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Show uu STATEMENT Warns Public Against Misleading Money Trust Reports. Washington, Dec. 9. When the committee began the hearing on the money trust investigation today, Chairman Pujo made the following statement: "In resuming this inquiry tho committee com-mittee feels that the many unauthorized, unauthor-ized, misleading and inspired reports that havo been circulated concerning its work and plans should be corrected correct-ed and that tho public should be warned against placing any credence in them. There has been a consistent consist-ent hostile offort in certain directions to embarrass the inquiry. No statements state-ments have or will be made or authorized au-thorized on b'ehalf of the committee at any time except such as maj be openly announced at tho hoarings. Sheer Fabrications. "At no time has there ever been any friction, misunderstanding or difference, dif-ference, either among the members or with or between counsel Tho utmost ut-most harmony has prevailed from tho beginning, and the reports to the contrary con-trary have been sheer fabrications. Nor is there any authority for the persistent published report as to proposed pro-posed remedies or legislation The question has never been before the committee and it would bo premature to consider it. The committee is not yet in possession of the facts on which to base a judgment. It has barely reached the threshold of the inquio, so that any opinion as to its action Is decidedly premature, to say the least. "Attention is called to the announcement an-nouncement mado at the outset of the hearings last May, and since frequently fre-quently repeated, that the terms of the resolution under which the committee com-mittee is acting cannot be fully carried car-ried out unless, or until, congress shall have enacted tho bill that has passed the house and Is now pending in the senate, removing all existing doubt as to tho power of the committee com-mittee to inquire Into the part. If any. that Is played by the national banks In tho alleged concentration and control con-trol of money and credit. Committee Will Push Work. "Meantime the committee will press forward with the other heads of the inquiry with tho view of submitting an intermediate report accompanlod by such recommendations as may be deemed wise. "The postponement over tho presidential presi-dential campaign was taken pursuant to tho frequently announced determination determi-nation that this important investigation investiga-tion should not be subject to tho criticism crit-icism or suspicion of being In any way influenced by or connected with political po-litical exigencies." |
