Evening star., 1933-02-04


is false or true?
Sergeant at Arms Barry. That is
matter of opinion. can not produce
evidence to show that any men were
bribed or that any men might have been
bribed or that they were not. That Is
only q matter Of opinion.
Mr.. Blaine. You say 1t Is a matter Of
opinion. Well, what is your opinion?
Sergeant at Arms Barry. I am not
expressing my opinion now.
Mr.. Blaine. Have you an opinion?
Sergeant-at-Arms Barry. think not
today.
Mr.. Blaine. Not today. Would you
have tomorrow?
Sergeant at Arms Barry. Well, do
not think would have tomorrow. I
might have.
Mr.. Blame. Did you have an opinion
yesterday?
Sergeant at Arms Barry. Not except
as stated in that article.
Mr.. Blaine. When will you have an
opinion?
Sergeant at Arms Barry. I do not
understand the question.
Mr.. Blaine. You said 1t was a matter
Of opinion whether the article was false
or true.
Sergeant at Arms Barry. can not
prO0Cce evidence on tnat.
"True as Written"
Mr. Blaine. am inquiring what your
opinion is as to the truth of falsity of
the article?
Sergeant at Arms Barry. I do not
think the article is false or untrue.
Mr.. Blaine. You think the article is
true?
Sergeant at Arms Barry. I think it is
true as written.
Mr.. Blaine. Then you plead the truth
as justification for the article? Is that
correct?
Sergeant at Arms Barry. have not
done so.
Mr.. Blaine. What extenuating cir
cumstances do you present?
Sergeant at Arms Barry. None, except
as have stated them TO the Senate.
MI. Blaine. Have you any?
Sergeant at Arms Barry. No more
than I have stated.
Mr. Blaine. No more than what you
have stated. Who is the editor of the
magazine?
Sergeant at Arms Barry. Alfred E.
Smith.
Mr.. Blaine. When did he first con-
suit you respecting this article?
Sergeant at Arms Barry. I never
saw HIM and never talked to him.
Mr.. Blaine. Did he write you?
Sergeant at Arms Barry. He never
wrote me.
Mr.. Blaine. How did you come in
contact with the magazine?
Sergeant at Arms Barry. explained
all that to Senator La Toilette, tnat the
owner of the magazine came over here
| to see me, but the editor of it, Mr.
z I, r ~ Id, oh
Mr.. Blaine. Who is the owner of the
magazine?
Sergeant at Arms Barry. Mr.. Frank
A. Tichenor.
Mr.. Blaine. Where does he live?
Sergeant at Arms Barry. In New
York
Mr.. Blaine. He came to consult you?
Sergeant at Arms Barry. Yes about
this matter
Mr. Blaine. And what was the agree
bent between you and the owner OF the
magazine?
Sergeant at Arms Barry. I agreed
to write a certain number of articles
The number was not stated, but this
and ore other-two of them-were sent
to him. He wrote back. and 1 think
saw him and he accepted those two
articles. and that Is the last heard of
it. I never received any proof Of the
| article.
Mr. Blaine. What was the price that
you were to receive for writing the
articles?
Sergeant at Arms Barry. As I told
| the Senate. $3.50 apiece.
; Mr.. Blaine. I did not hear the an
| swer.
Sergeant at Arms Barry. The price
was to be $3.50 apiece for these articles.
He did not say how many of them or
| on what subjects they should be. He
talked with me in general way, but
there was nothing said about this
article. He did not discuss it.
Mr. Blaine Was there any other
individual other than the owner who
inspired you to write this article?
Sergeant at Arms Barry. No, sir.
I answered Senator La Toilette all those
questions. Nobody spoke to me about it.
Mr.. Buckley Mr.. President. before We
vote I would like to inquire whether
the sergeant at arms has anything fur
ther to say to the Senate.
The President pro tempore. The
sergeant at arms may proceed.
Sergeant at Arms Barry. think not.
except with reference to Senator Bark
leys suggestion moment ago. I ex-
planned earlier in the discussion that
1 knew the article would be printed in
February, and SO I thought it was
rather unfair that he should have in
sinuated that it might have gone over
until March, when I would no longer
be sergeant at arms. knew it was
TO appear in February.
Mr. Barkley Mr.. President, in that
connection. understand the sergeant
at arms in his first statement, before
I interrogated him, to say that he was
surprised that the article was pub
lished as soon as it was
Sergeant at Arms Barry. I knew It
was to be published in February
Mr. Barkley. If there is any con-
troversy about whether he said that, I
would like to refer to the notes of the
reporter. Mr.. Barry's statement was
the basis of my inquiry.
Sergeant at Arms Barry. had been
expecting it, but had not received
any proof.