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4 * (Continued from First Page.) Congress would be deliberately and wilfully disregarded.” President Coolidge, asked a direct question by callers to his office today, relative to the Robinson resolution requesting the resignation of Secre- tary Denby, replied that it was a mat- ter he did not care to discuss. The President considers the whole bil-leasing Investigation as having Sosolved itself into two major prob- Jembs for the executive branch of the government—first, to determine whether there was crimianl liability, and second, to ascertain whether the Jeasas are logal and to the best Inter- ests of the government. All other Taatters are of lesser importance, in his opinion No Additional Action Seen. These two problems are to he worked out by the special counsel to We employed by the President, and there is no indication that the Exec- utive at this time is contemplating any additional action. He discussed the maiter today at a cabinet session lasting nearly two hours Selection of counsel to prosecute the il lcase cases. it was indicated today at the White House, is being held up to await action by the Senate on the Walsh resolution. In event of adop- tjon of this resolution the President desites that the men selected be con- firmed by the Senate It is Mr. Coolidge’s plan 1o hav nen selected proceed at once to cour Zetion without reporting to the White Touse. In this respect the case d ters from the cmployment of Charles 1. Hughes in thic aireraft inquiry un- der the Wilson administration. Mr Hughes in th em: ployed for the stigat- ing and reportin Presic cent the facts to the Wil ltear Them Tomorrow. Senatur Walsh, democrat, Montan who has had the predominant role 1he whole oil lease investigation, he disliked to intrude Mr. Fall's sick room and would prefer first to hear physicians as to when Mr be likely to be ablc the comm “1 sugge: 1, “th the ph sicians apy tell us under oath when he will be able to appear.” Chairman Lenroot ruggested that the doctors come before the commit- tee tomorrow Mr. Cooke urged that they be heard some time during today. After further discussion the com- mittee decided to hear the doctors to- morrow morning At the sume time it also will examine Director Bain the burcau of mines with respect the disposal of <torage oli from naval reserve No. I In_ Callfornia and of royalty ofl in the Salt Creek field. il hat from the 11 would before [ Plunges Into Debate. Meeting an hour earlier than usual the Scnate today plunged at once into fis debate over the naval oil leases with action in prospect during the duy on the res tion of Senator Walsh calling on the President stitute annulment proceedings 1ts passage before adjournment to- ht was generally predicted on both ides of the chamber. A different situation fronted the resolution Senator Robl . kansa ing for the Denby and an of the Navy Depa ction with the lea: indicaics asance or maifeasance. republican organization op- posed the proposal. although the conceded that it mig attract enough democratic snd insurgent republican votes for adoption however, con- presented by serat, Ar- moval of other nt whe Told President First. the outset of the debate Chair- man Lenroot of oil investigating nmittee T that the purpert At the veuled of Archie Roosevelt's sensational tes- | & to charges of had Leen known to wdvance of Mr, timony, relati a $68,- €00 payment to the tary Fall's Presiden Rooseve Senator 1 Mr. Roosevelt and his \er Theodore had glven 1his information to himself and Sen- ator Walsh, democrat, Montana, on the day before. I conceived it to be my duty to acquaint the President of the United States of the information which came said Senator Len- root. “and 1 did so “The President ac did everything from any Fresid. den can, conl t there eannot President of 1 failure to act “Doesn’t the sen Senator Ashurst, inee ed promptly and that time on that or republi- do. und v of the ited States for any tor know?" democrat, Arizona, “that the niry will judge th President’s sincerity by the length o time he keeps Bdwin Denby in his cabinet?” “That is another matter.” respond- d Senator Lenroot. "I am speaking now of the sieps the President has taken to pretect the country Secs Political Maneuvers. The committce chalrman went on 10 say it w natural that demo- eratic senators should make the most nolitical capital possible out of the reident But when we « wrong, if wr . “politics sho vesent and 1 cism of the Pres his intention t to compel him s but 3 to rectf there ing he.” e ston. So T did t now the criti- dent of announcing lo what they seek to do by this resolu- ressible be taken by senators side of the aisle to f. dent Coolidge some culpability, responsibility. for this matte venture to