The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1909-01-07
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smuggling OF SILK aud opium In III,
I history % the treasury department
was Investigated by agents Of the ~
crct service IN New York and Seattle
; aud successful prosecution OF the Of
Tenders undertaken, Assistance Of ths
utmost value was rendered 20 the Dc.
partmcnt Of justice IN the beef trust
Investigation at Chicago; prosecutions
were followed up aud fines inflicted
The cotton leak scandal In the agri.
cultural department was investigated
aud the responsible parties located.
What was done IN connection with
lottery investigations II disclosed In a
letter Just sent 10 me by the United
States attorney for Delaware, running
ns follows:
The destruction Of tho Honduras Ma
uonRl Lottery company. successor to the
Louisiana Lottery company. was entirely
tho work OF tho secret service. . .
This excellent work was accomplished By
Mr. Wllkle and his subordinatss. I
thought Il might be timely 20 recall this
prosecution.
Lottery Cases and Others.
Three hundred thousand dollars In
fines were collected by the govern
ment IN the lottery cases. Again. the
/ Ink contract fraud IN the bureau Of
engraving and printing "a bureau of
the treasury Department. was investi-
gated by the secret service and the
guilty parties brought TO justice. MIR.
I Tawney stated In the debate that this
was not Investigated by the secret scrv-
Ice, but by clerk down there" con-
veying the impression that tho clerk
was not In the secret service. As a
mntter OF fact, he was In the secret
service, His name was Moran. and
he was promoted TO assistant chief
for the excellence OF his work IN this
case. The total expense for the Office
and Geld force Of the secret service
last year was Sl35000, and by this
one investigation they saved 10 the
government over 100000 a year.
Thanks TO the restriction imposed by
congress. II IL now very difficult for
the secretary Of the treasury TO use
the secret service freely even IN his
own department for Instance, 10 use
them 70 repeat what they did 80 ad-
mlrably IN the case OF this Ink con.
tract. The government is further Grip
pied by the law forbidding II to en-
ploy detective agencies. or course tho
government can detect the most dan
gerous crimes and punish the worst
criminals only by the use either Of the
secret service or of private detectives.
TO hamper II In using the one and for
bid 1t to resort 10 the other can inurs
TO the benefit OF none save the crimi-
nails.
Secretary CorteIyou Sustained.
The facts above given show beyond
possibility Of doubt that what the sec
retary Of the treasury and had both
obnoxious provision and what ! have
since written In my message to the
congress state the facts exactly as
they are. The obnoxious provision liz
Of benefit only 20 the criminal class
and can be Of benefit only TO the Grim
Inal class. III II had been embodied In
the law al the time when ! became
all the prosecutions above
mentioned and many others Of tho
same general type would either not
have been undertaken or would have
been undertaken with the government
At great disadvantage, and many
aud probably most of tho chief offend
ars would have gone scot free instead
u being punished for their crimes.
Such a body as the secret service,
such body Of trained investigating
agents, occupying permanent posi-
ion IN the government service and
eparate from local investigating forces
n different departments, In an absolute
necessity II the best work Ii 10 bs
lone against criminals II Ii by far
he most efficient instrument possible
o use against crime. OF course the
more efficient an instrument In the
more dangerous II IL II mlsused. To
he argument that force like this
AN be mlsused II Is only necessary To-
Inswer that The condition Of It's use
ulness II handled properly IL that Il
hall be 80 efficient as 20 be dangerous
( handled improperly. ANY instance
i abuse by the secret service or other
force Ia the departments
hould be unsparIngiy punished, and
ongrofs should hold itself ready at
ny and all times 10 Investigate the
xecntiye departments whenever there
! reason to believe that any such In
lance Of abuse has occurred. I wish
B emphasize my more than cordial &C
uiescenee IN the view that this IL not
My the right of congress, but em-
lis duty. To use the secret
eryice IN the investigation Of purely
rivaie or political matters would ~
gross abuse, But there has been no
ingle instance of such abuse during
y term rs president
The Presidents Appeal
In conclusion. most earnestly ssk
, the name ~ good g0yernmsut and
ecenl ndhlnistrHii0n, Ia The name of
oHesig aud for the purpose of bring.
IL 20 justice vioiators of the federal
iws wherever they may be found.
neither m public or private life. that
&c action Rken by the house last year
! reversed. When this action was
ken the senate committee. under tho
nd u the late Senator Allison. hay
x before 4 strongly worded protest
4ppendis ~ frcm Secretary cortei-
10 Ike That be had sent 10 Mr.. Tsw-
y. accepted the seerttary,s views.
ID the senate passed the bill 10 the
APE presented by senator Allison.
J the conference, however. the house
.nferees insisted on the retention Of
e provision they had inserted. and
9 senate yielded. lAppeDdi1 u con.
is n letier from Secretary corfeL
"a 10 The lsie William B. Allison.