Show PRESSURE PUT UPON A MEMBER How the Holland People Got After Mr Loud of Michigan Washington April Apr l 2 That That an of the Electric Boat company compan was as press pressing pressing pressing ing and bearing down upon a member of congress In n reference to submarine boat legislation was s the time charge made to today today today day before the special committee of the thc house investigating the charges against I the Electric Boat company compan The fhe charge was made by Frank L I Edinborough of Bay City Cit Mich Ich a state senator and for forner former former mer ner private secretary to Congressman Loud of that state who ho IS rs a member of ot the house committee on naval affairs Mr Ir Edinborough testified that the attorney attorney attorney ney in question was W D Gordon and that the member of congress whom he was pressing was Mr Loud Mr Ir Edinborough was as not a willing wit witness witness it ness nels and at first refused to answer cerain certain ain tain questions on the ground that the they were ere confidential owing to the fact that he ic had been private secretary to Air Mr Ir Loud Loudd but ut Mr Ir Loud released him from such ob obligation obligation and antI he then told toll his story Mr Ir produced an anonymous anonymous letter which he said he had re received melted In Bay Ba City on February 17 from Washington D C Co stating that Mr Loud had voted for the graft in the th naval committee that there was a story tor torIn In n circulation that the Holland Rolland people had lad secured a prominent attorney to be bc become become come a candidate for tor congress against Mr Loud that Mr Ir Loud Lou had finally agreed ed to vote for fol the submarine bill on condition that the attorney withdraw as a acan candidate can Mr 11 Lilley Lille today toda made a statement cor correcting correcting part of the testimony glen given yes yesterday es erday before the committee of the house housey b by y Franklin Taylor of ot Waterbury Conn ConnIn ConnIn In n this statement Mr Ir Liffey referred es especially especially to Mr Taylors announcement concerning the possible result of the com committees committees inquiry On that point he said Mr Taylor Talor stated that he heard me mesay mesay mesay say In the Waterbury club before about a dozen gentlemen that I 1 expected an nn adverse report from the committee and that hat I would go on the floor of the house and tell all I knew about submarines Isis Ills Us testimony differs only in the follow Collow following Ing ng particular White While taking lunch at athe atthe atthe the he Waterbury club some one present asked me what would happen if ir the com committee committee reported adversely It was at that hat moment as I remember that Mr Mi Taylor entered d the room and he h heard only my reply which was nas as that in the event of an adverse report I would still have havethe havethe the he privilege of making an argument on the he floor of ot the house to present my side of the ease case |