New-York tribune., 1920-09-26
Gifts From Financier Fig.
tlre i'm Disclosures at
Senate Hearing; Aided
Propaganda for League
COx's Ohio Record
To Be Scrutiriized
Stars and Stripes Shown
as Under Control of
Democratic Committee

From, The Tr4bane's Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON, Sept. 25.-Ber.
nard M. Baruch, former chairman
of the War Industries Board, and2
close personal friend of President
Wilson and of the Presidents SON.
in-law, William G.. McAdoo, is the
principal "angep Of the Democratic
Presidential campaign, it was dis
closed at a series of hearings before
the Senate investigating COMMITTEES
here this week. Mr.. Baruch already
has contributed $96,500 in cash for
cempaign purposes of various sorts,
including propaganda for the League
of Nations, and has pledged an addi-
tional $12,500, making the total Of
his gifts 100000.
The hearings of the committee in
Washington were concluded to-day,
the committee adjourning to meet in
St. Louis on Octobec. 18. A single
days session will be held there to
wind up its investigation of expends-
lures by Democratic candidates in
Missouri.
Lockwood Charges To Be Probed
Before adjournment to-day the com.
mittee voted to inquire into the charges
made yesterday by George B. Lockwood,
editor of The National Republican,
that Governor Cox received contribus
tions to his campaign funds in 1918
and 1918 and had attempted to coneeai
them. -
Senators Edge, of New Jersey, Res
publican, and Pomerene, of Ohio, DEM
ocrat, were appointed subcommittee
to investigate the charges against the
previous Cox campaigns. They will be-
gin sessions in DAYTON, Ohio, about
Thursday. October 7.
H. E. Talbot, president of the Dayton
Metal Products Company, which Mr..
Lockwood charged had given one check
for $4,000 in 1918 and another for
S21 900 in 1915 10 help the Cox cam
palgns for Governor, and also presi-
ton, through which the transactions
are alleged to have passed, was SUBJ
p9naed for to-day, but failed to appear,
he was reported to be on hunting
trip in the Northwest, and the Senate
sergeants-a alarms informed the COM
mittee that they were unable to locate
him.
One of the principal features of the
nearing to-day was the presentation of
testimony which showed that The Stars
and Stripes, soldiers newspaper, is
Democratic National Committee.
Baruch's Gifts Disclosed
The revelations concerning Mr.. Ba-
ruch's contributions to Democratic
campaign activities showed his gifts
were:
Forty-seven thousand dollars to
the League to Enforce Peace, which
organization, it was testified, expended
approximately $S50,00o in propaganda
for the League of Nations, which ad-
mittedly helped the Democratic cause
IN the present campaign.
Twenty-Five thousand dollars for the
production of the pro-league of nations
propaganda story, Uncle Sam of Free.
dom Ridge" as film. Baruch is
pledged to give an additional $12,50o
testimony of Harry Levey, of New
York, promoter of the enterprise.
Twelve thousand five hundred doll
lars for distribution of the story, "UncIe
Sam Of Freedom Ridge" in newspapers
and pamphlet form.
Seven thousand dollars to the Stars
and Stripes.
Five Thousand dollars essh eontribas
tlon to the Democratic National Cems
The committee was unable d Ieapa /
how much money Mr.. Baruch has sbess&
in circulating George Cresl's Eoak.
"The War, the World and Wilson, g
| Richard b. Waldo, of New York, who
was attached TO the staff of the Stars
and Stripes when that newspaper was
the official publication of the American
Expeditionary Forces. told the com.
mittee of conferences he had held with
W. D. Jameson, director of finance of
the Democratic National Committee,
and MRS. E. NJ. Parks, Mr.. Jamieson.s
secretary and reputed publisher of the
Stars and Stripes at present, tending
| to show conclusively that the soldiers
| newspaper now is being conducted al
an adjunct to the Democratic Natiounl
| Committee. f
Du Pont Threat Denied
Mr.. Waldo told the Senate Commit
tee that after the war he became gen.
eral manager of the American Associa-
tion of Foreign Language Newspapers
and was connected with the Inter
racial Council. He met r. Coleman
du Pont in connection with the work,
he saids but emphatically denied that
General du Pont had sent him to Mrs..
Parks and Joseph L. Heffernan, editor
of The Stars and Stripes, with threats
to 'pus the paper out of business''
unless il was sold to Mr.: Waldo. -,
The witness. who was heard by the
committee at his own request, said
he was engaged in the fight against
the soldiers bonus and left the stafs
Of the American Legion weekly when
the legion officials came out in favor
Of the bonus. j.
"Men with whom I had servsd> Ia
the army urged me to buy The Star,
and Stripes" Mr.. Waldo said. 81 has
every reason TO believe that IL va,
being operated by the Democratic Ma
Nsioasl Commtttee ana that Mr.. janis