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Show jCONGRESS PROBES ; SECURITY LEAGUE ' Sole Object of Society De-j De-j dared to Be Winning j of the War. f By Associated Prass. ' WASHINCTON, Dec. 1 lu est iga-tion iga-tion of the National Security lea sue of j New Vork. with rewpert to its alleged i reflet-1 ions during Hie l;tft campuicn upon the loyalty of members of co?i- greMft, wan begun tod;iv by a special j boust- commitice htad'tl by Heprenen-i Heprenen-i tative .lobnson of Kentucky. iffli-ir ..f II. i. l-MTii. 'II1'" r'" ; evHTuination, bringing with them many 'if the league's papers and retrords. j t'olonel Charles K. Lydecker. presi-; I dent of the league, whs o.vrestioned by ("hairmHn Johnson as to whether the j ie.iguo had taken a partisan or politl-I politl-I t-al Mand or Interfered in any way' jwlth the election of any officials. f i ' The aim of the league nince Its or- i aniKJition. and its only aim," i'olo i nel I.ydeckcr said, "has leeri to win the war. There has never been any digression from this aim. The league : hM made every effort to keep entirely out of politics. Its h'i-nds are clean." When Hfked if any members of the !rjg;pi had intered the polltfcal flV). t'ol"i.ei (y peker -aid that as the tiM-mher.hip extended ner the entire conhti . it woubl be i rnpossiitle to xay. , hut ms fa-- he knew, every member. 1 ad followed the desire of the league m that - respect. |