Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-01
cox STILL FACES TASK
OF PROVING HIS CHARGE
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campaign fund to elect Gov. Cox. Mr.
Britten was promptly summoned at the
request o. George White, democratic ma
tional chairman. He admitteo' unoer
cross-examination, that he did not know
whether the sum of $4,000 for enter
tainment purposes was larger or smaller
than sums usually appropriated by
the British or other governments. he
said he didn't believe it was Tor enter
tainment, but publicity for the league
Of nations Asked to submit evidence,
he submitted a page OF newspaper ma
teriaL being sent free to newspapers,
containing a fiction article praising the
league of nations The story bad been
published in a magazine owned az one
time by the late Walter Hines rag
and although Chairman Kenyon brought
ont that Mr.. Page has been dead for two
years. Mr.. Britten sought to convey the
Connection that the British government
was behind the thing. e.. -
Onered to Democrats.
Later in the day Mr.. White Of the
democratic committee said on the stano
that the article had been offered them
and that it was being considered as a
nnhl;city venture. Senator Reed re-
marked that while he himself is OPP
nosed to the league Of nations he saw
nothing disloyal in the expenditure OF
funds by American citizens to carry on
a propaganda for the league OF NATIONS
and that it was up to Mr. Brltten 70
nroye the connection, if any. between
the British government and the demo-
cratic campaign fund. This MI. Brftten
admitted he couldn't, but frankly SAID
The had issued his statement In the nopf
that the senatorial committee WoN
prove the connection for him. whereup9h
the bombardment started N
! Senator Pomerene asked Mr.. Britfen
lie he was a lawyer and If ne Knew
that opinion and suspicion were neMner
evidence nor proof. The Ohio senator
ing him if he, a mey6ber of Congress.
were not doing serious thing to charge
la foreign government with paving
. money to interfere in an American
political campaign without having SO
much as scintilla Of evidence to back
up his charge. Mr.. Britten WINGED under
the chastisement of republican and
democratic members of the committee.
Later some men high in the councils of
the republican party said they had felt
ashamed of the performances.
News Revelations Cause Surprise.
But if the republicans felt indig-
nant about one of their number, 1t
was nothing as compared to- the re,
when they were apprised through the
| testimony of Senator Harry New of
Indiana that in their own headQuar-
tiers In New 1OFks JonH ~. t1dll Ol
fSalem, Greg, was now employed aft
er he had endeavored to sell his serv-
| ices to the republicans for a higher
| figure. His asset was his knowledge
| Of how to get the Scandinavian vote.
lSenator New revealed lengthy CORE
spondence in which Hall protested
! that although he was an employee, Of
the democratic administration at
present he was really a republican in
sympathies and would gladly work
for the republicans at a stipulated
! salary.
| licited his services. but found that
he was playing both sides and
dropped him. The democratic ma
itional chairman. George White, was
amazed to learn that some Of his
subordinates had hired Hail, vhe
claimed to- be a college professor
The feeling was so intense after the
Revelation that if investigation shall
lcorroborate Senator News letters and
lit should prove that the Hall en-.
ployed by the democrats is the same
one with whom the Indiana senator
negotiated, there will be an instant
dismissal of said Hail. Instead Of
feeling sad over the affair, the demo.
Gratis may we'll be glad they wer.
tipped off by their republican foe.
! that they had been duped in tht.
instance. J