| Show WOOD FAILS TO NAME I ANY HOUSE MEMBER IN INI I INQUIRY ON NOTE LEAK bout about that and all he lie had heard Icard W was wa UI that hat Secretary Lansing told those a atho at tho conference that ti there thero ro might be lIe some ome Important information later Mr 1 Wood o d denied that he had an any conference with administration officials off off- chUs before Introducing his re resolution although ho had talked about it t with sonic some con congressmen re Representative Garrett Insl Insisted on knowing what was tho the exact charge charo o back of oC tho resolution Mr or Wood replied 1 that the tho rumor was va current that there was a n. leak In the tho state department dep or in somo administrative adminis tl athe office a ns nil to the sending of oC tho the note and that th the leak went vent to the friends ot of the tho administration and amt that acting on that Information the they profited b by that Ho Ito added that h ho he had no Information as to 0 o how th the leak occurred or from whom It came cam came and that tho the best befit he ho had was NO OTH OTHER ER NAM NAMES ESI ES I I have e no names nane other than tho those I n added have already given gl he hf Representative o Wood later produced the tile letter he ho received from Curtis and it contained no It was JIK written written written writ writ- ten on plain paper which contained no letterhead It was WI dated New Nev York and simply signed t A. A Curtis Curtle In the tho upper left hand corner noted In pencil was as the thc memorandum Wall all PaH streeL br brokers I Shortly before the committee ex excused ox- ox Wood and went Into executive session Chairman Henry Wood and andI I various members of or the committee en engaged engaged en- en n- n in Sn Int a heated exchange over I bringing Secretary name nama into the Iho proceedings without consultIng consulting consult consult- I ing him 1 1 Do you O J charge n. n Representative Henry inquired that Mr t profited b by this HO so called advance I information No I do not Wood replied emphatically em fm- I do not charge that an anyone anyone any any- on one profited b by it I nm nm merely teHI telling tell tell- I ing Inh you OU what has been told me mt Dont you OU think Mr Henry Henr continued continued con con- that It would have ha been beep betI better better bet bet- ter tel for tor you ou to have submitted these the I reports report to Mr r. r Tumult before coming corning here and giving them out publicly That In is tho the cr very reason renon I 1 want wanted d to I submit these rumors In hi a private ate session ses tes- Mon sion replied Mr WoodI Wood I r do not know Mr Ih Tumult and therefore T I did not want to go o to him He lie might have been offended at me mc a stranger approaching him In that wa way I OBJECTION MADE Representative e Chiperfield of Illi jill Illinois Illinois nois riols objected nt at this point to Henrys Henry's line of or qu questioning anti and a n general wrangle which resulted in Henry ceasing ceas ceas- In lug ing to interrogate alC followed Representative then asked Wood if Baruch was waR a t contributor contributor contrib contrib- titor to the Democratic campaign cl n fund J 11 1 am informed Wood 1 said mIll that he contributed 1 to the Democratic Demo Demo- cratic cratie national committee Again wrangling broke out afresh When Secretary Tumult Ity learned that Representative Wood had mentioned men his name he issued a formal statement demanding a a. 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I public apol- apol W and denying flatly flath that he ht even cn event t Ruc of the tho presidents president's peace note before before be be- fore toro it was made public Secretary statement follows tollow DENIES KNOWLEDGE OF NOTE T iam ram am yer very glad to SR say publicly that I did not know o of ot the existence of t the thc pre presidents president's note on peace until the I o newspapers were informed Very frequently the pre president who knows that I am bombarded b by newspaper news newt paper men and antl others for tor information saves eaves me embarrassment by uy keeping matters ab absolutely secret In Iii fact tact I have often suggested that this be he done I 1 have not been at the thc Biltmore In Ina Ina Ina a year never talked about peace with Mr Baruch BalUch before or after the tho peace note was sent and antl lunched f never ne with him In m my roy life lire I L 1 have hac met him as i I have ha a a. great greatman man many good friends from time to lo time lime I I In hotels at the theatre and else else- where I think Mr Wood owes o me a a. public nubile apology for 01 mentioning m my name at atall atall f all mer merely ly on henr hearsay r and rumor The Time rules Iules committee after a a. brief r executive session announced d that subpoenas subpoenas sub sub- had hOod beet been Ordered for th the ap appearance appearance ap- ap of ot Bernard Bauch and A. A Curtis a ii Wall Vall Street broker mentioned mentioned mentioned men men- by bp Representative Wood oCHI In hi his Itie testimony Thc They probably will appear Monday |
