Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-01-08
BIG STICK SlNASHES;
ROOSE VELT DEFENDS
THE SECRET SERVICE
In Message to House President De-
clares His Statements in Previous
Words to Congress Were Gross
~ Misunderstood.

president be requested TO transmit to the
house any evidence upon which he based
/ his statements that the chief argume mt
In favor 0f the provision WGa that the
congressman did not ts>snselves wish to
be investigated by sceret-service men
This statement which was an attack
upon no one, sim less upon the congress-,
Is sustained by the facts.
i III you Will turn to the Congressional
Record for May last, pages Et53 to $3.50.
inclusive. you viii ind the debate on this
subject Mr.. Tawney of Minnesota, Mr..
i Smith of iowa, Mr.. Sherlsy of Kentucky.
i and Mr.. Fitzgerald OF Few York, appear
In this debate as the special champions
Of the provision referred to, Messrs. Par
sons. Bennett and Driscoll were the lead
/ ers Of those who opprSed the adoption
OF the amendment and upheld the right Of
the government to use the most efficient
| means possible In order to detect Grim
inals and to prevent and punish crime.
i Tho amendment was carried In the COM
| mittee Of the whole. where no votes Of
the Individual members are recorded 50
| I am unable to discriminate by mention
ing the members who voted for and the
i members who voted against the provision,
but its passage the journal records, was
greeted with applause. I am well aware,
however. that In any case OF this kind
many members who have no particular
knowledge Of The point at Issue, are cons
| tent a3n,ply 10 follow the lead OF the
/ commfttee which had considered the mat
ter. and have no doubt that many mem
bers Of the house simply followed the
lead Of Messrs. Tawney and Smith, with
out having had tho opportunity to know
1 very much as to the rights and wrongs
OF the question.
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