The Green Forest tribune., 1909-01-08
BIG SHCK .SlNASFIES: ROOSF FVELT DEFENDS
 7HH SECRET SERVICE
In Messa fe to House President De- Clares Hi $ Statements in Previous Words Q Congress Were Cross
 y Misunderstood.

t. heads of Representa.tIVes laWhey .. Minnesota, Smith Of iowa, Sheriey or Kentucky and tltzge1aio ol New iorh' when the executive senE specidl Ihessslse to the house of repre1entaeVes' peraeins those solons for belngl enahipions ol tue successful move to plaEe limitations upon the scope of the secr9' seiNNe'
 The president also Ioeciareu> that the interpretation of the Foese ol tue seciee service clause in his VaSt message was misunderstood. and hto tiere peeh any sevidence which would Poiilt 'o .ne heces- isity of an investigator1 oI heihpers' suci, sevidence would long aso nave been turheo Hover to the proper aufhorities'
 \ rrba ,,assa oe was in ans yer to the res 1.,,,tfon +ror,sr-itted from the house in ewbicb tbe renyesentatives asked for evi- 4dence upon which Mi KooseVelt based shs statements that the 'caief argument in favor of the provlAaon was that the Scongressmen did not themselves wish to be investigated by secret seFV'ce men. Message of the President
 and Reasons Therefor. The message Tn part1
 ITO the House Of fSepreseHtaaVes' have rcccived the resolution of the house of representatives ot iI1eeehper II, i9Ve' running as follows:
 !" Whereas there waS contained m the sundry civil appropriation bill which passed congress at it's last session ana De- came a law, a provision in reference to the employment of the secret service m the treasury department cad
 Whereas, in the last annual message Inf the president of thu United States to the two houses of congress l. was stated in reference to that provision: Tt Is not too much to say that tlis amendment mas been of benefit only. ard eou9d be of ben- eft only, to the criminal ciaeses, and II was further stated: "The chief argument in favor of the provi.ion was that the congressmen did not themselves wlsh 10 be investigated by seret service men, And it was further stated: But if this is not considered desirabe special excep- \ ton could be made I the law, proho- fling the use of the Tecret service force Nl Investigating mem rs Of congress. II ,Iould he fbr hetter do this than to tN what actually was Tone. ana strive 10 ,NInve or lat least hamper effective A8A against crimi! by the executive kNch of the geverr lt;' and
 NttNyhereai Inc .ra s~nea ming "f.sa'~iie UkEs is tht the pritys4 Of 7sssae con jUysmen were in fl of being investi- IEkld by secret serv hen and that coN- GFAs as a whole VI &ctuated by that fl Mye in enacting Srovision In ques- p n.s Now, therefor N
 1f A y'Be it Resolved. the president be euuested to transn EEstLe house any 4 evidence upon whic1 Ebnsed his state ! merts that the chi EuSncnt in favor of the proyision weysEfSthe congress-
 men did not themsf wish to be in !, yestigated by secret Eice men and ] \ also to trafsmit to honse any evi- | | Hence connecting ttnGncinber of the
 house of r4presentat knf the Sixtieth | congress win corruDt Ion In his official | capacity ahd to inf1i A&&house wheth- | Ter he has instituteI Kings for the | fpunishmentl of any su AI vidual by the l &courts or Has rau0ste lIy such alleged l Sde]inquencibs t. ie ,Ayof represent 4atives. T 4cannot Understand 4M of @ the qa4 Resolution. Ell am wholly at a HakH understand @ the conclu Iiins portioH resolution, x have m1le no chfkA corruptloD ' against co1gress Her:9NE w memTr $ Of the prefent houfe(A JH prooTof 4 such corruption afrectU MNhemb.T or N the house in any nhatu XfyBz the \ federal government ac- { t1n would at oncf EAHSuR was
 saone ,,4 in the cases ca ss rr}ral i,lam i9dhe'l
 aoa aon n4erpu, Merpmann ama anh map At .Miaerent times since have beht aIIint. This
 e.seatom gUula omoy ena 0e snfore aG ams tns 1 without respect to perA1S0rE do not \ regard 1t as within tl3 lto ke or the duties of the presdeIT Srt to the house 'alltged delinquls nsmembcrs, or the supposed 'cor n' of a
 member in his oi..ci ses---s-'- The
 membership of the hd the con
 stitution ilaced withiA X Er of the
 house alole. In the tof crim-
 inals and the enfprc he laws
 the president must r4DY<ye courts
 of the UHted States,
 "In theIthrd and fcE hs of the N Ipreambleft is stated t A taning of Il fmy word is thau tW A of the " Spngressnen are ih 1T EA Is invcs- " 6gated by secret serl3 W knd that k hngress as whoe4 PmVAlated by nAS ssrss~ s-sise.in en}ctiB Ekision in NA lmpeach-
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