Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-21

ploy Of the secret service of the Treasury
Department, how would you supply their
demands"
We'll" replied Mr.. Moran. I'VE would
Tel! them we could not supply them.
-Or would you employ other men tenn
porarily?" inquired the chairman.
A Temporary Force.
Well We have done that" said Mr..
Moran: I'VE have employed men who have
performed temporary service for us and
found them to be efficient
so under the present practice" re-
marked Mr.. Tawney. lit would be posi-
bic for each department of the govern
ment to secure and maintain secret
service force, provided it had the appro-
priation out of which it could pay the
compensation and the per diem which
these people demand and which the sec
rotary Of the Treasury recommends?
Il Yes" admitted Mr.. Moran. eff we had
( the proper number of men available. We
do not recommend to another depart
ment man for any service. unless we
! know that man is peculiarly fitted to per-
/ form it,
The chairman continued along the same
4 line III" asked he 1.-The demand for
this service from another department was
;. such as TO require the services Of more
men than are in your department regu-
/ larry. and -ou had applications file
4 and investigated them to satisfy your
) self as to the efficiency and competency
= Of the men. yon could. as matter of
!. fact. supply the entire demand from other
! departments in this way"
!, Mr.. Moran admitted that this was the
!, fact.
: Now. questioned Mr.. Tawney. id
!; you not jas matter of fact know that
-the restrictions OF the law are intended
" to prevent that very practice?
No" replied Mr.. Moran. Il did not
know that. 1t was never put to us I'm that
way"
in mi To flor from vi
members of the committee. Mr.. Moran
admitted that although detectives Sc
cret service pay was stopped when he was
loaned to another department, his chief
continued to he his chief. and there
n full record in the central secret service
bureau of the activities and discoveries
whether of an official. personal. social or
scandalOus nature of all the detectives SO
loaned and employed
So" commented Mr.. Tawney. Ito all
intents and purposes he remains MEM
Der of the secret service department"
Yes. that is true admitted Mr. Moran.
Of Recent Growth
Then the chairman endeavored to find
ont how long the BLACK cabinet had
been flourishing blithely.
Can You tell me. Mr.. Moran. from
your recollection. asked Mr.. Tawney.
about when the practice. of using as
many detectives as the departments are
now using began
Never many as now" replied Mr.
Moran 1T has been increasing right
along: in the last few years particu-
lariy.''
lis 1t not a fact" continued the chair
man. that prior to about six Or seven
years ago men in your secret service
were requested by other departments very
Comparatively. yes" replied the as
sistant chief
Have you kept your force up and do
You now aim to keep your force up to
supply not only the men that are re-
oured in the service for which appro-
priations are made. but also to meet the
requirements of other departments as
rhey are demanded?'
res: otherwise We would not keep
these twenty additional men on the roll
You keep in the neighborhood of
twenty men In addition to the men nee
essary to do your work under this APP
preparation on hand at all times to sup
ply the other departments, and they are
employed all of the time?" asked Mr.
Tawney
Well replied Mr.. Moran. I'VE have
had need for them recentfy>in that way"
Pronounced Unlawful.
Then the committee discovered that al
though the secret service division treated
these loaned detectives still as their en-
ployes and yet not their employees. the
other departments treated them as still
regularly connected with the secret serv-
ice. not requiring them to take the oath
of ONCE. This. 1t was pointed out by the
committee in no undecided language, was
unlawful g.
You say they do not take the GA th of
other depertments?n asked Mr.. Tawney.
Not in' al cases,s,repfied Mr. Moran
Then" continued the chairman, ''how
can they be compensated fer their service?
The law expressly prohibits compensa-
tion until the oath Of Office has been
taken
. In REPLY to this question Mr.. Moran
answered that the secret service
bureau did not want this class of work,
and would not care If it were stopped to-
morrow. -; :
Mr.. Tawney then read the oath of office
10 the committee in order to reinforce his
statement