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Show nisw.Lia REPLIESJO HENRY Latter Will Drop the Whole "Leak" Matter Unless Evidence Is Produced. BOSTON, Dec. 30. In response to a telegram from Congressman Robert L. Henry of Texas, urging that he go to Washington immediately and produce any facts he may have bearing on a "leak" from the" state department to Vall street in connection with President Wilson's recent nute, Thomas W. Law-son, Law-son, today replied by wire that he would 1 call on the congressman Monday. " ou have libeled congressmen and public officials, and I predict yon cannot can-not make good," Congressman Henry stated in the telegram which Mr. Law-son Law-son made j-nblie here today. It was ox-plained ox-plained that Sir. Henry 'made his request re-quest in his en pa city as a member 01 the house rules committee, of which he is chairman. "The good old capitol has been wallowing wal-lowing in Wall street leak grafts for forty years, " the Lawson reply said. 'Vou and Congressman Wood started this 'leak' merry -fro-round, then you you sort of ran me into it through vour press statements and then you made me tli e who'rtt of it. Now I say, congressman, congress-man, have a heart, have a heart. ' ' This is my programme. Tomorrow I will give you a serious three thousand-word thousand-word bit. Then, if you wish, J will visit you on New Year's day, then on Tuesday from the gallery 1 will listen to you aud the other statesmen who missed out on the 'leak,' lambast me some more. " |