say, however, tha effort will fatl The senator declared that the first “positive information of fraud” came hefore the committee a week ago ve terday in the testimony of Archi Ttoosevelt. Tt was on the basis of this information, he added, that the Pres- ident at once directed the Department nf Justice to observe the proceedings refore the committee, a duty for which the Department detalied As- sistant Attorney General Holland. Hits Daniclx Regime. It these leases are, in fact, legal #nd valld, if there be no fraud or cor- ruption in connection with them, if the courts shall finally sustain all of these leases to the two great naval reserves,” Senator Lenroot continued, “it will be due to the unfortunate nguage adopted at the instance of the Navy Department under Secretary raniel The reference was to a proceeding v which Congres $500,000 for storage construction and +uthorized the “exchange” of oll. The ppropriation was fnadequate. the senator asserted, to carry out the plans of the X which contem- plated an expenditure of $103,000.000 for the purpose of securing tankage torage for its reserve oil. “So far as the illegality or want of nower was concerned in the making ~f the contracts,” he continued. “the “fiort to fasten some stigma upon the President of the United States be- cause of failure to act upon that question is politics, and nothing but politics, upon the other side of this «<hamber. “If 1t were not, some senator on that side would have introduced a resolution long before this time au- thorizing the President to bring ac- tion in the courts to test the validity of the leases because of want of Dower in the officers of the Zovern- ment to make .them.” Senator ~ Brandegee, republican, onnecticut, chairman of the judici- y committee, asked whether the mean is going to the other ten on Prea- oil committee agreed to the state-| ment in the Walsh resolution, that ihe contracts were entered into with- aut authority and in violation of the law. Senator Lenroot replied that a0 far as the committee was concern- od, it had never undertaken to come i0°a decision upon that question. He explained that the action of the com- inittee was imtended to be a request A n of | tol to| fi- | the stand. ! asked ! appropriated | to the President to institute action in the courts for the purpose of de- termining both the question of fraud and of the legality of leases. The committee had never taken any ac- tion. he said, in placing itxelf on record in the matter of fraud or of the legality of the leases. Lenroot Defends Nayy, Calling attention that the 1920 act, which was cited by Admiral Robin- son, was to enable the Secretary, of the Navy to have offset wells drilled to protect the reserves, Senator Len- root declared he did not believe it wae contemplated by any one at the time that there would be “wholesale leasing” of the reserves. Such leasing. he added, was a mat- ter for Congress and not the Navy! Department to determine, “Even granting them good faith in the matter,” Senator Lenroot sald, “they had ‘no right to act without authorfzation from Congress.” He continued that from a national defense standpoint the Navy had lost nothing, so far as reserve No. 1 in California was concerned. He point- ed out that the Navy has 1.500.000 barrels of oll in atorage at Pearl| Harbor, and that this reservoir was| built out of oll from the offset wells. | Originated With Robison. While Secretary Fall had assumed responsibility for the contracts pro- viding for exchange of royalty crude | oil for fuel oil in storage, Senator Lenroot said the committe was unani mous in its belief thut the idea originated with Rear Admiral J. K. Robison, chief of the burcau of| engineering. | “Admiral Robison is a strong forceful, agressive tyne of officer,” | he said, “and every member of the | commitfee, T think, was ‘onvinced of | his sincerity and gond faith in this, connection, regardless of the merite | of his proposition.” | Senator Walsh interposed vequest that he be “excluded ng those holding such an opinion. he committee chairman read at great | length from Admiral Robison's tes- | timony. Including a statement by th officer ‘that Secretary Fall was “very | | surprised” when approached with the ! {idea of oil exchange. _ | Does Not Approve Reason. { Senator Robinson asked Chairman | Lenroot of the oil committee whether | he had approved the action taken by | Mr. Denby in making the leases and | r. Lenroot sald he h . because believe them illegal.” | This did not sat the Arkansas with a | from | |senator. who urged Scnator Lenroot Inot to remain sllent as to whether | he approved or disapproved the state- |ment made by Secretars Denby after ! |cabinet meeting, particularly his dec- largtion that if he had the oppor- tufity to do so he would