Show IF F Aa A DEFENDS SELF OLL Says He Is Willing to Suffer to Expose Corruption WASHINGTON March 24 II The action of ot J 3 Thomas Thoma harding rot of l New lew ew lork In refu In-refu Inc to sit eith Prank Frank A on the th board ot of directors of ot the Continental an Ian Can company brought a state state- statement ment of or dt ns from Mr Ir san an sn who eho ho Is here directing hi his Federal Research bu- bu bu bureau reau WILLIG G TO rr If reputations reputation a must mut mu t suffer In order to draw the attention or of orthe the people to 10 tilt the need necil of or a clean clean- cleanup cleanup cleanup up in various departments of the gO Mr lip said he h waa wa willing that my 0 oti n reputation should suffer stiffer as ns It has because of what hat has been I called my Indiscretion iso 10 r o man likes likos lIe to de- de de deliberately ag ag good Rood tal sir Ir said 1100 I o man who has ha enjoyed the th esteem or of his hl follow tellow as I 1 have hate ha e In Inthe inthe the past pt likes hikes to place ploce himself deliberately under a Il cloud I feel teel ho ever that what ma ma happen I to me personally In the present situation Ix Is of mill moment lily My lilyone Myone Myon one concern Is that thai corruption In Inthe inthe Inthe I the KOV gO eminent shall hall be ba b rooted out OBJECTS OBJECT TO Mr Ir Harding objected to Mr Ir V s 5 speech In which he toll told of ot rumors rumor that President Harding hid gold the th Marion Star for tor moro more mor than It as w na worth orth and Mr las h resigned re from the can company board In lila his statement Mr renewed charges charge against unfortunate ap- ap ap appointments of ot President Harding and explained that many of or his hi speaking engagements were ere can cancelled celled because ho he wished to come be to assist Senator heeler V IS healer Democrat Montana In the tho th erty erty Investigation |