The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-09
System indispensable.

III nevertheless remains true that
this system Is absolutely Indispensable
if the popular interest is TO be ade-
ouately safeguarded and wrongdoers
continue to fear the law. To show
how indispensable detectives 1re when
important work OF a confidential char
acter must be done l refer you 10 the
experience of the immigration commits
sion appointed by congress and largely
composed Of senators and representa-
tives. which has found il absolutely
necessary to employ detectives. IN order
10 achieve the best results. in my
communication o. the 4th inst. 10 the
lower house, I have set forth at length
the reasons why. in my Judgment, if
is eminently desirable that, in addition
TO the special detectives or inspection
service of each department, there
should be in some one department,
preferably the department. of justice,
q service which can be used at need
in any department. 10 order to achieve
the ends I have described j would
ike 10 state here that very frequently
accusations have been made to me pri-
vgtey by members OF the two houses
10 the effect that the secret service had
been used as a police of morals or to
shadow senators, congressman and
1theF public officials. Hitherto the ef-
fort to discover the basis for such al
legations has always been fruitiess.
should be greatly Obliged if any infoT-
nation could be furnished me tending
20 show any instance where this has
been done In times past.
Work Highly speeisIized.
Certain of the special agents. in
Spectors and the like, in the several
apartments have a highly specialized
work 10 perform. n the treasury de-
3drtment. the secret service is especial
iy trained to deal with cCunterfeiters,
and the special agents with customs
frauds In the pOstofiicc department
The corps of inspectors Is especially
trained and especially fitted to detect
riminality or abuses or fraudulent use
IF mails I'm connection with the postal
-ervice. In the interior department the
special agents Of the land Office ant
he inspector of the Indian bureau are
trained in similar fashion To- meet pres
mi needs. In addition. IL is urgently
necessary, as set forth in Mr.. Roots
7ccompanying report, that there shall
be- a central force Of secret service men
who can be detailed for work anywhere
On the government service.
Discoveries by Accident.
-Or course. in the investigation Of
specific frauds we sometimes come
across wholly unexpected cases OF mis-
oDduct The frauds in the postal de-
naTtuent which were unearthed some
six years ago. for instance. offer case
In point My suspicious We're first
aroused by a report made as to the
very eNtravagtnt and debauched man
10 ~a1 low
DE report being made by an official of
The secret service in connection with
another transaction at which he was at
work So Il was with the cases Of the
abuse Of the frankiag privileges. The
ulstof5ee never of set purpose inspects
any printing sent through the mails by
r senator or congressman. but sone-
H0rS. Though the accidental breaking
f. such package. the contents are eN-
posed. and if they are of q character
which makes their transmission by
IanlluE privilege illegal steps are TAX
1 "l tile p0stoffice authorities to col
e'i The fun postage. some of these
instances represent real abuses, but in
'l-er cases they are due to careless
-ss lF ignorance. and very often
ioloJles0 are entirely unknown 20 the
.1nEreSSmen themselves. and no good
ea'p2~e would be served by any pub
-eay il the matter.
3ui case has just arisen Of diff
-.lenl Kind. which II seems to me ]
'l.a put before You as illustrating
~ ST. hing fashion the way in which in
gS.SatiouS begun by any Of these
5,al> iu the line of their duty may
e.op facts of high Importance.
r''.a The tuyes tgators would not
- .-f hEst instance have sought
discover, and which when dis
-1 ought not 10 be hidden
49, pressed, but the development Of
-n may tend to create an erroneous
s -.tIession that the agents in question
IN 3elng used for purposes not with
'.e line Of their lawful duty.
'l'man and Oregon Lands.
s,, w The 18th of February. 1908. (see
ADJ A. Senator TiIlman called the
s, ~ .i Of the senate to circular Of
IN SGsuIcate firm for the sale of lands
D. ,5soa. particularly in Coos and
ses counties. which had been