Salt Lake Telegram | 1917-01-05 | Page 3 | Here is Text of Letter from Curtis to William Wood

HERE IS TEXT OF I LETTER FROM CURTIS I TO WILLIAM WOOD I In fly l J I ma Fr lo W Tt Tt I WASHINGTON Jan 5 The Tho The Curtis letter JettEr to Representative Wood Woud follows I De December 26 26 1916 Ho iron II William R R. R Wood House HouM of oC Representatives Inti Yes a Washington hl D. D C. C Dear Dal Sir The Sir The Democratic majority majority ma ma- the I J of house will nm not presume adopt your our resolution of inquiry but It 1 la Is a highly meritorious meritorious merito merito- rious measure none tho the less and amI If It I can do so 0 I want to help you Bernard Deman M. M of oC this ell city unquestionably timid had the news of Secretary Lan ln note noto as ns carlas cArl earli as ns Saturday December 9 9 The Thc note was dated elated Dec December 11 and not I dispatched until December 12 12 The official copies of ot the tho note nolo are dated December 18 IS the they were I placed in lit the hands hand of news ites as associations as- as at ut C G p p. p m ni on tho the afternoon afternoon after after- noon of or December 20 anti and were re- re I l heaed le Co tot for l' l publication In morning pap papers rs of December 21 21 Officials Official announced that tho the note had been I transmitted to lo Europe on the ca cables cables ca- ca bles bieR In the eArl early morning hours of ur I December 19 I 1 1 How lIow Baruch got It It I am nm not prepared to 10 fa say bu hut but l a a. gentleman of ot m my acquaintance makes tho positive statement that h he BW Mr Tumult and Mr ruch Bt breakfasting breakfasting break break- fasting to together ether at tho the t hotel In this city on two or occasions coincident with the penning pen pen- ning of oC the tho note and its Is secret dis dis- dis p patch e A That Thal Baruch at this Junction smashed mashed the thc market t h heavily lIy a and in nil nih directions dh admits of or no doubt and can be he easily demonstrated In Inthis inthis this wn way At his office Broadway Broadway Broad Broad- way a ho he has hiss a system of ot private telephone lines lineR to various brokerage brokerage broker broker- age hou houses eJ Before BeCore he has an nn op opportunity op- op to remove remo these wires you must obtain a list of ot them If H ho he is compelled to supply you with a list lIat I would check it b by obtaining an identical list from the tho New York Telephone com company pan and and tiit Western Vestern Union Telegraph company these these- being the two companies that supply the wires Raving Having obtained this list you OU can call obtain from all tho the brokerage houses connected thereby a transcript transcript trans trans- of ot all orders executed for tor his account within the period In question This ThIR Investigation should cover not only his personal accounts but butan an any secret accounts such as ac accounts accounts nc- nc counts carried b by numbers or any fictitious names all 1111 of or which as the brokers brokers' books will show are controlled b by him or guaranteed b by 13 him If u the brokers refuse this tItle Information mation congress congre has the power to compel it The stock exchange also has tho the power to force its members to produce their books and ami accounts and as M the time rules rules' of ot ottha the tho stock exchange are arc sufficiently broad and elastic to cover cr every el departure from ethical business s methods on the part of ot its members members mem mem- bers hers an nn appeal appat to the governors of oC that institution will no doubt elicit the desired information Many fan reputable members of ot the exchange are nrc anxious to assist you OU in running to earth this most unia unsavory un un- savory ia vory scandal There is Js a great deal more Inthis in inthis InthIs this matter than you ou imagine and if It you OU can once get et your machinery machin er cry ery in lit motion I am ama in a n position to say you will bu Uh supplied with all th the necessary Information Ver Very trul truly yours ours Signed A CUI CURTIS