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'■*» ■'* ■- ’ "hit r v- » VOLUME XIV TUMULTY DENIES HE DISCUSSED PEACE NOTE HEARING BEGINS ON 8-HOUR LAW TEST IN SUPREME COURT As Hours of Service Act and Wage Law Department of Justice Claims Bill Is Consti tutional (By Associated Preu.) WASHINGTON. Jan. B.—The climax m the legal contest over constitutional ity of the Adamson law was reached to day in the supreme court. Arguments were begun in the Mis souri. Oklahoma and Gulf railroad s test case in which the department of justice is appealing from Federal Judge Hook s decision at Kansas City. Mo., that the law. passed last September when a na tion-wide strike seemed imminent, is ••unconstitutional, null and void." Conclusion of the arguments late to morrow is expected. They are the first on the merits of the Adamson law in any court. Judge Hook having hurried ly decided the case without formal hear ings in order to expedite the appeal for the supreme court’s final determination. A decision is expected within a few weeks. BRIEF VOLUMINOUS. Voluminous briefs were filed today by the federal and railroad counsel be fore the beginning of the. arguments, which proceeded after announcement by the court of numerous opinions and or ders upon reconvening after its holiday recess. Numerous precedents, including su preme court decisions, were cited in the department of justice brief in support of the law’s validity. The railroad’s brie! contended that the law is unwork able. experimental, incapable of appli cation. interferes with liberty of con tract. does not fall within congress’ au thority to regulate interstate commerce, takes railroad property without "due process" of law. The arguments were begun by coun sel for the department of justice, which has sole charge of the defense, the rail road brotherhoods not appearing offi cially. Eight hours for the hearing was desir ed by the railroads’ Counsel, but less was deemed necessary* for the federal attorney*. The usual time given the court for a case is three hours. WHAT BOTH SIDES SET OUT. Annullment of Circuit Judge Hooke’s decision holding the Adamson law un constitutional and dismissal of the rail road’s suit, was asked in the brief of the department of justice As an "hours of service” act and also as a wage law. the federal brief con ended the law is constitutional, within the power of congress to enact, and workable Inferentially. the brief argued that compulsory arbitration legislation, such as is under consideration, also is constitutional in behalf of public in terests to prevent tieups of transporta tion facilities Practicability of obeying the law, the brief asserted, has been admitted again and again by railroad officials, particu larly in hearings before congressional committees last August and in confer . ence with President Wilson. “All assumed that the mere change trom the established and well understood ttn-houT- standard day to the proposed eight-hour standard was all that was necessary or intended.” the brief states, citing that 85 per cent of employes af fected are non employed on a ten-hour basis. Admitting that a rigid eight-hour day for train operation is not completely practicable, the federal attorneys said the Adamson law should be enforced, at least, so far as it is possible. Two co-ordinant branches of the gov crnfßCTt have evidenced the opin ion that the law is constitutional." the brief continued. “Certainly this court will not strike down the law upon mere j.rophesies of its effect." Alleged infringement of the liberty of contract, it was contended, does not af fect the act's validity nor "the asser • tion that congress enacted this law from improper motives and upon insuffic’ent information " Arguing for the supreme power over interstate commerce, the brief said: “In the Adamson law the idea of the board of arbitration has been adopted by direct action rather than through a board. Wage regulation has a vital con nection with interstate commerce. Con gress’ power is ample enough to author ize direct control over the wage rela tion of persons engaged in interstate ••ommerce. There certainly falls within that power the right to take all steps necessary to put down a strike or pre vent an impending one." A separate brief was filed by Frank Hagerman, of Kansas City. Mo., special assistant to the attorney general. In ad dition to defending the law as within the power of •■ongress. Mr. Hagerman con tended the railroads have previously ad mitted but now deny the law is capable of operation. Judge Hook, he said, sustained its practicability by ordering the railroads ti.keep special account of wages due employes under the new law to insure their prompt payment If it is sustained by the supreme court. Adamson Hopes for Early Action on Bill ■ By Associated Press. I WASHINGTON. Jan. B.