make the {wame lease again | “Lam not the judge of the conduet {of anv one” Senator Lenroot de- | clared. “In %o far as the official act of any offictal of the government is {concerned, it fs my duty as & senator f to express my opinion with regaard | tn the legal effect of uny such action | | With regard to any conduct. criminal { or otherwise, concernink any oficial | {of the government. I will express my {op! infon when the matter is before the | | Authority Was Divided. The reason given the committee for | issuance of the famous executive or-| | der transferring the reserves to the | Interior Department, Senator Lenroo | said, was that authority over oii| jlands was divided under the Execu- | | { tive, t Navy and the Interior De partment. and it was thought prefer- [ able to bring them ail under one head | "Does the senagor approve of that reason?’ asked Sfhator Robinson “1 do not." Senator Lenroot said it xeemrd) clear to him that Congress had ex- plicitly set forth the powers each | branch should hold “I insist,” he continued, “the execu- tive order was beyond the power of the President to make.” Senator Robinson persisted and Senator Lénroot repeated his answer. Not the Judge. the judge of the acts of he said. “I n have been { ken' in believing the senators de- | sired to have a fair ussion of this fcase. T'm afraid so: senators are more interested in injecting issues | which have no materfality in any con- ! | sideration of the resolution before us." Senator Lenroot said that action of { Congress in making an appropria- ition of $500,000 for the storage of the reserve oils had demonstrated that ! » further storage should be provided until Congress authorized it Senator Sw on insisted theve had been a “fraud” committed. und that there must have been a ‘‘conspiracy.” and he insisted that the Senate be | [informed upon whose suggestion the | transfer of the reserves from the | | Navy to the Interior Depariment had i been made. ! "Senator Lenroot answered that the | | transfer had been made upon the rec- mmendation of Secretary Denby “If Denby thought he could not ad- minister these reserves efficiently,” |Senator Swanson exclaimed. “he should have sent in his signation and permitted somebody eise to be appointed as Secretary of the Navy { who would do so.” i Demands Daugherty Quit. | A resolution expressing the sense |0f the Benate that the President re- | quest the tmmediate resignation of | Attorney General Daugherty was pre- | {pared today ‘by Semator Wheeler. | | democrat. Montana, who said he | would ‘introduce it at the first op- portunity. ,_ The resolution declares the Pres {dent has lost confidence in Mr. Daugh erty, as_exemplified by employment of “outside counsel to prosecute the oil annulment suit. It also asserts that Mr. Daugherty has lost the con- fidence of Congress and of the Amer- ican people and that the Department of Justice has “tallen into disrepute. The resoutlon follows “Whereas, the evidence presented several months ago before the special committee of the S, e investigation of the United States Veterans' Bureau disclosed acts, of negligence and corrup- tion on the part of officials of the United States Veterans' Bureau and | others, and no action has been taken by the Department of Justice to pros- ccute the officials and persons alleged fo have acted fllegally and cgrrupty, and Vhereas several weeks have trans- pired since the evidence was pre- sented and disclosures were made be- | fore the public lands committee of { the Senate charging past and present public officials of the government and others with violations of law and corrupt practices, and no prosecutions have been taken: and “Whereas no action has been taken by the Department of Justice in pros- | uting to a conclusion the so-called | { war_fraud cases; and “Whereas it appears that said Harry M. Daugherty has lost the confldence of the President of the United States, ag exemplified by the President's statement that he intends to employ. at great expense to the government, private attorneys not connected officially with the Depart- ment of Justice, indicating that this department cannot be trusted with the prosecution of the cases which ! have arisen by reason of the discios- {ures before the Senate committee on | public lands, and. = “Whereas said Harry M. Daugherty has lost the confidence of the Con- gress of the United States and of the | people of the country amd the De partment of Justice has fallen into disrepute, therefore, “Be it Resolved, That it is the sense of the United States Senate that the President of the United States request the immediate resignation of Harry I M. Daugherty as Attorney General of the United State: 7 Adjourns Without Action. After nearly seven hours of discus- sion the Senate recessed