The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-06-09
I Elen0unees
Mason S SANDER
3sa.and Ined With Congress
That Proof Of Charges
81 Be Produced

Be Produced
s: ashingIon, June 2-B. NJ. Baruch.,
xSrmsr chairman of the war ind ustrieS
beafa wrote to Representative Mason,
submit az s once to congress, and the
f0Taey general the evidence which
0f0psed Skim to charge in the house
}1eeent2 tat Mr. Baruch had stolen
900 (, ,0ea from the government in
ceGpef alone.''.. -
- r Barich further demanded that.
ne be ediateW brought to the bar
justice condemned to punishment
gonn6 gtaltX and eNonerated # IN.
sn5cent from the infamous and mali
Siuns x:farge You make against me-
Mason ia a letter of reply made,
sp1hiic today said that since looking
ever his previous statement ne would.
- xslassd Il to say that you and your.
ass6cia4es stole S 00s soo0: 60 o IN cop-
,5ler lone = :. - s
He added that the matter on which:
e based has charges already Was9be-:
Iora congress IL conection with the
SS5rsst igatipm Of war expenditures.
on certainly do notEexpect me: to.
pfesent this matter to Your partie eular.
ffiend, Mr. Palmer, attorney general, 8
Mason said, and added: :ss4
shall; If fI live, ask the attorney
sS8neraf Of the United States after
Sfch 1921, to proceed. civily and
inaiiv against YOU and your as
DeeIaring that Mr.: ,Baruch when
heaH OF the war Industries board
lac appointed a cooperative commit
<9H Dn copperswith John D.. Ryan. Of
New Yorksas chairman. and presidents
and owners Of copper producing plants
III The Dlifed States asx1ueHb bers, Mr..
son charged that this committee
sllad showed copper producers to buy
one price and sell at another. He.
80 charged that the connnitte after
BE Har permitted 100. 900, 900 pounds
s6 copper which the government, he
purchased at % cents a pound to
s. S0ld hack TO the producers at 10
pe1ad
S. addition TO writing to Mr.. Mason
Baruch wrote to Representative
arratt Democrat, Tennessee, and.
esentatire Hudspeth Democrat,
IN his letter to Mr.. Garrett he
sked the tennessee member TO de-
fsaysa 0f Mr. Masen that as he made
statement under the protection OF
Ske constitution gwen the congress.
Sic shonld do either one Of two things.
4fe nfcst use has utmost ability both
member Of congress and as a.
6TaSAfA citizen TO see that1 am prose-
the liraiio Of the law he is
and III wrong, he must
make an apology as full as was his
aSgs is about time that these
Ike asSassins Of character.
seeaSe heir work, or accept the re-:
fponsibilsTy OF their actions.
9sss Ills letter o ;ssAr Hudspeth Mr.
RaracII said thai he hoped through
8hs aetis tiles OF you and those of your
coll gues. regardless of their politi-s
faiths, who believe in fairpIy, tosbet
4herded the opportunity of branding
echarge as a Sicions and deliberate
lie III It's every respect. =
Representatiye Garrett read in the
house tonight the letter which he re-
.ceived from Mr.. ~Barnch and also the
letter which the latter sent Represen-
fAtive Mason. His reading of the two
snnnanicafions was interrupted when
fdseachedS the phrase BoEgia-like as
sassfnss OF character by Representa-
flye esranpten publican Illinois;
x aio demanded that those words be
'ezpuns,ed from the record. The
House. however 5 toa1 refu~>d to
go and Garrett finished read 4
ins fhe letters
The charges made BY Mr. Mason.
a Repeesenfative Garrett, were
made under eonstitn tional privileges
o tie house and AR Baruch had no
chance TO answer them.
They are charges against private
e7tsssn tsho rendered great service to
the county in an hour of great
szTain, !. Garrett added.