Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-02-12
DENNY RESOLUTION
WILL BE VOTED ON
MONDAY IN SENA T {
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Chairman Lenroot wanted to know
if it wasn't a fact that the attacks
on the Sinclair lease which had been
made IN the Denver Post had not
ceased after the negotiations of the
contract with Sinclair.
No" renlied the witness. Then
leaning across the table he said:
"They old not cease; they have
not ceased; they ~In never cease. .
Referring to publication in the
Denver Post on April 16, 1922, Sena-
tor Lenroot asked Bonfils if he did
not then believed that the lease was
proposition that represented
graft
Il believed 1t represented lot OF
money to a lot of people; call 1t graft
if you wish" was the reply.
"You thought it a rotten CONNER
cial transaction, yet so long rs YOU
got your fees out Of 1t, $1,000 600.
you were willing to stand upon this
rotten deal and contract
Il did not"
lis not your cott tract based upon
this lease? Did you not become a
party to this rotten contract which
Sinclair made with Fall?"
II Go not think so
Flat Denial Made
BY that time Chairman Lenroot
was On his feet. Leaning across the
table toward the witness and shak-
ing a contract which he held in his
hand, the chairman asked;
rs it not a fact that your contract
with Mr.. Sinclair was not based upon
any legal rights of Mr.. StaCk?"
THAT is not rue"
But that this whole deal was
for the purpose of purchasing your
silence in your newspapers"
THAT is false; absolutely false"
After the examination of. Mr.. Bon
fills had been concluded he was given
leave to proceed to Charleston, S. G.,
to board the naval transport Hen
derson cor cruise to Panama to
witness the naval ma1euVer5 there
at the invitation of Secretary DENLY
Senafe debate on the DENLY resolu-
ton today was comparatively brief,
Senator Shortridge, Republican,
California opposing the measure and
Senator Walsh, Democrat, Massach2-
sets, supporting it.
During the day Senator Walsh,
Democrat, Massachusetts, supporting
it. During the day Senator Jones,
Republican, Washington, offered u
sub-resolution, which reads;
"ResolV ed, that in view of the
disclosures made and the facts as
certained by the committee on pub
lie lands and surveys of the senate
in connection with the oil lease in
vestigation now in progress, it is
the sense of the senate that the
public interests would be served by
the resignation of Edwin DENLY
secretary of the navy"
@s>Denies Press Influence
To-Day Bonils vigorously denied
that the attitude of his paper toward
Sinclair had anything to do with the
contract of settlement.
In the midst of a vigorous Cross
examination, Chairman Lenroo'
asked whether "the matter of your
attack on Sinclair" was discussed a.
the conference with Sinclair.
mo, sir" Bonfil replied.
WAS 1.-The mat Ell of your Ceastng
your attacks on Sinclair discussed?''
II would like to know what insti-
gated these questions? Did they
enanate from Colorado"
Il am asking these questions on
my responsibility as a senator and
you will please answer them"
1T is most extraordinary ques-
ton, ard 1 want the record to show
the fact"
Pressed as to whether the attacks
on Sinclair in his paper had not
been tsopped, Mr.. Bontils leaned
across the table and said
They did not cease. They have
not ceased. They never shall cease"
Senator Lenroot read telegram
which said there had been no article
on the subject in the Post from Sep
TENDER Is, 1922, to December 3, 1922.
The telegram added that there
was none during most of 1928 con
tanning any reflection upon Sin
clair.
1--WE printed the news every day."
Mr.. Bonfils said.
"Any editorial comment concern
ing these transactions"
Il do not think there were"
''Do you mean to testify that there
was no change in the attitude of
your newspaper concerning these
transactions?"
L 40 not lIllllk lllelp were.
''Do you mean to testify that there
was no change in the attitude of
qour newspaper concerning these
transactions from the beginning?"
81 do
You had vigorously attacked Mr.
Sinclair and thse Oil transactions up
to a certain time?"
Thought it Bad Lease
I'VE printed that it was bad
lease and 1 still think it was"
"You think it was a bad, corrupt
deal, do you not?"
I'VE. were not blaming Mr., Sin
clair for it,
Referring to the sending of a re
porter to New Mexico, Chairman
Lenroot asked whether Bonfils, Who
yesterday had described the dis
closures brought back as shock
ing" had failed to print the articles
merely because of the possibility
of libel suits.
Bonfils replied in the affirma-
tive.
DO you believe Mr.. Fall could
have been corrupt and Mr.. Sinclair
note"
Most OF my information referred
to Mr.. Falls affairs, and had very
little to do with Teapot Dome"
why did not you send the infor-
nation before called upon by the
committee?'
Il thought the committee must
have known it
rs it not a fact that your con-
tract with Mr.. Sinclair was not