—Representa tive Adamson today started efforts to get prompt action by the house on his new railroad bill, introduced Saturday, to establish an eight-hour day. forbid strikes or lockouts without ninety days* notice and permit the president to take over management of railroads in emer gencies. such as military necessity or blocking of commerce. He expected to push his bill without waiting for the senate to complete President Wilson’s railroad program, hearings on which were set for resumption today. Representative Adamson was also ac •ive today seeking action on the resolu tion to continue the life of the Newlands committee investigating railroad prob lems. Technically, it passed out of ex istence today. GEORGIA ELECTED WOODROW WILSON PRESIDENT AT NOON State Electoral College Meets in Senate Chamber at Cap itol and Casts Official Bal lot for Nominees Georgia was electing a president and vice president of the United States Monday, though few people knew about it other than the fourteen members ot the Georgia electoral college who met, according to law, at noon in the senate chamber of the state capitol. The meeting was a mere formality to canvass and declare the vote for presi dent and vice president, but it was very necessary, especially as this election, when Georgia's fourteen electoral votes spelled the difference between defeat ana victory to Woodrow Wilson. All fourteen Democratic presidential electors, two from the state at large and one from each congressional district, were present and the election was gone through with all due formality. Judge E. J. Reagan, of McDonough, former chairman of the state Democrat ic committee, was elected president of the state college and Raymonde Stapleton, executive secretary to Governor Harris, was elected secretary. Clark Howell, national committeeman from Georgia, read a letter from Vance McCormick, national Democratic chair man, outlining the procedure for elec toral college meetings. Then J. D. How ard. of Milledgeville, elector from the Tenth district, "took pleasure in nomi nating Woodrow Wilson, of New Jer sey, the best and greatest president the United States has ever had." The nomi nation for president was followed by the nomination for vice president. J. B. Jackson, of Gray, elector from the Sixth district, placed in nomination th£ name of Thomas R- Marshall, of Indiana A written ballot was taken and both nomi nees were unanimously elected. Three copies of the certificate of elec tion will be made, one for the federal judge of this district, another to be mail ed to the president of the United States senate, and a third to be taken to Wash ington by a special messenger. Harllee Branch, of Atlanta, was elected to this post after he was nominated by L. R Norton, of Lithonia, elector from the Fifth district. Among the electors present Monday was J. C. Williams’, of Greensboro, edi tor of the Greensboro Herald-Journal, who has the distinction of having rep resented the Eighth district for two con secutive twms as presidential elector and of leading the electoral college tick et in the recent election. The other elec tors were; From the state-at-large. Judge J. Reagan, of McDonough, and C. C. Brant ley. of Valdosta. First congressional district, D. L. Stanfield, of Reidsville. Second district, W. J. Bush, of Col quitt. . t Third district, Judge R. L. Tipton. of Ashburn. Fourth district. Dr. C. Howard, of Cus- Fifth district. L B. Norton, of Li thonia. Sixth district. J. B. Jackson, of Gray. Seventh district, C. E. Pearce, of Tal lapoosa. Ninth district, William Butt, of Blue Ridge. Tenth district. J. D. Howard, of Mil ledgeville. Eleventh district, W. D. Peebles, of Valdosta. Twelfth district. J. Pope Brown, of Hawkinsville. The electors accepted an invitation extended hy Attorney General Clifford Walker to lunch at the Hotel Majestic. Governor Harris made a brief speech, praising the president and expressing his gratification that Georgia gave such a large majority to “the greatestt man the country had ever known for the greatest office in the world today.” DUE f ESTf FOLLOW KILLING OF JOE M Overseer of Georgia Mountain Orchards and His Assist ants Are Jailed MOUNT AIRY. Geu, Jan. 8 —Five men have been put under arrest and are in jail at Clarkesville in connection with the investigation of the killing of Joe Cash, which occurred at the Georgia Mountain orchards Saturday night. Thomas V. Edwards, the overseer of orchards, had been missing barrels used in spraying. So had left four men named Harley Scroggs, Jim Watkins, Cliff Rob ertson and Sam Vinson to watch. Joe Cash had been visiting his daugh ter, Mrs. John Latham, and a friend, Mr. Will Brown. As he was walking, he took a short cut to his home through the orchards. Theffour men seeing him coming, and evidently thinking him aft er the barrels, are charged with having shot him, killing him almost instantly. The coroner’s jury recommended they oe held. The funeral services will be held at Camp Creek church at 2 p. m. Monday, where he will be buried with Masonic honors. 