Show Fist Fight Is Near When Lawson Hurls Four Flusher Charge in Leak Row Roth A Asks k Apology From r a G ar arWood Wood t Denies Denes Knowledge of Leak Leakin Leak in in Wilson Wilson's s Peace Note WASHINGTON Jan 8 Thomas Thomas W. W Lawson charged before the house hOWie committee V V today that official Washington Washinton is literally honeycombed with leaks There are leaks in the supreme court of the United States in congress in the cabinet cab cab- I inet met and direct from the White House House he declared There has been a gigantic robbery of the American people people people-a a deliberate premeditated robbery of the tle Ameri American an people A furious row in which fisticuffs fisticuff seemed imminent between Representative ChiperField Chiperfield Chiperfield Chiper- Chiper Field and Lawson developed when Lawson Laon charged that the committee did not want to get II at the facts L Lawson won arose from the wit witness stand tand shook his fist under Chiperfield's nose and the whole hearing was thrown into confusion The sergeant-at-arms sergeant finally succeeded succeed d in quieting Lawson by taking him by tile the ar arm and urging him to sit down Let him go just a bit further and testify any more today said Chiperfield 1 The flie men were within two feet of e h other at the time and alId each was glaring at j J Orders Orders' rde Lawson s' s 11 To Sit D Down wn f I t X sergeant sergeant-a rg jS- jS l I Il moved to Lawsons Lawson's sid side as as it ct likely there would be a physical combat You must sit down Mr Lawson shouted Chairman Henry I know V a four f flusher lusher every time I see one shouted Lawson as he took his seat and glared at Chiperfield The crowd was keyed eed up to a high Jig pitch of excitement Lawson advanced and put his fist under the nose of the Illinois member as he asserted that he propose to be bulldozed by this committee commit commit- tee or any member of it Various members of the committee were shouting for order and during the hubbub Representative G Garrett a Democratic member demanded demanded demanded de de- de- de that this witness be instructed to give this committee facts and proceed in order the penalty what's the penalty here I for saying what I want ant to yelled Lawson in the confusion I Congressman Chiperfield is a six footer and weighs probably pounds Lawson is slightly under that height but is not IlOt a small man himself Lawson Declares 1 1 H He Was Insulted I Jerry Smith Smith another bulky individual re remained remained remained re- re standing by the side of the man In-an showed igns of subsiding subsiding- K As I trl ff his seat Mr Lawson declined ed to go on with Ins Ills stater statement saying that he had been in suIted al alt I can go no further to th this commit I. I tee He e promised to submit to question bot but a asserted assert assert- rt I ed he would not proceed with a direct statement unless J permitted to do so in his own way The Tile trouble started when Mr Lawson attempted to say something about the tile senate evidently having reference to Senator Stone Stone- who assailed Lawson Lson on the thc floor of that body recently I said when I made the tile leak charges said Mr Lawson that I expected hell to be lambasted lambasted lambasted lam lam- basted into me nie by congress I was right As soon as the senate opened a leather lunged sewer mouthed old blatherskite blatherskite blatherskite- Mr Chairman Mr Chairman he must not talk of the senate or or a senator in that fashion expostulated Congressman Foster Mr Lawson was called to order Continued on pa page e 3 SAYS LEAK CHARGES HARGES ARE UNTRUE TRUE J f Continued from page 1 ii Thursday morning g the note w was s I That Is about the physical ry ry ryot or of th the note has been suggested two t ien ma may have been responsible for cak ak said Representative C Camp Camp- Has HHas there there been beon an anything to thero there hero is Is' any auy foundation for that cion V ng sai said Lansing pero rero there thero any besides newspaper newspaper- present at tho ho conference I I. I Representative Campbell liere Iera were other men present I It It I. I t Know it at tho the time There three men waiting to see me I I know 1 if it makes wakes any particular I rence l' l answered Secretary LanTHe Lan Lan- THe secretary said he ho had told i men menU it c contained no proof proof pro pro- of peace or mediation and lie its I blo effect on the stock market lever entered his Ills mind I lere wore were two statements statements' made madeu I au u ti explaining the note 1 asked tentative e tive ero I of at your explanations of the note to the press on all your our o u initia- initia 1 ho he questioned int nt answer that snapped Chair Chair- Henry Fenry don't dont want to intrude on lug Ing confidential said Represent Represent- Chiperfield but tho the first state state- was startling and the tho second was to allay excitement am willing to accept the judge judg- o or of the UlC secretary sectary of state as to of ol answering a questions Chiperfield then withdrew the question ading as wholly false fatse and with with- en the flimsiest basis the tho report to 10 e had advance information on residents resident's note and was in any with ith th the alleged IJ g d leak 3 J information to wall street Jo Jo- P. P secretary to Vilson declared today before the rules committee