WALL STREET GAMBLE

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2973, 10 January 1917, Page 5

WALL STREET GAMBLE

I LEAKAGE OF INFORMATION Now Yerk, January S.. Before the Congressional Committee of Inquiry into the matter of the leakage of information concerning the Peace Note of President Wilson, a leakage which it is said was used to the benefit of certain members of the New York Stock Exchange and others, the United States Secretary, Mr. Lansing, gave evidence and denied any knowledge of a leak of information. Mr. T. W. Lawson, author of "Frenzied Finances," gave'evidence that a Congressman had informed him that a member of the Cabinet had speculated on Wall Street on advance information of the Note. He refused, to give names.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. Washington, January S. Mr. J. P. Tumulty, _ Secretary io President Wilson, testifying before a Congressional "Committee, denied that anybody but Executive officers had . knowledge of the President's Peace Note until it was published. The President WTote the Not© on. his private typewriter, and it was confidential between the President and Mr. Lansing (Secretary of State). —Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn. VIOLENT SCENES (Ucc. January 9, 7.50 p.m.) Washington, January 8. Giving evidence at the Senate's investigation, Mr. T. W. Lawson, pacing up and down before the committee, said that all the charges made in the public Press ho believed to be true. One of th 6 commonest things in Wall Street was the leakage of Government and Court affairs which, affect securities. It was premeditated and deliberate robbery of the American people through the stock gamblers. He added: "I came here to give honest testiiaony and only seem to Have hell lambasted out of me." Amid much uproar he declared, "I will not bo bulldozed or intimidated." He reiterated that lio knew there was leakage of tlio Peace Note, and that he profited by it himself. There were furthor violent scenes. While Lawson was being examined he was frequently rebuked for his. intemperate language. The committee adjourned till Tuesday, and in the meantime considers the question of committing Lawson for contempt of Court. Lawson declared lie did nob care a curse what the committee did.—Reuter.