Evening star., 1924-03-08

mentioned by Mr. Bennett in the
torm or prepared statement. which
; follows:
Il have never said anything about
tnis whole case that could not be
| printed in any newspaper and which
could not have been used publicly.
Il have talked to Mr.. Bennett three
times, and there was nothing in the
conversations that cannot be freely
discussed. / have had no conyersa-
possible for them to refer to me as
the principal or in any other way
than in my own name.
The first time Bennett and. I be-
Ileve. Major, came to me and said that
Mr.. Mclean was sick and did not
want to come up to Washington at
this time, and that his son had been
operated upon and was not well.
| They asked me if 1 would not see
Senator Walsh and get him to excuse
Mr.. Mclean from coming here / said
there was no use in my seeing Senator
Walsh; that they had better have a
democrat see him, and l suggested
that they see either Senator Under
wood or Senator Robinson.
Il may have said that I could speak
to Senator Lenroot for them. but /
do not recall whether I did this or
not.
Told Subpoena issued.
Later 1 saw Senator Underwood.
and he said that the subpoena already
had been issued.
THE second and third times Mr.
Bennett saw me were in regard to a
speech made by Senator Norris, in
which a member of MIR. McLean's
family had been attacked He wanted
me to see Senator Norris. and get him
to withdraw the reference from the
record. 1 told him that 1 had already
done so. and that 1 had asked Senator
Borah to see Senator Norris. Senator
Walsh also spoke to Senator Norris
on the subject.
Later that afternoon 7 met Mr..
Bennett in the lobby. told him that
drawn the statement from the record
and told him that he had better see
the newspaper men about it and tell
them it had been stricken from the
record. He started to thank me, and
1 said it was not necessary, but /
suggested that he asked Mclean to
wire his thanks to Borah and Walsh,
and when he communicated with them
to give them my kindest regards.
Il never discussed the political as
poets Of the case with Mr.. Bennett at
all. 1 may have said when 1 told him
that Senator Norris had agreed to
withdraw the reference from the
record, that senators sometimes made
sta tementS in the heat of debate that
they had not intended and would not
otherwise have made.
"I have never discussed this case
with Bennett or any one else in any
manner that could not have been
published freely over my name and
the above recites exactly everything
and all that / ever said to Mr.. Ben
nett about the matter in any way as
I now recall it
II never received any messages for
which I should send thanks or ap-
probation and I never sent any"
Major said he 'had no particular
reason" for using the term -the man
at Wardman" for Fall.
All Have Nic3<names.
I'VE have nicknames down on the
Post" Major said. "They refer to
Mr.. Mclean as the Big Bear: to
Spurgeon, the managing editor, as
the Little Giant; to Bennett as the
Count, and to me as the Little Bear"
The term for Fall was such a nick
name, he added.
meetings with Fall and arrange
ments for such meetings.
Walsh said it was evident from.
one Of McLean's messages that the
writer had "some doubt in his mind"
as to whether Fall would testify that
the 100000 came from Mclean.
probably Mr.. Mclean all told, got
about eight million tips" Major said,
when Senator Walsh inquired as to
where Mclean got information
about everything in general
Senator Walsh read a telegram
keep all my wires in your posses
sion"
II destroyed all I could get my
hands on" said Major. but he added