last night without taking action on the Walsh resolution looking to cancellation of the naval ofl leases obtained by the Sinclair and Doheny interests. Ar- rangements were made for a vote to- ‘day. The House, however, passed a reso- lution appropriating $100,000 for pros- ecution of annulment proceedings. Only one vote was cast against it. During the_evening the whole sit- uation was talked over at a White House conference between the Presi- | Chairman’ Lenroot suggested I for | tuted and THE EVENING STAY¥, WASHINGTON Denby Demands Record Vote on Move to Force Him Out of Cabinet Owing to Senate’s Teapot Dome Inquiry dent, Chairman Lenroot of the Senate oil committee and Senators Lodge of Massachusetts and Curtis of Kansas, republican leaders. om the sfek bed of former Intes rior Secretary Fall word went out that he not only would be unable to appear before the oil committee to- day, as planned, but might not be abie to testify for some days to come An_attack on Attorney General Daugherty was made in the House by Representative Garrett of Ten- nessee, the democratic leader. Walsh Reviews Leawe History. Senator Walsh, in an address of four hours, reviewed the history of the ofl leases and the investigation of them made by the Senate commit- tee, He laid emphasis on that por- tion of the évidence relating to the financial transactions of Mr. Fall. who, it has been testified. received as vet unpaid loans of $100.000 frc E. L.Doheny and $25,000 from Hen I, Sinclair. he sccrecy attending the Teapot Dome lease also was cited by t Montana Senator, as were the con- ditlons of the contracts under which, he argued, the Navy would receive only out 31,500,000 har of storage oil, as against the barrels which naval officers have con- tended is the minimum necessary in a time of grave emergen ulso attacked Mr. Fall for hix dismissal of proceedings under which the gov- ernment was seeking to regain rich il deposits In_California now held by the Standard Oil Company. Senator Walsh's colleagues _paid him the unusual compliment of 1nl- lowing with closest attention his summarization of developments in connection with the oil reserves 2 dom in recent vears has so large an attendance of senators Leen recorded throughout the day. Many membeis of the House also occupled places on the Senate floor and the were overflowing. When Senator Walsh had concluded it the original Walsh resolution. which up. plied only to the Sinclalr Teapot Dome Tease be broadened so as to take in the DohenyCalifornia contracts. Pre- viously Mr. Lenroot the Senate the offer fr. Eeny to cancel voluntarily the iracts held by his company. The sen- ator explained that he was not safis- fled with the o Becaus provision that the compan “agree to a settlement,” wi sald, was too indefinite Lenroot Scores Democrats. Turning to_the political aspert of the sub. Senator Lenroot declired that some democratic Senators see to be much agitated. indeed, angry at Preside 1o for doi very thing & 1o con pel him t Jopt a Senate ted this was to Mr. - t hey wer do through the tion. He 2 fruportant a subje made a matter of partisun politi and that senato rrexpective party, ought to commend the Pre dent for the action ad taker Adverting later to this st the committee chalrman inson declared that the statement. “on its face. political purp that Mr. Coolide but futile effort from the political e ening clos investigatiol one was shiclded for any political reason. and that he stocd many were involved who longed to both political parties Blames Both Reg'mes, ator Robinson asserted truth” was that the bla transaction, which he de had become a natfonal seandal, re wholly on i s simple ted na 1 Mr aut control Navy to the Coolidge. = had acted law in transferr rves from the Department. and demanded how it could be said th been shielded for political r view of the f. of the present ad ministra s ago to move in Uie public intere & Before the Senate reachied ar ment to meet tomorrow b lier than usual to continue bate, Senator Walsh submi stitute resolution directing dent to move for the cu all of the Doheny contracts all of those held by the terests. The resolution follows oint resolution to procure the a nuiment of the lease to the Mammo 0il Company ‘Whereas it appears from evidence taken by the committee on public lands and surveys of the United S Senate that that certain lease ¢ val oil reserve 3 stute Wyoming, hearing date made in form by the government the United States, through Albert Fall, retary_of the Interior, and Edwin Denby. Sccretary of the ) as lessor, to the Mammoth ( pany as lessee, was execu Ircumstances indicating fraud rruption; and, ‘Whereas the. said leasc was en- tered into without authority on th part of the officers purporting to act in the execution of the case for