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trading or specializing in the COM
modify markets, the subject has
come under Senate scrutiny as a
result of Mr.. Stassen's charges
against administration insiders, !"
among whom he named Mr. Pauley.
Demands Recall Of Stassen.
The text of Mr.. Pauley's telegram
TO Senator Ferguson:
Newspaper accounts of the testi-
mony before your committee on
Friday, January 8, by Harold E.
Stassen. a Republican presidential
aspirant, quoted him as uttering
under oath a series of false state
ments concerning me.
II therefore urgently request that
Mr.. Stassen be recalled before your
committee when it, reconvenes at
10 am. on Tuesday, January 13. to
confront me in person and submit
to cross under oath as
to each of his allegations.
IF Mr.. Stassen has the decency
to respond to your call and the
courage to make good on his pro-
fessed desire to prove his charges
IN court, then I consider that I
should have the opportunity to
question him, and thereby establish
to your satisfaction that his testi-
mony was completely contrary to
the facts. This would be in accord
ance with accepted principles of
judicial procedure which Mr.. Stas-
sen said he thought congressional
committees should follow
After using the facilities of your
committee to launch his political
campaign, the presidential aspirant
found it expedient to catch an air
plane. Therefore, 1t is evident that
your committee is the proper forum
from which to expose both his mo-
Mves and the deliberate falsity of
his statements.
Won't Go Unch2Nenged.
Unlike Candidate Stassen, I have
not been trying my case in the
headlines and over the radio. How
ever, the time has come when I am
no longer willing to remain silent
and permit reckless attacks upon
me to 60 unchallenged. I trust,
therefore. that you will comply with
my request that Mr.. StaSsen be COM
PEELED to confront me under oath
to the end that the elementary re-
quirements Of justice may be be-
latedly served.
will you please favor me with
an immediate response, by telephone
or telegram, directed to me at my
room at the Mayfower Hotel?"
In testifying before the Senate
group last Friday, Mr.. Stassen said
that another administration figure
Brig. Gen. Wallace H. Graham, the
Presidents personal physician-had
not been truthful when he said
he lost money in the commodity
market. Mr.. Stassen said that, in
stead, he had made a profit, though
q small one, compared to that of
Mr.. Pauley.
Gen. Graham will get an oppor-
tiinity Tuesday to tell of his Trans
actions before the Senate group
He was on hand Friday to testify
but the committee did not finish
hearing Mr.. Stassen in time to hear
him.
About IL Accused by Stassen.
Mr.. Stassen charged Friday that
"about II" persons whom he called
'insiders' either within the Ad-
ministration itself or closely asso-
ciated with it have prof1ted person
ally to the extent of about $4,000, 900
In approximately $20,000,00 worth
Of transactions.
Senator Ferguson said that when
Mr.. Stassen completed his testimony
he thought that ended the matter
but that he learned since that Sen
ator Green, Democrat, Of Rhode
Island, wished to ask additional
questions.
Senator Ferguson said he had
reached Mr.. Stassen by telephone
Yesterday after getting Mr.. Pauley's
telegraphed request and that Mr
stassen was notified he is Wanteo
for further testimony. Previous
commitments make it impossible fol
Mr.. Stassen to appear before JAN
uary %, he added.
In rejecting Mr.. Pauleys reques
for permission to make direct cross
examination of Mr.. Stassen, Senator
Ferguson said such a procedur'
would violate committee rules.
"It should be understood tina
no particular person is being trie'
here by this committee, Senate
ferguson said. I'VE are trying t.
obtain information and all partle
are witnesses. No court allows on
witness to cross examine anotne
and we must follow the rules tina
senate witnesses must submit an
questions to the committee In writ
ing for other witnesses.
Senator Ferguson said tnl
method would allow Mr.. Pauley t
develop "all the facts"
Method Called Ineffective.
Mr.. Pauley called that an in
effective method" but said h
. would comply with the ruling. H
also said that the delay to Januar
~ may be due to Mr.. Stassen re
Quirine additional time to prepar
and perfect a defense for what h
now realizes is the embarrassln
necessity of being called to accoun
Tor his false testimony"
Asked by reporters whether tn