Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-03-06
PRESIDENT HAS
STATEMENT ON
OIL TELEGRAMS
Secretary SIemp Also Makes
Explanation in New
Turn in Probe
MESSAGES SENT M'LEAN
One Was in Response to Con-
graduation on His Lin
coin Day Address
MESSAGES SENT M'LEAN

WASHINGTON, March 6.-The OIL
committee today produced TWO tele-
grams sent by President Coolidge TO
Edward b. Mclean in Florida, and
the President Immediately announc-
ed that one referred to local affairs
in the District of Columbia, while the
other was in response to telegram
of congratulation on his Lincoln Day
address.
One of the messages was dated
January 22 and said:
prescott is away. Advise Slemp
with whom l shall confer.
Within a few minutes after it had
been read into the committee rec
ord, this statement was issued at the
White House:
.The telegram related to the Dis
trict commissionership, Samuel j.
Prescott is Republican city chair
man, and the President desired to
confer with him regarding district
n matters"
The second telegram, under date
of February 70, was as follows:
''Thank you for your message. You
have always been most considerate.
Mrs. Coolidge joins me in sending
kindest regards to Mrs. Mclean"
When the attention of White
House officials was called to this
message, they gave out the follow
Ing statement.
1.-The telegram sent to Mr.. Mclean
on February IL was in regard to a
message from Mr.. Mclean congratu-
lating the President on his Lincoln
Birthday address in New York. The
kilograms exchanged were similar to
others received and sent out in that
connection. 1t amounted simply to
an exchange of am menities.
The committee had put into the
public record previously telegram
FROM H. E. McKenna, chief door
kee per at the executive offices, dated
December % informing the publisher
( of Secretary Slemp's departure for
Florida. 1t consisted of a single SEN
tence and said:
''The secretary leaves here tonight
$40"
There also was an exchange OF
kilograms between Albert B. Fall al
\ Palm Beach, and Chairman Lenroot
OF the oil committee, in which the
former secretary asked whether he
Would be compelled to testify before
Senator Walsh of Montana, and the
chairman replied that he would not
Senator Walsh had been sent to
Florida to question Mclean and he
made an unsuccessful effort to find
Fall while he was at Palm Beach.
In an official telegram sent to
Mclean and previously published
Chairman Lenroot had said that
Senator Walsh was app .inted a
subcommittee of one to take the
testimony of Edward B. Mclean on
any witnesses who the same sub.
committee may require to attend be-
fore him."
Mr.. Lsnroot was not present al
the hearing, having gone to South.
ern Pines, N. G for rest.
After examining other telegrams
and questioning more of the Nc.
Lean employees, and others, the com.
mittee concluded it's hearings fol
theNday without calling Ira Bennett
the Washington Post editorial
writer. who was author of the mes.
sage to Mclean mentioning "ths
principal"
One of those who testified wa,
Fred Starek, a director Of the wal
finance corporation and a formel
I correspondent for McLean's Cincin,
matt Enquirer, and who had beer
mentioned in one C the telegrami
is being very anxious to get ir
touch with the publisher on al
important matter. He testified tina
The affair had nothing to do with oil
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