Show LILLEY'S S n NAME i n IS SIGNED TO LETTER Congressman Charged With Wit I Injudicious Statement About Whitewash COMMITTEE IS INCENSED Sensational Turn in Submarine Boat Investigation at Washington Washington A April ll 23 A A sensational attack was made matJe today In committee upon Ulon Representative c George Goorge T. T of or Connecticut by 13 the submarine In Iii Investigating In- In committee for 01 an alleged statement b by Mr Ir that the committee committee com coin had started its work worl with the Intention of or whitewashing the Electric Boat company compan The bask bash fur for the attack wa wu found b by the committee In a loiter latter sent cent out over over- Mr r. Lilley's signature and published pub pub- In a 0 Connecticut newspaper letters contains the he ct which Incensed the committee Mr 11 I L LIlley III ley e repudiated the letter and Us Its charges He Le placed the responsibility for or It ft on his secretary Benjamin Web Web- tier bIer who holds authority to sign his lamme name The committee has demanded tJ the thc letter press copy cop of or the letter leiter The Fhe signature will vIll be lie submitted to a a. handwriting expert Possible 10 Contempt ln s. s lied Had Mr Mi 11 Lilley acknowledged I authorship or of the teller letter or assumed responsibility re re- re- re for 01 It he lie would probably tave ha been haled before the bar lar of ot the louse for 01 contempt There he would bo IC liable to n a public c censure or expulsion cx- cx from the e. hou c Following I Is the letter lettel which caused ho the 8 sensational turn given the loves loves- It H Is addressed ell to Mr Ir AV W. Yo G. G I. I Goff Gorf the East Easl Hampton LIeu Dell com com- any lany l last gast Hampton Conn Cunn My iy I lear dear t sir T have YC your our favor of if r the OUt and thank you for 01 your hid v words 15 of or encouragement The select iet committee CU to Investigate In hun have In-ady In demonstrated Intention to 3 apply the h blu brush h j he ever cr they the can therefore It II Is safe sa fe U ti assume that cr very little will be brought out The They refused me the privilege of counsel counrel to witnesses an and do o not allow me inc to lu ad ask uJ questions except by b submitting them in writing and anI even ell then the they mn may throw out which thc they deem Improper which h throwing out all nil Important Import li ant questions I believe however the tho thel l pra of or u fully Jn W 1 Ut J r a l tro Searching l rn C After Mr dr tr Ime laud bud rep repudiated the letter hitter he wo subjected to tu a 0 searching examination cross exam cross mali on to develop whether he lw has ever expressed to anyone views s concurring with those contained in the writing Mr MiS J said sail that lint he lie could coul not re recall rC- rC call that he had hall over eer told anyone that the committee would v the Electric Boat noat company He lie could not nut recall having expressed the opinion that thal he lie should have been made matJe chairman chair chair- man maii of or the tile investigating committee or 01 a 0 member of the tile committee al although nl- nl though thought he had been Informed that for such there were many precedents appointments b the committee com corn When the questioning by and searching search search- e became loo too rapid rapt log Ins he ked a-ked a the advice of his coun coun- sel set Frank Brown Drown of or Norwich NOl Conn anti and declined to make reply He lie refused re refused re- re letter lotter fused to produce his private but con consented to take from it It the leaf contain containing Ins the copy COP of o the letter sent Golf Goff The fhe committee gave save his hh notice that it may demand that press letter book be presented and that be forced orcell to lo answer Mr may propounded him alt all questions u. u The committee led up to Its ILK attach which stated elated b by producing memoranda a the advisability of or a n newspaper new per campaign cam cam- aign to air all submarine matters These c memoranda had bad been written in lii theoflice the Boat Doat company cum com o of the tho Luke Torpedo In V Washington A. A II n. Neff crr l pany any agent for the Lake com company pan denied having haIns written them He lIe admitted that he had written the resolution offered offered of of- crud by Mr Lilley calling on the navy Y department for tor information concernIng concerning concern concern- ing submarines thai that Mr 11 Neff Nett denied dented emphatically letters I be he had written the anonymous sent Frank E. E of Michigan and Jesse L. L I I. I Carmichael attacking the character of or Representative Loud of Michigan He lie said that F F. Bit B. B WH- WH itney Lake Submarine SubmarIne Submarine Sub Sub- of or the an ne ney marine company had access acce 15 to his of of- flee fice Ho lie 11 refused i to accuse Mr Ir hH- hH n the letters Mr Icy ney of having Whitney will appear before the com com- millee in a u few ew days |