500 Gallons of Whisky Stolen from Guarded Warehouse at Girard GIRARD. Ala., Jan. B.—Five hundred gallons of whisky, part of the lot seixed in the liquor raids recently conducted here by state authorities, have been stolen from a warehouse since Decem ber 21. when the building was put under guard, according to an announcement to night by Sheriff Lindsey, of Russell county. Five hundred cases of Whisky were stolen about a month ago and the sheriff appealed to Governor Henderson for a guard. The watchman recently employed has been removed since the discovery of the second theft, the sheriff said. The whisky was siphoned from nine barrels by the use of a rubber tube, which was carried outside the building through a hole bored in the wall. STRONGLY DEFENDED BARRIER ON SERETH BBOKENf TEUTONS Russians Driven From Ru manian Town of Fokshani and 4,000 Prisoners and Three Cannon Captured (By Associated Press.) NEW YORK. Jn. 7.—Field Marshal von Mackensen has broken through the strongly defended barrier before the river Sereth which the Russians had constructed at Fokshani, fias captured that important . Rumanian town, and taken nearly 4,000 prisoners and three guns. This notable success in- the attack upon the Sereth line was won by a suc cessful Hanking operation, the Berlin report indicates. Some nine miles northwest of Fok shani, the dominating height of Odo bechti was taken by storm, giving a vantage point for the artillery. Farth er south a passage of the river Milcovu, which had been strongly fortified, was forced and Teutonic colurnns pressed their way in behind the former Russian line. Giving the foe no time to place the Fokshani-Yarestea canal position in a state of defense, they fought their way in further and took Fokshani. The Russians also have lost ground further north along the Moldavian frontier between th Putna and Qituz valleys. Berlin announces. Toward the Danube from Fokshani, however, the lat est reports showed an important Russian offensive which admittedly had succeea ed in gaining ground from Von Macken sen’s forces. There are also indications that the Russian line towards the Da nube. where an advance by the Austro- German-Bulgarian armies is being press ed. is holding more successfully. While Fokshani is some distance soutn of the river Sereth itself and the Rus sians still have that river upon which to fall back, the capture of the town. It appears, weakens the whole Russian po sition in this area and makes the river line itself more difficult to defend suc cessfully. While this heavy fighting has been in progress In the Rumanian war theater the Russians have launched an offen sive on the extreme north of their line between Dvinsk and Riga. Renewing their attack which last Friday resulted in a gain of ground along the river Aa, they succeeded yesterday in enlarging the scope’ of their gain. New Attack Is Made Near the Gulf of Riga (By Associated Press.) BERLIN, Jan. B.—(Sayville.)—Rus- sian troops made another attack yester day with strong forces in the northern end of the Russo-Galician front, near the Gulf of Riga. Today’s official stats ment says the Russians succeeded in gaining more ground on the Aa river but elsewhere were repulsed. The Russians and Rumanians were dislodged yesterday from strongly forti fied positions over a considerable front in Southern,Moldavia, the war office an nounces. The important Rumanian town town of Fokshani has been captured, and nearly 4,000 prisoners taken. Six airplanes were lost by the entente forces yesterday on the Franco-Belgian front, army headquarters announced in today's statement on operations in that •Aar area, which reads: “Western front: On the Yser front, in the Ypres salient and north of the Somme temporarily lively artillery duels developed. "Through successful air engagements and the tire if opr defensive guns the enemy lost six airplanes.” IL 5. MirEsTN(|lllßV ON GEBIRD'S RERUN SPEECH Cordial Relations of Germany and America Are Voiced at Banquet (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, Jan. 8. —The report by the Overseas News agency that Am bassador Gerard at a public welcome back to Germany had said that “never since the beginning of the war have the relations between the United States and Germans' been so cordial as now,” were officially inquired into by the state department today through a cable to the ambassador personally. Officials, in making this announce ment, refused to add any further com ment. except that they wished to know exactly what Mr. Gerard had said. • Democrats in Complete Control in Ohio