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Show Throw Oat Evidence Given Committee, Smoot Should Be Thrown Out With Smith's Testimony. Testi-mony. President of Church May Have to Answer An-swer Federal Law for Per-jury. Per-jury. Special to Tho Tribune. WASHINGTON, D. C. March 20. Members Mem-bers of tho Committee on Privileges and Elections now in Washington are amazed at the recent developments In Utah. While nono of tho thrco members Tho Tribune correspondent saw cared to glvo expression expres-sion to their views for publication nil of thorn wero of tho opinion that tho church was overstepping Itself and handicapping tho chances of Senator Smoot In his light to retain his scat. . Committoe May Recall Smith. Said ono of the thico this evening: "They aro messing things up out there in "Utah I see. So President Smith thought the commlttco was trying to lead him Into a trap and for that reason dcllbcratcly-lled to us In his testimony. This Is a serious matter. President Smith was under oath when ho was on tho stand, and there Is a law In this country which deals with perjury. per-jury. I thought when ho was giving that cvldenco ho would bo mado to eat his words. It seems that he has been smoked out. It's bad business all around. Perhaps Per-haps the commlttco will havo something further to say to President Smith." Church More Defiant Than Everl Another member of the committee said: "Tho excommunication of Frank Cannon without a hearing, or rather a chanco to provo his case, the utterances of President Presi-dent Smith Sunday, and last, but not leost. the project of the church to enter tho field of llfo Insurance, all boar irrefutable irre-futable cvldonco of the charges that havo been mado belnp sustained when tho Senato Sen-ato Is ready to act. My prediction la tho church will forco the quick settlement of tho Smoot case. It seems moro defiant than over." Kearns Proved His Case. Tho third member said; "Senator Kearns has proven his case. His speech dealt largely with the commercialism of the church, and I sec from tho press dispatches dis-patches of the last few days that It has added life insurance to its already long list of business properties. It seems lo mo tho church might havo waited a llttlo while before doing this. It smacks of a bravado I do not relish. Yes, I read the purported remarks of President Smith. I want lo get a copy of his entire sermon Lcforo expressing an opinion. I cannot think tho man deliberately lied to tho commlttco com-mlttco concerning tho matter of revelations. revela-tions. If ho did ho would bo summarily dealt with. This Is no child's play. But, as I said, I am unwilling to express myself my-self until I havo read a full account of his speech." "Suppose, after reading It, you aro convinced con-vinced that what has been reported ho really said, what then?" asked the correspondent corre-spondent Would Send Smith to Jail. "What then' Why, ho should bo put In Jull for perjury and all the cvldenco he gavo thrown out with Senator Smoot. That'3 what." JOHN 15. JONES. |