Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-02-25
INACCURATE, MISLEADING
The Way the President t'h-r,~'c-l,r
1Irmcnvny's Report - Jncnrthiug
OF Land Frauds Impossible
without secret Service
Men.

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ttcke rad. ., THE br,nch oe tho ro,.-
.rrn,a,, IA ronor. r,do rooon,,,. no
Senator t1or,erwo,. =, ~. senate com
o,uar t, hi, -.nor+ r1b,,diro ,ho ,,,,,-
tetion in tho scope o. the secret service
asserted that It never had hcen the inten-
non or congress to build up "spY' sNs-
tom and, With evident reference TO this
rart of the report. tho President declared
ttat Il the limitation o. the Use of tho
secret service had been in force when
the sensational land frauds were UNI
earthcd few years ago a senator. n
representative and various men Of wealth
Hnd high political influence. who at
that time were convicted. would all have
escaped punishment. The Presidents
letter dated February ~ Ia addressed to
Acting Chairman Hale Of the Senate APP
% opriaton committee.
Characterizing as "inaccurate ard mis-
leading in various important respects"
both Senator ljonenwav's reoor, and the
debate which II aroused in tie Senate
tho President presented n mass of facts
and figures IN defense If the secret serv-
ice DURING tho s.ver vea-s =, bis admin
istr,ticn Som. of ,be president,s data
is h,sed unon information epno,iaa ~,
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ifir fNf'oi DEN LII t'f''
ne president IN MS letter says
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anu o'''''"''9 APpe"u "e''"." '.e
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eo pN 'he request o' 'he attorney gen
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ing ,he wears Eo' anu inc nrS' sN
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aSS'S'ance III securing III" COM ''N"' %
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"edl'h anu o' So'lal an" P"'i'""' P'''"'
,nence. desire 10 pun on record my
emphhtc p"hef that tle secret service
Under Chier "'INie mas n"en composer
or character anu c"pacl'E' W''' NV
rendeFe" f"tep'lol'"' ~ .ue pau
nc ana 'ha' MEL N''N' I''''Sf,' - 1"
very 'rFlNS anu reSp'"Ni'i' P"9'' ION 'S
SHOWN Qua'''''S VI '''' ''s "'9' A!I'' "'''
mas pcoh ore or inc '""'n N'"'''"NS oL
IN" governments
CONGRESS HAMPERED il STl'E.
Congress last wear forbade by law
tho use Of tie secret service men to nut
= SION 70 c-ln}e aside iron, courterfeitinc
and thereby no. only homp-rnd Justice in
other de2artrants. but deprived the
secretary Of tho treasury the Official
guardian Of billion mud , half RI the
nation's actual money. o, the uowor Of
foorively 10 exercise that guardianship
Moreover, the Congress provided no
substitute whatever for the secret service
In consequence. the department Of justice
was obliged to develop rs speedily as
possible its own crops or special de'eNtlV"S
and tho nucleus Of this force was mad"
up Of officers formerly connected with
tho secret service.
During the Mors" prosecution in ~"
York and in connection WIN certain
other important cases SERIOUS 'ncon-
venienco and anxiety were ca used :" IN"
prosecuting oh'cer' by rms ACTON or
Congress.