Today. Gov. Cox Inaugurated COLUMBUS. Ohio. Jan. 8. —James M. Cox. Democrat, and newspaper publisher o' Dayton, is to be inaugurated gover nor of Ohio for the second time in four years today. The ceremony is to take place on a large forum erected on the steps of the state capitol and will be followed by a parade in which thou sands participate The program for the day includes a public reception this afternoon and an inaugural ball and’ smoker tonight. One of the first acts of the new gov ernor w’ll be the reading tomorrow of nis message to the legislature in which he is exjiected to urge a continuation of his policies where he left off two years ago when he was defeated for re election by Frank B. Willis. Republican. Ohio is completely governed by Demo < rats today. Besides the governor. Dem ocrats were sworn in for lieutenant gov ernor. auditor of siate, attorney gener al. secretary ot suite and treasurer of state. ATLANTA, GA., TUESDAY, JANUARY 9, 1917 LIFE’S DARKEST MOMENT —BY WEBSTER Ijj r J i S ' stop youß. BIuBBEK’H - its mo I USE-YA (CAN'T KEEP Th' MUTTS ’ -) you've hap 'em Too lohg- as »T is. ' moRR-OW we'll TAKE EM OVEK • TO 1H V CKICK- An DRCaa/N 'EM . tw • ■ I • - i _ O — — S Sk \_2SjST' r r' z > Jk • /s' ■ \ The death sehtence ; i (Copyright, 1916, by H. T. Webster.) /J SUPBEME EfflT UPHOLDS ■ WEBB-KENIBN Lffl West Virginia’s Amendment Barring Shipments for “Per sonal Use” Also Held Valid WASHINGTON. Jan. 8. —The federal WebL»-Kenyon law. designed to prevent liquor shipments from “wet” to “dry” states, was today declared constitutional by the supreme court by a vote of 7 to 2, which also upheld West Virginia’s prohibition amendment prohibiting citi zens from receiving liquors for personal use shipped by, common curriers in in terstate commerce. It was announced that Justice Mc- Reynolds concurred in the results but not completely in the opinion. Justice Holmes and Van Deventer were the dissenting justices. ‘The all-reaching power of govern ment over liquor is settled,” said the chief justice. “There was no intention of congress to forbid individual use of liquor. The purpose of this act was to cut out by the roots the practice of permitting violation of state liquor laws, “We can have no doubt that congress has complete authority to prevent par alyzing of state authority. • “Congress exerted a power to co-ordi nate the national with the state state authority. “Under the Webb-Kenyon act there is no power in interstate commerce to ship liquor from one state into another to enable it to be used in any way prohib ited by the state.” WEST VIRGINIA CASE. In deciding the so-called “West Vir ginia Webb-Kenyon law,” causes, the supreme court’s opinion was announced by Chief Justice White in appeals of the James Clark Distilling company, of Cumberland, Md., from dismissal of in junction suits against the American Ex press company and Western Maryland railroad, in which it was sought to com pel the carriers to transport liquor to West Virginians for the latter's per sonal use.” Wayne B. "Wheeler, counsel for the Anti-Saloon League of America, who, with Fred Blue, state prohibition com missioner of West Virginia, argued the case before the court, made this state-' ment on the courts decision: “The decision is a great victory for law enforcement. The states may now prohibit the possession, receipt, sale and use of intoxicating liquor and not be hampered by the agencies of interstate commerce acting as bar-tenders to bring the liquor into the states. The decision is new evidence that court of last re sort construes the federal constitution from time to time so as to keep step with progressing history.” Wheat Reaches Long Predicted Goal of $2 (By Associated Press.) CHICAGO. Jan. B.—For the first time, war prices on wheat here touched today a long predicted goal, $2 a bushel. No 2 red winted wheat for immediate de livery sold at that price, an advance of about 5c since Saturday. Pressing demand for shipment to Eu rope :rnti for domestic milling needs were generally accepted reasons for the rise. Simultaneous with the ascent of wheat, other grain went soaring. The corn market jumped to above 11 a bush el and barley touched $L CBLQUITT WAREHOUSE IS DESTROYED 81 FIRE 'Moultrie Supply MercKants Lose 1,000 Bales of Twen ty-Cent Cotton (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) MOULTRIE. Ga.. Jan. B.