t United States and in violation of the laws of the Congress; and, Cites Conservation Policy. “Whereas such lease was made in deflance of the settled policy of the government adhered to through three successive administrations, to main- tain in the ground a great reserve supply of oil. adequate to the needs of the Navy in any emergency threat- ening the national security; “Resolved, That the said lease is against the public interests and that the lands embraced therein she recovered and held for the purpose Lo vhich they were dedicated: and, Resolved, further. That the P'res- ident of the United States be, and he héreby is. authorized and dircoted tm- mediately to cause suit to be insti- prosecuted for the annul- ment and cancellation of the said lease. to enjoin the further extraction of ofl from the said reserve under said lcage, or from the territory cov- ered by the same, to secure any fur- ther appropriate incidental relief, and to prosecute such other actions of proceedings, civil and criminal, as may be warranted by the facts in re- lation to the making of the said lease. “And the President is further au- thorized «nd directed to appoint, by and with the advice and consent .of the Senate. special counsel who shall have charge and control of the prose- cutlon of such litigation, anvthing in the statutes touching the powers of the Attorney General or the Depart- ment of Justice to the contrary not- withstanding. In the House action was taken on he $100,000 prosecution appropria tion after republican leaders had been in communication with the White House by telephone. The resolu was drawn up by Representative E Ap and the native africap grinds his wheat be- tween stones today just as they did in the days of Abraham. In our sunlit, sanitary factory we blend the finest of whole wheat and,malted barley into a delicious, healthy and sustaining food. It has been a favorite for over 20 years. Carried by G. G. Cornwell and Son, 1415 H 'St. N.W. ", Conn. Ave. and X 8t.: and N. W. Burchell, $19 14th 5t. N.W. M GOOD GF 47,000,900 | galleries | had presented to laved | d be | Longworth of Ohio, the republican | floor leader; was approved at a ten- minute seseion of the appropriations committee, and was brought immedi- ately to the House floor under an agreement for two hours of debate. On the final vote only Representative Blanton, democrat, Texas, opposed. it. Garrett Scores Coolldge. Most of the floor discussion tered about the political features of the oil _disclosure Democratic Leader Garrett declared that™ the President, by hfs own admission, has no confidence in his Department of Justice, and added that Mr. Coolidge’s < Tecent statement to ties *i% not a proper ut- rance for the President ‘of the United States.” That is the utterance of a poli- tician” yntinued Mr. Ga l‘!( Representative Byrns Il)f T l‘|\|lP;nl:‘l‘. anking democrat on the appropria- T eommmitren. told the House that = already had appropriated $850.000 for the employment of spe- {vial counsel in the Department of i to prosecute fraud cases dur- | ing the current year, but th leent had beemr spent to Investigate the naval oil leases Representative {Longworth and Chairman Madden of tihe committee both sald they deplored any effort to make the issue a parti- P4 Iiie Mr. Fall will be unable to | appeur before the Senate oil commit- | tee Tamorrow, Chairnan Lenroot said {he committee would meet at the ap- ted time to heat any statement !that might be offered on behalf ot {the former Secretary. Adjournment | then will be taken in order Iha!Au\l jmenibers may be present when Sen- {ate debate is resumed ; {7 M. Fal s a very sick man i John Wharton, his physician. said. ! Dr. Wharton explained that the cretury wa not in a cri lition, but that he was very d would be unable to stand | 1 of an appearance before | nate inquisitors. During the iy he consuited other physicians, but it was dectded to issue no formal stat - hours cen- poin | Dr. ment sident Coolidge vesterday in his study in the | Wihitte House proper, in telephone cmumunication with various national- v-known lawyers he had in mind as possible gelections for special counsel {in the case, Twice he conferred with Secretary Hughes, who was employed in a similar capacity in the alrcraft case during the Wilson administra- ton It had been hoped that the names of those chosen could be an- nounced early today. It was ex- ained that the delay was due in part to inability to get In mmuni- cation with some of tho whose ies have been suggested Daugherty Is Attacked. Attorney General Daugherty | brought into the discussion b ena- | tor Walsh tn with the I histor'y of the edings by which Department hid sought Standard Ol Compa lditional oil from erve No. 1 til the | rinine whether the «d to the federal