Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-02-22
accident Livens il Up With Vig-
orous and Lengthy Reply to
Those Who Attacked It
uenENWAY CHIEF OFFENDER.
Ills nj. Report "lnnccurate aud Mis-
leading In various Import
ant Respects

"|
.,ysrsy n vigorous ana lengthy
ly 40 the attacks made ON THIS
.,i, of the government in O. report
recently by senator HemenWay
... senate committee ON appropria-
senator Hemenway. in this re-
unfolding the limitation la the
,,. af the secret service, asserted
..., f. never had been the intention OF
,..,gress 90 build mp a spy system,
,iun evident reference to this part
y, the report. the president declared
H.. If the limitation NJ the use of the
.,,rat service had been in force when
.t .onsational land frauds were uu-
u" u..F Ia feyy years ago. a. senator. a.
-r,saptativc and various men of
lsitb and political influence. Who at
..t lime were convicted, would an
t.yo escaped punishment The pre-l-
rs letter is addressed Co Acting
G,sirman Hale OF the senate appr1-
rriati0us committee.
rb9ractoriziug as inaccurate ana
unloading iu various import dHl it-
,rfe' both senator HcmenWays rec
,ort and the debate which IL aroused in
N. sanate. the president presented
.-sss of facts and figures I'm defense OF
nj earrat service during the seven
,rs of his administration. Some OF
~ ,residcnt's data are based upon in-
t.rmafion supplied by Atty Gen. Bona
,.srte and sccy Of the Interior Garfield
I, sprport OF tho efficiency of the secret
ser,ice iu the detection Of crime.
The PRESIDENTS LETTER
The presidents letter. dated Feb. 10.
follows.
~ have seen the report presented by
senator HemenWay on behalf of your
committee In reference to the secret
service The report is inaccurate and
r,islaading in various important re-
sperts. and ] desire 90 make certain
.arrectiors i'm reference TO statements
which appear there and In the subse-
uuent debate
small body Of so or 20 men i'm the treas
urv department. under Chief Wiiiur,
was practically the only body OF pub
no servants enga gcd almost purely in
e,fulinal Investigation. The secret
service men were assigned 40 different
times to different departments 90 IN
yasHgata crime and criminals. Ihey
we're thus assigned on different occa-
sIons for instance 20 che state and navy
aerartments: but above all TO the in
nent Uf Justice During the seven
Years of my administration they were
Instrumental i'm bringing 60 justice a
great number OF criminals.
INVALUABLE SERVICE.
q append herewith the occasions ON
which they we're sent 20 the depart
ment OF Justice during the year 1890"
ana the first six months OF 1905 Ihey
rendered invaluable assistance IN Sc
curing the conviction Of many Grimm
abs of desperate character and OF many
other Offenders OF great wealth and or
social and political prominence. In not
one single Instance during these seven
wears has il been shown that their ac-
lion ieopardized any man who was not
connected with Illegal transactions. In
not a single instance has IL been shown
that they took any but proper steps
against a criminal. No pretense has
been made that they did not do their
work against criminals efficiently. |
desire 10 nut on record my emphatic be
U-f that the secret service under chief
WHkie has been composed of men OK
ON exceptionally high grade OF chPrac-
Ter and capacity, and who nave rem
dered exceptional service TO the puphe
and that Chief Wukie himself iu "a very
shown qualities Of the highest kind
and has been one Of the main stand
bys of the government. No Other man
in the government employ e. SO dreaded
and hated by laWhreakcrs ana thos,
vh0 especially desire 10 see his dcufl-
ties and those or the men under him Ie-
stricted in every way.
C0NGREss HAAIPERED JUSTICE.
Congress last year forbade by la0
The use OF the secret service men O.
put a stop TO crane aside from counter
fsIt'nr and thereby not only hampcie,
justice i'm other departments. but de-
nriyed the secretary of the treasury th'
official guardian OF a billion and "a hall
OF the nations actual money. of th'
power effectively 90 Cyergise ina
guardianship. Moreover the Congress
provided NO substitute whatever for th'
secret service Ina consequence the o.
partmcnt OF Justice WAS obliged 90 dc
yelop as speedily as possible itH corp
OF special detectives to take th
place OF the secret service agcnl
which BE- had previously usod Tor th
nucleus of this force and trained Do
such methods ! can your special ai
tcntlon to tbe fact that N tho depart
ment of justice had not taken iai' Hc
ton, there would have been 90 Dumrlet
failure 90 enforce one law against man.
types of criminals. aud 0a 70 Was. DOB on
early months OF the present hsrlI Ara
during the Morse prosecution lu Nr'
York and Zoo connection with .rlhl
Important cases. serious incuuNO memo
and anxiety were caused to iu' prose
cutting officers by thls action uI Con
gress in dopuvlng them ot tn' ana 81
the experienced operatives ot inr
D
accustomed to rely. CHlI your I'M
teutiou TO the further fact that tn d'
partment of Justice had newer flhe
ouy stops Co organic. th.a force s' lOn
hF b. could get men detailed Co 10 ih'
iI' secret service. ln Oih-r words. pm
action OF the Congress in regard to OF
secret service would have caused .ln'
miscarriage off justice bad u mot nr'
in large part uullihrd hr thr prom
aruun of tho department M
ON ib own initiative Hri without =
further legislation of amy klnd hF Oh
congress. in pfoNidue I "pn'lea
cIri service within lha department.
Justice itself
THE spy sYsrIM
Your committee. n ts report .ilr
tI4t IL has never been thD intention
iI" Congress to build uu Spy sNsiri
AMI in lha ucNt sentence. however H
h't1irs ihe building un ni precisely Oh
fnF system ln thr department nf lu
.'. Not only have J again ANA asA
p. Iuostcd thHt tho aecrDf service
placed under the department ul Do
ilOD. hui thc chief of ihr secret Hr
Woo hH7 himself specifically request
ON different occuflous that ihe sAt
course De- followed therefore. so
'Hniniitco has derhrod for tho polio
fnn HnonfIDu 40 .t.nfnD have uTnf