The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-12-16
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the money had never been paid to the
senators.
Have you any evidence to indicate
the senator's knew anything at all
about these documents?"
Nothing at ALL"
Paid For Forgeries.
GLOW much in all did you pay for
these documents?" asked Reed.
about $4,000 or $4,000, think"
said Mr.. Hearst.
"You have some holdings in Mexico.
haven't your" asked Robinson.
II think l have the publisher said,
smiling, II have some ranches and
some mines"
Millions in Mexico.
Hearst said he could not describe
the properties, but he estimated their
worth at around three or four mil
lion dollars"
Dodged Libel Suit.
zone of your reasons in publishing
these documents was to provoke con-
gressional investigation"
yes"
"You wanted congressional COM
mittee to publish the names you were
unwilling to publish?'
Eyes, if they so desired"
"Did you give any consideration to
the liabilities for libel if you published
the names?"
II don't know didn't publish the
names"
Senator Helm, (D), of Alabama
then denied that he had ever been
approached by any agents of the
Mexican government.
"The attempt to link my name with
the, charges before this committee is
an infamous and cowardiy fraud"
said Senator LaFollette 81 have
never been approached eitAtr directly
or indirectly by any person or persons
in connection with the relations be-
tween the United States and Mexico"
Links Hearst With Coolidge.
at seems to me the committee is
under obligation to prosecute this in
vestigation to the limit. | am not
unmindful of the fact that his news
papers have been supporters of the
present administration and / also am
not unmindful of the fact that have
benin the senate and in my maya
zine-a bitter opponent of the admin
istration's policy. This dastardly at
tack will not cause me to deviate by
hairs breadth from the course have
laid down for myself on the attitude
of this government toward Mexico"
He also denied receiving any money.
All Demand Probe.
All of the senators whose names ap-
peared in the Mexican correspondence
insisted that the committee should ego
to the bottom" in it's investigation con-
corning the authenticity of the docu-
ments.
| Sena.or Norris of Nebraska, whose
statement was taken by Senator john
son because illness prevented him
from appearing in person before the.
committee, said there's nothing to
it SO far as I'm concerned"
Senator Borah Of Idaho, was the
next witness. He took The oath as
LaFollette had. Senator Reed then
read from the purported ledger ac-
count of the Mexican government, in
dicating that 81 ,215, 900 had been paid
out, 100000 to Borah.
at is ra.her difficult to deal with
this subject, all can say is that no
body ever approached me-"
'"The documents purport to show
that this money was sent to Arturo
Elias by telegraph and that DR.. Dud-
ley Field Malone acted as in. ermediary
between Elias and the senators men
toned, said Senator Reed of Penn
! sylvania.
Never Met Elias.
"Mr. Malone never spoke to me
about it," said Borah.
Borah said he had never met Elias.
Dudley Field Malone, former COL
lector of the port of New York City
and a prominent attorney, was called
next.
care you acquainted with Arturo
M Elias, the Mexican consul general
in New York;"
81 am not"
Knows No Mexican Official.
"Do you know Manuel C. Teller,
the Mexican ambassador"
81 do not" said Malone. 1--WE never
seen him."