govern- tute of California lost Iute wistratic where found toward the ‘end of Orderg went out to |1 if the land ownership on Standard Oil had drilled the entire is tur the Department of Justice | & the end of the Wilon ad- | with Iustructions 1ol proceedings. i a Mr. Daug v | Attorney General | Cases, and St lard Oil attention He spent several was connection proc ractir i 16 of re o could det land belon ment or th Papers re UPLS wer or T s during the ! Senator Walsh in_a “closed | 1926, 1 1nd offices to | ceedings to determi | which the to Assistant prosecute | matter came to his imended to the Attorney General he suits be brought, the sena- ntinued, but soon afterward a ! from Mr Daugherty was ! yropght to him by the attorney for him not to do anything about it I he had heard f from Mr. received o Senator nwhile, th dard Oil wen and mare whole pro heard the d Ol argu 1o one else or Robinson wanted Fall 1 not hearl irtment of ng_the dismis Walsh replicd ' t word for Walsh went attorney for before Secreta motion to dismiss cedings. cretary ttorney for. the the” matter and two l he He to know ofticials Interfor order. | in the Mr. i ' | i i the n, Utah Standard im with proceed- mission to ional moot. republica attorney for the Company had supplicd the transcript of the whole ings and he obtained pe have it printed in the C Record. wator understoml ol ngress said_le wished it he did not blame the Attorney eral for ;lrwpmusl roceedings in conncction with section | DRI AL s mandatory, Senator Walsh splaned, after Secretary Fall made his ruling regarding the school lands. Senator Walsh added that he was glad to note Mr. Daugherty's state- ment today that independent coun- scl should -be- employed by the Presi- | Walsh that G t s n view of his relations with Mr, politically, socially and in the I am very glad that the At- deems it wise that one else,should handle this” | d Senator Walsh congratulate | { | Fall | K upon that decision Senator Walsh said “he also hoped that neither Acting Attorney General | Seymour nor Assistant Attorney Gen- eral Holland would be nemed and at- tacked Holland as “the political alde" { of the Department of Justice This investigation has been go ing_on for months” said Senato Walsh. “The loss of oil reserves, the usurpation of power and the invalid- ity of the leases was known two months ago. We haven't had any help from the Department of Justice. A few days ago Mr. Hollana was sent to the committee as an unofficial ob- server. Mr. Holland. as everybody ! knows, is the political aide of the | department “He looks after the boys in the trenches. He takes care of the boys who are to he appointed district at- W ““fectly pasteurized {of Justice, ' ln. D torneys, Uhited States marshals, bai- Iiffs ‘and everything like that. He looks over the applicants and confers with local politicians regarding their qualifications. More than a year ago on thig floor 1 demanded the resigna- tion of Mr. Holland. This demand, Senator Walsh ex- plained, was in connectlon with a memorandum in a Hawallan patro age case. A note purporting to have been written by Mr. Holland to Mr. Daugherty and which fell into the ju- diclary committee’s hands, urged ap- pointment of three Hawalian officials to aid in a local eleetion Johnson Asks Question. Senator Magnus Johnson. Minne- Sota, farmer-laborite, Interjected to ask whether, In view of the situa- tion, the farmer-labor party should not e represented by ¢ounsel in the President’s appointments. Tnquiring as to the relevancy of the discussion of Mr. Holland, Sen- ator Pepper, republican, Pennsylva- nia, told the Senate he was in a =ition to “state with certainty” neither the selection of Holl Acting Attorney Seymour under consfderation by the President. “I had the anvantage on Saturday afternoon last to have a conference with the President regarding this matter,” sald Senator Pepper, “and t a time when neither he nor I knew of the agreement reached at the ex- ccutive sesslon of the committee to I which the senator from Montana has adverted, and at that time and long before the announcement appeared in the newspapers the President had reached the decision to make the statement which he did make and to employ counsel outside of the De- partment of Justice.” Senator King, democrat, Utah, wanted to know if, in view of this statement, the President “long ago had decided that he had no confl- dence whatever in the Department the Attorney General or any officials under the Attorney Gen- eral” “The senator from well,” returned Senator Pepper, “that no such intimation was made to the senafor from Pennsylvania by the President. 