| Show rw V V V V Ir EDWARD BOK QUESTIONED BY SENA SENATE TOE ABOUT PEACE PLAN RICH EDITOR AND SOLONS I SPAR A BIT I IBok Bok Doesn't Know Who Won Hs He Peace Prize SILENT ON FUND He and Senator Reed Have Passage At Arms WASHINGTON Jan 21 1 Edward W Bok donor of ot the award tor for the best world peace plan woe was Wa called today before a senate committee charged with Instigating propaganda designed to Influence the action of ot congress and the tho governments government's foreign policy The ot the committee e Is Isto isto to determine whether there Is any allY relation between the Bok Dol aard an and and organizations organisations having for tor purpose American adherence t to the Iho league of or nations Mr Bolt Bok said ald that ho personally Elihu Ellhu Root to sen sorts serve on the jury which made the award I 1 did not riot gis give ghe o my approval al al to the other members Mr Bok said ald naldIn In reply to questions by Chairman Moss Moses I wa snot asked to ap- ap approve approve ap approve prove them H He said that operative co agen agen- agen- agen agencies cle des cies had sent In the names ot of se eral hundred persons as eligible to act as IlI Jurors Mr Bok Bolt said he did not know the name namo of ot the winner of hIs award Do you know hi his character character- characteristics characteristics T asked Chairman Mos Moses No said the witness Couldn't you describe him In general terms 7 the chairman pur- pur pur pursued sued amid laughter ter from the crowd No PAYS ALL EXPENSE E Mr Bole Bok said he had defrayed every penn penny of ot the tho expenses of ot the theaward theaward award He added that copies of the prize 1 plan had been I printed for tor distribution but was unable to say how many ballots had been printed for tor the public tote oto on the plan Asked how much money was In Inthe inthe Inthe the trust fund which he created to defray detray expenses of ot the award aard he replied I prefer preter not to discuss that You are aro familiar ta with the eta eta- statutes asked the chairman No I am era not Senator Moses then said It was his duty under the statutes to In- In Inquire inquire In Inquire I quire whether an answer would tend to degrade you WOULDN'T DEGRADE DEGRADI HIM I 1 decline to go Into Inta that was WIlS the reply Senator Reed Democrat oIls Mis- Missouri Mis Missouri later pressed presed the tho same ques- ques question ques question tion and Mr Bok Dob then said ho lie did He not think It would degrade me tue He added that he ho regarded the tho amount of ot money In the trust fund fundas fundas oa as solely his own business Senator or Greene Republican Vermont Yermont asked it if them e might not be circumstances under which such sucha a fund would prove something ot of ota ofa ofa a moral menace menacO No not If It rightly adminis adminis- administered administered was waa the reply Mr Bok Bole said he hoped to effect publiC opinion by his award but declAred he lC never er had seen any Issued sued by those In charge to ot of the tho award urging persons write to their senators and representatives representatives representatives in support ot of the prize e pence peace plan LITERATURE SHOWN mOWN You probably are tIme the only man manIn manin manIn In the United States who has not seen soen It said Senator Reed the The rho Missouri senator showed witness wines several pieces of ot literature sent out by the award organization and other agencies Among them was waa A copy of ot a ballot sent out In inthe Inthe the tho wide nation referendum Mr Sir Bok Dok Did you OU vote 1 asked the a laugh from There 18 wa spectators but the th question went unanswered Senator Reed ye- ye re referred to much of ot the literature as propaganda What Is your definition ot or propaganda 7 asked Mr Bolt Bole Oh I dont don't care car to so go o Into Reed ReedIt that responded Senator tor If It you dont don't kno know what It l I Is you to ought not to be undertaking regulate the affairs ot of the world |
