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Show HOUSE EMPOWERS COMMITTEE TO COMPEL WITNESSES TO ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS 1 No Person Whose Name Has Been Connected With Leak Investigation Will Escape Testifying Lawson First Witness Called Wall Street journal Editor Next. . Washington, Jan. 13. A resolution to empower the rules' committee to compel witnesses in the "leak" inquiry to answer all questions in relation to the investigation was adopted without objection today by the house. The resolution applies to both of Representative Wood's resolution so that, no person whoso name has been connected with (he investigation will escape testifying. Lawson First Witness. Lawson probaly will be the first wit. ness called. James Rellly, managing news editor of the Wall street Jour nal will be asked for more details about the reporters learned that brokers' brok-ers' private wires had advised Wall street of the comln; of the president's note on December 20, Members of Lockwood & Company. New York brokers, will be among early witnesses. Other witnesses to be called are F. W. McKinnon of Chicago, Chi-cago, whoso firm. Thompson and McKinnon. Mc-Kinnon. was alleged by Representa- tive Wood in his first appearance be- fore the committee to have p sent advance notices of the com- R, ing of the note to one of its branch IE- offices and Donald McDonald, a Bos- . ton broker who said to have conferred L with Lawson about the "leak." f The resolutions specifically provide jb that witnesses shall he compelled to fr give all the Information they have, E whether hearsay or otherwise. This provision was included to compel an- v swers particularly by Thomas W. Law- t I 80n' if. Lawson has been subpoenaed to re- I; j appear. k New Plenipotentiary Named. Washington, Jan. 13. Hanlel von r. Maimbausen, counselor of the German embassy, today was informed by the H German foreign ofllce that Emperor l William had appointed him minister ; plenipotentiary in the German diplo- H matlc service. He will remain attach- u' ed to the German embassy for the 1 1 present. - |