1 assume that the same easons actuated the President In de- ciding to obtain outside counsel that actuated the senator from Montana in proposing in his resolution that coun- sel connected with the Department of Justico be employed in this matter. This does not reflect on the Depart- ment of Justice; it is an ordinary ex- perfence and practice of law where | counsel is personally interested in the matter at bar he be asked to be re- lieved In the proceedings.” Reads Daugherty's Telegram. In this connection, Senator Willis, republican, Ohio, read {nto the record the telegram received by the Presi- vesterday from Mr. Daugherty at Miami, Fla, urging that inde- pendent counsel be appointed to prosecute the oll cases. Senator Lenroot said he believed the oil committee was unanimous in opinion as to the action that ould be taken. He added, how- cr. that the Walsh resolution should be amended so as to include Sinclair contract for disposing of i1 taken from Teapot Dome. Another amendment would bring all con- fracts and agreements between the inclair interests and the govern- ment under the terms of the resolu- tion nator nson of Arkansas, the democratic leader, demanded to know whether the President. when he raches the conclusion that the lcase was improvidently and negli- gently, not to s&y corruptly executed, will say to Secretary Denby “Here's your hat, what's urry.” Robinson Attacks Coolidge. The democratic leader declared that its face” the President’s state- ent of last Saturday midnight as to the administration’s course “is de- signed for political purposes.” “In a desperate but futile effort to shield his party from the political ef- of the sickening disclosures Teapot Dome investigation.” said s ator Robinson, “the President's Clatement asserts tuaz no one is shielded for any party or political tcason. and that he understands men are involved who belong to both pe- litital parties. The simple truth is that the bl for the shameful transaction. wh has become a national scandal, rests wholly on _the administrations of President Harding and President Coolidge, Ro vour Throughout President Wilson's ad- | ministration persistent but unsuc- vessful efforts were made by private | monopolistic opportunity reserves. “The interests to to secure an exploit the naval oil democratic Secretary of the Navy. Josephus Danlels, resisted and | denounced only after these efforts and it was the change of adminis- trations following the election of 1920 that the mysterious and unex- plained scheme was conceived to transfer the naval oll reserves from the control of the Secretary of the Navy, it should be exercised, to the Interior Departthent for the purpose of dis- sipating for private uses the naval storehouses of vast quantities of oil which former administrations had conserved for indispensable ,public dent Harding. without au- of law, ordered the transfer Secretary Denby acquiesced in first step . toward a shameful HOTEL INN Formerly Stag Hotel Phone Main 8108-8108 - o 604-6‘l°l.)“%h St. N.W. tooms, 3 $10. with "Sallet, “thower aid evateryhibe & 18 and this Toom, 80 per oent more. Booms Like Kulhr':‘ d | Kills Colds~ Relief in 5 Hours | Why lmng onto a Head Cold for a week g et el D | puaranteed to knock it in 5 hours—or it| | costs you mothing. Rinex gets at the | internal canse in the blood and removes So every trace goes——quick. On sale in this city at all good drug stores.—Ad- Pure Milk for Infants c are {requently asked if we serve 4 special milk for babies. happy to &ay that all our milk is per- We are or certified by a » .. legally constituted and fimancially dis- * interested certifying board or commis- sion, and therefore is especially adapted for infant feeding. Superior Dairy Products where Congress had provided | Utah knows iis a republican and his party and 1 { C., TUESDAY, JANUARY 29, 1924 of high rank, drawn from both po- litlcal parties, is either an effort to anticipate the action of the Congress or it 1s a confesslon of lack of con- fidence in the efficiency or integrity of the Department of Justice. “Frankly, T think the President’s suggestion in this particular may be attributed principally to the former mo- ve. Refers to McLean's Lecture. “Not the least amusing, as well as amazing incident, in the latest phase of the Teapot Dome scandal is the moral lecture which Mr. Edward B. McLean, editor and publisher of the Washington Post, dellvers to aemo- cratic members ‘of Congress in & leading editorial published in this morning's issue of his paper. I shall not now take occaslon to char- acterize or discuss at length the na- ture of that gentleman's relaiion to the subject or to point out the fact that much remains for him to explain before he can claim the right to criticize or condemn others for point- ing out the political motives and in- terest which admittedly tend to re. strain or influence the President and members of his cabinet respecting the Teapot