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ed them from the Archives Bureau
were going TO leave Mexico and prob
ably would bring other documents
with them. I told them I would like
any further documents these clerks
might get tending to corroborate
those we already had Page and the
other man met these clerks at San
Antonio and got more documents"
Hearst said the method taken to get
the papers was unknown to him.
After getting the San Antonio docu-
ments, Hearst said the situation was
increasingly serious"
II was pondering What to do. he
said. Il asked Clark to take them to
the Summer White House. He did.
j understand he was informed there
that, although the President believed
the accusations serious. the money
never reached any of those named"
Are you sure any Senator accepted
the money!" Reed asked.
NO." Mr.. Hearst replied: Il have
no evidence nor do l Lslieve they did
get the money"
He said in all he paid about ST., 900
or SIS 200 for the documents.
Replying to Senator Robinson. Dem
ocrat, Arkansas, Mr.. Hearst said he
thought he owned some large business
interests in Mexico, mines and
ranches. He did not recall the names
or locations of the mines. Only one
was good, he said. H.
Mr.. Hearst said his agents informed
him careful attempts to make certain
of the authenticity of the documents
had been made, and that statements of
Mexican officials that they were for
geries were untrue.
Ibid you learn of grammatical er,
rors in the dOcuments?"
Yes, but I am informed that Is not
unusual, as government clerks are
often not graduates Of high schools in
Mexico"
Zone of your objects. then. was to
cause congressional investigation to
produce the names OF the Senators
which you are unwilling to take re-
sponsibility for?"
Yes
did you consider the liabilities for
the libel you might be subject to-"
Yes. / guess SO"
Heflin Denies Receipt Of Money.
Notified that his name was included
i'm the list, Senator Heflin immediate
ly came before the committee.
1T was not delivered to me-" said
the ALBANIAN, referring TO state.
ment In the documents that he was
supposed to have been paid $3.50, zoo.
Il have not received a cent except
some expenses when ] was on lee.
ture tour about Mexican AFFAIRS he
said.
These checks were from Protestant
ministers. X. X. X. men and others
interested in my lectures" continued
Heflin.
mo official or representative of the
Mexican government ever approached
me.
II first heard of this from a news
paper man several days ago. This
man said he got it from the Hearst
men,"
At this point Senator Reed. Re
publican, Pennsylvania. chairman OF
the investigating committee, disclosed
that the documents named Dudley
Field Malone of New York as the
| financial agent for The Mexican gov
eminent in the alleged transaction
Helm declared that he had not met
Malone for a number Of years.
This Is the work Of some enemy
he said. II will have a good deal to
say about this on the floor of the
| Senate. Things have come to a pitifu
| pass when we cannot avoid black
| mailers getting at us.
II hope the committee will pros
ecute the crooks and scoundrels.
Fraud, Says La Toilette.
Senator La Toilette followed Hefir
on the stand. He asked to be sworn
Chairman Reed told him that only the
initials "R. M. L." were used in the
documents.
| "Inasmuch as these initials cor.
respond to my own and no other Sen
ator has such initials. ] would ap.
preciate the opportunity to speak"
The attempt to link my name with
these charges is an infamous, intoler
| able fraud ] have never been ap
preached either directly or indirectly
| by Mr.. Haberman or any one pur
| porting to represent him. Nor have
I been approached by anyone else In
connection with relations between
the United States and Mexico.
1T seems TO me that the committee
! is under obligation to prosecute thi:
investigation to the limit to the enc
that the authenticity of these docu
ments may be established or thei
falsity proved"
Il am not unmindful that these
charges appear in newspapers pub
lished by Mr.. Hearst" continued Ii
Toilette. Il am not unmindful of thu
fact that these papers are the mos
ardent supporters of the present ad
:ninistration. ! am not unmindful tina
/ have resisted. to the utmost the pol
icy pursued by this administration il
regard to Mexico.
The dastardly attempt to link m!
name will not cause me to deviat
from the course l marked out for my
self in regard to the Mexican policy
II have not received any money
things of value or emolument of an!
kind from any persons. directly or In
lrectly."
Malone began his testimony b!
saying he did not know and never hat
seen Arturo M. Elias. the Mexican
consul general at New York, will
whom he was represented In tn
documents as having worked
lie never heard OF ths alleges