Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-27
DEMOCRAT ANGEL
IN BARUCH DENIED
BY GEORGE WHITE
Chairman Declares He Has
No Official Connection
With Committee.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, September 27.-Denia1
| that Bernard NJ. Baruch has any off,
cial connection with the democratic
national committee, or that he Is the
angel of the democratic campaign"
was made in a statement by George
White, chairman of the democratic
national committee. 1t follows. in
part:
Headlines and statements in the
newspa pers that B. NJ. Baruch is the
principal angel Of the democratic cam
paign.' do an injustice to the fact
The committee has no part. and never
had with Mr.. Baruch's support, Of the
League to Enforce Peace. That was q
bipartisan organization dominated
by eminent republicans. 1t had
legitimate patriotic interest In the
ratification of the leagues covenant
and. being non-partisan and intended
to be dissolved before the campaign
began, it was a natural object of sup
port by any friend of the league In
any panty But in no way did the
democratic campaign participate in its
funds or benefits.
No Pnrt in Contributing.
"Mr. Bariich has had no part in con-
tributing for the pamphlet OF. news
paper plate republishing Miss Mon
tague's story, Uncle Sam Of Freedom
Ridge.' For the motion picture of the
story he has advanced $4,000 to pro-
Queer, who intends to show 1t on its
merits. He didn't write the story HIM
self, nor did any one connected with
the democratic campaign. Mr.. Baruch
did not hire Miss Montague to write
the story, nor did this committee. But
when he read it and realized its splen-
did argument, as friend of the league
he went in to help produce it. I un-
derstand he will accept no profits. but
will get his money back. That is his
legitimate affair and not the affair OF
this committee.
81 know nothing of Stars and
Stripes, except that. this committee
has nothing. to do with it. So far as
this committee 10 concerned. MT
Baruch is not officially connected.
and he has contributed only $1,000"
The League to Enforce Peace, in 4
statement. declared that it is nom
tributions of Baruch to its news
bureau maintained in Washington
| last winter were not in any sense
| contributions to the democratic party.
The statement, in part, follows:
| 1.-The League to Enforce Peace be-
fof league Of nations. It's officers
| and executive committee have been
made UP in about equal proportion
of republicans and, democrats. De.
spite this non-partfsaff character OF
the league, which MT. Taft and al
of its offcefs insist that 1t maintain
the testimony of the treasurer of the
league on Friday before TIE Senate
committee on the Investigation Of
campaign funds, had been given. II
part, an INTERPRETATION that is In ha'
contradiction with the facts.
No Conditions Imposed.
This has been in reference t.
the funds of the league toward the
support of it's news bureau in Wash.
ington last winter during the Senate
fight over the treaty:
"As the treasurer testified on Friday
| the contributions were given withou
ganized and directed by three republi
can journalists Of staining and reputa
ton. DR.. Talcott williams, Henry
Hickey and Denys P. Myers Mr.
| Baruch never offered word of criti
cism or suggestion. In regard to sithei
the personnel or policy Of the bureau.
'"The bureau completed it's work ant
\ was closed months before either ma
tional convention was held, but despite
l this testimony, Mr.. BAruch's contrfbu
tions were hera1ded in a Number o,
newspapers Saturday and Sunday a:
direct contributions to the democratic
campaign"
| Clarence B. Miller, secretary of tn,
republican national committee, in
statement, declared investigation b,
the Senate committee investigating
campaign funds has failed to disclos,
any evidence of a S30,0O0.000 slusi
fund, a S15.000,000 slush fund, or
slush fund of any kind to be used FOL
/ the purpose of electing Senator Hard
ing to the. presidency of the United
States
Charges Rebound to Cox.
He declared "the charge of illega
campaign contributions rebounded ii
the direction of Gov. Cox
The weeks investigation. he said
"also disclosed that Barney Barucf
| has made an actual contribution OF
$4,000 to the democratic campaign
and it's side show, the Wilson league Of
l nations, and that he has liability Of
an additional $12,500, making a con
tribution of $4,000. He gave $4,000
! cash to the campaign fund, SIS, 900 fol
the manufacture of the Uncle Sam oil
! Freedom Ridge film; $4,000 for the
circulation of the story in boiler-platt
| matter, $1,000 to the Stars and Stripe:
and $4,000 to the propaganda for thu
Wilson league of nations. Evidence
of these contributions came out from
the testimony Of half a dozen wit
! nesses. Thus it will take the maxi
1 mum contribution from over 100 re-
/ pub1cans to equal the plutocratic gifts
l