
Scstcd II might have been that those
financial reporters sent kilograms To
u o.r
III" information cot out
MIR. Wood replied he did NOT E,,,
about that
Mr.. Harrison explained that Score
tarS lansing on that occasion asked
tho newspaper mon to keep faith on
what he told them. and added tina, tho
hc"'@n2ncr mon kept the faith
sen ''arT Lansing at that conference
m"relN announced that y note had boon
d'snatched. specifically said il lid not
concern. peace. and refused 10 give fur
'hcr information of its contents.
Mr.. Wood said all he had heard was
mat Secretary Lansing told those at
tho conference that there Nigh, be
some important information later ON
MI Harrison brought out tina, Wood
knew nothing about Curtis tho broker.
hntu ~" got letter from him after
the Introduction OF his resolution for
an investigation
Mr. Wood replied that he had no in
formation about the Otto Kahn ma
hipulat'ons. as Mr. Harrison Expressed
~ until after tho resolution wa. in
troduced
HELD No CONFERENCE WITH
ADMINISTER ALTON OFFICIALS
fcI
conference with administration Of
hc'als before introducing his rcsolu-
''on. hlthouch he had talked about il
with some congressman
Representative Garrett insisted On
showing what was tho exact charge
hack az the resolution. Mr.. Wood ro-
piled that tho runor wns .urrcn, MAJ
thcr" was leak in tho State pcnart
mon' or in some administrative Office
rs !" tho sending "f tho note and Tint
IN" leak went to tho friends ~ Tho
administration and that. acting on
that information. they rroftcd nv it,
nc added that he had no informal
tI"n as To how tho leak occurred or
from whom it came, and that tho hest
he had was rumors
y have no names other than those
have already given" he added
Representative Wood later prod.n.od
the letter he received from Curtis and
II contained no address. 1, was writ
ION on plain paner which contained no
letter head. 1t was dated New York"
and simply signed "A. Curtis" In tho
upper lcft-hand corner noted in mcneil
was the memorandum Wall street
broker"
CHARGES MADE IN LETTER
TO REPRESENTATIVE WOOD
Tho Curtis letter 10 Representative
Wood follows:
"Dcccmhcr &C. 1916.
Hon. William r. Wood. House of
Representatives. Washington. II. g:
Dear Sr-Thc Democratic. ma
jority Of tho House viii not. prc-
sumo. permit tho adoption of your rcso-
luton 81 inquiry. hut IL is a highly
m6ritorious measure none tho less and
II can do SO. | want 10 help you
"Rcrnard NJ. Raruch. "f this city.
unGucStionably had tho news of
Secretary LanSnGs note as carly AS
saturday, December 2 The note was
dntod December IL. and not dispatched
until December L.
Tho official copies NJ the note arc
dated December Is. they were placed
IN tho hands Of news associations at
g y. NJ. on the afternoon of Dcccm.
bor 20. and wnrc released for puhli.
cation in morning papers Of December
-. Officials announced that tho note
had been transmitted t. t.urope on
cables in carly morning hours of De-
Ccmbcr 10
"liow Raruch got ~, am not rre
pared to say. hut gentleman II my
acquaintance makes the positive state.
mont that he saw Mr.. Tumulty and MIR
Barucn brcakfastinC together ut Tho
Eiltmoro Hotel in this city on two or
three occasions coincidcut with tho
pcnn,nE Of tho note and It's score, dis
patch
That Raruch AT this Junction
smashed the market heavily and in ali
directions admits ~ no doubt. and can
be easily demonstrated in this way:
At his offices. III Broadway hc has
system ~ private telephone lines to
various brokerage houses BEFORE he
has an opportunity to remove these
wires. you must obtain lis, OF thnn,