The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-26


committee the facts about where
Fall got $1OO,OO0?" Walsh asked.
II take it you state that fact
correctly"
Slemp offered some kilograms for
Walsh to inspect.
"Do they relate to this inquiry"
''No, sir, they don't"
"Then l don't want to see them,"
Walsh said.
"The communication I had with
the White House was that had
little trouble with my eyes that re-
quired an operation and that / would
like to remain" Slemp said.
No Mixing.
II want to state that l have never
met Mr.. Sinclair personally or Mr..
Doheny personally. / have never re-
ceived any communications from
either of them. I've never talked
with any members of the committee,
the Cabinet or the Senate about this
matter. regard my position as be-
ing between the White House and the
public and l did not want to mix in
this matter"
Lenroot then questioned Slemp.
You remember the night the
president gave out his statement
about the prosecution of these cases,
l was at the White House. / want
you to tell what you know about the
preparations of that statement be-
fore | arrived" Lenroot said.
Slemp replied he believed Walsh
referred to a statement made in the
White House press conference on
the day before friday.
Senator Dill, Washington, asked
Slemp if Fall said anything at any
of the dinners at McLean's about
why he had deceived the committee
about the source from which he OBJ
tanned the 100000.
"Did Mr.. Mclean explain what he
meant when he said he was going
to tell it," Dill asked.
"No, sir"
Had Fall Entire.
Senator Walsh couldn't get to
Fall, but you could?" Dill asked.
81 don't know that Senator Walsh
couldn't get to see Mr.. Fall"
"Well, we know it," Dill declared.
Fall was in hiding and Mr.. Walsh
had to communicate with Fall thru
Mclean.
Il did not know Secretary Fall
was going down there; in fact I
didn't know he was there until two
days after he got there" Slemp said.
Slemp's temper showed signs Of
giving away when Dill fired quest
tons at him about why he did nolt
show more interest in the disclosurds
Fall and Mclean were making 10
him.
"You must remember / was there
for my health. I've gone to Florida
every year for seven years. II
wasn't an investigator. / want you
to get the right atmosphere about
this"
Senator Adams, Colorado. demo-
crat, asked Slemp if he had not been
suspicious about the source of the
100000.
Was Suspicious.
Il rather suspected how it was.
but ! knew the investigation was in
worthy hands and / stepped out"
Slemp answered. 81 want TO keen
out of the investigating matter, SO /
avoided the whole thing"
Have you been in communication
with any members of the committee
other than thru discussions at the
White House?" Adams asked.
mo, sir. Some Of you have calico
me on the telephone, of course"
Didn't you know that you were
going to be called to appear before
the committee?"
"No, SIR"
you must have regarded it as in
teresting that a man of McLean's
standing, and an ex-cabinet officer
should misrepresent such an impor-
tant matter to the committee Walsh
continued. Didn't you think the
occasion was one that called for ac-
ton by the President of the United
States?"
"Well, I wouldn't like to go into
that"
"Well, l would. / want to know
from you what you did about this
matter?"
Il didn't do anything"
do you know whether ANYBODY
else saw Mclean about it in Palm
Beach? Didn't you know that the
reporters were looking for Fall?"
mo, sir"
Didn't the reporters come to ask
you if you knew where Mr.. Fall
was?"
"They did not"
Dill asked if Mclean explained
why he had decided ITO tell il ALL
HE didn't tell me why" Slemp
answered.
Slemp then was excused.
MeLesn's Steady Withdrawals.
James H. Baden, vice president
and cashier of the Commercial Ma
tional Bank here, produced the ac-
counts Of Mclean during the months
OF November and December, 1921.
II note from these statements
that Mr.. McLean's account dwindled
steadily from $5s,4s3 on November
l, to $2,1900.05 on December ~