The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-05

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any one. m merely giving you in
formation l have received"
What public position has Bernard
Baruch?" asked Representative Camp
bell. ranking republican of the COM
mittee
II understand he is a member of
Council of National Defense"
do you have memorandum as to
the date of the alleged conference be-
tween Mr.. Baruch and Secretary Tu-
multy at the Biltmore hotel?" Mfr.
Campbell continued.
Il don't remember. but 1t is stated
in this letter from Curtis"
I'm these conferences between Tum-
nifty and Baruch, what Is meant to be
implied by the word conference?" ask
ed Representative Garrett, Demo
cratic member Of the committee.
"Only that they were seen talking
together and registered together" said
Wood.
No knowledge Held.
"Of course you have no information
as to what they talked about"
mo, I have not"
Referring to the inclusion In his
resolution of reference to Thomas W.
Lawson's telegram, limiting that mem
bers of congress sought to dodge an
inquiry, Representative Garrett asked
II Wood had any information in any
way indicating that members of the
house were involved in the leak"
transactions.
II have no information whatever in.
volving the name of any member Of
the house." Wood replied. II know of
no member of the house being mixed
uE in this stock crash"
II understood you to say that a
firm in Washington known as Connolly
& company profited by alleged trans
actions" Representative Garrett con-
tinued. Can you state where you got
that information
NOR
rs there any one you know who
might be subpoened in that connect.
ion?''
Names Hutton Company.
"No one except Hutton & company"
In response to further questioning
Wood said he understood Hutton &
company were the New York repre-
sentatives of Connolly & company.
Wood said he had not consulted
Secretary Lansing regarding a report
ed leak of the presidents note, either
before or after he introduced his res
olution Mr.. Wood also said he mad
other information and had sent
IF OF nd tn1o n
various persons inquiring about 1t.
1T is not sufficiently developed to
give at this time" he said, but may
hear from it later. / can give the
committee in private what l have
heard if it is desired.
Mr.. Wood was not pressed further
on that point but will be asked later
concerning it.
Representative Harrison n of Miss
issippi. suggested that the witness
should give dates of publication of
the note and other details.
Mr.. Wood replied that the crash in
the stock market came or rather cul-
minated on Thursday, December Fl,
and that the peace message had been
released for publication by the Asso.
ciated Press at 1905 o'clock that
morning for morning papers of that
day.
Representative Harrison tried to
bring out that in the 48 hours be-
tween the time the peace note was
forwarded and published information
regarding it could have come. back
from the foreign powers to some of
the embassies here. Mr. Wood said
he had heard some intimation to that
effect but could not say who told
him He also said he had heard an
intimation that the German Embassy
in this country had gotten that infor-
nation back here.
Don't you think, asked Mr.. Harri-
son, that the news leaked out from
foreign powers and came out in that
way?"
81 would have to know more about
the conditions in that respect at the
foreign capitals" replied Mr.. Wood.