El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-06
SEVEN CALLED IN
PROBE OF LEAK
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.vas the chief beneficiary OF this failing
market
Where the Leak Occurred.
The question" Mr. Chipperfield in
sisted. ''is whether there was leak and
whether government officials improp-
erly profted by it
DO you think there was not Leak
asked representative Campbell OF Mr.
yes replied Mr.. Harrison. but
think the leak came from the repre-
sentatives Of those two Wall Street
papers or else the leak came back from
foreign centers-
Gardner Chilled To stand.
Representative Gardner, Of Massa-
chusetts who on the floor Of the house
on January 3. said that lie knew there
was a leak and that the whole stock
exchange tran sactiOns showed il. was
called to the witness stand
Representative Gardner testified he
was convinced there had been leak
because at 1905 p. m, December 20,
ten hours before the peace note was re-
leased for publication, and four hours
before II had been placed in the hands
of the news agencies. the following
news was sent out over the Dow, Jones
and company ticker;
Proof Of Leak
"The renewed selling of the market
is due TO reports received by brokers
private wires from Washington TO the
effect that the administration will IN
the near future. address TO the bel
ligerents some suggestions OF proposals
i'm regard to peace. Nothing definite is
obtsinable in administration circles"
There Is your proof OF a leak said
Mr.. Gardner. Miracles don't go on the
stock exchange and Dow. Jones and
company don't deal in probesies-
Says Leak Occurred
NJ counsel. judge William NJ kol-
colt. Of New York. viii present TO YOU
o. complete comparison Of the course
Of prices on the New York stock eN-
change side by side with statement
Of the rumors and news from Wash
ingron.' Gardner continued. This
comparison presents a chain OF events
which beyond peradventure Of DOUBT
proves tie existence Of = leak
If you find there was leak YOU
cannot take the position that YOU vill
do nothing at all about II until some
one informs YOU as to the names OF
thoS. who profited by the lea or the
names OF those responsible for the
leak
ASK President For Information
1T seems 20 ME the rlght way %
80 bout the matter is TO find out from
the president with whom hc talked this
peace note over. then summon them and
find whether there was any in which
( they might inadvertently have let the
cat out Of the bag Next / should gel
"A list OF those employees OF the WHIT
house and the state department ana
, OF our embassies abroad who handled
: TINS par Nlf'Nldl NfttAE nun ttALt-N
you viii find that list quite formidable
in length
Considers own Evidence Worthless.
Have you any evidence that would
connect anyone at tine white house
{ with the leak" asked chairman Henry
= None whatever" said Mr.. Gardner. 81
have nothing but anonymous state
ments and letters which are worth
! nothing as evidence
Have YOU any evidence that would
I connect anyone at the state depart
mcnt-
! No. nor anyone else" Gardner re-
/ piled. Il have no evidence that l con-
slider worth the paper it's written on
I Lansing and Tumulty AbsOlved.
. Representative Gardner said he ao-
solved secretary Lansing and secre-
/ tary Tumultv Of all suspicion.
I Representative Campbell. Republic
can, said there was no disposition on
the part of the Republican minority
: 10 make political capital in this mat
: ter but he considered II deplorable
! that there was any apparent attempt
TO shield anyone IN the executive de-
psrtments Of the government
Mr.. Harrison. Democrat insisted the
+ leak was through representatives or
/ the Wall street Journal and Financial
! America He related how secretary
{ Lansing, comforting with newspaper
I correspondents on December 20 had
I told them in confidence that a note
! TO be published later had been sent
4 to Europe
Lansing and TumuIty To Appear.
/ Chairman Henry said secretary Tu-
} multy had told him he wanted to ap-
: pear and representative Harrison said
: he had talked with secretary Lansing
; and that the secretary expressed
] very great desire to come before the
: committee
( Representative Campbell suggested
. that IL would DE best for both Mr.. Lam
/ sing and AR Tumulty 10 appear before
/ the committee as early as possible
I The committee then went into eXecu-
: tive session.