—An esti mated loss of $85,000 was caused by the destruction by fire of the Colquitt ware house and about 1,000 bales of cotton here this morning. The damage is par tially covered by insurance. The cot ton was owned by two or three supply merchants of Moultrie and cost on an average of 20 cents a pound. The cause of the fire is unknown. The building apparently caught fire all over at the same time, so quickly did the flames spread under the influence of a high wind which was prevailing at the time. Two store buildings in the vicinity of the warehouse were damaged con siderably. $7,000,000 in Cash Is Carried Through Street (By Associated Press.) NEW YORK, Jan 8. —During the Sun day quiet in Wall street, treasure amounting to $179,000,000, of which $7,000,000 was cash, was transported through the deserted street under escort of a group of heavily armed policemen. The occasion was the moving of the Metroploitan Trust company into new quarters. Senator Smith Is Host to Mr. Adamson and Bride BY RALPH SMITH, WASHINGTON, Jan. 8. —The senator and Mrs. Hoke Smith will entertain at their home next evening in compliment to Congressman Adamson and his bride. Senator Hardwick and Mrs. Hardwick, the Georgia members of congress Wand their wives and many oth er Georgians in Washington have been invited. MILK YIELD INCREASES WITH TICK ERADICATION Dougherty County May Be Declared Tick-Free by Middle of May ALBANY. Ga.. Jan. B.—Dougherty ‘ county farmers are enthusiastic over the beneficial results obtained from the I cattle dipping campaign and tick eradi-1 cation work now being conducted in | the county. Dr. A. A. Enedin, of the United States department of agricul ture. wno ’s in charge of the work, states that between 1,400 and 1,500 cat tie are dipped every two weeks, and it is believed the county will be de clared tick-free by the middle of May. Milk yield from cows is greatly in creased by freeing them from ticks, and beef cattle are greatly improved in weight and value. Mitchell county, which has a great cattle industry, has been awakened to the importance of tick eradication also, and since Jaiiuarj 1 a campaign has beer, inaugurated there to free the county from ticks at as early a date as pos sible. DR. C. I. CHIPIM FIRST ON TRiIL IN WIDE CiSE Three Jurors, All Sumter County Farmers, Are Selected (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) AMERICUS, Ga.. Jan. 8. —After attor neys for the six defendants in the Wade case announced that they desired to sev er for trial. Judge J. A. Hixon, as lead ing counsel for the state, announced that they selected to arraign Dr. C. K. Chapman first. The other defendants are C. K. Chapman, Jr., W. L Johnson. Walter Johnson, H. A- Harp and John Ethridge. The state and defendants announced they would be ready at 10:15 o’clock. / J. F. Souter, of Preston, Webster coun ty, was announced as associate counsel for Dr. Chapman. The first three jurors accepted were J. L. Peel, C. D. Brink ley, S. P. Smith, all farmers residing in this (Sumter) county. Os 204 veniremen summoned for court twenty-seven were out of the county or furnished military exemptions. A long line of jurors filed before Judge Lit tlejohn when he asked if any had legal excuses. Very few were excused. The judge put them under oath while mak ing their objections to serving as jurors. Court was called to order promptly at 9 o’clock, and after the list of jurors were» called the six defendants were brought into court all dressed neatly with an occasional smile and a silent greeting from a relative or friend in the court room. Georgia Troops Leave Border for Home When Funston Says the Word BT RALPH SMITH. ASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. B.—Adjutant Geenral McCain today informed Senator Hardwick by letter that the removal of the Georgia troops from the Mexican border has been postponed until General Funston decides upon a further reduc tion in the forces under his command. No intimation is given as to when Fun ston may decide upon a further reduc tion. Senator Hardwick took up the matter w’th the war department at the instance of citizens of Savannah. J. Armstrong Chaloner Fails to Secure Control Os $3,000,000 Property (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, Jan. 8. —John Arm strong Chaloner, of “Merry Mills/’ Virginia, by a supreme court decision today, lost his suit to annul New York proceedings in which he was declared insane and de- ' signed to secure possession, from his lunacy trustee, of property estimated at nearly $3,000,000. The court declined to disturb insan ity proceedings, its decision leaving Chaloner’s property in the trustee’s hands. NUMBER 28. ■ BOSTON FINANCIER IN CONSWT ROW WITH. HOUSECOMMITTEE’ Pinned Down on Cross-Exam- | ination He Says He Could j Tell Who “Leaked,” but fuses to Give Names , (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, Jan. B.—Thomas Wj j Lawson told the committee that a mem-' ber of congress had told him that a member of the cabinet had speculated! on the falling market caused by the) leak, but he flatly refused to give tbei 1 committee the name of the cabinet of- 1 ,ficial or or me member of congresr who told him. * BT BAX.FH SMITH. WASHINGTON, Jan. B.