investigating ak k that he had absolutely no edge of or It Tumult then made tb thy statement to the committee ig 1 g. g th that t he had ever dined with rd Baruch the New NewYork York banker name Dame bas has been dragged into the candal with the Intimation that from knowledge intended move of the adminis adminis- i 1 which made possible a bear bearn beara n a the tho he stock marketON market ON aN SUPPORTS TV lUUy said ho he was authorized to President Wilson as follows vish in Justice t to Mr r rhe he has bas stated the exact fact tact d ci no DO knowledge of the note what- what lUI It was given out for pubU m m still stin waiting for tor Mr Woods Wood's apology m rn authorized by the president te him as follows wish in Justice to Mr I that he ho has stated the exact fact tact He Ho bad had no knowledge of ot the I note whatever until it was vas given out Ii for tor publicity When the tho leak hearing opened today today to to- I day tho committee for Thomas W. W Lawson to tako take the tho stan stand d.- d. He lie was not present I If Il it i is to take summary steps to produce Mr Lawson declared de de- de dared cared Representative Chiperfield of ot Illinois the sooner Ule they are aro taken the b better Jo Joseph eph P. P the presidents president's secretary took Lawsons Lawson's place as the I I first witness The committee subpoenaed F. F M M. I Lockwood of 40 Broadway New York Yorka a a. broker to testify before the com corn com mit tee I Chairman Henry also dispatched a aI telegram to tho the president of the tho Boston Boston Bos Bas I ton stock exchange asking that the records for tor the thc period from December I 10 to 23 inclusive be preserved cd and submitted to the committee I Can you OU give give- us UK the tho names of oC anyone anyone anyone any any- one J who profited b by tho the I leak en It 1 naked asked I Chairman Henry before Mr 11 Lawson quit the stand Did Dil you rou say a cnn can or will 1111 In Inquired Inquired Int In- In t d I Lawson LawHon on f r ald can can responded HenryL Henry L I 1 can but I wont won't answered Law Law- son I might ha c profited myself The newspapers rs ted stated to today that you were ere coming here hero armed with documents doo doc to prove your our case said Henry Hen Hen- 1 ry Have Havo you those documents with you ou 1 The Tue newspapers often Inadvertently state that which does not exist e said tho financier er Lawson said the only documents he had were toda today's s 's papers Have you any Information In a legal or In any other way that would connect connect con con- fleet anybody at the White House with this leak inquired Henry HenrS' Lawson 1 paused for tor a moment and nd then slowly replied Xo No CI not in a legal wa way II I LANSING ON STAND STAND Secretary of oC State Lansing told fold the I r. r committee committee- tho the ex extraordinary I nan steps taken In the state department to pro pro- ent any intimation of ot President WIson's Wilson's Wilsons Wil WU- sons son's peace move intentions to leak out before tho the t text of ot his mess message ge to tho the belligerents w was s made public A hush fell telI over the large assembly as the secretary of oC state moved to tho the stand standI I orI 11 presume he he- he said that communications between the president cn t and myself are nrc not matters of pf inquiry here I can cnn give you OU the I physical history of oC the note The Tho draft II was received from tho the White House I about 4 p. p m. m Monday Ion Iona a 1 I called In So Solicitor Solicitor So- So I Polk and Mr Woolsey the chief law adviser attached to m my office I I handed the noto to Mr Woolsey In InstructIng Instructing instructing In- In him to pr preserve serve the greatest i s secrecy crecy after alter we we had discussed the I methods of ot Its dispatch Mr Woolsey took toole hi his hie confidential stenographer and prepared the note for delivery to tho the chief of oC th the index bureau burrou He lie Hes He's s said ld it would tike take a long lone time time- timeto to cipher It and he hA was told to select a confidential man to aid ald which ho he did About 8 o'clock that night the draft was completed and at next mornIng mornIng mornIng morn- morn Ing It was given to the t telegraphers It was decided to make the tho note public Th Thursday r da morning givIng it lt two two days t to reach tho the far tar away countries countries- Rumania and Austria On liOn Tuesday evening the copy of the note was v sent to td the th chief ot of tho the information information in James said formation bureau burea Mr I Lansing The liThe next morning a galley proof was received and gone over by him hlin with an nn assistant Mr Duncan and the note was sent to the government government govern govern- ment printing office for copies caples At 11 o'clock on the day tho the note was as given out I saw the newspaper correspondents and t told td them we would have an important communication tion at 5 6 oclo o'clock k that afternoon for release release re reo re- re lease tease in morning papers I told them it was confidential because I was afraid the contents of tho note noto would I come back in garbled form from foreign for I eign capitals I did not want Avant tho the note printed because because because be be- cause of ot that I told the correspondents the note was not a peace proposal nor an offer of ot fer ter of mediation I |