The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-11
.LITTAUER WANTS
 CASE REOPENED He Renews His Request to Pres
 ident Roosevelt KNOX STILL HESITATtS Does Not See His Way Clear to Reopen Glove Contract Muddle In Man.
 ner Desired-Attorney
 Makes Statement.
KNOX STILL HESITATtS

Washington, November 10.-Representa- tives Lttauer of New York today renew ed his request of President Roosevelt for a re-opening of his glove contest case in the department. Thus far the attor- ney general has not seen his way clear to reopen the case in the way Mr Lit tauer and his attorney, John G. Milburn of Buffalo, desire.
 1 It is understood to be MT. Littauer's in- l tention, In the event of his failure to in- duce the President and attorney general to reopen his case, to appeal to coll gress for an investigation. It is inti- mated that he may exercise his right 10 discuss the case on the floor of the house. Attorney General Knox today made public correspondence which passed be- tween himself and Rogers, Locke and Milburn, counsel for Representative Lit taler relative to the opening of the mat ter of the latter's alleged connection with the contract awarded to F. R. Lyon for furnishing the army 30,0OO pairs of gaunt- let gloves.
 The Accusations.
 In the course of his letter, dated De-
 
 the Accusations against Mir Llttauer, which were Investigated by the war de- pertinent were to the effect that being member of the firm of Littauer Bros, manufacturers of gloves, he had vioat- ed the statute prohibiting under civil and criminal penalties a member from congress of directly or indirectly contract ing with the government Though the firm of Iittauer Bros, has for many years sold it's gloves to individual con cerns having contracts with the govern ment, as it might lawfully do, the judge advocate general states in his report that there was no evidence of any violation of law in connection with those trans actions excepting in a single instance which Is the contract of E k. Lyon with the government of December r. 1s9S for the furnishing of 30,000 pairs of musllrat gauntlets.
 The Sale Issue.
 Thus, the sole issue is as to whether that transaction was a violation of the statute on the part of Mr. Littauer may add that the issue is not complicated by any loss to the government, as the secretary of war distinctly states that the Lyon contracts were made in compli- ance With the law upon public advertise ment on awards to the lowest responsible bidder; that the prices were reasonable. that the government got full value for it's money; and that the requirements of the specifications were compiled with
 ''l have advised Mr Littauer tbrolIph out after careful study of the whole situation, and | insist strenuously and without particle of doubt in my own mlnd, that that transaction was not a violation of either the letter or spirit of the statute on his part. 1t did not bring Llttauer brothers into any relations what soever with Lyons contract with the aov ernment. That contract was not obtain- ed for them or at their solicitation. They obtained no right or interest in it. and supJecied themselves to no liability with regard to it.
 No Civil Liability.
 With this statement. the matter was referred to you and your disnosition of 1t Is that there Is no civil liability. be- cause the government made no advances put paid Tor the goods on delivery and acceptance, and no criminal liability be- cause of the lapse of time therefore and it was not for you to pass mon tba question whether the transaction was n violation of the statute or not. thoupb the last clause of your opinion has very unJustlilably, l think. received in some quarters a construction unfavorabIa to MT. Littauer. But that is the very ,n,es- ton which we, in Mir. Littauer's behalf earnestly desire you to determine. partic- ulariy considering his high standing and the public position which he occunies and the grave results to him of the un certainty in which the public mind has been left as to whether he has in this transaction offended against the law,
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