Dome issue. “The least that can be said of both McLean's mysterious action in first stating that he had furnished former Secretary Fall a hundred thousand dollars and then in repudlating it by declaring_his checks had not been used, is that he was trying to shield Secretary Fall and to protect the ad- | retary of the Navy. 1 believe Sin- ministration from the humiligtion and | clair got what was promised him be- disgrace which seemed inevitable if|fors the clection of 1920 and that the truth should be disclosed. Let|Doheny got what was promised to the whole truth be known and let the | him. T think certain Interests that responsibility fall upon all who have (contributed to the republican party been negligent or guilty. When the |knew they would get this oll in due President reacnes the conclusion that | time. the lease was improvidently or neg-| “Why have Sinclair and Doheny ligently, not to say corruptly, exe-|been £0 friendly at the White House? cuted, will he say to Secretary Denby:|If I were interested in the appre- “‘Hers's your hat; what's your|hension and punishment of crooks hurry? and criminals they wouldn’t be call- Suggestions that the President|ing on me. should call upon Secretary Denby to| “Who secured a iob for Archis resign were made not only by Senator | Roosevelt with Sinclelr? Didn't Walsh, but by Senator Heflin, demo- | Theodors ask Sinclair to employ his crat, Alabams, and McKellar, demo- brother? He had stock in the Sin- Tennessee, Senator McKellar clair company at one time.” wagte of public resources entrusted by law to his guardianship. “The second circumstance which aroused universal _suspicion and finally resulted in the investigation now in progress, was the secrecy sur= rounding the execution of the lease. Robinson Asks Questions. “In view of the unusual manner in which the lease was executed, the widespread publlo resentment ex- pressed and prolonged agitation of the subject, how can it be said that no ona’han been shiclded for party or political reasons? What other ustification can the President give or the failure of his administration long ago_to move In the public in- terest? Why has action been de- layed until it has become apparent that the Congress will pass a reso- lution urging legal proceedings and condemning as corrupt the control made under circumstances o inex- plicable in their nature as them- gelves to suggest corruption? “A few days ago the newspapers sald the President's attitude was that if there was any irregularity the Department of Justice would be asked to institute proceedings. If! 1f! T61 Always if! “Ot course, all that this delay means, all that the failure of the Executive to proceed long ago can signify s the natural fndisposition to recognize the ineffciency or cor- ruption exemplified by his cabinet officers, which necessarily stigmatize his administration. ‘The President says: ‘As I understand men are involved who belong to both political partles.’ ete “This is a girect effort to shift responsibility from his own and Pres- ident Harding's administration. It any democratic official {s blamable let him be named. The truth fis every government official which the evidence shows {s chargeable with corruption or neglect of public duty deolared that the naval Secretary was “the chlef offender” in the whols matter. Calls Fall “Go-Between.” “Practically speaking, Fall was the go-between between Derby and these ‘who got this property,” Senator McKe'- lar said, “because Fall could not take a step without Denby's approval. It ma be that he is entirely innocemt of receiving money, but he is gull of the greatsr crime of having trans- ferred the oil to these interests “It does seem to me that the Pres- ident should ask for the resignatio; of Edwin Denby. Any man who's simple-minded enough to do what he dld do in these cases, even if he i= honest, ought to be required to r sign or else he should be kicked o of the cabinet.” Senator Hefln acclared President Coolidge had done nothing to prose- cute those who “have pillaged and plundered the public domain.” “Instead,” he said, “he has kept in his cabinet the Secretary of the Navy, Edwin Denby. who was a mem- her of the Ballinger commission, which returned & report exonerating Ballinger as Secretary of the Inte- rior.” We might as well be frank about this matter,” continued Senator Hef- ln. “The whole truth of the matter is that this whole arrangement was made prior to the election of 1820 I brileve Fall was to be made Sec- ratary of the Interfor and Denby Sec- its administration must take sponsibility for his acts. “The President's proposal in his tatement to employ special counselcrat, INQUIRE ABOUT OUR DEFERRED PAYMENT PLAN W. B. Moses & Sons Established 1861. 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