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Show LAFOLLETTE IS MAKING DEMANDS Wants Copy of Charges Against Him and Permission to Cross-examine Witnesses. Refuses to Furnish Further Information In-formation Committee to Make Investigation. WASHINGTON, Oct. 16. When the senate committee investigating Senator Sena-tor LaFollette's much discussed St. Paul speech began Its first hearing today. to-day. Senator LaFollette presented a formal demand that the commfttee submit sub-mit a formal copy of the charges against him and that he be permitted to summon and cross-examine witnesses. witness-es. This dolayed the start of the proceedings pro-ceedings as the committee went Into executive session to consider the demand. de-mand. Senator LaFollette presontcd his demand de-mand in a letter which declared he believed be-lieved every statement in his SL Paul speech was correct. The committee Iras said it does not question the accuracy ac-curacy of his speech and Senator LaFollette La-Follette demands to know who does. "I appear here to submit to you in tho form of a letter all the statement state-ment I deem It necessary to make at this time," Senator LaFollette said as he presented the communication and left the room. Committee to Investigate. When adjournment was taken after the oxecutive session, Chairman Pom-erene Pom-erene announced that because of Senator Sen-ator LaFollette's refusal to furnish further fur-ther Information the committeo would endeavor to got it from other sources. Asked If any arrangements had been made to hold hearings, the Ohio senator sen-ator replied that none had been made. Senator Insists on Defense. "1 insist upon my right to meet face to face and question any witnesses that may bo called to challenge the correctness of any statements made by me, and thereafter and not before, to produce In ray own defenso such witnesses and evidence as I deem necessary ne-cessary or proper to controvert all such adverse evidence as may havo been offered," wrote Senator LaFollette. LaFol-lette. "I repeat what I have already said in this and previous letters addressed to your committee that I am most anxious anx-ious and desirous that the investiga' tion be made thorough and complete to the end that It shall do justice to all participants and shall constitute an honorable precedent whenever so grave a matter as the proposed expulsion expul-sion of one of its members shall come before the United States senate." oo |