—Authors and! playwrights in search of material for’ humor and comedy are missing an op-' portunity if they are not following the! 4 sessions of the congressional commit-!■ tee investigating the "leak'’ that is sup-’;B posed to have enabled stock jobbers tojfl raid the New York exchange on the! strength of President Wilson’s peaceH note. The initial session of the Henry mittee furnished abundant material a screaming burlesque. ■ The developments of the morning in-j 1 dicated that the inquiry’ will be anottieri ’ case £>t "button, button, who’s got the) button?” The impression is that in the) , end the culpability, if is discovered.; - will be fixed upon the news agencies) , that supply Wall street with its in-, | formation. The testimony of the secretary of ffl state. Secretary Tumulty and Thomas: J W. Lawson didn't uncover anything o£;w importance as bearing on the lealc I though Tumulty emphasized the ability of repeating rumors on gossip. Lawson was disappointing as a ness. and the committee, it was far too gentle in its handling him. He just rambled along and nothing worth while. BARUCH TO RE CALLED. Bernard M. Baruch, who is to have made a killing, will be this afternoon or tomorrow. He nothing that will shed light on the quiry, but stands ready to furnish committee with p.ll th a wants about his activity in the Baruch will convince the that he had no advance information that this his first intimation of the came from a legitimate source that dis- 1 penses stock market news. He acted J hastily and wisely on this information. 1 The outcry against Baruch comes 1 chiefly from Republican sources that I are “peeved” because he was a large I contributor to the Wilson campaign I fund. This is not singular in the fact ■ that he was on the right side of the mar- I ket when it broke. He has been on the ■ right side consistently for many years. ■ At the outset of the hearing Secretary H Tumulty read a statement, indorsed by I President Wilson, that he had no I knowledge whatever of the president’s ■ note before it was announced to the 1 newspapers, and Secretary Lansing I gave testimony about the handling of | the document after it got to the state I department. Both denied they had been I able to find any “leak.” I Lawson began his statement to the I committee with general declaration* I which soon led into an uproar. It ended' I by the clerk of the house forcing him fl to his chair and the committee voting fl unanimously to expunge the whole ex- ■ change from the record. The st enog - B rapher had missed much of it in the H confusion. Finally when Chairman Henry got H Lawson down to a cross-examination, H the Boston financier said in effect he W could tell but wouldn’t, and at that point B the committee recessed for lunch. ■ LIST OF WITNESSES. ■ Among those present to testify were I Secretary Lansing, Joseph P. Tumnl- B ty, secretary to the president; Thomas B W. Lawson, Boston financier; Charles M H. Sabin, president Guaranty Trust com-H pany, of New York; Bernard M. Baruch and Otto Kahn, New York brokers; Washington representatives of the Street Journal, Financial America the Central News association and managers of the local branches of Western Union and Postal companies. - - When the hearing opened ti\e Campbell, Fiepublican, moved the committee subpena F. M. d: Co., brokers, 46-4 8 Broadway, York, to bring papers and showing sales from December 10 to The committee decided to consider it executive session. On motion of resentanve < Tr.perfield, • ne Doston exchange was ordered to preserve brokers’ slips for the same period. , Joseph P. Tumulty, secretary to Pres- idem Wilson* was then called. fIH TUMULTY’S STATEMENT. • Backed with an indorsement by dent Wilson, Secretary Tumulty thf followiner statement to the "I appear before this committee re-ent the ;-..'ust intim.itlor. that I information to B. M Baruch in to the so-called peace note sent to European belligerents last month the secretary of state. This was contained in a statement made this committee by Representative Wood, of Indiana, a man whom T do not To the best of my knowledge I have er met Mr. Wood. Certainly he no effort to find out the truth from me before dragging my name into this as- fair. B “I wish to deny generally and specif- B cally that I gave advance information B to Mr. Baruch or to anybody else in re- B gard to the peace note. I did not know of the existence of this note or that this B government contemplated the dispatch of such a note until after printed of the note had been given to representa tives of -the press by the state depart- H ment. I was not consulted in the prepara- B tion of the note by the president or by I anybody else. The conferences and com- E munications relating to the drafting of B the note and its dispatch were tial between the president and the aecre-'BB (Gontumed on Page 3, Col. 4.)
