Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-12-22

tee" said Senator Reed, IT want to
know what kind of representation it
is that you give when you refuse to
give the names of people who got this
testimony"
"a will not dignity that question
with an answer" replied Major
Humes.
Another flare-up occurred when
Senator Reed asked Mr.. Becker if it
We're not true that he obtained infor-
nation which he used for political
purposes. Mr.: Becker interrupted
the senator in his long question with
the comment:
II hope the Hearst reporter is get
ting this
A moment later he apologized to
the committee for the remark
Senator Reed tried to make Mr..
| Becker state the expense incurred in
/ obtaining the affidavits and deposit
tons. Becker said he could net re-
/ member the aggregate, but that moth
ing was paid the witnesses or depon-
ents except to cover this loss of time
taken in making the affidavits. He.
added that all the affidayits were
taken in good faith" and along
with many others about Mr. Hearst
which I have not made public"
The committee reserved It's ruling
on whether Mr.. Becker should be
compelled to make public the names
Of the state investigators.
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| Later when Becker, spoke of Sena-
( tor Reed holding a brief" from
! Hearst, the senator addressing the
! committee asked that such refer
! ences be stopped. "If the commit
tee doesn't stop him I will take my
own way of doing it." he said.
Chairman Overman said he be-
lieved the reply to be improper and
Mr.. Becker again apologized.
! Senator Reed asked Mr.. Becker
further about a statement given out
jointly by Attorney General Lewis
! and Mr.. Becker dealing with a din
ner given in honor of William RAN
! dolph Hearst by Bolo Pasha. Mr..
Becker said that Mr.. Hearst's indig-
nation at that statment was the be-
ginning of a suspicion in his mind
That there might be a connection be-
| tween Hearst and Bolo pasha.
That statement coupled with the
fact that Hearst lied when he said
] that he had met Bolo only once,
when the statement of his own en-
ploye showed that he met him at
least three times; right then was
born in my mind the impression that
there might be something wrong"
said Mr.. Becker.
Senator Reed asked the witness if
he stood by his statement that Mr..
Hearst lied about the Bolo incident,
| Mr.. Becker replied that he would
change the reference to a statement
that Mr.. Hearst told something that
was untrue, because, he said lie
implies an intent to tell what was
not true.
The committee adjourned until
after the holidays but not until after
| Senator Reed and MIR. Becker had
another clash Senator Reed said
he had known Mr.. Hearst as a news
paper man, that he had had no social
or personal relations with him and
no political relations with him lex
cept generally he supports the party
to which ! belong"
Il have followed these hearings
j closely" he added, land have be-
4 come convinced that there has been
some attempt to fasten the crime of
treason on Mr.. Hearst by placing to-
gether scraps of information. For that
reason | asked to cross-examine
this witness and I would have done
, the same thing for the editor of the
New York Times or any other news
paper, or for any street laborer
That is why / am here" Senator
Reed continued, any man who init
mates anything to tho contrary is q
common scoundrel.
/ Chairman overman directed tho Of
4 fetal stenographer to strike the last
reference to Mr.. Becker from the