Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-09-25

the Stars and Stripes, and then to
an admission that the charge hau
no basis but speculation and rumor.
1t heard in detail from LOCKWOOD
of the financing of the Republican
National Weekly and of the bulk
circulating methods by which the
paper reaches employees at the eX-
pense of employers but without
knowledge of the recipients OF the
employers share in the matter; ana
it went deeply into the financing
and activities of the league to en-
force peace.
In addition, the committee heard
also from Lockwood that the doc
uments presented by Senator Reed
which prompted his investigation
of the National Republican, were
stolen from the files of his offlce
in Ohio. An employe told him. ne
added, that "he had been Offered
a. large sum to sell out certain
MATERIAL and asked for "a certain
amount of money not to do it.
II sent word to him that he was
q blackmailer and to so to hell
or to go to this committee" Lock
wood added.
Senator Reed said the papers
had been referred to in the Chi
cago testimony by e. III. Moore and
added:
"And they are here as evidence
They speak for themselves" /"
Lockwood said he had referred
/ to the alleged theft of his papers
only as a Justification for calling
the committees attention to the
incident of the Metal Products
company and the Cox note. Serfa'
tor Reed again said he would in.
sist on going into that matter
whatever the jurisdiction of the
committee.
1--WE are ready to go to the bot
tom of it," Chairman Kenyon said
He then ordered the subpoena FOL
Talbot sent.
Books of the League to Enforce
Peace, presented by Herbert q
Houston, treasurer, showed tota
collections of 1851. 900 in the five
wears since the league was organ
ized. All of this had been expend
ed, Houston said, except a balance
of about 100000. He added tina
the league had stopped soliciting
funds in May. 1920. and did no
propose to resume until after th'
presidential election under III
articles of incorporation forbiddint
political propaganda of 8 partisan
character. Such bulletins as have
been issued since the national con
yentions. he said, have been de
signed to furnish information ant
not to influence voters in thei
choice.
The list of contributors to thu
league interested committee mem
bers, who poured over the book
and sought to identify the larg'
contributors. These included B
M. Baruch, former President TAFT
Charles M. Schwab, Edsel Ford. J
P. Morgan, members OF the NC
Cormick family of Chicago, an'
scores of others. Altogether th'
names of 10000 contributors wer'
on the lists. The largest single
contributor disclosed was Barucf
with $4,000.
Mr.. Houston said the progress o
debate in the senate and elsewhere
on the league of nations covenan
had caused members of the League
to Enforce Peace to change thei
opinion regarding acceptance o
the covenant by the United states
without reservations. This aroused
Senator Reed, who engaged the
witness in an argument as to thu
covenant, declaring he believed
that further reflection would caus'
even greater change of opinion
among those who had advocated
ratification without reservations.
The committees inquiry into thu
New York city republican cam
paign organization closed its days
work. L. e. Pearson, general chair
man of the ways and means com
mittee for the state, said thai
$376,000 so far had been turned
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