Show UNTRUTH TOLD TO COMMITTEE I Either Secretary Taft or Law Lawyer yer Cromwell Has Twist Twisted ed the Facts May Kay W I Cromwell s before the senate commit committee 1 I tee on canals todAY and was wats I examined by Morgan under his motion to coMp compel 1 the witness to answer certain questions relative to the sale of the canal property to the United States The examination was begun by Mr Mor Morgan Morgan gan calling attention to a letter Jetter written by Secretary Taft to Mr lIr Cromwell in the former referred to the witness as bavi having negotiated the sale I believe you admitted that you negotiated tM the I sale sal said Mr Morgan Denied by Cromwell That is not correct replied Mr Crom Cromwell Cromwell well whereupon he was told to state the I situation himself A declination to make any statement wu was tact met by a demand I from Mr Morgan forgan grounded on the fact that his nt bad hati been character as not accurate I Mr Cr Cromwell explained that ny he assisted in negotiations of the sale but bit he was as interrupted by Mr Mor Morgan Moran gan an who 00 said Secretary Taft says you negotiated the theSIe sale SIe to the gov government Is that cor correct Hopkins Protested At this point Senator Hopkins protested that one me could not be compelled I to pass on th the accuracy of a statement made by another and that If the witness declared the statement or of Secre Secretary Secretary tary Taft to be incorrect it would have havethe havethe the effect of impeaching the secretary Mr Cromwell said he thought Seere Secre Secretary tary Taft bad used the word negotiated In a broad liberal sense and that while professionally he assisted in th tb comple tion of the offer of sale he had done s sas so as for the new Panama Canal company and at no time as the f of the United States He de dined to enter further into the sUbject |